Download or read book Down to Earth written by Monty Don and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written as he talks, this is Monty Don right beside you in the garden, challenging norms and sharing advice. Discover Monty's thoughts and garden ideas around nature, seasons, color, design, pests, flowering shrubs, containers, and much more. Read about the month-by month jobs he does in his own garden that he hopes are relevant to you. Monty's intimate and lyrical writing is accompanied by photos of his garden, showing areas rarely seen on television. This is the perfect gift for the gardener in your life. "I have written many gardening books but this is the distillation of 50 years of gardening experience. It has all the tips and essential pieces of knowledge that enable you to make your garden grow well, and it also shares my view that gardening is the secret to living well too." - Monty
Download or read book Gardening Down under written by Kevin Handreck and published by Landlinks Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fully revised edition of Kevin Handreck's classic best-seller contains a wealth of information for practical gardeners. It will enable you to improve the worst of soils, choose the best fertilizer for particular plants and minimize water use. It also contains a comprehensive guide to managing potted plants. Here also are the basics of soil, composting, fertilisers and potting mixes, as well as simple tests and colour guides to nutrient deficiencies. Gardening Down-Under covers much practical information left out by other gardening books. Features * Practical information on soils, potting mixes and fertilisers * How to deal with dead plants, mulch and compost * Information on water usage * Key issues for gardening in pots
Download or read book Down to earth Garden Design written by Phil Dudman and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This useful book contains everything the backyard gardener could need to design and then build the perfect garden with the guidance of your own Garden Guru, Phil Dudman, but without the expense. Creating a dream garden might look easy on tV, but when you're standing in your own backyard it can be hard to know where to start. this garden design book takes you through the planning and design process and gives you the practical skills, knowledge and construction ability to make your ideas a reality. Experienced gardener and landscape designer Phil Dudman breaks down the design process into a series of simple steps that you can follow at your own pace, in your own time. Learn how to draft your design, develop your style and draw a master plan and planting plan. With Phil's professional design secrets and practical knowledge, you'll quickly be on your way to building retaining walls, steps and pergolas; laying pavers and pathways; and even installing drainage. And when the construction is done, he shows you how to establish a lawn, improve your soil and ensure your new garden flourishes. Fully illustrated with easy to follow step-by-step diagrams and inspirational photographs, DOWN-tO-EARtH GARDEN DESIGN is the essential guide for any backyard gardener whether they want a stunning new design or just to make some improvements without enormous expense.
Download or read book Just Ask Wim written by Halle Flygare and published by Harbour Publishing Company. This book was released on 2013-03-28 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What vegetables can I plant as winter crops? How can I avoid bitter bolting lettuce? When is the best time to cut back rhodos? How do I overwinter my geraniums and fuchsias? What fastgrowing evergreen hedge will work for my narrow urban yard? How late can I plant spring-flowering bulbs? What should I do about the chafer infestation that is destroying my lawn? Why aren't my berries bigger? What fruits and vegetables grow best in patio pots? These are just a few of the burning questions that renowned gardening expert Wim Vander Zalm answers again and again as owner of two Art Knapp Plantland garden centres and a long-time regular on CKNW's The Bill Good Show. Just Ask Wim! covers horticultural concerns about all kinds of plants: vegetables, fruits and berries, herbs, annuals and perennials, shrubs, trees, hedges and vines, plus how to grow a healthy lawn organically . . . or replace the troublesome turf with one of many other groundcover options. Wim also shares organic pest and weed management ideas, common-sense pruning tips, fertilization and soil-building advice, plus his often-requested mulch recipe. Friendly, funny and always down to earth, Wim is the guy to ask whenever there is a need to know about how to make the most of any garden--urban or otherwise. In addition, his comprehensive Get It Done! checklist takes the reader right through the year, month by month, pinpointing just what to do and when for a stress-free, successful gardening experience.
