This quintessential guide to creating an organic garden shows you how to grow beautiful plants while turning your yard into a chemical-free haven for children, pets, and wildlife. This beautifully illustrated guide includes practical advice, as well as step-by-step photographs and artworks to help you on your organic gardening journey.
Whether you want to grow better-tasting fruit and vegetables free of chemicals, find natural methods of pest and weed control, or simply create a safer garden environment, Organic Gardening is your practical, easy-to-follow guide to gardening with, rather than against, nature. This comprehensive reference book contains everything you need for cultivating organic trees, flowers, and plants, as well as advice on ponds and aquatic vegetation.
Hailed as a "Great Book" by American Gardener, this manual was originally written by organic gardening pioneer Geoff Hamilton, then updated by his son, Nick Hamilton, to include additional modern gardening techniques. Organic Gardening an essential reference for experienced gardeners, as well as a user-friendly starter guide for novices. In short, it's everything you'll need to be an organic gardening expert.
Author Biography
Geoff Hamilton was an English gardener, best known for his time as the host on the long-running BBC show Gardeners' World. He was the show's head presenter from 1979 until 1996, and was the author of Gardeners' World: Practical Gardening Course, Organic Gardening, and Geoff Hamilton's Paradise Gardens: Creating and Planting a Secluded Garden. He died in 1996.
