National treasure and presenter of ITV's hugely popular Love Your Garden , Alan Titchmarsh brings us his month by month almanac of garden knowledge, facts, advice and inspiration. Here is seasonal advice on what to grow and sow, projects to engage in, as well as wildlife to spot, gorgeous gardens to visit, birds and flowers to celebrate, weather notes, and nature to reflect on in poems, music, and books. A beautifully packaged giftbook with illustrations by Alan himself.
A monthly list of gardening tasks, what not to do this month, what to read, a favorite garden, favorite plant etc. I intended to read this the month by month as my garden year progressed so I could compare gardening in the UK to gardening in zone 6 in the USA. The I decided to sit back and finish it one Sunday morning.
It's quite enjoyable and interesting to see the similarities and differences in out gardening years.
A book to revisit during next year, and maybe more. I love this kind of almanacs. They put me in a good mood and help me through out the year. Not only in the garden but also in my life. The four stars mean that I expected a volume with some flowers, more drawings or something more beautiful. Lets see if the wisdom in it compensates the lack of it. If so, I'll add another star later.