Product Description

Allotments are back! Historically an important social tradition, allotments are now increasingly popular with a younger audience and with families who want to try growing their own organic produce. Here we show you how to go about finding an allotment, what to grow, how to maintain interest and get the most benefit from being an allotment holder. No previous gardening experience is assumed and everything is presented in a simple, step-by-step style. Successful Allotments is endorsed by the HDRA and the Soil Association, so you know you can trust all the organic advice.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #136488 in Books
• Published on: 2007-02-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 64 pages

Daily Express 1 May 2004
Alan Titchmarsh in the Daily Express said: These handy Green Essentials guides are ideal...easy to follow and full of advice.

From the Publisher
Impact books reflect the needs of today’s readers for concise, practical information on the subjects that matter to them. We specialize in publishing books that make accessing this information easier than ever – together with clear and accurate guidance, we provide action lists, top tips and details of where to find additional information all in one compact, superb value package.

About the Author
Pauline Pears is head of the information section at the HDRA. She has been gardening organically for many years. She and her husband grow most of their own vegetables on their 4 allotments, run organically of course. They also make a lot of compost! Pauline is an established author, broadcaster and journalist.

Customer Reviews

The Good Life!
I am a really enthusiastic gardener, and its not very often that I find a book that provides me with exactly the information I want and need to get out into the garden straight away.

I have just got an allotment and the Green Essentials Successful Allotment organic gardening Guide provided me with concise, easy-to-read information that enabled me to set about creating an ORGANIC allotment immediately!

It is obvious that it has been written by someone that is a gardener themselves and knows what fellow gardeners are looking for in a book.

Oh and the other great thing about it is that its cheap as chips and small enough to fit into your coat pocket!

Fab little book!
This small book is fantastic value for money, and packs a lot of information and ideas into a few pages. Helpful to inspire you to take on the challenge of a new overgrown plot, good photographs, and encouraging organic principles too, highly recommended.

Good book for beginners
I was given this book as a present and it was a good aid to sorting out the design of my allotmment, which was in a real mess when I got it.