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Get all the inspiration you need to plan and design your first garden!50 ideas for adding style, personality, and creativity to your outdoor spaceEverything to consider, whether you want a small container project for your porch or a major rework of your backyardHow to support pollinators and protect the environment, what to plan and when, and how to personalize your spaceContainer gardens, herb, rock, vegetable, moss, wildlife, formal, informal, and cottage garden stylesForeword by P. Allen Smith, gardener, horticulturalist, conservationist, and host of two of PBS series, Garden Home and Garden to TableNew edition in a larger format with updated images and a fresh designTake the simple approach to defining your style and designing your garden!For first-time gardeners, the decision on what style of garden best suits your lifestyle and aesthetic and how to accomplish it can be daunting, while gardeners in general are always looking for inspiration.
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Helen Yoest is an award winning freelance garden writer, scout and stylist for some of the nation's leading shelter magazines. Her work regularly appears in Country Gardens magazines, Better Homes and Gardens magazine, Martha Stewart Living, Southern Living magazine, and many others. Yoest is the Executive director BeeBetter.info, a non-profit 501 (c) (3) for nature and the environment, teaching homeowners how to garden and bee better. Helen is the author of the book Gardening with Confidence-50 ways to Add Style for Personal Creativity, Plants with Benefits--An uninhabited Guide to the Aphrodisiac Herbs, Fruits, Flowers, and Veggies, and Good Berry Bad Berry--Who's Edible, Who's Toxic, and How to Tell the Difference.Helen's personal blog, Gardening with Confidence, shares Mid-atlantic maintenance tips. Yoest also authors the website: Bee Better--Helping Homeowners Build Better Backyards for Birds, Bees, & Butterflies.