Download or read book Down to Earth Gardening written by Lawrence Donegan Hills and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Down to Earth Gardening written by Lawrence D. Hills and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2008-12 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book Lawrence D. Hills covers the whole field of garden planning, landscaping, wall and path construction, the growing of flowers, shrubs, trees, hedges, alpines and lawns. Entirely realistic, he knows all about badly sited garages, disappointing loads of turf, inherited piles of building rubble, and the many snags and obstacles besetting suburban gardeners. Nor does he forget that the garden is also a children's playground, window-cleaner's base and domain of cars and clothes lines. 'A basic and eminently practical book about gardens - ordinary gardens, such as are owned by thousands of people all over Britain. The emphasis is on flowers, lawns and the leisure areas, with their roses, annuals, perennials and bulbs. There is advice on what to grow in a small garden - particularly important with trees and shrubs - and guidance on cultivation, propagation and the prevention of pests and diseases, for which the author has some unusual recipes.' Frances Perry, Observer
Download or read book Down to Earth written by Monty Don and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Building Soil A Down to Earth Approach written by Elizabeth Murphy and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2015-02-15 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is your down-to-earth, complete manual for achieving great gardening results with your own rich, organic soil.How do you recognize healthy soil? How much can your existing soil be improved? What are the best amendments to use for your soil? Let Building Soil answer your questions and be your guide on gardening from the ground up. Fertilizing, tilling, weed management, and irrigation all affect the quality of your soil. Using author Elizabeth Murphy’s detailed instructions, anyone can become a successful soil-based gardener, whether you want to start a garden from scratch or improve an existing garden.If you want methods that won’t break your back, are good for the environment, and create high-yielding and beautiful gardens of all shapes and sizes, this is the book for you! Create classic landscape gardens, grow a high-yielding orchard, nurture naturally beautiful lawns, raise your household veggies, or run a profitable farm.A soil-based approach allows you to see not just the plants, but the living system that grows them. Soil-building practices promote more ecologically friendly gardening by: ·Reducing fertilizer and pesticide use ·Sequestering greenhouse gases ·Increasing overall garden productivityWith a detailed discussion and comparison tables on a range of organic fertilizer choices, Building Soil is a simple book full of practical, up-to-date information about building healthy soils. Simple methods perfect for the home gardener’s use put healthy, organic soil within everyone’s reach. You don’t need a degree in soil management to understand this book; you only need a yard or garden and the desire to improve it at the most basic level.
Download or read book 365 Down to earth Gardening Hints and Tips written by Susan McClure and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Down to Earth Gardening Know how for the 90s written by Dick Raymond and published by Pownal, Vt. : Storey Publishing. This book was released on 1991 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raymond's 1975 edition sold over 300,000 copies (according to the publisher). The new edition, covering the basics and including guidance for growing each vegetable as well as information on storage, may well do the same. Includes many bandw photos. No references. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Wally s Down to Earth Gardening Guide written by Wally Richards and published by . This book was released on 2006-10-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wally's Down to Earth Gardening Guide is full of gardening information and tips to assist both the novice and experienced gardener. The first section has chapters on the most important aspects of gardening; Roses, Tomatoes, Potatoes, Lawns, Weeds, Fruit, Vegetables, Flowers etc. Using natural and environmentally friendly products is the theme, with chemical alternatives given where needed. Health of the soil, plants and the gardening family are key principals with the fifth section giving methods to aid one's health. In the first 12 months this book has sold nearly 3000 copies with great comments coming from all that have read it. The author has over 25 years experience in writing gardening weekly columns for numerous newspapers through out NZ and much of his knowledge is contained within the 340 pages. A great read as well as a valuable reference book.
Download or read book Down To Earth Gardening written by Lorraine Hughes and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Down to Earth written by Margot Rochester and published by Taylor Trade Publishing. This book was released on 2009-01-16 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Down to Earth is a book that speaks to the soul of the passionate gardener of any experience level, exploring and detailing all the pleasures that gardeners enjoy from this hobby. Rochester encourages readers to garden for self-gratification. No hoeing, no tilling, no turning of piles. No chemical insecticides or herbicides, either. The author's goal is to encourage and enable gardeners to simplify tasks, saving time and money, while making their gardens their own. Rochester's refreshing musings and advice invite the reader to take a break, pour a cup of tea, and forge a fine and friendly relationship with a kindred spirit of gardening.
Download or read book Down to Earth Gardening written by Short Hills Garden Club and published by Scribner. This book was released on 1974 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Down to Earth Gardening written by Joseph J. Littlefield and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Down to Earth Gardening written by Karinluise Calasant and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Down to Earth Gardening written by Keith Kirsten and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
