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Ask: the 1000 most-asked questions about Gardening Daphne Ledward

Ask: the 1000 most-asked questions about Gardening By Daphne Ledward

Ask: the 1000 most-asked questions about Gardening by Daphne Ledward


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Summary

Answers the 1000 most-asked questions that can frustrate various gardeners alike. This book covers from the basic knowing how to identify your soil type, buying plants, seeds versus seedlings; to the thorny problems of dealing with chronic pests and diseases, plants for difficult places, designing and re-designing.

Ask: the 1000 most-asked questions about Gardening Summary

Ask: the 1000 most-asked questions about Gardening by Daphne Ledward

This compact little book promises to answer the 1000 most-asked questions that can frustrate all gardeners alike. From the basic: knowing how to identify your soil type, choice of tools, buying plants, seeds versus seedlings; to the thorny problems of dealing with chronic pests and diseases, plants for difficult places, designing and re-designing, addressing garden needs in an eco-friendly way; and the finer details of perfect compost making, pruning and propagation. Written by one of the BBC's Gardeners' Question Time panellists and researchers, Daphne Ledward has gathered together the gardening questions that she receives year after year.

About Daphne Ledward

Daphne Ledward is a profilic writer and broadcaster on all aspects of gardening. She started her gardening career with BBC Radio Lincolnshire and has been a regular panellist on BBC Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time and Classic FM's Gardening Forum for 18 months. She has also appeared on television programmes such as Gardeners' Direct Line (BBC 1), By Day (Sky 1), Homes and Gardens Livetime (Granada Breeze), Grass Roots (Meridian) and How Does Your Garden Grow? (UK Style/BBC 2), and was the gardening 'expert' on Radio 2's Jimmy Young Show.

Table of Contents

SPRING Soil care and preparation; vegetables; bedding plants; pruning; composting; raised bed cultivation; lawns; fruit; spring bulbs. SUMMER Herbaceous plants; roses; trees; shrubs and conifers; vegetables; containers; childrens gardening; lawns; summer bulbs. AUTUMN Soil care; leaf mould; vegetables; spring containers and spring bedding; planting; planning and plants for special places; fruit; planting spring bulbs. WINTER Christmas plants; winter pruning; digging; indoor bulbs in pots; storing and care of perennial bedding plants.

Additional information

GOR002408350
9781846012785
1846012783
Ask: the 1000 most-asked questions about Gardening by Daphne Ledward
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Octopus Publishing Group
20090202
448
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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