- Hardcover: 176 pages
- Publisher: W&N (21 Mar 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0297844164
- ISBN-13: 978-0297844167
- Product Dimensions: 29.2 x 24.4 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 354,690 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'as valuable to people who want to transform their own gardens as to those who aspire to adapt their farming practices.' (THE FIELD )
'The text is inspirational, and the copious photographs, by Andrew Lawson, are enchanting.' (GOOD BOOK GUIDE )
'some fascinating practical lessons... a good, earnest, comonsensical tour of organic gardening.' (Stephen Anderton GARDENS ILLUSTRATED )
'down-to-earth advice on composting, rotations, plant combinations and propagation with some great photos' (Pippa Greenwood DAILY MIRROR )
'The text is inspirational, and the copious photographs, by Andrew Lawson, are enchanting.' (GOOD BOOK GUIDE )
'some fascinating practical lessons... a good, earnest, comonsensical tour of organic gardening.' (Stephen Anderton GARDENS ILLUSTRATED )
'down-to-earth advice on composting, rotations, plant combinations and propagation with some great photos' (Pippa Greenwood DAILY MIRROR )
Stephen Anderton, GARDENS ILLUSTRATED
'some fascinating practical lessons... a good, earnest, comonsensical tour of organic gardening.'
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Format:Hardcover
Delivered to France without any problems - in excellent time and excellent condition. Thank you.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book a couple of years ago but once my initial curiosity was satisfied I found little value in it other than a passable coffee table picture book. This book is 'co-written' by HRH, and this is obvious throughout. The more knowledgeable sections are written by someone else who was obviously not considered important enough to feature on the cover and/ or be properly recognised as the main author. And even these sections I found neither enlightening nor in-depth on the subject (organic gardening). I have meanwhile passed the book on to a charity shop, and they naturally were quite happy to receive it free of charge. I don't know how long it has lasted on their second-hand shelves.
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
HRH Gets It Right In The Garden
7 Sep 2007
Format:Hardcover
A quarter of a century ago, when Prince Charles first spoke publicly about his belief in organic gardening and farming principles, he was dismissed as a tree-hugging eccentric that walked around talking to his plants. Twenty-five years on, he's considered an ecological visionary. His personal life may be somewhat controversial, but the garden is one place he gets it right (if only he could relate to people as well as he relates to his plants). In The Elements of Organic Gardening, published in the U.S. today by Kales Press, The Prince of Wales shares the sustainable growing methods he's used in his own gardens at Highgrove, Birkhall and Clarence House.
The book covers the time-honored principles of composting, crop rotation and water conservation that we've ignored for too long at our own peril. In a modest, personable style, Charles talks about his use of ducks and birds to naturally control pests such a slugs and snails, and the use of natural insecticides made from garlic extract to control bugs. He shares his ideas on the virtues of seasonal planting to work with nature's calendar rather then against it (Do we really need strawberries all year round?), and extols the traditional values of husbandry -- the care and cultivation of resources as well as crops -- since you can't have one without the other.
As you travel through the pages, the heir to the English throne gives an intimate tour of each individual area of his extensive Highgrove gardens; The Productive Gardens, where rare heirloom varieties of fruit and veg provide vivid flavors, and The Ornamental Gardens, where planting provides food for the soul. We stroll with Charles on his don't-call-it-a-lawn, flat, strictly non-monoculture, mossy green lawn-type areas, which are made up of a myriad green plants and what some might term weeds (what is a weed but something different that dares to stick its head above the uniform?). Precisely manicured and mown, with stripes that would make any Englishman proud, these areas perhaps illustrate best that fact that you don't have to compromise to go organic. Don't mistake this for a dry gardening tome, whether you're a royalist or a republican, whether you have an acre or a plant pot to play with, this holistic approach to gardening -- and ultimately life -- makes for an invigorating philosophical read.
The book covers the time-honored principles of composting, crop rotation and water conservation that we've ignored for too long at our own peril. In a modest, personable style, Charles talks about his use of ducks and birds to naturally control pests such a slugs and snails, and the use of natural insecticides made from garlic extract to control bugs. He shares his ideas on the virtues of seasonal planting to work with nature's calendar rather then against it (Do we really need strawberries all year round?), and extols the traditional values of husbandry -- the care and cultivation of resources as well as crops -- since you can't have one without the other.
As you travel through the pages, the heir to the English throne gives an intimate tour of each individual area of his extensive Highgrove gardens; The Productive Gardens, where rare heirloom varieties of fruit and veg provide vivid flavors, and The Ornamental Gardens, where planting provides food for the soul. We stroll with Charles on his don't-call-it-a-lawn, flat, strictly non-monoculture, mossy green lawn-type areas, which are made up of a myriad green plants and what some might term weeds (what is a weed but something different that dares to stick its head above the uniform?). Precisely manicured and mown, with stripes that would make any Englishman proud, these areas perhaps illustrate best that fact that you don't have to compromise to go organic. Don't mistake this for a dry gardening tome, whether you're a royalist or a republican, whether you have an acre or a plant pot to play with, this holistic approach to gardening -- and ultimately life -- makes for an invigorating philosophical read.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
A side of Prince Charles most of us don't know.
6 Oct 2007
Format:Hardcover
This most recent summary of Prince Charles's organic approach to farming and gardening at Highgrove follows two earlier efforts. The previous books are well-written and have wonderful photographs and the present effort, The Elements of Organic Gardening, is equally well thought out and beautifully presented. Twenty years ago, the Prince was thought to be an eccentric with naive and impractical ideas about conservation and an organic approach to living. The Elements of Organic Gardening presents tangible evidence that the Prince has accomplished a great deal in the last twenty years at Highgrove, his country estate and set a standard that puts him in the forefront of where we should be heading.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
As informed and informative as it is thoughtful and thought-provoking.
6 Sep 2007
Format:Hardcover
Profusely and beautifully illustrated throughout with the full color photography of Andrew Lawson, and with the help of gardening expert Stephanie Donaldson in preparing the manuscript for publication, Charles, the Prince of Wales draws upon his more than twenty-six years of organic gardening practices used on the royal gardens at Highgrove (the royal family estate in Gloucestershire), as well as his other gardens at Birkhall (in the Scottish Highlands) and Clarence House (in central London), to instructively showcase organic techniques for maintaining healthy soil, planting a wide variety of shrubs, bushes, trees, and flowers, and generally sustaining a healthy and diverse ecosystem. "The Elements Of Organic Gardening" provides aspiring novice gardens and seasoned horticulturists a like with sound principles and practices that can be applied to just about any gardening situation, circumstance, size, or soil condition. Very strongly recommended for personal and community library Gardening & Horticulture reference collections, "The Elements Of Organic Gardening" is as informed and informative as it is thoughtful and thought-provoking.
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