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Secret Life of the Garden [Minkštas viršelis]

  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 240 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 256x196x24 mm, weight: 888 g
  • Išleidimo metai: 02-Mar-2009
  • Leidėjas: DK
  • ISBN-10: 1405338563
  • ISBN-13: 9781405338561
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 240 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 256x196x24 mm, weight: 888 g
  • Išleidimo metai: 02-Mar-2009
  • Leidėjas: DK
  • ISBN-10: 1405338563
  • ISBN-13: 9781405338561
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
Grow into a better gardener with Chris Beardshaw; BBC TV's "Flying Gardener" - now in paperback. From cutting and grafting to fending off bugs and pests, Chris Beardshaw, BBC TV's "Flying Gardener" and two-times Gold Medal winner at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, explains how understanding nature will make you a better gardener. Ever wondered why some plants favor light and others shade? Or how pollination works, or why soil is so important? Discover how gardening folklore, handed down through generations can be applied to your plot. Once you know what plants need to thrive it's easy to create a garden to be proud of.

Recenzijos

'a clear, informative and beautifully illustrated read.' Amateur Gardening ' . . . little nuggets of garden-improving advice.' Gardens Illustrated 'a clear, informative and beautifully illustrated read.' Amateur Gardening ' . . . little nuggets of garden-improving advice.' Gardens Illustrated

Introduction 6(4)
The start of life
10(36)
Starting from seed
12(4)
Harvest and storage
16(6)
Slumbering seeds
22(6)
Sowing and growing
28(4)
Life without seeds
32(6)
New plants from old
38(8)
The working plant
46(64)
Plant cells
48(6)
Vital roots
54(8)
Looking after roots
62(4)
Stems and trunks
66(8)
Lush leaves
74(6)
Green energy
80(4)
Flower power
84(6)
Picking pollinators
90(10)
Precision pollination
100(4)
Coming to fruition
104(6)
Designed for life
110(42)
Nurture and nature
112(6)
Temperature and wind
118(4)
Water of life
122(8)
Nutritional needs
130(12)
Light and shade
142(4)
Seasons and ageing
146(6)
Living soil
152(34)
Get your hands dirty
154(6)
Structure and levels
160(5)
Free soil conditioner
165(7)
Making compost
172(4)
Potting composts
176(5)
Green manures
181(5)
The thriving garden
186(48)
Going with the flow
188(5)
Good practice
193(5)
Problems in the soil
198(3)
Using mulches
201(2)
Crop rotation
203(7)
Taking timely action
210(3)
Defensive strategies
213(4)
Biological controls
217(10)
Good bedfellows
227(4)
Nature's pharmacy
231(3)
Glossary/Index 234
Chris is known as the ultimate garden rescuer on the BBC's Flying Gardener and Hidden Gardens. He writes regularly for The Daily Mail and Period House. He won gold medals at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show (1988 & 2006), and Best in Show at Gardeners' World Live (2001).