Gardening Books > D Gardening Books

Advantages: Information for the novice gardener
Disadvantages: none

...Horticulture course at college. The book is easy to read and the layout is easy to get around. The book covers an explanation about what bulbs are and what the different type of bulbs do. The book has a section on different varieties of bulbs which are placed in alphabetic order, which does really help. The book covers everything from site and soils, gives great plant details and there propagation. Also some fantastic and clear photo evidence is ...
...The book also covers plant and planting care, How to increase your stock and also where to plat your bulb to get the best out of them, for example shady or sunny areas in your garden. Basically this book will give the information so you will have plants all year round growing in your garden A great addition to the Dr Hessayon range I already have. ... Read review

Advantages: fairly priced easy format
Disadvantages: limited advice

This particular version in the Doc Hessayon series is a good book for anyone who needs basic and general advice about common everyday trees and shrubs. It is not what I'd call a specialist in depth guide but it certainly has enough in it to get new gardeners started and the book provides useful pointers. Different varieties and types of shrubs are mentioned including tips on soil likes and dislikes and suggestions and helpful hints abound. Old ...
...in typical Hessayon style and the books are good value for the price they are on sale at. If I were reccomending a book for beginners this would certainly be up there in contention. For an easy at a glance guide at a reasonable price look no further . after all these series of books have been around for years . This has not happened by accident. ... Read review

Advantages: Lessons in the art of modern household management
Disadvantages: Too perfect...

...a perfect housewife is knowing how to cook at least one decent dish from every major international culture...thats what i have been told AND Keep a Clean and tidy home AND Be an expert at finance management AND be calm and collected all the time...Tall order i must say!!.....Is it possible to do so many things at the same time without loosing your cool?Not me.... But Anthea turner says YES.. with a few tips from her on her book'How to be the perfect ...
...good, the one about decluttering the Wardrobe for instance...it seems very sensible and i did try it out and felt really good after that...according to her(rightly so) we use 20% of the clothes 80% of the time and never use the 80% of the clothes which are just sitting in our wardrobes occupying precious space.Anthea advises you to do a 'clothes audit' and put aside all the clothes aside,that one has not used since the past one year , and more than ... Read review

Advantages: you put all your waste to use and grow a healthy garden
Disadvantages: none that i can think of...

...garden waste is the best compost for the plants.....personally i use up all kitchen wastes, vegetable peel, fruit peel,dry leaves to make compost...I layer them with soil and leave the whole thing to nicely turn into compost over a period of time, normally 2-3 months, all i do is sprinkle some water regularly over it...there are very useful tips given in the book to go organic and grow a healthy garden...i love the cover of the book...and the claim ...
...waste can be turned into compost including used tea leaves, fish bones and any other waste like rotten food etc;It need to be layered with soil and some wood chip or wood waste, dry leaves found in your garden ... i think a book worth reading by all garden lovers ... Read review

Advantages: Lovely and clear and well written. Includes every part of life and home.
Disadvantages: Sadly no diagrams/photos

...about vacuuming the floors or how clean the windows look, the book goes further into your home. Helping you to organise areas in your life as well as your wardrobe. Covering household tasks like the laundry to the household bills and finances. It covers pests and diseases and stain removal. How to entertain for Christmas and parties and how to be prepared for emergencies. Sadly there are no diagrams to refer to but the book is well written and does ... Read review