- Paperback: 176 pages
- Publisher: Carroll & Brown Publishers Limited (22 Feb 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 190325826X
- ISBN-13: 978-1903258262
- Product Dimensions: 26.7 x 21.6 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 419,223 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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By definition, weeds are plants that aren't welcome where they grow. Invading borders or containers and strangling favourite flowers, weeds can be a nightmare to eradicate and no garden, terrace or patio is immune. But help is at hand. Carroll & Brown, publishers of The First-Time Gardener and Garden Tools, are pleased to present Weeds: Friend or Foe?, their latest must-have book for anyone with an interest in gardening. Utterly comprehensive and packed with photographs to help you differentiate between weeds and their more desirable plant cousins, Weeds: Friend or Foe? is particularly useful if you're moving into a new property or if, like many of us, you let your garden take care of itself! Major sections of the book cover the manual and chemical means you can take to prevent and eradicate weeds. However, you may be surprised to discover that some weeds can be a valuable asset to the gardener. Many attract wildlife or have culinary or medical applications, so it pays to be sure you understand your weeds before you eradicate them.The book displays the different common weeds and details their various growing stages, so you get the information you need to decide whether to keep them and if not, how to remove them and prevent others growing. Additionally you will learn how to cultivate and use weeds without jeopardising the rest of your garden. For ambitious readers there are step-by-step details on creating decoctions, infusions and powders, and charts and, information on the use of a wide range of edible weeds. With the recent surge in the popularity of wild, natural-looking plants in our gardens, could the notoriously undesirable weed be elevated to romantic wild plant status? Weeds: Friend or Foe? can help you to nurture a variety of weeds, or, if you prefer, to kill and prevent them from coming back. With its clear, accessible and attractive format, it's a must for green-fingered pro and gardening novice.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Weeds friend or foe,
By A Customer
This review is from: Weeds: Friend or Foe? - An Illustrated Guide to Identifying, Taming and Using Weeds (Paperback)
A clearly written and brightly illustrated guide to weeds or not weeds for the gardener and wild life lover.Giving excellent information, allowing the reader to really use the book time and time again. Clearly laid out with a exceelnt mixture of photographs and information. Providing instructions on removal, monitoring, cultivation and all the arguments for keeping or destroying plants. I currently have the libraries copy. But i am going to buy this book. A definate for any gardener however expereinced.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Disappointing,
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This review is from: Weeds: Friend or Foe? - An Illustrated Guide to Identifying, Taming and Using Weeds (Paperback)
Sorry, but this book does not help me to identify weeds.There is little consistency in the layout; Willowherbs has two reasonably clear photographs and a labelled drawing whilst Bittercress makes do with two out of focus photos. Too arty. Photos wouldn't look out of place on a birthday card.
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4.5 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews) 16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful overview of some common weed problems.,
By Jessica Ferguson "threelittlebirds" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Weeds: Friend or Foe? (Hardcover)
The days of needing two weed books - one that loves 'em, one that hates 'em - is over! Grab Weeds: Friend or Foe? for a wonderful change of pace in the world of weeds! While Sally Roth certainly does not encourage rampant weed growth in our lawns and gardens, her new book takes a relaxed and reasonable approach to weeds in our lives. Here is all the info in one place - without the usual biases. Ms. Roth does an excellent job of providing the pros (friend? - chickweed - stellaria media - can be used in salads before flowering) and cons (foe? - lamb's quarters - chenopodium album - can produce 75,000 seeds per plant) of each weed and allows the gardener to be discerning enough to make her own decision. But then this book goes the extra step with its section on what to do with weeds - like gardening WITH them - wow - healing with them, crafting with them. Although Ms. Roth does get to herbicides she does so responsibly and only after she has provided information on mulching, hand weeding, hoeing, and flame-throwers(!?). Herbicides are discussed in an excellent chart that provides a breakdown by type of garden and then discusses what the typical weed problem in that garden may be, what active ingredient may be best to use including some brand names, a description of how the herbicide works, plus any health concerns and/or environmental concerns a gardener may have by using a specific active ingredient. While there are clear photos of the identified weeds, this book would be doubly useful had there been seedling pictures, particularly since Ms. Roth spends much time explaining how important it is to be preventative and to pull weeds very early on. A great gift book for any gardener!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Weed Book,
By Genghis Khan "Michael65536" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Weeds: Friend or Foe? (Hardcover)
What is good about this book goes beyond good photos of the weed and helping you identify, it is also fun to read. You really learn about the weed. You learn which weeds you can eliminate by eating and which weeds you really to have to fight against. The only weakness of this book, it doesn't have a key like the more technical, less informative weed book I own. This is actually less of issue than it could be, since I enjoy just reading this book from time to time, but I get no joy from reading the more technical book. Since I reread the whole book, I have little need for a key.
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