Review: Tomatoes & Basil on the 5th Floor
Often the biggest barrier to growing veg is knowing where to start. It was certainly a hurdle Patrick Vernuccio had . . .
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Category: Book reviews
Review: The Raised Bed Book
If you’ve ever wanted to know more about growing in raised beds, The Raised Bed Book is for you. A . . .
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Review: What’s That Weed?
Have you ever looked at a seedling in the border and wondered if it was friend or foe? Identifying what’s . . .
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Review: Natural Homemade Beauty
My attempts at making beauty products from the garden have never gone beyond the rose water from petals that most . . .
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Review: How to Garden When You’re New to Gardening
How did you learn how to garden? Like many people, I absorbed knowledge watching my parents, always flowers and only . . .
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Books for Greener Gardening
It’s easy to imagine that gardening is good for the planet. In fact, from the compost we choose to use . . .
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Review: Gardening With Winter Plants
How good does your garden look in winter? If it has little beyond a few evergreens and some snowdrops then . . .
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Gardening Books As Gifts
I always think gardeners are easy to buy for – seeds, plants, tools, twine, the choice of possible presents is . . .
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Review: RHS Encyclopedia of Garden Design & RHS House Plant
Want to know how to redesign your garden or how to look after an indoor jungle? The RHS has just . . .
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Review: Fungi
It’s certainly been a good season for fungi. I’ve seen lots in my garden, including more of the unwelcome honey . . .
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