Basic Gardening Techniques: A Simple Guide to the Basics of Practical Gardening

The challenge of starting a garden from scratch on a bare suburban block or of remodelling an existing but unsatisfactory one can be daunting for novice and experienced gardener alike. Sometimes it is hard to know just where to begin!

Judy Moore and Pamela Harrison, both experienced gardeners and gardening writers, take the reader step by step through the basics of making a garden. Advice about ‘problem’ sites, such as slopes or rock outcrops; recommendations on what to plant where; details on how to establish a sawn; planting, pruning and propagating techniques – all are given in clear, simple terms.

For the gardener with little time to spare, there is a chapter on low-maintenance gardening; for the vegetable enthusiast, a guide to beginning a kitchen garden; and for everyone, helpful information on how to keep the garden healthy.