Helps you learn how to grow vegetables from seed, maintain mature plants, keep the pests at bay and produce a sustainable crop in your vegetable garden. This work includes advice on feeding, watering and combating pests, weeds and diseases. It offers practical tips on preparing and improving soil.
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.
Illustrated with stunning photography, this is an exploration of the world's 40 most important botanic gardens and their pivotal role in scientific study, medical research, and conservation.
Feeling green-fingered but not sure where to start? Growing stuff - herbs, veg, salad, flowers and plants - is fun and pretty easy. You just need some practical knowledge, a bit of space, a window ledge, pot or plot of soil. This is a guide to the simple art of growing stuff.