An Ear to the Ground

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An excellent read for the beginner gardener who wants to understand the science of gardening without getting bogged down in formulae and graphs. * The Times * This neat little book will bring peace of mind from worries about weeds, pests and pruning for all those anxious gardeners who'd rather be up at the allotment than down on the beach. * Daily Mail * Good popular science books for gardeners do not come along every day. Those that are also easy to read, witty and do not insult the intelligence of readers are rarer still. So I can't recommend too highly An Ear to the Ground by Ken Thompson, which gives up-to-the-minute answers to all those questions that nag at you when you are bottom-up in a flower border or floating off to sleep at night. Its style - forthright, breezy and authoritative - is most appealing. Thompson politely, but firmly, puts the boot in. It is about time someone told it how it really is. -- Ursula Buchan * Telegraph * This is the book we've been waiting for. * Sunday Telegraph * An entertaining guide to the biology behind green tomatoes and red cabbage, brambles' peculiar sex lives and why not to be afraid of Latin, it is learned and authoritative without blinding with science. * Independent * This amusing and very useful book is a must for any gardener, whether highly knowledgeable or rank amateur. * Good Book Guide * Refreshingly down-to-earth guide * Red * It is the perfect book for the armchair gardener! -- Period House This joyful little book will help debunk some gardening myths, and reveal your garden as it really is. -- Gardening Which? A gem of a book * Todmorden News *