The Garden Explored

After all the how-to gardening books, haven't you longed for a book that tells you why wome things work in your garden while others don't? The Garden Explored will give you an understanding of the scientific processes in your garden and will benefit every plant you grow, whether you're a serious horticulturalist or just have a single potted geranium on you windowsill. By learning about what's going on beneath yout garden's surface, and within the plants you tend, you can help your garden flourish.
Through years of teaching and writing about gardening, Mia Amato has identified the topics that most interest gardeners and has answered their most commonly asked questions: Why do plants respond better to watering at certain times of day? How can you improve the quality of your soil? What's the best time to prune? How can you help a cutting to root faster?
Following in the Exploratorium tradition of "hands on, minds on" exploration, The Garden Explored contains dozens of projects and activities that help build a deeper awareness of the science in your garden. You can analyze your soil at home, hybrdiize bearded irises, and enhance your soil with nitrogen provided by fava beans. Throughout the book, numerous sidebars, anecdotes, and illustrations further illuminate fascinating and delightful elements of garden science.