Gardening on Clay

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Gardening on Clay
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Peter Jones
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:112
Dimensions(mm): Height 246,Width 189
Category/GenreGardening
ISBN/Barcode 9781847970817
ClassificationsDewey:635.955
Audience
General
Illustrations Diagrams; Halftones, color; Illustrations, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher The Crowood Press Ltd
Imprint The Crowood Press Ltd
Publication Date 13 January 2009
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Gardening on Clay provides valuable information and support for anyone struggling to create a garden from this challenging soil, which can so easily become waterlogged in winter and baked dry in summer. The author guides the reader through the basics of cultivation before going on to look at more detail at the plants that will flourish on clay soil. Topics covered: . Protection from the wind . Vegetables, herbs and fruit . Clay gardening through the seasons . Climate change . Management programmes AUTHOR: Peter Jones is a recommended RHS lecturer, who originally trained at Cambridge Botanic Gardens and the RHS Gardens at Wisley. During his career Peter has worked as head gardener at various prestigious locations, including Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire and Leonardslee in Sussex, as well owning a nursery specializing in plants of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. ILLUSTRATIONS: 100 colour photos *

Author Biography

Peter Jones is a recommended RHS lecturer, who originally trained at Cambridge Botanic Gardens and the RHS Gardens at Wisley. During his career Peter has worked as head gardener at various prestigious locations, including Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire and Leonardslee in Sussex, as well as owning a nursery specializing in plants of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Resident - Cheltenham