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Monday, 04 September 2006
Author: Keith KirstenGardening with Keith Kirsten is an illustrated and practical guide that allows gardeners of all levels of expertise to enjoy this rewarding activity even more - whether they have spreading hectares or merely a few square metres of garden soil at their disposal.

From landscaping your green living space to maintaining and protecting it, Keith Kirsten provides all the tips and necessary information.

This is a very practical booked and is well illustrated throughout and is ideal for all levels of gardeners from the novice to the most green fingered. Some of the features include:
  • A guide to landscaping a garden.
  • Directories of 2,000 trees, shrubs, perennials, ground covers, climbers, annuals, bulbs, roses, herbs, fruit and vegetables covering the species that are most readily available and the most likely to be grown successfully.
  • User-friendly symbols to establish a plant's needs and growth habits at a glance, identifying plants or trees hardy to drought, frost and wind, as well as indicating the care and positioning they require. Water-wise gardeners will find the drought-tolerant symbol invaluable in choosing garden plants.
  • Information on numerous indigenous plants and on the eradication of invader species provides all the know-how for responsible gardening.
  • A month-by-month guide to maintenance.
  • Illustrated tables to identify pests and diseases and advise on chemical and organic methods to rid the garden of them.
  • A climatic map of South Africa to help in the selection of suitable plants.
I found the month-by-month maintenance guide a particularly useful starting point in my garden and found that it helped me overcome my fear of "I'm going to kill everything!"

Now I hope to use the landscaping ideas and guidelines along with the plant directory in this book to help me take the next step and start to develop the untidy areas in my garden. Soon I hope to have a green sanctuary for myself and my family that we can enjoy all year round.
 
 
 
 
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