Gardening Made Easy: A Step-By-Step Guide to Planning, Preparing, Planting, Maintaining and Enjoying Your Garden

by JaneFearnley-Whittingstall (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1996

  $5.68

• Used

  Paperback
  1997

  $4.40

  At the heart of this book lies a simple philosophy - it is knowledge alone that transforms gardening from a chore to a pleasure. With clear instruction and abundent illustration GARDENING MADE EASY will double the satisfaction you get from gardening and your garden while halving the work you put into it.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1995

  $3.90

  The ground rules of gardening feature in this guide which will be useful to anyone with a plot of land to till, whether urban patio or well-appointed rural acre. Fundemental design principles are explained, and step-by-step instructions in basic skills are included like pruning, weeding, fighting pests and diseases, and simple propagation. Advice on choosing plants is given, taking into account a garden's soil, climate and position, and suggestions for plant co-ordination feature to suit different tastes in colour and texture. For the more confident gardener, how to specialize in a number of areas is shown, such as cultivating kitchen gardens, using greenhouses, engineering water gardens, and tending plants with special needs. Tips and do's and don'ts are offered in this book which answers beginner's questions and also provides a refresher course for more knowledgeable and experienced gardeners.