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Guinness world record holder Charles Wilber reveals for the first
time how he grows record-breaking tomatoes without chemicals.
*** 'Bellamy makes gardening seem simple, expressive and joyful.
Anyone can do it.' - Evening Standard 'Offers a fresh take on
gardening in small spaces.' - Countryside Grow 5 reveals a
brilliantly simple, fast way to make a beautiful garden, whether
you have a small plot or a handful of pots. With 52 planting
'recipes' using a palette of just five plants, you can create: - a
low-carbon flower garden for a changing climate - a micro-meadow in
a city space - an urban garden inspired by an ancient woodland -
high notes of colour in a tiny courtyard - a stylized slice of
nature in a pot This practical and inspirational book by
award-winning garden expert Lucy Bellamy and photographer Jason
Ingram includes more than 100 of the newest and best plants and how
to use them through the seasons.
An essential guide to growing apples at high latitudes and
altitudes. Hardy Apples is both a practical guide and a loving
tribute to the wonderful abundance and diversity of apple cultivars
available to the northern gardener and orchardist. Full of tips,
facts, beautiful photographs and fascinating stories about apples
both popular and obscure, this book is sure to inform and entertain
in equal measure. Drawing on over 40 years of experience
propagating and selling apple cultivars from his nursery in New
Brunswick, Canada, author Bob Osborne walks you through the basics
of how an apple tree grows and the ideal conditions needed to
cultivate a successful crop. Osborne also includes vital
information about planting, pruning, harvesting, storing, and
propagating apples and devotes an entire chapter to preventing and
dealing with the pests and diseases that plague so many growers,
plus the challenges of hard winters and unpredictable weather.
Following the section on growing apples is an extensive catalogue
of over 90 apple cultivars. Here are just a few of the apples you
will find: Ashmead's Kernel, Bottle Greening, Cox's Orange Pippin,
Fameuse, Red Astrachan, Seek-No-Further. Each profile features a
brief history and description of the apple as well as information
and photos to help identify cultivars you might already have in
your garden. With the growing popularity of cider making, Osborne
includes a special section dedicated to excellent cultivars that
cideries should seek out. The guide also features hardiness zone
maps, resources and a handy table of hardy cultivars, a great
at-a-glance reference when shopping for trees. With over 200
exquisite colour photographs and illustrations, Hardy Apples is an
elegant, educational and entertaining reference that is equally at
home atop a coffee table or a propagator's station.
'A beautifully photographed guide for gardeners' - Daily Telegraph
'Nick offers solutions for every season' - Country Living 'A
thought-provoking and beautifully written book' - Fergus Garrett,
Head Gardener, Great Dixter In 365 Days of Colour in Your Garden
BBC Gardeners' World presenter Nick Bailey shows you how to plant
and manage your garden, whatever its size, to ensure year-round
colour and interest. Initially explaining simple colour theory
principles and how to apply them to your garden, the book goes on
to highlight beautiful plants and planting combinations for every
season no matter what type of garden you have. With chapters
covering the longest flowering plants, pot recipes and gorgeous
plants for difficult sites, along with a comprehensive seasonal
directory, this book will inspire and delight both experienced
gardeners and beginners alike.
Allotment gardening is becoming increasingly popular as people
discover that growing their own organic vegetables, fruits and
herbs is an attractive and achievable option. Allotment gardening
also has additional benefits: it's an excellent way to take
exercise and be sociable, and it can be therapeutic. "The Allotment
Specialist" is crammed with practical information on every aspect
of growing produce on an allotment. Beginning with the basics, it
includes tips on choosing a plot, preparing the soil, crop
rotation, planting the beds, and weed and pest control. Year-round
calendars provide at-a-glance information on key tasks and give
pointers on keeping allotments productive all year round.
Comprehensive, A-Z directories of vegetables and fruits guide
readers through the most popular varieties, their soil and site
needs, and the best times and methods for sowing, planting and
harvesting. With reliable, practical information and an easy-to-use
format, this is the perfect companion for every current or
prospective allotment owner.
For those without the time or stamina to spend hours maintaining a
garden, well-known experts Alan and Gill Bridgewater offer an
easy-care method with minimal digging and weeding. They show how to
make raised beds, build up soil with mushroom compost, cover weeds
with mulch, and protect plants with nets and plastic--all using
organic methods whenever possible. A must for every gardener.
The SEED To PANTRY Planner is the first-ever planner that helps
readers calculate everything from seed to pantry in order to grow,
cook, and preserve a year's worth of food. The SEED To PANTRY
Planner is a game changer. No more guessing how many tomato plants
are needed to grow to feed a family. DIY farmers simply insert the
number of people in their family and get the number of plants that
they need to plant. The SEED To PANTRY Planner is an actual yearly
planner which helps to keep everything in one place, including
month-at-a-glance pages for readers to record appointments along
with birthdays and week-at-a-glance pages to record daily to-do
lists. Within The SEED To PANTRY Planner, there are: Charts for
food preservation through home canning Charts for food preservation
through home dehydrating Generous worksheet space Recipe multiplier
worksheets Worksheets for prioritizing goals Graphs for planning a
garden Seed starting calendars Worksheets to keep track of herbs
and roots used medicinally Monthly budget planner worksheets Weekly
menu planning sheets that include planning for preserving
This book presents an overview of the cultivation of the potato,
pointing out some aspects in relation to its production,
consumption and importance for consumer health. The aim is to offer
a glimpse of the forest rather than the single tree, but not
failing to focus on "a few trees". The approach is
interdisciplinary, and in this sense the history and the climatic
aspects that favour cultivation are highlighted first, ideally
starting with contributions on the South-America and then moving
eastwards, following the diffusion of the potato in the rest of the
world. Some technological aspects are then tackled linked to
cultivation, harvest, post-harvest, production and utilisation of
potatoes. Lastly some aspects are dealt with, nutritional and not,
relating to the importance of potatoes on the health of the
consumer.
Your Backyard Bounty Awaits! You can grow beautiful, healthy,
delicious veggies and herbs right from the start - just follow the
trustworthy advice found in The Beginner's Guide to Growing Great
Vegetables. Expert gardener Lorene Edwards Forkner shares all the
information you need to create a thriving garden, from facts about
soil and sun to tips on fertilising, mulching, and watering.
Regional planting charts show what to plant when, and a
month-by-month planner takes you from January through December.
Profiles of popular edibles explain exactly how to plant, care for,
and harvest your bounty. Whether your garden grows in the ground,
on a balcony, or in containers on a sunny patio, this is your guide
to grow-your-own success.
'A brilliant and inspirational starter kit for anyone who wants to
make a garden to suit their own needs.' - Alan Titchmarsh Although
excited by the prospect of moving into their own home for the first
time, many people are mystified at the thought of what to do with
their outdoor space. Frances Tophill's fuss-free, practical guide
shows you how to create a space outside your own back door that's
designed by you, built by you and enjoyed by you. Beginning with
advice on getting to know your garden - what type of soil you have,
what the drainage and light is like - then on getting to know
yourself as a gardener - do you want a vegetable patch, an
abundance of flowers or simply an extension of your indoor living
space? - and then moving on to the practical design, including hard
and soft landscaping and building materials and guidance, Frances
guides you through different types of plants and how to source and
plant them. There is also a section on aftercare, telling you the
best way to keep your garden well cared for and easy to maintain
throughout the year.
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Chives
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Michelle Hawkins
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Discovery Miles 2 450
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