Down to earth : gardening wisdom
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Down to earth : gardening wisdom
Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2017
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Summary: Unrivalled gardening wisdom from Monty Don, including essential tips, knowledge and musings from his 50 years of gardening experience. Written as he talks, this is Monty Don right beside you in the garden, challenging norms and sharing advice. Discover Monty's thoughts and garden ideas around nature, seasons, colour, design, pests, flowering shrubs, containers, and much more. Read about the month-by month jobs he does in his own garden that he hopes are relevant to you. Monty's intimate and lyrical writing is accompanied by photos of his garden, showing areas rarely seen on television
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"Growing some fruit, veg and herbs is one of the most life-enhancing, practical and enriching things that anyone with a scrap of land can ever do." - Monty Don Unrivalled gardening wisdom from Britain's favourite gardener. Written as he talks, this is Monty Don right beside you in the garden, challenging norms and sharing his advice based on years of experience. Month-by-month, Monty reveals the jobs he does in his own garden, that he hopes are relevant to you. Discover Monty's thoughts and musings on nature, seasons, colour, design, pests, flowering shrubs, containers, and much more. Monty's intimate and beautifully written narrative is accompanied by photos of his own garden. "You need nature more than she needs you. It is not an equal relationship. Serve her well and she will look after you. Abuse her and everyone loses." - Monty Don
Table of Contents
1: Introduction
2: The Seasons
3: Weather
4: Nature
5: Place
6: Design
7: Walking and Sitting
8: Colour
9: A New Plot
10: The Small Town Garden
11: The Cottage Garden
12: The Exotic Garden
13: A Modern Urban Garden
14: Wildlife Gardening
15: Children
16: Containers
17: Climbers
18: Flowering Shrubs
19: Lawns
20: Weeds
21: Fungus
22: Pests
23: Compost
24: Tools
25: Planting
26: Growing
27: Pruning
28: Food
29: Grow your own Veg
30: Grow your own Herbs
31: Grow your own Top Fruit
32: Grow your own Soft Fruit
33: Names
34: The Months
1: January
2: February
3: March
4: April
5: May
6: June
7: July
8: August
9: September
10: October
11: November
12: December
35: Index
36: Acknowledgments
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