The No-Work Garden by Bob Flowerdew
This text is about deciding what you want and identifying the least labour-intensive way of achieving it. Back-breaking digging may not be necessary. Plan before you proceed and you can use nature and commonsense to garden throughout the seasons.
Anyone wanting a fantastic garden to relax in and enjoy with hardly any work involved should read this bookFamed for his organic practices, Bob Flowerdew freely admits to wanting more time to loaf around in his garden and luckily for him most organic practices are not labour-intensive thereby gaining the gardener the best of both worlds. A no-dig philosophy sounds great to the spade-shirker but it works. Apply a yearly mulch and let the worms do the work and you will notice the improvement the following season with results way beyond your expectations for such a little outlay. Don't mow the lawn so short and so often and you will find it stays greener in even the hottest of weather. Group your houseplants together for beneficial results and less watering. After chapters on saving energy on these, Bob reaches his favourite topic of fruit and vegetable production, explaining how to produce what you need rather than producing to impress the neighbours. A combination of sound commonsense, wildlife friendly cultivation and crops to eat make this the perfect gift for the overworked or lazy gardener who would like a better garden but hasn't the time or energy. -- Lucy Watson
Bob Flowerdew has gardened organically for over 20 years and is Britain's foremost authority on organic gardening methods. He is constantly experimenting with new species and ways of labour-saving now that his back is beginning to hurt! He broadcasts on radio and television and lectures widely across the country.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781856264518 |
| ISBN 10 | 1856264513 |
| Title | The No-Work Garden |
| Author | Bob Flowerdew |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2002-10-21 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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