Then I shall dig out my rhs garden plant book, may actually treat myself to another book. Do any of you use a favourite book ? Whose is it ?
I have several shelves of gardening books. If I had to choose one to take to the desert island it would be The Lazy Gardener by Mara Grey. It's not about bumming around, but it's very philosophical. She spent many years with North American indians learning why they do things. But it's not a book for anyone who thinks gardening is just about growing potatoes.
Morning all. Bunny, I still use a really old book from Readers Digest called "Food from your Garden" for veg growing. I have lots of flower gardening books, can't say which I like best, but I like Alan Titchmarch's style of writing. Always read his page first in GW magazine.
Off to church in a minute then out to lunch.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Hoping this says what I think it does! I taught with a chap who was brought up in China and he was sometimes amused by what was written on cards and pictures which had characters on. Apparently some wags would write things like 'What a clever artist I am!'
Sounds a lovely book the lazy gardener , I haven't looked at AT books before, I do read his page in GW too ..... I have been spoilt for choice whilst looking this morning sooooooo many books.
We have got loads of gardening books, but the one that we always refer to is Readers Digest. The Gardening Year. We have had it for about 25-30 yrs, It takes you month by month through the year, both vegetable and flower gardening. It might be old, but basic techniques don't change. We find it invaluable. You will probably find one on Ebay . I also use the internet, lots of information out there.
funny you mention that book, I do have a copy of a 1968 edition, it's the same as one my dad used to use , I used to thumb through pics of flowers as a child. The book I have was given to OH by his parents , it has that old musty smell that takes me back to old library visiting as a child. Time that book came off the shelf today
O to have the Readers Digest Gardening year, the original and a few years ago OH gave me an updated version. It gives a good over view of what to do each month and I try to read it just before the month starts. I asked for a gardening bible so my son bought me the RHS book vegetable and fruit gardening. Reallu useful for pruning and what to plant when.
I have a few of the gardening expert books as well which I dip into every now and again.
Tipping it down here
Dog came back from his walk dripping so he'll be banished to the tile floor for quite some time
Lovely flower, I planted one last yer. It has big fat buds but not sure if they will be flowers or leaves
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Morning forkers,
Wet, wet, wet here, and set to continue.
I have several shelves of gardening books. If I had to choose one to take to the desert island it would be The Lazy Gardener by Mara Grey. It's not about bumming around, but it's very philosophical. She spent many years with North American indians learning why they do things. But it's not a book for anyone who thinks gardening is just about growing potatoes.
Morning all. Bunny, I still use a really old book from Readers Digest called "Food from your Garden" for veg growing. I have lots of flower gardening books, can't say which I like best, but I like Alan Titchmarch's style of writing. Always read his page first in GW magazine.
Off to church in a minute then out to lunch.
Morning fork folk.
Raining again, seems set for the day.
???????????? that's Cantonese so my spies tell me. Happy year of the Snake. I'm a dragon, btw.
Have a good day.
Oh no, the Chinese has turned into question marks
and it's not as if I'm using an ipad!
This will work
Hoping this says what I think it does! I taught with a chap who was brought up in China and he was sometimes amused by what was written on cards and pictures which had characters on. Apparently some wags would write things like 'What a clever artist I am!'
Hehe flo maybe you need an iPad
Have a nice lunch busy.
Morning All.
We have got loads of gardening books, but the one that we always refer to is Readers Digest. The Gardening Year. We have had it for about 25-30 yrs, It takes you month by month through the year, both vegetable and flower gardening. It might be old, but basic techniques don't change. We find it invaluable. You will probably find one on Ebay . I also use the internet, lots of information out there.
Chris.
More memories today
Morning all
O to have the Readers Digest Gardening year, the original and a few years ago OH gave me an updated version. It gives a good over view of what to do each month and I try to read it just before the month starts. I asked for a gardening bible so my son bought me the RHS book vegetable and fruit gardening. Reallu useful for pruning and what to plant when.
I have a few of the gardening expert books as well which I dip into every now and again.
Tipping it down here
Dog came back from his walk dripping so he'll be banished to the tile floor for quite some time
Lovely flower, I planted one last yer. It has big fat buds but not sure if they will be flowers or leaves
Happy New Year everyone