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Down to Earth Monty Don

Down to Earth By Monty Don

Down to Earth by Monty Don


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Down to Earth Summary

Down to Earth: Gardening Wisdom by Monty Don

Written as he talks, this is Monty Don right beside you in the garden, challenging norms and sharing advice.

Discover Monty's thoughts and garden ideas around nature, seasons, color, design, pests, flowering shrubs, containers, and much more. Read about the month-by month jobs he does in his own garden that he hopes are relevant to you. Monty's intimate and lyrical writing is accompanied by photos of his garden, showing areas rarely seen on television. This is the perfect gift for the gardener in your life.

"I have written many gardening books but this is the distillation of 50 years of gardening experience. It has all the tips and essential pieces of knowledge that enable you to make your garden grow well, and it also shares my view that gardening is the secret to living well too." - Monty

About Monty Don

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. He is an experienced 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 hardening column for the Daily Mail since 2004. He has published 18 books, including his recent Sunday Times bestseller Nigel: My Family and Other Dogs.

Table of Contents

  • 1: Introduction
  • 2: The Seasons
  • 3: Weather
  • 4: Nature
  • 5: Place
  • 6: Design
  • 7: Walking and Sitting
  • 8: Colour
  • 9: A New Plot
  • 10: The Small Town Garden
  • 11: The Cottage Garden
  • 12: The Exotic Garden
  • 13: A Modern Urban Garden
  • 14: Wildlife Gardening
  • 15: Children
  • 16: Containers
  • 17: Climbers
  • 18: Flowering Shrubs
  • 19: Lawns
  • 20: Weeds
  • 21: Fungus
  • 22: Pests
  • 23: Compost
  • 24: Tools
  • 25: Planting
  • 26: Growing
  • 27: Pruning
  • 28: Food
  • 29: Grow your own Veg
  • 30: Grow your own Herbs
  • 31: Grow your own Top Fruit
  • 32: Grow your own Soft Fruit
  • 33: Names
  • 34: The Months
    • 1: January
    • 2: February
    • 3: March
    • 4: April
    • 5: May
    • 6: June
    • 7: July
    • 8: August
    • 9: September
    • 10: October
    • 11: November
    • 12: December
  • 35: Index
  • 36: Acknowledgments

Additional information

GOR009811596
9780241347140
0241347149
Down to Earth: Gardening Wisdom by Monty Don
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Dorling Kindersley Ltd
2019-03-07
320
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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