The Gin & Tonic Gardener: Confessions of a Reformed Compulsive Gardener
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Издатель | | Key Porter Books |
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Содержание:
Мальчик и рысь, Бинго, Чинк, Вулли, Жизнь серого медведя, Буйный и Колючая Холка, Мустанг-иноходец, Красношейка, Серебряное пятнышко, Лобо, По следам оленя
Описание:
"The Gin & Tonic Gardener" is designed for those who would rather enjoy our gardens than be enslaved by them. Weeds? Janice Wells exhorts us to have another gin and tonic to obscure, or at the very least, help you forget, those usurpers of the garden. Janice Wells, a well-known writer and journalist, uses her own garden as a laboratory for the gardening column she writes for the Halifax Chronicle-Herald. Though filled with humor, "The Gin & Tonic Gardener" provides practical tips, including ways to transform a concrete pathway to look like paving stones, how to disguise an ugly fence by encouraging vines to cover it, and how to scour rummage sales for inexpensive and attractive outdoor furniture. Plus, she offers a listing plants that will grow despite willful neglect, poor growing conditions, and being occasionally doused with the remnants of a cocktail. Spirited, funny, and filled to the brim with amusing gardening anecdotes and wisdom, this book is designed...Похожие книги