Overview
If you're new to gardening there's no end of help and advice available - from TV, radio, books and magazines. But where do you start?Compiled by BBC TV's Geoff Hamilton and Gay Search The Complete First Time Gardener is packed with comprehensive practical advice on all aspects of gardening. It is the essential guide to planning, planting and succeeding with a first-time garden. There's advice on:
-- Basic garden design - simple surveying techniques...
-- Planning and preparation assessing your soil type, cultivating and fertilizing ...
-- Landscaping - fencing, hedging, paving and walling...
-- Planting - choosing and buying the right plants for your particular garden...
-- Lawns - laying turf or starting from seed...
-- The kitchen garden growing fruit and vegetables in small places
Illustrated with color photos and clear, easy-to-follow drawings The Complete First Time Gardener will help you become a complete gardener yourself.
Synopsis
If you're new to gardening there's no end of help and advice available - from TV, radio, books and magazines. But where do you start?
Compiled by BBC TV's Geoff Hamilton and Gay Search The Complete First Time Gardener is packed with comprehensive practical advice on all aspects of gardening. It is the essential guide to planning, planting and succeeding with a first-time garden. There's advice on:
-- Basic garden design - simple surveying techniques...
-- Planning and preparation assessing your soil type, cultivating and fertilizing ...
-- Landscaping - fencing, hedging, paving and walling...
-- Planting - choosing and buying the right plants for your particular garden...
-- Lawns - laying turf or starting from seed...
-- The kitchen garden growing fruit and vegetables in small places
Illustrated with color photos and clear, easy-to-follow drawings The Complete First Time Gardener will help you become a complete gardener yourself.