Gardens for all seasons
Horsfall, Mary, 1949-2012
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Gardens for All Seasons is a gardening lifestyle book by bestselling author Mary Horsfall, celebrating the role of gardens in our lives and advising on the timing of jobs in the gardening year throughout Australia. Monthly chapters include topics such as planning, bushfire preparation, watering, pot plant care, mulching, weeding, fertilising, pruning, propagating, pest control, what to plant for different climate zones and what garden venues and events to visit. Mary details her own gardening year, including jobs done, fruits and vegetables harvested, food cooked based on the harvest, what was in flower and wildlife observations - all on a month by month basis. Each chapter includes a special topic of the month, such as fun for kids in the garden, biodiversity, manipulating microclimate, and fragrance and first aid. Covering both edible and decorative gardens, and including colour photographs as well as some of Mary's own recipes, Gardens for All Seasons is sure to please all types of gardeners.
Main title:
Gardens for all seasons / by Mary Horsfall.
Author:
Imprint:
Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing, 2012.
Collation:
vii, 327 pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The garden cornucopia; January; Topic of the month: garden fun for kids; February; Topic of the month: shady days; March; Topic of the month: manipulating microclimate; April; Topic of the month: legumes and other friends of the soil; May; Topic of the month: bulbs and friends; June; Topic of the month: pruning pointers; July; Topic of the month: bare-rooted planting; August; Topic of the month: propagation projects; September; Topic of the month: biodiversity -- what is it all about?; October; Topic of the month: pollinate or perish; November.Topic of the month: fragrance and first aidDecember; Topic of the month: easy ways for summer days; Appendix 1: Bibliography; Appendix 2: Home-made pest control; Appendix 3: Suppliers; Appendix 4: Soil temperatures for vegetable germination; Appendix 5: Garlic and onion planting times; Index.
ISBN:
9780643106765 (paperback)
Dewey class:
635.0994
Language:
English
Index terms:
Australian
BRN:
83604
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 635.0994 GAR | Available |