RHS Gardening Through the Year: Month-by-month Planning Instructions and Inspiration

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While I’ve only just received the book (and yet to implement it), I am already using it to plan my gardening work. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate. Keep on top of garden tasks with month-by-month chapters, "Last Chance" reminders, "Get Ahead" tips, and handy to-do lists.

He worked for many years in Barnsdale, Rutland, preparing weekly projects for the BBC's Gardeners' World programme. About the Author: Ian Spence is an author, prolific gardener, and expert plantsman based in Rutland. Payments made using National Book Tokens are processed by National Book Tokens Ltd, and you can read their Terms and Conditions here. Learn how to care for flowers, trees, fruits, and vegetables, and maintain features such as ponds, willow fences, containers, bird boxes, and more. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged.

He worked very closely with Geoff preparing for recording of Gardeners' World and the many other series Geoff made such as The Ornamental Kitchen Garden and his final series Paradise Gardens. As well as specific monthly tasks for every part of the garden there are at-a-glance checklists expert plant advice and tips on organization including Get Ahead and Is it Too Late? The rest of each chapter is packed with advice on plant care, how to grow your own vegetables and fruit, maintaining garden features such as lawns and ponds, what to prune when, and illustrated step-by-step projects and gardening ideas. Pick up skills such as saving seeds, cutting and drying flowers, conserving water, weeding wisely, potting herbs, and gathering your harvest.

As Head Gardener at Barnsdale he prepared weekly projects for the programme and today he continues to demonstrate many gardening techniques for BBC Gardener's World magazine. M Godding Books Ltd is an internet book business running from Wiltshire and sending books all over the world every working day. Clearly laid out and completely practical in approach, the guide is designed to ensure you make the very best use of your time. Good gardening depends on timing - when to plant and when to prune when to feed and when to water when to build and when to maintain. Whatever your level of gardening expertise let expert gardener Ian Spence be your trusted guide through 12 months of satisfying and successful gardening.Packed with beautiful photo galleries that showcase each month's Star Plant , you'll be inspired to have your own garden blooming throughout the year! It begins by explaining how to assess your plot so that you are aware of the soil, orientation, microclimate, existing materials and proportions that you have to work with, before revealing the principles of good design.

It's easy to follow and good to pick up and put down as you complete various tasks and as the year passes.With more than 1000 full-colour photographs of star plants for each month, step-by-step photographic sequences of garden projects and illustrated tasks, this is the garden reference that not only tells you what to do when, but also shows you how to do it. It also has ideas for creating both ornamental and nature features depending on the look and feel you want in your garden. Details of general tasks for each month, and those specific to trees and shrubs, ornamental species, fruit and vegetables, and lawns, are followed by an A-Z of over 350 plant varieties. Whether you are a green-fingered guru or are just starting out, enjoy 12 months of satisfying and successful gardening with RHS Gardening Through The Year.