How to Garden

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How do you plant your plants? How much water should they have? Why do gardeners make such a fuss about soil? How do you recognise a weed when you see one? Questions like these often baffle the beginner and are left unanswered by many gardening books. Assuming no prior knowledge on the part of his reader, John Cushnie explains such basics as planting, watering, staking and pruning. He provides inspirational ideas on adapting a garden to suit your needs, whether you have inherited an overgrown, neglected site or a brand new plot, and on creating different styles, from a scented garden to a patch of woodland. Lists of his favourite plants take the guesswork out of a visit to the garden centre.