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Beans
Beauty
Beginner-friendly
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Chemicals
Containers
Cucumbers
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Fertilize
Fresh
Functional
Gardening Guide
Healthy
Lettuces
Low-maintenance
Nature
Organic
Peas
Pests
Planting Maintaining
Produce
Raised beds
Rewarding
Simple Easy-to-follow Planning
Small-space
Synthetic-free
Tomatoes
Vegetables
Vertical gardens
Product details
- ISBN 9780593968567
- Weight: 971g
- Dimensions: 203 x 241mm
- Publication Date: 14 Apr 2026
- Publisher: DK
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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From the Canadian couple behind Planted in the Garden, a how-to guide for small-space vegetable gardening
Char and Marv are urban gardeners on a mission to prove that you don’t need a lot of land to produce a bountiful harvest of homegrown vegetables. Using the lessons learned in their small-but-mighty Toronto garden, they offer first-time gardeners practical and accessible guidance for starting a vegetable plot of their own. From soil composition to irrigation solutions, The Compact Garden provides step-by-step instructions for gardening success at every stage.
- Create a small-space garden: Learn how to set up raised beds, containers, and vertical gardens to maximise growing space both indoors and outdoors.
- Grow beginner-friendly veggies: Discover which crops are easy to grow and low maintenance, including tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuces, beans, peas, and more.
- Harvest organic produce at home: Manage pests and fertilise plants without the use of synthetic chemicals.
With plentiful photos, DIY projects, and helpful plant profiles for North American growers, you’ll be on your way to an abundant garden, no matter how big or how small.
Char and Marv are self-taught urban gardeners from Toronto who are committed to growing food, regardless of where they live. From bringing potted plants into their one-bedroom apartment in 2009 to building a flourishing and bountiful garden in the backyard of their suburban home, Char and Marv have never stopped gardening–no matter the space and season. They share their knowledge and insights through their popular social media channels @plantedinthegarden with the goal of empowering as many people to grow their own food as they can. Char and Marv are self-taught urban gardeners from Toronto who are committed to growing food, regardless of where they live. From bringing potted plants into their one-bedroom apartment in 2009 to building a flourishing and bountiful garden in the backyard of their suburban home, Char and Marv have never stopped gardening–no matter the space and season. They share their knowledge and insights through their popular social media channels @plantedinthegarden with the goal of empowering as many people to grow their own food as they can.
