How to Garden

by JohnCushnie (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  2001

  $3.23

  Most of us dream of buying a little house with its own garden. But if you have never gardened before, what do you do with that patch of dirt and grass that is now your responsibility? With 25 years of practical gardening experience behind him, John Cushnie sets out to supply the answers. First of all, he says, the garden should be a source of pleaseure rather than a millstone round your neck. It is a canvas on which you can paint any picture you like. All you need are the right plants, a little effort and a bit of technique. How to Garden is full of short cuts and tricks of the trade to enable you to acquire that bit of technique and have the confidence to put it in to action.

• Used

  Paperback
  2002

  $3.23

  How do you plant your plants? How much water should they have? Why do gardeners make such a fuss about soil? How do you recognise a weed when you see one? Questions like these often baffle the beginner and are left unanswered by many gardening books. Assuming no prior knowledge on the part of his reader, John Cushnie explains such basics as planting, watering, staking and pruning. He provides inspirational ideas on adapting a garden to suit your needs, whether you have inherited an overgrown, neglected site or a brand new plot, and on creating different styles, from a scented garden to a patch of woodland. Lists of his favourite plants take the guesswork out of a visit to the garden centre.