The Complete Gardener

"Gardedn planning, shrubs, flowers, fruit and vegetables.
The Complete Gardener is the book for everyone who has ever wanted straightforowrd instrucions on how to plan, mantain and improve their garden. Superbly illustrated and down-to-earth, it provides a guide to every aspect of gardening today, including growing your own fruit and vegetables, how to plan a minimum-upkeep garden which needs only a couple of hours' attention each week, the problems of creating a garden from scratch on a new site, and the delights of choosing which plants to grow out of the thousands available today. Beginning with a guide to basic planning, the book covers in detail all the plants available for various situations, starting with permanent framework of the garden, the trees and shrubs. And there is plenty of information on the nitty-gritty of gardening: tools and equipment for the new gardener, fertilizers and compost-making, abd how to keep pests and diseases under control. The Complete Gardener is designed not just to be a good read but to be a useful, pratical reference manual. There are plenty of at-a-glance tables to tell you which plants are suitable for your soil type or for sites with special problems, and which flowers to grow for cutting, fragrance, or beautiful foliage effects. Gardening is an infinitely varied and fascinating subject, and full of surprises for the experienced gardener and novice alike, With the help of this book you can make sure that all your suprises are pleasant ones, and that your efforts are crowned with success year after year"