Project garden : a month-by-month guide to planting, growing, and enjoying all your backyard has to offer

Introduction -- January. Grow it: plants: rosemary, cilantro, parsley, basil, oregano ; Plant it: soup's on herb garden plan ; Eat it: lovely lemons ; Recycle it: seed catalog art ; Make it: awesome aromas ; Make it: plant markers made easy -- February. Grow it: plants: allium, snowdrop, crocus, iris, hyacinth ; Plant it: heart garden plan ; Eat it: rockin' radishes ; Recycle it: food for birds ; Recycle it: water for the birds ; Make it: homes for birds -- March. Grow it: plants: redbud, lilac, forsythia, azalea, peonies ; Plant it: purple in springtime plan ; Eat it: powerhouse potatoes ; Recycle it: seed starting ; Make it: seed planting made easy ; Make it: veggies in containers -- April. Grow it: plants: butterfly weed, catmint, tiger lily, elephant ear, hens and chicks ; Plant it: flowers and veggies plan ; Eat it: creative with carrots ; Recycle it: add life to your garden ; Recycle it: creative containers ; Make it: DIY garden path -- May. Grow it: plants: fuchsia, petunia, coleus, marigolds, impatiens ; Plant it: prized petunias plan ; Eat it: great green beans ; Recycle it: serve it up ; Recycle it: order in the garden ; Make it: personalized containers for your plants -- June. Grow it: plants: balloon flower, daylily, hosta, columbine, coral bells ; Plant it: salsa garden plan ; Eat it: perfect peppers ; Recycle it: going on a bug hunt ; Recycle it: your garden's best friends ; Make it: the natural artist -- July. Grow it: plants: shasta daisy, black-eyed Susan, purple coneflower, bee balm, garden phlox ; Plant it: patriotic container plan ; Eat it: tasty tomatoes ; Recycle it: decorating in the garden ; Make it: 'tis the growing season ; Make it: saving summer's splendor -- August. Grow it: plants: cosmos, spider flower, sunflowers, zinnias, morning glory ; Plant it: growing tall plan ; Eat it: craving cucumbers ; Recycle it: games in the garden ; Recycle it: backyard tunes ; Make it: veggie gardening round II -- September. Grow it: plants: liatris, coreopsis, clematis, blanket flower, honeysuckle ; Plant it. night garden plan ; Eat it: savory squash ; Recycle it: preserving food ; Recycle it: harvesting seeds ; Make it: September flowers -- October. Grow it: plants: aster, ornamental grass, tulips, mums, sedum ; Plant it: create a spooky garden plan ; Eat it: yummy pumpkin goop ; Recycle it: creative faces ; Make it: raise a butterfly ; Make it: if they only had a brain -- November. Grow it: plants: daffodils, knockout roses, pansies, geraniums, ornamental cabbage ; Plant it: welcome wagon plan ; Eat it: onions with attitude ; Recycle it: fun with leaves ; Make it: gardening in any weather ; Make it: multiply your plants -- December. Grow it: plants: amaryllis, Christmas cactus, dwarf Alberta spruce, African violet, poinsettias ; Plant it: red and green display plan ; Eat it: lovable lettuce ; Recycle it: gifts that keep on growing ; Make it: let's get personal ; Make it: Countdown-till-spring calendar.;Offers a simple, kid-friendly plan to get a garden growing at any time of year. Each month is filled with exciting possibilities that take less than 20-minutes to finish.
The family that gardens together, grows together!

In this beautiful, project-by-project guide, mom and master gardener Stacy Tornio will inspire gardeners young and old to explore, innovate, and cultivate through simple projects that will get a garden growing at any time of year. Your whole family be inspired to:

• Tend beautiful, practical gardens that work in any space
• Plant flowers as colorful as they are hardy
• Whip up delicious meals from vegetables you planted yourself
• Decorate your garden with nature-inspired crafts
• Give the gift of growing, with divided plants, cuttings, and seeds you save yourself

Best of all, whether you are tending flowerbeds in spring, stewing July's tomatoes, or coaxing bulbs to bloom mid-winter, you'll be doing it together. The family that gardens together, grows together! In this beautiful, project-by-project guide, mom and master gardener Stacy Tornio will inspire gardeners young and old to explore, innovate, and cultivate through simple projects that will get a garden growing at any time of year. Your whole family be inspired to: Tend beautiful, practical gardens that work in any space Plant flowers as colorful as they are hardy Whip up delicious meals from vegetables you planted yourself Decorate your garden with nature-inspired crafts Give the gift of growing, with divided plants, cuttings, and seeds you save yourself Best of all, whether you are tending flowerbeds in spring, stewing July's tomatoes, or coaxing bulbs to bloom mid-winter, you'll be doing it together . Content: Projects are in four fun categories: Grow It: From illustrated garden plans to secrets for planting and tending 100+ flowers, vegetables, shrubs, and herbs year-round Eat It: Recipes that rely on the month's backyard harvest Recycle It: Crafty ways to keep the world beautiful with nature-inspired creations Make It: Season-related garden projects - complete with difficulty rating, estimated completion time, and supply lists so there are no surprises.