RHS COMPLETE GARDENER'S MANUAL

The number one bestseller we are delighted to have discounted, a one-stop treasure trove from the experts at the Royal Horticultural Society that covers every aspect of gardening. Classic borders, flowers to attract wildlife, a vegetable patch - a picturesque garden for all to marvel at is achievable. Delve into this concise and practical guide, fully illustrated with detailed step-by-steps and inspirational gardening ideas. There are instructions for simple hard landscaping such as building a raised bed, creating a pond, laying a patio; advice on controlling weeds and pests; how to water, feed, prune and propagate your garden plants. Learn how to plan, sow, plant and protect your garden throughout the year and discover designing with plants using colour and texture. Grow your own cherries, enjoy summer and autumn perennials, learn about lawns, propagating plants, pruning roses, growing strawberries, peaches, nectarines, cherries, pears, and managing a glut. Garlic, onions, radishes, sweetcorn and use the handy vegetable crop planner from asparagus, potatoes and pumpkins to tomatoes and turnips. Pick up a seed catalogue and the choice is inspiring, and consider quality, taste, organic crops, your time available, a continuous harvest and how to make space and room to grow using containers, walls and fences and mixed planting like mixing globe artichokes, winter kale and Swiss chard, ornamental in their own right. Big beautiful design, hundreds of colour illus., 448pp, 20 x 24cm.