Table of Contents
Introduction 6
My rental garden 8
The Realities of Renting 14
Gardening as a renter 16
Keeping your landlord happy 18
Roommates, neighbors, and common spaces 20
Making a Plan 22
Assessing your space 24
Spending and saving 28
Reimagining a space 32
Furniture 34
Lighting 36
Choosing and storing tools 38
Quick Fixes 40
Instant planting 42
Project Instant crate display 46
Get started with Plants for instant color 50
Growing from seed 52
Get started with Annuals from seed 56
Container planting 58
Get started with Container plants for structure 62
Climbers 64
Project Clematis tripod 68
Get started with Climbing plants 72
Settling In 74
Using window boxes 76
Project Sunny succulent window box 80
Get started with Window box plants 84
Planting in odd spaces 86
Project Green wall 90
Get started with Plants for cracks and crevices 94
Bulbs 96
Project Layered bulb display 100
Get started with Bulbs 104
Growing your own 106
Project Raised vegetable bed 110
Get started with Homegrown crops 114
Making It Your Own 118
Growing perennials 120
Project Summer perennial border 124
Get started with Perennials 128
Planting a tree 130
Project Tree in a pot 134
Get started with Trees 138
Working with water 140
Project Water lily container pond 144
Get started with Water plants 148
All about lawns 150
Project Grass-free fawn 154
Get started with Lawn-alternative plants 158
Taking Care of Your Space 160
Watering and feeding 162
Keeping plants in check 166
Keeping plants healthy 170
Supporting nature 172
Composting 176
Weeding 178
Maintaining hard surfaces 182
Working with the seasons 184
Index 188
Acknowledgments 191