- 224 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
Find out what needs to be done at just the right time to create a garden full of life and colour all year round.
Keeping on top of when to sow seeds, plant bulbs or prune roses can be tricky for new and experienced gardeners with busy lives. What to Sow, Grow and Do takes the hassle out of remembering what to do next with a month-by-month guide.
Tracking a year in the garden, it shows you what you need to do when in a series of straightforward how-tos and handy checklists. It also celebrates each month of the year, highlighting the plants in season and the wildlife to spot.
Seasonal tasks cover everything from maintaining colorful flower beds and a simple veg patch, to encouraging birds to nest and hedgehogs to hibernate in your garden. At the end of the year, you will have a thriving, flourishing garden that’s a joy to be in.
Each month, the book will cover:
Whether you are a seasoned horticulturalist or are just starting our planting you first seedlings, this guide is an indispensible companion to any gardener all the year round.
Keeping on top of when to sow seeds, plant bulbs or prune roses can be tricky for new and experienced gardeners with busy lives. What to Sow, Grow and Do takes the hassle out of remembering what to do next with a month-by-month guide.
Tracking a year in the garden, it shows you what you need to do when in a series of straightforward how-tos and handy checklists. It also celebrates each month of the year, highlighting the plants in season and the wildlife to spot.
Seasonal tasks cover everything from maintaining colorful flower beds and a simple veg patch, to encouraging birds to nest and hedgehogs to hibernate in your garden. At the end of the year, you will have a thriving, flourishing garden that’s a joy to be in.
Each month, the book will cover:
- Monthly tasks – a full guide that includes the seeds to sow, the plants to prune and a checklist of jobs around the garden,
- Hero plants – what’s coming into flower, in full bloom, and dying back to help you plan your gardening year,
- Wildlife lifecycle – the animals and insects going into/coming out of hibernation, migrating, emerging and retreating to help you support nature.
Whether you are a seasoned horticulturalist or are just starting our planting you first seedlings, this guide is an indispensible companion to any gardener all the year round.
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Index
Italic indicates an illustration; bold indicates a main entry.
A
- abutilon: pruning 221
- Acer (maple)
- A. griseum (paperbark maple) 184, 184
- A. japonicum âAconitifoliumâ (downy Japanese maple) 160, 160
- Achillea 63
- Aconitum 143
- Actaea (baneberry) 59
- A. simplex âBrunetteâ 160
- aerating 145, 168
- Agapanthus âIndigo Dreamsâ (African lily) 108
- air drying 103
- Allium
- A. âCristophiiâ 205
- A. âPurple Rainâ 82, 83
- A. âPurple Sensationâ 205
- A. schubertii 205
- seedheads 114, 205
- Althaea cannabina (palm-leaf marsh mallow) 134, 134
- amaryllis 202
- Anemone (windflower)
- A. blanda 29, 29
- A. coronaria âMr Fokkerâ 47, 47
- A. nemorosa (wood anemone) 63, 169
- angelica 64, 114
- Anisodontea âEl Rayoâ (African mallow) 161, 161
- annuals
- cutting back 148
- planting 68
- potting on 151
- sowing times 18, 21, 123
- Anthriscus sylvestris (cow parsley) 59, 143
- apples 153, 219
- apricots 219
- Aquiliegia chrysantha âYellow Queenâ (grannyâs bonnet) 51
- Arctium se...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
- Index
- Acknowledgements
- Copyright