A comprehensive and practical organic gardening guide which includes information on planning, plant selection, soil preparation, pests and diseases. It includes a history of British gardens and the exploits of early plant collectors. The "Assess and Plan" section looks at climate, aspect, and soil. In "Work With Your Plot", drainage and irrigation is featured, also soil and plant nutrition - manure, mulches and organic fertilizers. The "Keep Your Balance" section deals with encouraging beneficial wildlife, fending off pests and treating disease using the appropriate remedy. "How To Enjoy Your Labours" focuses on growing vegetables and fruits - their varieties, soil suitablilty, harvesting, cooking and keeping. In "Flower and Florish", the reader gets to know abour flowers, trees and shrubs and their cultivation and propagation. This book is endorsed by HDRA (The Henry Doubleday Research Association).
- ISBN10 0722531214
- ISBN13 9780722531211
- Publish Date 6 February 1995 (first published 26 March 1987)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 12 February 1998
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Imprint Thorsons
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 336
- Language English
- URL http://harpercollins.co.uk