'Fills me with all the confidence I need.' - Daisy Upton, The Five Minute Mum
'I'll be a pro by the end of the year!' - Sophie Liard, The Folding Lady
Going green in the garden has never been easier with Nancy Birtwhistle's sustainable, eco-friendly tips that will help you make the most of your space, and what it can grow. Whether you have a sprawling garden, a modest patch of grass or just a spare windowsill, The Green Gardening Handbook has over 100 tips that will help you embrace the joy of growing and eating from your own garden.
This beautifully illustrated guide is packed with advice on everything from composting, clothing and basic equipment to seasonal recipes and guides to freezing, storing and preserving that will help you save money and reduce waste. This practical book from the former Great British Bake Off winner and Sunday Times bestselling author of Clean & Green and Green Living Made Easy is for anyone, green-fingered or not, looking to discover the delights of growing and eating food they've grown themselves.
'Getting out in the garden helps us stay healthy – and it helps our planet too. Mother Nature wants you to succeed, plants actually want to grow – those seeds are there patiently ready and waiting. All we need to do is just have a go.' - Nancy x
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- ISBN: 9781035003723
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- ISBN: 9781035003723
- File size: 3710 KB
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Library Journal
July 1, 2023
The 2014 Great British Bake Off winner Birtwhistle (Green Living Made Easy) humbly tells readers that her only claim to gardening expertise is more than 40 years spent tending to her own organic garden in Great Britain. She takes readers through a year of gardening by season, beginning with early spring. She focuses on the plants--mostly vegetables, herbs, and berries--that she's planted. There are no photos and only a few line drawings; what readers get instead is a slightly meandering but consistently charming and informative narrative about what to do in the garden at various times of the year, from prep to planting to weeding to composting and more. The instructions are best for experienced gardeners, not beginners. But the reading experience is much like sitting across from the author and chatting about gardening over tea and scones. The author refers to her husband as "Him Indoors," uses colorful phrases such as boots being "blathered in mud," and calls vegetables by their British names: courgette for zucchini, aubergine for eggplant, and more. VERDICT Not ideal for beginners, but there are plenty of tips for seasoned gardeners and lots of charm for armchair gardeners.--Eva Mitnick
Copyright 2023 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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