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Gardening For The Faint Of Heart <signed>
Totally practical, yet very amusing to read, Gardening for the Faint of Heart, by Robin Wheeler, will teach you everything you need to know about gardening while giving you a good laugh.
Do you think the Babylonians stayed awake at night worrying about the pH level in their hanging gardens? NO WAY!
Did the Aztecs get in a knot over soil composition? I DON’T THINK SO!
They just followed a few simple laws of nature, and the rest is history.
Gardening for the Faint of Heart was written for the novice gardener who would like to have these ancient laws demystified, and to have a little fun at the same time.
Robin Wheeler - Author
Chapters include: Getting Started, Just the Essentials, Easy Veggies and How to Grow Them, The Herb Garden, A few of My Favourite Flowers, Edible Landscaping, Reflections on Pruning, Container Gardening, Pests, Greenhouse Concepts, Growing in the Dark, Seeding and Breeding, Garden Activities, Glossary, Resources.
Reviews of Gardening for The Faint of Heart
"This is a book with a kind voice and a gentle intelligence …An easy read, the book covers herb gardens, edible landscaping, pruning, container gardening and more".
Steve Whysall - Vancouver Sun, "Pick of the Best" spring books.
"The long awaited realist view on gardening! The dark side smartly exorcised with wit and affection, this book is both a hoot and an excellent reference guide. … Her respect for the reader raises her book heads above the others"
CiTR Radio, Toronto
"Her book is thoroughly down-to-earth and a fun and helpful read from start to finish."
Angela Murrill, The Georgia Straight
"This paperback, Wheeler’s first book, is a delightful read, full of humour and down-to-earth advice."
GardenWise magazine
"If you’re going to buy, for yourself or another gardener, one book that’s sure to be read, enjoyed and put to use, check out Wheeler’s book".
Jodi DeLong, Chronicle-Herald, Halifax
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Size: medium paperback
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