Digging and Planting

The essential guide for anyone with a small space or no decent land; for those who want something more manageable and easy to reach; for those want the exciting visual effects. It will show you how to choose types of containers; how to grow different types of plants; and how to maintain. With clear text and attractive illustration.

Opening with the persuasive case for growing your own vegetables - from reducing your carbon footprint to improving your health and bank balance - this book goes on to present concise instructions on how to cultivate a successful and satisfying vegetable garden, ending with a comprehensive directory of vegetables.

Offers all the information you need to help you to start keeping chickens, from how to choose, house, feed and handle them to how many eggs they lay, their affect on the local ecosystem and how to protect from foxes and other predators.

The secret to creating a glorious, productive garden is year-round love and attention. Keeping track of what to do, when, is no simple task, but this book helps you plan your year. It gives you seasonal lists of jobs to do, which plants to choose and plenty of advice and handy hints on how to improve your garden.