The Sceptical Gardener

The Thinking Person’s Guide to Good Gardening

Ken Thompson author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Icon Books

Published:5th Nov '15

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Published in association with the Telegraph, an enjoyable book on gardening the cleverer way

How are birds linked to house prices?


How can a gardener improve the


flavour of their vegetables?


Do wildflowers really thrive in poor soil?







In this collection of articles from The Telegraph, biologist and gardening columnist Ken Thompson takes a scientific look at some of the greater - and lesser - questions faced by gardeners everywhere in a bid to sort the genuine wisdom from the hokum.







What is the ideal temperature for a compost heap? What do bees do that improves strawberries? Why are gardeners in literature always such dummies? This is an expert's gardening miscellany, aimed at making you not necessarily a better gardener, but probably a far more thoughtful one.

A delight ... if you have simply had enough of people refusing to take gardening seriously, I suggest you buy The Sceptical Gardener * The Spectator *
Packed with good, common-sense gardening advice gleaned from years of tending his own patch, it's also very funny * Waitrose Weekend *

ISBN: 9781848319332

Dimensions: 204mm x 138mm x 29mm

Weight: 386g

304 pages