Kew Answers for Everyday Gardeners (eBook)

100 Questions Answered

Polly Stevens (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
176 Seiten
Frances Lincoln (Verlag)
978-0-7112-8889-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Never find yourself stuck for gardening advice again with this handy and informative book in your garden shed, packed with advice from the experts at Kew Gardens, London.Kew Answers for Everyday Gardeners solves all your gardening conundrums, from pest control to pruning, and wildlife to weather management, with a series of 100 questions. Polly Stevens, manager of decorative displays at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew shares her answers to the questions she gets asked most by visitors to the gardens from pest control to wildlife care, planting advice to pruning. For each question there is a clear answer and expert tips and techniques. The questions include: How do I tell what kind of soil I have? What is the best time of year to prune? How do I make a wildlife pond? How do I deal with pests without using chemicals? How do I collect rainwater? Written with the modern gardener in mind, the advice prioritizes solutions that care for the environment, with guidance on chemical-free gardening, environmentally friendly methods for pest and disease control, and encouraging wildlife. This is a beautiful and practical guide for everyday gardeners, destined to become a staple on every gardeners bookshelf. Everything you've ever wanted to know about gardening, from experts, in an easy-to-navigate guidebook. Whatever gardener you are: urban, rural, hobbyist, professional, young, old, spring- or autumn-planter, this book has all the advice you need.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.6.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Garten
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Schlagworte: Answers • Autumn • bare-root plant • beginner garden • botanical expertise • container gardening • deadheading • Experts • FAQs • Fathers day gift • flower beds • fruit and vegetable growing • gardening advice • gardening experts • gardening knowhow • gardening questions • garden jobs • Garden pests and diseases • garden problems • garden tasks • garden tools • gift for dads • gift for gardeners • gift for men • gifts for women • guidance • Guide • how to • how to garden • Kew Gardens • mothers day gift • Organic Gardening • Pests • plant care • plant guide • planting for colour • plant insights • plants for shade • pruning • Roses • Royal Botanic Gardens • seasonal planting • small gardens • Specimens • Spring • Summer • Weed control • Wildlife Gardening • wildlife pond • Winter • year-round planting
• ISBN-10: 0-7112-8889-5 / 0711288895
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7112-8889-8 / 9780711288898