Gardens for all seasons
By: Mary Horsfall
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Collingwood, Vic
Language: eng
Number of pages: 327
ISBN-13: 9780643106765
Copyright date: 2012
Subjects: Gardening; Calendars; Organic gardening
Description: 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.--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 313) and index.