- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: Dorling Kindersley (26 April 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1405316675
- ISBN-13: 978-1405316675
- Product Dimensions: 25.8 x 19.8 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 257,629 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
Grow into a better gardener, whatever your level of expertise
Ever wondered why some plants favour light and others shade? Or how pollination works, or why soil is so important?
From cutting and grafting to fending off bugs and pests, Chris Beardshaw, BBC TV’s Flying Gardener and two-times Gold Medal winner at the Chelsea Flower Show, explains how understanding nature will make you a better gardener. Discover how gardening folklore, handed down through the generations can be applied to your plot.
Once you know what plants need to thrive it's easy to create a garden to be proud of.
About the Author
Chris is known as the ultimate garden rescuer on the BBC’s Flying Gardener and Hidden Gardens. He won gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show (1988 & 2006), and Best in Show at Gardeners’ World Live (2001). His first book, The Natural Gardener was published in 2003.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Chris Beardshaw aims to show gardeners that science doesn't have to be scary or dull in his visually stunning new book. His life-long love affair with plants shines through as he walks us through what plants need from us to thrive in our gardens. Starting with everything you need to know about seeds and moving on through plant biology, environmental conditions and how to create a living soil, Chris' accessible text is combined with full colour pictures, well-drawn diagrams and anecdotes of traditional gardening wisdom. Interesting enough to read right through, this book is also rich in details which will keep you dipping in and ensure it earns its place on your bookshelf.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Chris explains the scientific principles that lie behind the art of gardening in a lively and appealing way. Anyone studying for the RHS Level 2 Certificate in Horticulture will find this book a very useful source of information.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A very good gardening book that goes into the technicalities of plant cell formation and the methods of keeping soil in good condition. Good bits of humour. For example; a tomato has 24 chromosomes, an onion 16 and a human being has 46. So in theory, two tomatoes are more complex than one gardener!!
A very enjoyable read.
Keith Davey
A very enjoyable read.
Keith Davey
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Really interesting
I was really pleased on first impressions, Chris Beardshaw takes you through the life of plants and conditions and so on in a way that is made easy for the amateur gardener or... Read more
Published 10 months ago by liloldlewy
Very knowledgeable, but easy to read
This book gives a good depth of knowledge, but is easily readable and accessible. It would be useful for anyone doing RHS Level 2. Does what it says on the tin.
Published 22 months ago by Sts Gregg
Brilliant book
A great book beautifully presented in pictures and drawings. Details and explains technical aspects of plant growth so you can understand and remember them. Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2010 by J. Michell
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