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Synopsis
The book first considers how we should garden today and what the new gardening means. Thematic chapters identify the benefits and potential of your site, look at the importance of managing your soil, show why sustainability is important in the garden, show how gardening with wildlife in mind is beneficial for both your garden and biodiversity, looks at plant choice and the horticulture for the world of plants at your disposal (including sections on grass, gardening with little or no water, gardening in shady conditions, gardening in boggy areas or near water), the structural design of your garden and planting design. Endmatter includes a year-round new gardening chart, what plants should go where listed in A-Z form, and a comprehensive glossary and index.

From the Publisher
* Joint publication with the Royal Horticultural Society, which now has c.360,000 members.

* Shares the trade secrets of Matthew Wilson, one of Britain's leading and most innovative gardeners.

* Packed with clear, practical advice, tips, specially commissioned plans and artworks.

* Promises to be the definitive garden reference book for this and future decades.

* All techniques and projects are shown in close-up step-by-step photography.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   19 of 20 people found the following review helpful: A well structured and beautifully written and illustrated book , 28 Sep 2007 By  Lulubelle (Suffolk) - See all my reviews I am an admirer of the author's views on horticulture and the environment and I was certainly not disappointed in his latest book. 'New Gardening' is a practical guide to a way of gardening that is in tune with nature, not against it. The information in the book is accessible and it is gently and beautifully written, with underlying humour and no table thumping. The abundant photographs are attractive, well chosen and many show inspirational and beautiful gardens, plants and plant combinations which added greatly to my enjoyment of the book. The division into chapters enables the reader to dip in and out with ease. There are many useful links in the text to other parts of the book and the New Gardening Checklists and the summary Reference chapter at the back are especially useful. There are plenty of facts and tips.A few I particularly enjoyed were the reference to shoddy for adding to light soil, the errors made at Rosemoor iro double digging, how adding farmyard muck to clay soil is a disaster, the horrors of inorganic fertilizers, how to raise soil levels, grass management ...the list is probably almost endless. The author's BLOOM Logic is inspirational - you will have to buy the book to learn more! Every chapter was interesting and I can honestly say that I didn't skim through anything.I like the many references to specific plants in the text. I really like the way border plans are shown with a large photograph, smaller snapshots plus plant names and descriptions. I like that the author occasionally mentions his own favourites and I think other readers will too. The Perfect Partners chapter highlighting groups of plants to suit certain conditions, will prove very useful to all manner of gardeners. This is a practical and enjoyable read and I highly recommend it to all those interested in gardening and its wider relationship to the environment, at whatever level.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all customer reviews...		Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews