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Trade Review
Discover how to look after all manner of green things, including house plants, in this comprehensive guide. It is full of tips on how to grow vegetables and how to cut back troublesome plants and weeds. Perfect for a novice * The Sun *
'The perfect starting point for those wanting to curate their outdoor space.' - Liz Earle Wellbeing * Liz Earle Wellbeing *
For those who wish they were green-fingered but need a helping hand to take the first steps. * Vogue Online *

Table of Contents
  • 1: GETTING STARTED
    • 1: Which way does your garden face?
    • 2: Know your soil
    • 3: Improving your soil
    • 4: Choosing the right potting compost
    • 5: Choosing healthy plants
  • 2: FLOWERS & FOLIAGE
    • 1: Sowing seeds outdoors
    • 2: Sowing seeds indoors
    • 3: Growing plants that last
    • 4: Growing sunflowers
    • 5: Preparing pots for planting
    • 6: Plant up a colourful container
    • 7: Make a spring hanging basket
    • 8: Planting a shady windowbox
    • 9: Making a border
    • 10: Making raised beds and edges
    • 11: Choosing flowers and foliage for spring containers
    • 12: Choosing flowers and foliage for summer containers
  • 3: LAWNS
    • 1: Laying turf
    • 2: Sowing grass seed
    • 3: How to make a lawn edging
    • 4: Growing bulbs in grass
    • 5: Caring for your lawn
  • 4: CLIMBERS
    • 1: Planting a climber
    • 2: Potting up climbers
    • 3: Create a tower of climbers
    • 4: Make an ivy topiary ball
    • 5: Build a rose arch
    • 6: Pruning a rose arch
    • 7: Pruning a rose on a wall
    • 8: Pruning wisteria
    • 9: Cutting back ivy
    • 10: Raise new plants by layering
    • 11: Choosing climbers for spring interest
    • 12: Choosing climbers for summer interest
  • 5: SHRUBS
    • 1: Planting a shrub
    • 2: Planting a shrub in a pot
    • 3: Planting a bare-root rose
    • 4: Pruning an early summer flowering shrub
    • 5: Lightly pruning shrubs
    • 6: Pruning a shrub rose
    • 7: Pruning hydrangea
    • 8: Pruning lavender
    • 9: Pruning for winter stems
    • 10: Planting a hedge
    • 11: Trimming a hedge
    • 12: Making a topiary cone
    • 13: Repotting a shrub
    • 14: Choosing shrubs for year-round interest
    • 15: Choosing shrubs for autumn interest
  • 6: GRASSES
    • 1: Planting grasses in the ground
    • 2: Caring for grasses
    • 3: Cutting back grasses
    • 4: Dividing grasses
    • 5: Choosing grasses
  • 7: SMALL TREES
    • 1: Planting a tree
    • 2: Removing a branch
    • 3: Moving a tree or shrub
    • 4: Choosing trees for small gardens
  • 8: VEGETABLES
    • 1: Growing seeds in trays
    • 2: Sowing seeds in small pots
    • 3: Growing vegetables from plug plants
    • 4: Raising lettuces on a windowsill
    • 5: Growing tomatoes
    • 6: Growing climbing beans
    • 7: Growing root crops
    • 8: Growing early potatoes
    • 9: Growing potatoes in a bin
  • 9: HERBS
    • 1: Growing herbs from seed
    • 2: Planting a herb garden
    • 3: Planting a herb hanging basket
    • 4: Making a lavender hedge
    • 5: Growing herbs from cuttings
    • 6: Dividing herbs
  • 10: FRUIT
    • 1: Planting a basket of strawberries
    • 2: Planting an apple tree in a pot
    • 3: Pruning an apple tree
    • 4: Soft fruit in small spaces
    • 5: Tree fruit in small spaces
  • 11: PRACTICALITIES
    • 1: Watering plants
    • 2: Making your own compost
    • 3: How and when to prune
    • 4: Caring for your tools
    • 5: Troubleshooting weeds
    • 6: Dealing with pests
    • 7: Preventing diseases
    • 8: Know your garden friends
  • 12: Index
  • 13: Acknowledgements

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    Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
    Publication Date: 22/02/2018
    ISBN13: 9780241336656, 978-0241336656
    ISBN10: 0241336651
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    Description

    Book Synopsis


    Trade Review
    Discover how to look after all manner of green things, including house plants, in this comprehensive guide. It is full of tips on how to grow vegetables and how to cut back troublesome plants and weeds. Perfect for a novice * The Sun *
    'The perfect starting point for those wanting to curate their outdoor space.' - Liz Earle Wellbeing * Liz Earle Wellbeing *
    For those who wish they were green-fingered but need a helping hand to take the first steps. * Vogue Online *

    Table of Contents
    • 1: GETTING STARTED
      • 1: Which way does your garden face?
      • 2: Know your soil
      • 3: Improving your soil
      • 4: Choosing the right potting compost
      • 5: Choosing healthy plants
    • 2: FLOWERS & FOLIAGE
      • 1: Sowing seeds outdoors
      • 2: Sowing seeds indoors
      • 3: Growing plants that last
      • 4: Growing sunflowers
      • 5: Preparing pots for planting
      • 6: Plant up a colourful container
      • 7: Make a spring hanging basket
      • 8: Planting a shady windowbox
      • 9: Making a border
      • 10: Making raised beds and edges
      • 11: Choosing flowers and foliage for spring containers
      • 12: Choosing flowers and foliage for summer containers
    • 3: LAWNS
      • 1: Laying turf
      • 2: Sowing grass seed
      • 3: How to make a lawn edging
      • 4: Growing bulbs in grass
      • 5: Caring for your lawn
    • 4: CLIMBERS
      • 1: Planting a climber
      • 2: Potting up climbers
      • 3: Create a tower of climbers
      • 4: Make an ivy topiary ball
      • 5: Build a rose arch
      • 6: Pruning a rose arch
      • 7: Pruning a rose on a wall
      • 8: Pruning wisteria
      • 9: Cutting back ivy
      • 10: Raise new plants by layering
      • 11: Choosing climbers for spring interest
      • 12: Choosing climbers for summer interest
    • 5: SHRUBS
      • 1: Planting a shrub
      • 2: Planting a shrub in a pot
      • 3: Planting a bare-root rose
      • 4: Pruning an early summer flowering shrub
      • 5: Lightly pruning shrubs
      • 6: Pruning a shrub rose
      • 7: Pruning hydrangea
      • 8: Pruning lavender
      • 9: Pruning for winter stems
      • 10: Planting a hedge
      • 11: Trimming a hedge
      • 12: Making a topiary cone
      • 13: Repotting a shrub
      • 14: Choosing shrubs for year-round interest
      • 15: Choosing shrubs for autumn interest
    • 6: GRASSES
      • 1: Planting grasses in the ground
      • 2: Caring for grasses
      • 3: Cutting back grasses
      • 4: Dividing grasses
      • 5: Choosing grasses
    • 7: SMALL TREES
      • 1: Planting a tree
      • 2: Removing a branch
      • 3: Moving a tree or shrub
      • 4: Choosing trees for small gardens
    • 8: VEGETABLES
      • 1: Growing seeds in trays
      • 2: Sowing seeds in small pots
      • 3: Growing vegetables from plug plants
      • 4: Raising lettuces on a windowsill
      • 5: Growing tomatoes
      • 6: Growing climbing beans
      • 7: Growing root crops
      • 8: Growing early potatoes
      • 9: Growing potatoes in a bin
    • 9: HERBS
      • 1: Growing herbs from seed
      • 2: Planting a herb garden
      • 3: Planting a herb hanging basket
      • 4: Making a lavender hedge
      • 5: Growing herbs from cuttings
      • 6: Dividing herbs
    • 10: FRUIT
      • 1: Planting a basket of strawberries
      • 2: Planting an apple tree in a pot
      • 3: Pruning an apple tree
      • 4: Soft fruit in small spaces
      • 5: Tree fruit in small spaces
    • 11: PRACTICALITIES
      • 1: Watering plants
      • 2: Making your own compost
      • 3: How and when to prune
      • 4: Caring for your tools
      • 5: Troubleshooting weeds
      • 6: Dealing with pests
      • 7: Preventing diseases
      • 8: Know your garden friends
    • 12: Index
    • 13: Acknowledgements

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