The Sceptical Gardener: The Thinking Person's Guide to Good Gardening

By Ken Thompson

Book Overview

How are birds linked to house prices?

How can a gardener improve the

flavour of their vegetables?

Do wildflowers really thrive in poor soil?

In this collection of articles from The Telegraph, biologist and gardening columnist Ken Thompson takes a scientific look at some of the greater - and lesser - questions faced by gardeners everywhere in a bid to sort the genuine wisdom from the hokum.

What is the ideal temperature for a compost heap? What do bees do that improves strawberries? Why are gardeners in literature always such dummies? This is an expert's gardening miscellany, aimed at making you not necessarily a better gardener, but probably a far more thoughtful one.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785780387
• ISBN13: 9781785780387
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Icon Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.