Customer Reviews
great book - By: Lucy Parr, 15 Nov 2007 
I watched the tv series & was inspired so dug up a bit of lawn & got this book. really easy to follow - would recommend it v highly indeed
EXCELLENT! - By: Shelly Lyons, 19 Aug 2007 A fast moving read, very intelligent, spells it out, I couldn't put it down. Which is unusual for books of this type. Normally the going to very dry, exceedingly droll. but this author lays everything outin highly interesting fashion.
The points made are worth making, too, which alone sets it apart from other booksin this genre.
Clear, concise, interesting and excellent - By: A. J. Sturgess, 17 Jul 2007 There are a LOT of coffee-table books out there which purport to help you with aspects of gardening. There are a lot of books full of fancy photographs & complex text. This book is as unlike those as are cheese & chalk. This is probably one of the clearest, best organised & well written books on this subject that you will ever find. Every aspect is thought out to the Nth degree - text is clear & descriptive without becoming overly technical. Photographs & diagrams are clear & useful. The organisation is as near perfect as possible.
All-in-all ... this book is probably the only book on this subject that you will ever need unless you intend opening a market garden. And even then, I reckon it would be hard to beat.
Starting with veg - By: Sue H, 12 Jul 2007 This book goes well with the TV series. It has a good section at the start to describe general principles of veg growing & then several pages for each type of veg giving info on varieties when to sow & so on. Its writtenin an encouraging way to make you want to have a try at every thing. Only negative is that the pests & diseases is more detailed for some veg than others, & when it does go wrong it's not so helpful to identify & resolve the problem. For example many people will have heard of potoato blight & know its a serious problem. It took Mon Dons The complete gardener to reassure that this doesn;t usually happen before July & The Vegetable & Herb expert by Dr D.G. Hessayon with loads of details on plant diseases to identify the problem
I love this book! - By: ClareSS, 08 May 2007 I've just started out with a small veggie patchin my back garden, & this book has been instrumentalin the planning & development of the plot. Down to earth & clear, every vegetable is discussedin depth including typical pests (and how to prevent them) & recommended varieties. Great as a reference, but also as bedtime reading while planning next year!
