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Book Synopsis RHS 50 Ways to Start a Garden by : Simon Akeroyd
Download or read book RHS 50 Ways to Start a Garden written by Simon Akeroyd and published by Mitchell Beazley. This book was released on 2022-10-13 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *** 'So you know you want to start gardening but you have no idea where to begin? ... Simon Akeroyd gives step-by-step guidance on everything from creating a cactus collection to growing fruit in hanging baskets. The book turns what is often a daunting task into bite-size steps that can often be done in an afternoon.' George Hudson, Evening Standard, favourite garden publications of the year Aimed at first-time gardeners, those in rented accommodation or anyone with limited outdoor space, this book teaches how to take stock of an environment and start a garden. With ideas for gardens, patio spaces, courtyards, balconies and interiors, these 50 easy-to-adopt ideas provide the steps to success for even the most inexperienced gardeners. Contents include: - Create a floral display with bulbs that last all year - Grow pet-friendly plants - Create a vegetable harvest in pots - Add height in flat spaces - Make a mow-free lawn - Hang plants around your home
Book Synopsis RHS 50 Ways to Outsmart a Squirrel & Other Garden Pests by : Simon Akeroyd
Download or read book RHS 50 Ways to Outsmart a Squirrel & Other Garden Pests written by Simon Akeroyd and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2021-05-06 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the green-thumbed optimist who views their garden as a calming getaway to those that see backyard life as more of a struggle against weeds and pests, almost all gardeners will meet a creature or two who will drive them to despair. Plenty of gardeners are ready to swear off nasty chemical deterrents and bloodthirsty solutions. But how can you save your squash and uphold your hostas at the same time? 50 Ways to Outsmart a Squirrel serves up a smorgasbord of eco-friendly ideas and solutions. They're legal, humane and - best of all - effective. Cut through the old wives tales, save your salt for seasoning, and discover gold-standard, sustainable planting solutions and crop-saving tips from gardeners who know exactly how you feel.
Book Synopsis RHS How to Garden When You're New to Gardening by :
Download or read book RHS How to Garden When You're New to Gardening written by and published by . This book was released on 2024-01-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you surrounded by weeds? Is your lawn forlorn? Are your bushes diseased? Do you long to create an outdoor space you can enjoy with friends - a garden you can show off with pride? How to Garden When You're New to Gardening shows you the basics needed to get your green space under control and keep it that way. Drawing on the world-renowned expertise of the Royal Horticultural Society, the book is packed full of creative ideas with lots of simple step-by-step instructions and clear images to help you realise your garden's potential, no matter the size and scale. Get to know your garden and choose plants that will grow well in particular soil types and conditions year after year. From planting and training decorative climbers, to designing seasonal hanging basket displays, and growing your own tomatoes, these are the small jobs that will make a huge difference to how your garden looks and feels. Take the anxiety out of planting, potting, and pruning and make the most of your precious patch of land.
Book Synopsis RHS How to Grow Plants for Free by : Simon Akeroyd
Download or read book RHS How to Grow Plants for Free written by Simon Akeroyd and published by Mitchell Beazley. This book was released on 2023-05-11 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increase your stock of plants easily and for free by propagating them yourself. RHS How to Grow Plants for Free demystifies the art of taking cuttings and explains the other ways you can multiply your garden plants. Propagating your own plants is fun, inexpensive, and a sustainable way to garden. An introductory section explains the botanical science behind all types of propagation and defines and simplifies the language. The book is then split into self-contained practical chapters detailing each of the different types of propagation. Each chapter includes a selection of 'plant profiles' for the plants best suited to each propagation method: - Dividing Plants covers the easiest methods of splitting one plant into several new ones - Saving Seeds introduces how to collect and process seeds from flowers, vegetables, herbs and trees - Cuttings covers how to successfully grow a new plant from an existing one using several different methods for taking cuttings - The Houseplants chapter shows techniques needed to increase your collection. - The final chapters show how to grow new plants from kitchen scraps, and gives ideas on how to make the most of all the new plants you've created by giving them as gifts
Book Synopsis RHS You Will Be Able to Garden By the End of This Book by : Simon Akeroyd
Download or read book RHS You Will Be Able to Garden By the End of This Book written by Simon Akeroyd and published by Mitchell Beazley. This book was released on 2023-04-27 with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The title might sound like a bold statement, but you really will be able to garden by the end of this book. Whether you are a budding botanist or just aspire to have greener fingers, this book will hold your 'horticultural hand' and guide you gently through the principles of gardening. Whether you have a tiny courtyard or something a bit bigger, this book will share everything you need to know to create your own patch of horticultural heaven. With 12 easy-to-follow chapters that explore all the basics of successful, stress-free gardening including assessing and designing your garden, how to grow fruit and vegetables, plant maintenance, propagation, lawns and container garden. The 15 step-by-step techniques will teach you how to sow seeds, prune shrubs, cut a hedge, mow a lawn and even how to design your own outside space, plus so much more. Just as important, the book explains how to garden sustainably and encourage wildlife, so that you can make informed decisions when it comes to creating and maintaining your garden.
Download or read book RHS Get Growing written by Holly Farrell and published by Frances Lincoln. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Put the fun into gardening with this great family guide to growing plants indoors and out, all year round. How do plants work? How can I grow tomatoes? How can I encourage garden wildlife? RHS Get Growing will answer all these questions in a fun and accessible guide. Perfect for parents and children who enjoy engaging with the outdoors and want to do more activities together, or for beginner gardeners just starting out, this book explains how plants work, describes the building blocks of gardening, and shows how to grow everything from cacti to cucumbers. With great facts and practical projects, giving the reader a lot of information, it's an ideal, hands-on introduction for complete beginners, and designed to inspire a life-long love of gardening. In this book, you will learn to: Learn about the plants and animals that make up the ecosystem of any garden Plant seeds together with your children and watch as they grow Carry out experiments – from making a wormery to mapping rain shadows Make delicious recipes from your home-grown produce The projects and experiments are bite-sized and self-contained, ideal for weekends, holidays and even home-schooling. This book is ideal for parents and teachers who want to get kids connected with nature, experiencing the world and relating to the food that they eat. All the guidance is backed by scientific and educational research, drawn together by the team of RHS experts. Get your children growing shoots and seeds, whatever their ages, and watch them fall in love with the natural world with RHS Get Growing, the complete family gardening guide.
Book Synopsis RHS Step-by-Step Veg Patch by : Lucy Chamberlain
Download or read book RHS Step-by-Step Veg Patch written by Lucy Chamberlain and published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd. This book was released on 2020-02-06 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An infallible guide to vegetable growing for gardeners with little space but big ambitions. It's time to get your hands dirty! This gardening book will help you learn how to grow, nurture, and harvest more than 50 types of fruits and vegetables. The bright photos, step-by-step illustrations, and foolproof advice will get you growing in no time. Perfect for beginners as well as keen gardeners. This planting book will teach you how to plan your space, be it a small raised bed, some pots, or a large vegetable patch. Maximise your harvest and explore different planting themes that suit your needs! You'll also discover useful tips for selecting plants to match your theme. Want to know how to keep pests away and your plants healthy? RHS Step-by-Step Veg Patchcontains brilliant expert advice on how to grow more than 50 different crops. Simply look up the specific crop you want to grow, and follow the photos and clear instructions on planting, nurturing, and harvesting. You'll also discover the latest popular new cultivars, crops, and heirloom varieties in this updated edition. Dig Into Vegetable Gardening Enjoy a successful harvest with this organised and stress-free approach to gardening. Whether you're new to gardening or interested in saving costs, this book offers easy-to-follow steps for starting and sustaining your very own vegetable garden. It also makes for a perfect gift for the gardening enthusiast in your life. Whatever the size of the garden, this vegetable garden planner offers you: - Beautiful photos - Step-by-step illustrations - Foolproof gardening advice RHS Step-by-Step Veg Patch is part of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) gardening series from DK Books. DK's series of gardening books present handy advice and tips to expand your gardening knowledge. With DK's gardening books you can discover all you need to know about plants, shrubs, trees, fruit, and vegetables, for all gardening novices or green-fingered experts.
