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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 635 EAN: 9780563521679 ISBN: 0563521678 Label: BBC Books Manufacturer: BBC Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 312 Publication Date: November 24, 2005 Publisher: BBC Books Studio: BBC Books
Rating: - If you are a fan of Alan or enjoy gardening you will already have this book
First the negative, its not the ultimate month by month gardening handbook as claimed on the cover but it is good. Lovely pictures and the text is full of Alan's banter I like the checklist in each month to remind me of the things I should do or should have done which in years past I forget until is was a little late. Looking through the book in the short days on January and February aching for spring is the book at its best for me. Good for motivation for any gardener wondering to do what when however ... Read More
Rating: - Ideal if you have just bought your first garden.
I have to agree with "bookworm1973" that it "will need supplementing". But this is not a bad thing or a fault with the book. This is not a "what to plant where" type book or a comprehensive list of Latin named plants. No, it is a yearly garden maintenance manual.
It is a very easy book to read. There are no individual chapters on planting, lawn care, pests, vegetables etc. There are just twelve chapters. Each chapter is a title of a month. So you don't read the book from cover to cover, ... Read More
Rating: - A surprisingly good read, but will need supplementing
This book is great fun to read because it is written so much in Alan's own voice - you can just hear him reassuring, joking and encouraging. I'm really glad I bought it, but I warn you that you are likely to need a more encyclopaedic book too, as a back-up to this. At first it seems pretty comprehensive, until you try to use it as a reference. For example, I've just bought some freesias, and some anemones (bulbs), but when I looked for them in the index there was no mention. If you are a keen ... Read More
Rating: - From a gardening numpty!
Really! When it comes to gardening i truly havent got a clue. Having spent vast amounts (now having an actaul whole real life garden now, and large one at that!) on gardening books trying to figure out what i'm supposed to do and when and with what i got this book from that lovely bloke....Uncle Alan. I now have a rough idea when spring is! The detailed check lists of monthly task's is a real brilliant for your average gardening plonker, fantastic pictures and how to's. Uncle Alan ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent advice and motivation
Given that I'm currently living in a flat several floors above the earth, I have to do my gardening vicariously these days … largely through reading and reviewing books. My present situation is one of choice - I don't have time to maintain the garden I'd want. And my reason for advocating that we should all do a bit of garden is that it is relaxing and plays a vital role in making you feel a connection with the world and life. Even if you don't have a garden, you can keep pot plants ... Read More
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