1, 2, 3 … Garden With Tanya And Anna
By Tanya Visser and Anna Celliers
(Metz Press, R235)
This book is ideal for anyone wanting to start gardening. It truly gives a 1, 2, 3 on gardening matters, from soil requirements, understanding fertilisers and their uses, to water matters and developing good water-wise habits, how to use mulch, advice on pruning, creating a food garden and gardening trends as well as pest control.
There are chapters on essential tools, how to make your own compost, how to sow fine seeds and large seeds and how to plant directly in the soil to achieve success. A chapter explains how to make a bird feeder and how to attract birds and insects for a healthy garden.
What’s useful to the beginner gardener are the charts on year-round flower planting, a bulb planting guide, a table on fragrant summer plants and one on good companion planting.
If you know of anyone keen to start gardening, this book would make an ideal gift.
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