The popularity of organic gardening continues to rise as people increasingly want to control the quality and freshness of the food that they eat. And organic gardening isn't just about creating delicious healthy food for the table; it's also about nurturing nature. Specially tailored to New Zealand's growing conditions, Growing Organic is a handbook of eco-friendly and health-aware gardening techniques for sowing and growing fruit, vegetables and herbs, and much more. From selecting tools to propagation, crop rotation, watering, weed and pest control, all the essentials are here. Learn how to make handy apparatus for the toolshed, and how to attract wildlife to your garden. Growing Organic is the perfect primer for every organic gardener

This fully updated and revised 77th edition provides reliable, practical advice on all aspects of gardening:
designing and planning your garden;
preparing and maintaining your garden;
organic gardening;
water-saving gardens;
gardening for kids;
low-allergen gardens;
pests, diseases and weeds;
handy hints from NZ's top gardeners;
container gardening for courtyards.

You will find everything you need to know about growing trees, shrubs, vines, flowers, vegetables, herbs and fruit in Yates Garden Guide - the essential companion for all gardeners.

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Matthew Biggs has been a professional gardener for over 20 years.

In this comprehensive book, Matthew Biggs shares his extensive knowledge on a wide variety of vegetables and inspires the gardener to take on the fulfilling activity of vegetable growing.

His advice is practical as well as encouraging and is applicable to the backyard, garden, glasshouse and kitchen.

With an A-Z of vegetables and sections on the history of vegetable growing, harvesting and storing and over 200 recipes for vegetables in the kitchen, this is the practical guide that keen gardeners and beginners alike have been waiting for.

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In this age of increasing hostility towards chemical control of the food we eat, this book is the ideal guide to working with nature. Every tip in this book has worked for somebody - why it worked may be a mystery, but the result of a healthy crop is the greatest reward for a gardener.

It is one thing to produce tomatoes or pumpkins - or any other fruit or vegetable for pleasure, or for the table, as it comes into season, but it becomes another when you realise that most crops in the garden arrive in gluts with no more to be had for another year - unless you do something about it. This book is about how to make the best use of your home-grown produce. The first part begins in the garden, showing you how to achieve a more continuous crop as well as how to extend your harvest. Then Bob steps into the kitchen to show you the best way to preserve and cook your crop by bottling, drying, jamming, smoking as well as how best to store. Bob uses his intimate and comprehensive knowledge of each crop to advise you on how best to treat them - how, for example, the natural sweetness and acidity of fruit means that you retain more moisture when drying them than vegetables as well as tips on how to maximising flavour, for instance, by rehydrating pulses in herb-flavoured water.

In recent times, people have become much more ecologically aware and also more keen to minimize their carbon footprint.
This, coupled with the pressure from governments to recycle household waste, means that creating and using garden compost is becoming almost essential knowledge.This guide gives gardeners all the information they need about starting to make their own compost, storing it and using it.
Information on different types of compost - what they consist of, what they are good for and how they are best stored - is given, before moving on to explore in detail how to create your own compost.
Guidance is also given for those who wish to construct their own compost bin.
There are specific chapters explaining wormeries and green manuring, as well as a wealth of information on seed and potting composts.
This is a really thorough guide for anyone wanting to make and use their own compost.

Guided inspiration and practical preparation are the foundations of an individual and beautiful garden.
This book offers first-time gardeners the opportunity to develop an understanding of simple design and planning principles, as well as providing advice on the best plant varieties for produce and for ornament; allowing them to create an interesting garden in any sort of location.
"The First-Time Garden Specialist" shows how to assess a plot and how to start planning the design. It also explains which tools and materials might be required.
Basic construction options are also included, such as creating privacy, paths, water features and play areas.
The book also contains a host of suggestions for the kinds of plants that can be grown and the containers that can be used.
This compact book looks at a number of garden scenarios in detail and explains the kinds of things that need to be thought through, such as types and styles, options and designs, key elements etc.
Bright photographs and instructive illustrations of a huge variety of plants and required techniques really bring this book to life.

In order to be a successful gardener you have to know how to prune - whether to improve growth, increase fruiting qualities or to enable the plant to grow in space-restricted areas or cold environments. This practical book provides advice on pruning garden plants, from infancy to maturity. Included is detailed advice on renovating neglected plants, from shrubs and climbers to fruit trees and bushes. There is also a fun element, with instructions for creating topiary in the garden.