Containing twelve chapters based on the gardening calendar, with a job-list for each month, this book aims to help readers with limited money and time to obtain the best and most satisfying results from a garden. Each chapter incorporates the essential techniques and practicalities of gardening, described at the time of year for which they are most appropriate. The book also includes practical information on how to choose and care for garden tools and how to look after the soil, and instructions on how to make and use simple cold-frames and cloches, how to plan a patio and a small greenhouse, and how to organize a barbecue.
- ISBN10 0563367792
- ISBN13 9780563367796
- Publish Date 3 June 1993
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 10 May 2000
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher BBC Consumer Publishing
- Imprint BBC Books
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 128
- Language English