Bob Flowerdew's Complete Book of Companion Gardening (Paperback)

~ Bob Flowerdew (Author)

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Flowerdew emphasizes interesting and useful interactions between different plants, between plants and animals, and between plants and their environment. He writes that plants can be used effectively to improve the environment, microclimate, and soil and to attract and provide shelter and food for other forms of life, which in turn benefit the plants. There's a detailed list of plants that are suitable for certain places in the garden or that thrive together. Flowerdew has practiced his principles of companion planting in his own garden in Norfolk, England; however, his approach is applicable here. Jacqui Hurst's 150 opulent color photographs accompany. George Cohen --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"Flowerdew explains the interesting and beneficial interactions between different plants, between plants and animals, and between plants and their environment." -- BOOKLIST

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Kyle Cathie Limited; 3rd edition (February 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1856263983
• ISBN-13: 978-1856263986
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 9.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,701,843 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a way to garden!, January 18, 2000

By	Dawn M. Callahan (Seattle, Washington) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bob Flowerdew's Complete Book of Companion Gardening (Paperback)

This book is an excellent way to learn what to plant next to eachother or not in order to promote better growth, not to mention growing certain things to make your soil more viable and keeping away insects. I think this book is the best way to learn about organic gardening in an uncomplicated, interesting-to-read way. I have never been able to grow potatoes without somekind of rot or bug infesting and this whole time all I had to do was plant a pretty flowering tobacco next to it! Never again a problem.