By Jeffrey Hodges
Jeffrey Hodges' time-saving, minimal-energy techniques have been turning ordinary gardeners into organic green-thumbs for years. With his winning ideas even the busiest, least motivated gardener can attain a bountiful garden that works in harmony with nature, rather than against it. Try them now, and produce your own healthy, chemical-free fruits, vegetables and flowers. This beautifully illustrated manual explains how to:
- turn your garden into a self-sufficient source of vegetables, fruit and flowers
- design a garden ecosystem that includes bird-attracting native shrubs and trees
- start a garden of any size using the 'no-dig' and other amazingly easy methods
- use techniques such as composting, mulching, crop rotation, companion planting and 'self-recycling' gardening to maximise pleasure and results and minimise time and effort
- grow great gardens without artificial fertilisers or chemical pesticides
- look after your pot plants and balcony garden
- become attuned to the natural world and help sustain the environment in lots of practical ways.