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My Cool Allotment: An Inspirational Guide to Stylish Allotments and Community Gardens

My Cool Allotment: An Inspirational Guide to Stylish Allotments and Community Gardens

by Lia Leendertz (Author), Mark Diacono (Photographer), Lia Leendertz (Author), Mark Diacono (Photographer), Mark Diacono (Photographer), Lia Leendertz (Author)

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    Hardcover 2013

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Synopsis

An allotment is one of the best - and cheapest ways - of getting hold of valuable gardening space to grow your own produce, along with being sociable places, great for meeting like-minded people. This stylish book is the fifth title in the highly successful my cool series and is packed with gorgeous photography and plenty of planting advice. The book takes a peak at allotments and community gardens from all walks of life: from the historic Edgbaston Guinea Gardens in Birmingham, the hortillonnages or floating gardens in Amiens to an artist's rooftop garden in Brussels. Themes include Historic, A Feast of Flowers, Community, Growing inside the Box, Edible Jungle, Food from Home, By Water, Fruit and a Quick Getaway.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 160
 Publisher: Pavilion Books
Published: 18 Apr 2013
ISBN 10: 1862059667
ISBN 13: 9781862059665

Author Bio
Lia Leendertz is a freelance garden writer who shares an allotment with several friends near her home in Bristol. A regular contributor to The Guardian and The Telegraph, she is a long-time advocate of organic and community growing, and has written many books on the subject. She has an award-winning blog, Midnight Brambling, and was the author of My Tiny Veg Plot - the first title in Pavilion's innovative gardening series. An award-winning writer and photographer, Mark Diacono led the garden team at River Cottage and continues to run courses and events at River Cottage HQ. He was Garden Journalist of the Year at the Garden Media Awards in 2011 and has collaborated with Lia Leendertz on several books including My Tiny Veg Plot.