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Growing Easy Herbs by Penny Woodward

14
Oct
2011

Beautiful, fragrant and flavoursome herbs are sometimes the first plants we think of when planting an edible garden. And they are often the first plants beginner gardeners try their new green thumbs at growing.

Penny Woodward’s book Growing easy herbs for beauty, fragrance and flavour is a simple, “how to” guide for growing, harvesting and using over 40 different herbs.

I love the fact the book covers the more common herbs like basil and coriander (but with useful tips for success and some yummy recipes!) AND ALSO some of the less commonly known herbs like tansy, borage  & chamomile.

At the back of the book are all the tips on how to grow herbs from seed, seedlings and even cuttings. Plus information on picking, drying and storing your home grown herbs.

A wonderful book to answer all your “Sow it, grow it, pick it, use it” questions about herbs.

This book is available in all good book stores or you can buy online at Penny’s Website

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Smart Gardening by Marcelle Nankervis

28
Jun
2011

I’ve discovered a brilliant “how to” guide for anyone looking for simple, easy to follow, relevant gardening advice.

Smart Gardening by Marcelle Nankervis, is a no nonsense Australian annual garden guide for growing your own fruit and vegetables.

It’s broken down into 2 parts – the first “What Every Gardener Needs to Know”, covers the basics like composting, saving water, what to plant when, pest control and grey water use.

The second part of the book is a month by month “Annual Garden Guide”. Each months chapter is broken down by climatic zone (tropical, sub-tropical, temperate and cool) to give you a clear understanding of the things you need to be sowing, planting and (hopefully!) harvesting.

While it might seem odd to some that this book has no pictures, I don’t miss them. The well designed chapters, text boxes and sub-headings allow you to easily (and quickly) browse over the things you need to do in YOUR garden each month.

Marcelle Nankervis is a horticulturist, who has worked in the horticulture media industry for over 16 years. She’s worked for several gardening television shows and written for magazines including; Burkes Backyard, Better Homes & Gardens and Your Garden.

This books is available in all good book stores or online at Exisle Publishing.
RRP $34.99

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