Book Synopsis RHS The Urban Gardener by : Matt James
Download or read book RHS The Urban Gardener written by Matt James and published by Mitchell Beazley. This book was released on 2014-04-07 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Garden designer, lecturer and broadcaster Matt James explores how to design an urban outdoor space, no matter the size or location - from balconies and roof terraces to courtyards, basement areas and front gardens, factoring in areas for relaxation, play and growing your own produce. There are 16 step-by-step projects including creating a 'living' green wall, planting under mature trees and making a gravel garden and 13 case studies showing great design in action, with examples from Tom Stuart-Smith, Charlotte Rowe and Christopher Bradley-Hole. Award-winning photographer Marianne Majerus provides the visual inspiration.
Download or read book RHS How to Garden New Edition written by and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tempted to have a go at gardening? Keen to grow your own veg or tame an out-of-control border? This no-nonsense practical manual, packed with clear advice and photos on the essentials, shows you where to start and how to progress. Beginning with inspirational ideas to help you plan your plot, RHS How to Garden walks you through each stage of your chosen garden project. Clear guidance helps you select which plants will work in the space you have and step-by-step photography demystifies caring for plants such as perennials, bulbs, climbers, shrubs, and edibles. Easy-to-follow advice makes mastering basic techniques and troubleshooting common garden problems simple. With its clear, practical approach, RHS How to Garden takes the bafflement out of gardening for the beginner.
Book Synopsis Kitchen Gardening for Beginners by : Simon Akeroyd
Download or read book Kitchen Gardening for Beginners written by Simon Akeroyd and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kitchen Gardening for Beginners has everything you need to leave the supermarket behind in favor of tastier and healthier home-grown fruit and vegetables. Avoid bland, pesticide-tainted produce flown in from the other side of the world and start growing your own produce with this reassuring guide, complete with a glossary of gardening terms and a picture gallery of common weeds. Kitchen Gardening for Beginners takes you through ten steps to preparing your plot and teaches you need-to-know techniques such as sowing, plating, feeding, mulching, watering, and weeding. Armed with the basics, you'll learn how to grow over 70 types of fruit and vegetable crops. You'll also find easy projects such as making a simple compost bin and planting a fruit tree and tips to attract wildlife along with simple, delicious ways to enjoy your produce. A handy troubleshooting section covers identifying and dealing with weeds, pests, and diseases. Whether you prefer to start small with a few herbs and vegetable staples or you are more ambitious and intend to feed your whole family all year-round, Kitchen Gardening for Beginners will show you how.
Book Synopsis RHS What Plant Where Encyclopedia by : The Royal Horticultural Society
Download or read book RHS What Plant Where Encyclopedia written by The Royal Horticultural Society and published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd. This book was released on 2013-10-17 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get into gardening and choose the right plant for every site with this perfect planting guide by RHS experts. Transform your garden into your Eden with RHS What Plant Where Encyclopedia. Whether your garden is stuck in shade or scorching in the sun, you will find lots of gardening tips that show you how to plant a garden that really makes the most of your space. Solve your garden problems with simple steps to assess your site and soil and then use the at-a-glance classification guide and photos to choose from over 2,000 plants. Landscape your garden with tips for creating stylish beds or borders and inspirational planting "recipes". Plus, a section on fragrant or colourful plants helps you create a fabulous outdoor idyll. RHS What Plant Where Encyclopedia is the indispensable guide to perfect planting.
Book Synopsis 100 Perfect Plants by : Simon Akeroyd
Download or read book 100 Perfect Plants written by Simon Akeroyd and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2017-07-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bring the beauty of National Trust gardens to your own little patch.Some 80% of people who visit NT properties do so 'to look at the garden'. And one of the glories of NT gardens are their incredible beds and borders – plants that bring colour, drama and surprises year round. In this book, senior NT gardener Simon Akeroyd gives you a foolproof plan to get similar effects in your own garden with 100 key plants. How to plan, how to plant, how to prune. All of the plants will be easily available, and he will give alternatives if you want to mix things up. The book is organised seasonally, with features on important skills and tasks for each season - such as testing your soil, planting bulbs, pruning for winter and so on.
