The Natural Gardener by Val Bourne
Winner of The Garden Writers' Guild Book of the Year Award 2005 The Natural Gardener shows exactly how you can use organic principles to create not only a healthy garden, with the balance to control garden pests and other hazards in an environmentally friendly way, but also one that has a special beauty. The book is brimful of ideas and information on how to create a rich, healthy, living landscape where the snuffle of a hedgehog, the moving shimmer of insects, or a cloud of butterflies are as much a dimension of the pleasure the garden brings as the beauty of the diverse range of flowers, fruits and leaves that sustain them.
The Natural Gardener would be my first choice, not just because Bourne writes so engagingly, but also because of its outstanding photos.. In a subject dominated by the rich and grand, it's refreshing to hear about someone who has achieved wonderful results on a shoestring budget. Independent on Sunday It is refreshing to find a guide to gardening that does not foster the idea that a garden must be weed-filled and wild to attract wildlife ... I would recommend this book to beginners and experienced gardeners alike. They will find inspiration in the author's enthusiasm and knowledge. Garden Full of detailed observations and sensible advice, showing how to make a garden that is not just wildlife-friendly but also beautiful. There are some lovely photographs taken by Clive Nichols. Professional Gardener
Clive Nichols, author and photographer of The RHS Guide to Photographing Plants and Gardens, was the 1993 Garden Writers Guild Photographer of the Year and in 1994 won the Guild Award for the Best Specialist Gardening Book.
Val Bourne is an award-winning gardening writer, broadcaster, photographer and lecturer who makes regular contributions to the Daily Telegraph, The Countryman, The Garden, the English Garden and Gardens Illustrated.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780711228122 |
| ISBN 10 | 0711228124 |
| Title | The Natural Gardener |
| Author | Val Bourne |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2008-02-21 |
| Number of pages | 168 |
| Prizes | Winner of Garden Writers Guild Book of the Year 2005 (UK) |
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