Product Description

A text on companion gardening, this title reveals the technique of using the beneficial effects that plants growing in close proximity have on each other. For example, borders of lavender, box or rosemary will protect your plants from invasion by slugs and snails and and planting a birch tree near the compost bin will speed the composting process.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #295275 in Books
• Published on: 2004-10-28
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

The Guardian, December 9, 2006
A good place to discover the intricacies of this fascinating
subject.

About the Author
Bob Flowerdew is Britain's foremost authority on organic gardening and companion gardening.

Customer Reviews

Lots of information, but you need time to use it properly
This is a great book full of interesting information. The only problem is that each plant is mentioned in different places all over the book, so if you look up one plant which you are interested in in the index, you will then spend ages going from page to page to find out all references to it.

A good read
This is a good book with lots of interesting information on companion gardening. The idea being that you grow plants in the same area so that they work in unison rather than against each other and wildlife.
Within the book, there are lots of great photographs to give you ideas. There could have been more practical tips and a more measured,detailed approach to specific beneficial plants, which is why I am only giving it 3 stars. You see, a tip here and there interspersed between a large section of prose is not going to be as helpful as a table giving a more detailed explanation of the different type of plants and the beneficial wildlife each plant attracts. Nevertheless it is still a good book for the casual reader.