Download or read book RHS How to Garden written by and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 2011-04 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you're a beginner gardener or looking for gardening tips to improve your existing gardening skills, this is the complete guide on how to garden from the experts at the RHS, now with a new-look jacket. Want to know how to plant in containers or how to create a successful vegetable garden? Whatever your level of expertise, you'll find everything you need to know in this easy-to-follow guide. From bulbs to borders, weeds to watering, pick up gardening techniques, practical basics, and simple skills which will have your garden blooming. Top tips to guide you every step of the way with clear, easy-to-follow advice and photographs. Find out the principles of good of gardening - how plants work and how to give them what they need. This is your one-stop guide to creating and enjoying a garden of your own.
Book Synopsis RHS Gardening School by : SIMON. BAYTON AKEROYD (DR ROSS.)
Download or read book RHS Gardening School written by SIMON. BAYTON AKEROYD (DR ROSS.) and published by Mitchell Beazley. This book was released on 2021-10-14 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Modern Cottage Garden by : Greg Loades
Download or read book The Modern Cottage Garden written by Greg Loades and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An inspirational book, with encouraging words and down-to-earth advice for achieving a year-round beautiful garden.” —Michael Marriott, chief rosarian at David Austin Roses In this practical and inspirational guide, Greg Loades presents a new style of planting: a fusion between classic cottage style and the new perennial movement. Using real gardens as examples, The Modern Cottage Garden teaches gardeners how to combine the best of both styles—big, colorful blooms and striking grasses and native plants—into one beautiful space that requires little maintenance and has a long season of interest. Fresh planting ideas for containers, small gardens, and diverse climates present an exciting style that can shine anywhere.
Book Synopsis RHS How to Plant a Garden by : Matt James
Download or read book RHS How to Plant a Garden written by Matt James and published by Mitchell Beazley. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A thoroughly recommended read if you want your garden to have that designer touch - and to look good all year round' - Alan Titchmarsh 'This book is reassuringly methodical. From the initial survey to the planting palette and how to design for privacy, shelter or noise control. It's a helpful primer for any design project.' - Daily Mail 'Inventively presented with a lot of info packed in without seeming deterrently difficult.' - Evening Standard 'Great design tips, ideas and planting schemes for year-round interest.' - House Beautiful Confused by the bewildering range of plants on offer at your local garden centre? How do you choose, use and create beautiful planting schemes like the professionals? The book takes you on a structured journey through the design process, from the initial assessment of your existing space, through choosing a theme or style, to putting it all together. Learn what various plant groups can provide and how to problem-solve by selecting the right species. Understand the role that form, colour, scent and texture play in the garden, and how to use focal points and accent plants for added interest. Tiny courtyard gardeners and suburban gardeners alike will learn how to mix plants in pleasing combinations that will provide interest through the seasons and last for years. RHS How to Plant a Garden proves that a good planting scheme can transform your garden from the ordinary to the truly inspirational.
Book Synopsis RHS The Little Book of Wild Gardening by : Holly Farrell
Download or read book RHS The Little Book of Wild Gardening written by Holly Farrell and published by Mitchell Beazley. This book was released on 2022-07-14 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Little Book of Wild Gardening is a guide for anyone wanting to garden in a more sustainable, natural way. Working with nature benefits not just the garden, but also the gardener, wildlife and the wider environment. Divided into sections for different garden areas - including lawns, flower beds, edibles, trees and water features - The Little Book of Wild Gardening details how to embrace a natural approach to gardening for plots large and small. Introductory chapters explain how garden ecosystems can work, and how a healthy garden can mean savings in both work and resources for the gardener. There are plant profiles providing a variety of choices for a wilder approach, plus design tips and expertise in sustainable and wildlife-friendly gardening. From a sustainable veg patch to wildflower meadows, and from bat boxes to gravel gardens, the book includes projects and plants in a range of sizes and timescales so gardeners can create a bountiful and enjoyable haven that will benefit themselves, their local area, and all kinds of wildlife.
