The Complete Gardener: A Practical, Imaginative Guide to Every Aspect of Gardening - Softcover

Don, Monty

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405342706 ISBN 13: 9781405342704

Publisher: DK, 2020

Synopsis

This title aims to breathe new life into organic gardening. It is illustrated with photographs taken over the course of a year in the author's own Herefordshire garden.

About this title

About the Author:

Monty Don has been gardening on TV for over 25 years for ITV, Channel 4 and the BBC, and since 2003 has been the lead presenter on BBC TV's Gardeners' World, which from 2011 has been filmed in his own garden in Herefordshire - Longmeadow. His own more recent series have included Big Dreams Small Spaces and Paradise Gardens. He is a longstanding organic gardener and was President of the Soil Association from 2008 to 2017. A prolific journalist and author, he was gardening correspondent for the Observer from 1994 to 2006 and has written a weekly gardening column for the Daily Mail since 2004. He has published 19 books, including his recent bestsellers, Down to Earth and Nigel: My Family and Other Dogs.

From Booklist:

At a large, but not unmanageable, site in the English countryside, Don reigns over a lush and diverse garden of his own creation. Undaunted by having to start from scratch, he planned, then planted, areas for fruits and vegetables, flowers and topiary, hedges and herbs and now shares his hard-won knowledge through detailed but highly conversant text and luscious and artistic photography by Ari Ashley. From planning to construction, planting to composting, Don covers virtually every aspect of garden design, installation, and management with a predilection toward environmentally friendly practices. Though his personal garden is located in England, the basic and comprehensive information he shares can be applied to nearly any garden anywhere. With an intimate style and infectious enthusiasm, Don encourages the home gardener to view his or her domain as an outlet for creativity and imagination. This elegantly designed and beautifully produced book is as practical as it is aesthetically pleasing--qualities not unlike Don's garden. Carol Haggas
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About this edition

• Publisher: DK
• Publication date: 2020
• ISBN 10: 1405342706
• ISBN 13: 9781405342704
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 440