The Gardener's Pocket Companion
Language: English
Published by HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, London, 2008
- Softcover
- Used

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This attractive, handy pocket book is a treasure trove of gardening facts and curiosities, notes and quotes. Packed with useful and fascinating information, the 'Gardeners Pocket Companion' will let you into many secrets, including how Joseph Paxton, designer of Crystal Palace and landscape gardener extraordinaire, rose from poverty to become a multi-millionaire, where Londons hidden gardens are located, which tree provided sixteenth-century Europeans with a cure for venereal disease, how to perform the soil fist test to determine soil type, and what Nelson Mandela grew in his prison garden. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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- Title
- The Gardener's Pocket Companion
- Author
- Vicky Bamforth
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, London
- Publication year
- 2008
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1862057958
- ISBN 13
- 9781862057951
- Item weight
- 159 grams
- Dimensions
- 110.0 x 160.0
Packed with useful and fascinating information, The Gardener’s Pocket Companion divulges many secrets, including how Joseph Paxton, designer of Crystal Palace and landscape gardener extraordinaire, rose from poverty to become a multimillionaire; which tree provided 16th-century Europeans with a cure for venereal disease; how to perform the soil fist test to determine soil type; and what Nelson Mandela grew in his prison garden. A treasure trove of gardening facts, curiosities, notes, and quotes is packed into this attractive, handy pocket-sized book.
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