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Old 31-01-2008, 01:35 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Help a beginner!

On 30 Jan, 16:03, percy13 wrote:
I'm a keen weeder and efficient tidy-upper of my garden, but I'd like to
do so more.
Could anyone suggest any books I could buy to learn a more in-depth
knowledge of gardening. There are so many books on various subjects out
there, that I'm not sure where to actually start.
Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated!


Well, there's lots out there as you've said - I collect a few myself!
However, I think if there's one I would give to someone who loves his/
her garden, who loves life and love to be part of something much
better and much bigger, with facts and humour, interesting and very
relevant happenings all around our country in other people's gardens
and allotments, explanation of different way of growing food, from
soil care to growing your plants stock etc., I would recommend The
Organic Garden by Allan Shepperd. Then I'd go to a book shop and
select a couple of books with examples of planting schemes, something
which would give me lots of ideas.

Advice on sowing times, planting times, cuttings and pruning ect can
be found at the above links on the RHS others have given you. There's
nothing better than a good read though, especially if it's about
something we are passionate about - it's the whole picture we need to
see and then the ideas start coming!! Good luck.