The Manual of Practical Gardening - An Everyday Guide for Amateurs

By H.H. Thomas

Book Overview

Sixty-two short chapters carry a beginner from bare ground to a garden in full flower, by way of roses, borders, rock gardens, greenhouses, fruit trees, and the vegetable patch.

The Manual of Practical Gardening gathers working experience into an everyday guide for amateurs. The advice is brisk and specific: when to sow and how deep, which rose to prune and when, how to lay a path, make a lawn, or build a bog garden, what to do about the pests in the apple trees. A closing chapter sets out the whole year's work, month by month.

This edition features:

Sixty-two chapters covering planning, planting, pruning, propagation, and a year's work month by monthGuidance on hardy borders, roses, bulbs, carnations, and the making and planting of a rock gardenGreenhouse chapters on orchids, chrysanthemums, foliage plants, and flowers raised from seed or cuttingsPractical help with fruit trees, crop rotation, and the pests and diseases that trouble both

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1528714741
• ISBN13: 9781528714747
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Home Farm Books
• Length: 566 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"