The complete gardener
Book - 2021
This extensively revised new edition of his Complete Gardener, first published in 2003, brings you right up-to-date on how Monty gardens today - and his recommendations for you. The most comprehensive, practical, and highly illustrated book Monty has ever written, it covers what he believes are the most important aspects of gardening. Organic techniques have always been at the core of his practice, but this new edition picks up on another key principle: the need to provide habitats in your garden for local wildlife.
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- Subjects
- Published
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London :
Dorling Kindersley Limited
2021.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- Second edition
- Item Description
- Includes index.
- Physical Description
- 438 pages : illustrations (black and white, and color) ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes an index.
- ISBN
- 9780241424308
- Introduction
- Evolution of the garden
- Wildlife
- Weather
- Structure
- Planning the design
- Paths
- Trees
- Hedges
- Topiary
- Lawns
- Water features
- Gardening basics
- Soil
- Cultivation
- Plant propagation
- Greenhouses
- Composting
- Mulch
- Leafmould
- Green manure
- Liquid feeds
- Weeds
- Pests
- Watering
- Tools
- The gardens
- The Spring Garden
- The Jewel Garden
- The Cottage Garden
- The Damp Garden
- The Lime Walk
- The Long Walk
- The Mound
- The Orchard
- The Orchard Beds
- The Writing Garden
- The Paradise Garden
- The Wildlife Garden
- The Dry Garden
- The Coppice
- The Cricket Pitch
- The Grass Borders
- The Herb Garden
- The Vegetable Garden
- The plants
- Herbaceous perennials
- Annuals and biennials
- Bulbs
- Climbers
- Shrubs
- Wildflower meadows, grasses and bamboos
- Food from the garden
- Why grow your own food?
- Introducing vegetable growing
- Spring vegetables
- Summer vegetables
- Autumn vegetables
- Winter vegetables
- Introducing herb growing
- Annual and biennial herbs
- Perennial Mediterranean herbs
- Perennial non-Mediterranean herbs
- Introducing fruit growing
- Top fruit
- Soft fruit
- Index
- Acknowledgements