Who Ate My Plants?
A Seasonal Guide to Outwitting Garden Pests and Nuisances
Erschienen am 28. März 2024
192 Seiten
978-1-78929-663-1 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
Everything you need to know about garden pests and how to beat them, once and for all. With handy seasonal chapters, this little book is packed full of tips and tricks to outwit all sorts of garden pests and nuisances, all year round.
Few hobbies provide the joy and dissatisfaction that come with gardening; every time a new season arrives, the promise of a beautifully manicured garden is interrupted by unwanted guests. From aphids to ants, squirrels to slugs and many more bugs besides, the havoc pests and nuisances can cause to our beloved garden is often irreparable.
RHS judge and gardening expert Andrew Mikolajski is here to show you how to handle pests, from season to season, and bring together the best tips and tricks for a hassle-free garden. Featuring simple strategies and easy-to-follow advice, this essential companion will show you how to identify these pesky critters and animals (and begrudgingly, their importance sometimes), and show how to garden without ever wondering, 'who ate my plants...?'.
Few hobbies provide the joy and dissatisfaction that come with gardening; every time a new season arrives, the promise of a beautifully manicured garden is interrupted by unwanted guests. From aphids to ants, squirrels to slugs and many more bugs besides, the havoc pests and nuisances can cause to our beloved garden is often irreparable.
RHS judge and gardening expert Andrew Mikolajski is here to show you how to handle pests, from season to season, and bring together the best tips and tricks for a hassle-free garden. Featuring simple strategies and easy-to-follow advice, this essential companion will show you how to identify these pesky critters and animals (and begrudgingly, their importance sometimes), and show how to garden without ever wondering, 'who ate my plants...?'.
Weitere Details
Sprache
Englisch
Verlagsort
London
Großbritannien
Illustrationen
Illustrated throughout
Dateigröße
4,93 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78929-663-1 (9781789296631)
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Person
Based in Northamptonshire, Andrew Mikolajski is the author of over forty gardening titles, sold internationally. Recent works include books on orchids, houseplants, and permaculture. He has also contributed to many RHS reference works and was a consultant on the latest revision of the RHS Encyclopedia of Gardening (DK). He has taught garden design and RHS certificate at Warwickshire College, and garden history at the English Gardening School at Chelsea Physic Garden. He leads garden tours and gardening masterclasses at Lamport Hall (home of the garden gnome) in Northamptonshire as well as speaking to garden clubs and societies across a large area of England. Andrew is also an RHS judge.
