Bob Flowerdew's Complete Book of Companion Gardening

by Bob Flowerdew (Author), Bob Flowerdew (Author), Jacqui Hurst (Photographer)

• Used

  Paperback
  2004

  $3.27

• Used

  Paperback
  1998

  $3.27

  Covering both theory and practice, this is a guide to the technique of using the beneficial relationships of plants growing in close proximity to one another. Some plants are useful because they shade smaller ones; some accumulate minerals that benefit others; some attract pests and can be used as sacrificial plants alongside a more valuable crop; others just seem to do better with certain plants nearby. The book includes ideas and lists of plants suitable for certain positions in the garden.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1993

  $4.21

  All experienced gardeners practise companion gardening, although some of them may not realize it. The concept is very simple: the conditions in which a plant grows and the plants that grow near it affect its well-being in one way or another. Some plants are useful because they shade smaller ones; some accumulate minerals that benefit others; some attract pests and can be used as sacrificial plants alongside a more valuable crop; others just seem to do better with certain plants nearby. Based on years of experience and observation, this book is a celebration of colourful and sympathetic planting which aims to encourage gardeners to pay closer attention to the care of their plants. The author also wrote The Companion Garden .