Gentle personable & practical Gardening for a Lifetime helps transform gardening from a daunting list of chores into a rewarding joy filled activity. Part touching memoir about scaling back in the garden part warm how-to guidebook this is an encouraging road map for accepting & embracing a new & simpler way of gardening as you grow older. With Elegant black & white illustrations it shows you how to turn garden chores into pleasures. ...

Advice for beating Mother Nature at her own game! There is much more to gardening than what you've learned in school. With Gardening for Geeks you'll examine your ecosystem & discover how you can create the right environment for your plants. From analyzing meteorological patterns in order to plan productive beds to experimenting with the carbon & nitrogen levels in your soil this book will teach you all about the developments & chemical reactions that occur at each phase of growth & how you can alter your planting techniques to construct the most thriving productive garden possible. Each chapter also utilizes a wide range of inexpensive tests gadgets & methods that you can use to help evaluate monitor & enhance your plot. Complete with troubleshooting solutions & useful charts & graphs Gardening for Geeks has everything you need to establish a beautiful & sustainable vegetable patch--one microclimate at a time! ...

This is the perfect book for you if you are one of the many people who feel that gardening could be your ultimate pleasure if only you knew just that little bit more about it. The Daily Telegraph's much-loved columnist Helen Yemm manages to strike a happy balance between giving you enough information to get you going & not so much that it scares you or puts you off entirely. She dispenses invaluable advice minus the mumbo jumbo with refreshing humour & a clear understanding that not everyone has the wherewithal in terms of time & finances to spend every possible moment in the garden. So if you find yourself padding about your plot in your nightclothes without really knowing what to do Gardening in Pyjamas will provide you with all the essential facts to nurture your growing passion. ...

Ten respected & practising gardeners & one of the worlds foremost evolutionary biologists write on their experiences of gardening on the edge
- at the edge of knowledge & at the edge of the l&. Since the plant introductions of the nineteenth century Cornwall has been at the forefront of the art & science of gardening
- its gardens & gardeners famous world-wide. Gardening on the Edge continues this tradition": it describes a host of plants introduced since the mid-twentieth century
- all particularly suited to western seaboard gardens & mild temperate climates."


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The Gardening Pirates is the tale of cruel Captain Cranc & the bad ship Ych a Fi! The crew are fed up with eating ships biscuits but when they complain the bad-tempered captain hurls them at them. One day they land on a treasure island & start searching for treasure which turns out to be quite unusual because it consists of seeds & gardening equipment. The cabin girl Gwen smuggles them on board & the pirates help her to plant them in every nook & cranny on the ship whilst keeping their treasure a secret from Captain Cranc. Eventually there is a supply of fresh vegetables & Cookie is able to make cawl. When the captain finds out however he promptly bans their gardening activities but thanks to a very special plant which has grown in Gwens hat
- the captain is stopped in his tracks -
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Whether you care for a rambling country garden or a modest town plot ' Gardening Secrets' offers a variety of seasonal hints & practical tips to help you make the most of your outside space. For those who are inspired by the year-round beauty of the Trust's gardens here is a chance to learn from the experts & benefit from their years of experience. There is advice on pruning planting & propagation for anyone who wants to maintain & get the best from their garden
- see spectacular results all year round by planting for winter interest or designing your summer flowerbeds. If you want to be greener in your own garden there is advice on everything from compost making & chemical-free weed control to building hedges for habitats & companion planting. Whether you have a large lawn to maintain a conservatory a garden by the sea an allotment for fruit & vegetables or a small urban plot for planting containers this little book contains sound accessible advice from the experts. The best gardening advice & secrets from the National Trust head gardeners.
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Plastic materials have transformed gardening with plastic gnomes plastic hose plastic cans plastic tubs plastic pots & now plastic protection in the form of low cost cloches frames mulches fleece nets windbreaks & polytunnels. In Gardening Under Plastic Bernard Salt gives information on the practical use of polytunnels & other hardware methods of cultivation for flowers fruit vegetables & other crops & potential problems from pests & diseases that may strike under these particular circumstances. ...

Children find gardening fun & fascinating
- its wonderful to witness the pride & amazement they feel when they produce their own
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Gardening with Shape Line & Texture" bridges the gap between garden design books & plant reference encyclopedias. Leading landscaper Linden Hawthorne looks at plants from a designers perspective (where color is often a secondary consideration) & emphasizes the important roles of plant shape. Part One reviews fine art principles & shows how they can be successfully applied to plant compositions by grouping plants into three heights: ground to knee knee to navel & navel to crown. She identifies different plant shapes
- buns mounds tiers fountains uprights
- & shows how the use of them contributes to the success of the finished design. Part Two is a plant sourcebook with plants listed alphabetically within their key plant shape categories. This innovative plant reference delivers plant information in a form that neatly dovetails with the garden design process & will inspire gardeners to look beyond color & begin to appreciate the whole plant."

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From Flora Roman goddess of plants to today's gardeners at Kew women have always gardened. Women gardeners have grown vegetables for their kitchens & herbs for their medicine cupboards. They have been footnotes in the horticultural annals for specimens collected abroad. They taught young women about gardening twenty-five years before women's horticultural schools officially existed. & their influence on the style of our gardens frequently unacknowledged survives to the present day. From these triumphs to the battles fought against male-dominated institutions from the horticultural pioneers to the bringers of change in society's attitudes this book is a celebration of the best of the species -- gardening women. ...