Jane Fearnley- Whittingstall's Garten Handbuch

by Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall

"...just the thing, both for beginners who want gardening explained simply and for old hands who want an all-in-one resource."--House and Garden. From weeding to watering, from pruning to propagation, from water gardens to kitchen gardens--if you're a gardener, this is the all-in-one-book that you must have! Written by a winner of two gold medals from the Royal Horticultural Society, and with over 800 color illustrations, it enlightens you on everything needed to produce a garden from scratch and sustain it successfully, no matter its size, shape, condition, or potential. Begin with the fundamentals of planting, learn all the techniques necessary for maintenance, and explore specialized skills like caring for wildflowers. great garden designs and over 1000 plant profiles! 288 pages (all in color), 9 x 11.

Genres: Gardening

Perfect Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

From Wikipedia: Jane Margaret Fearnley-Whittingstall (née Lascelles)[1] (born 1939 in Kensington, London) is a writer and garden designer with a diploma in landscape architecture. She won two gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show.[2]

Personal life
Daughter of Colonel John Hawdon Lascelles OBE of the King's Royal Rifle Corps and Janet Hamilton Campbell Kidston,[3] she and her husband, Robert Fearnley-Whittingstall, of a landed gentry family formerly of Watford and Hawkswick, Hertfordshire,[4] have two children: Sophy and Hugh, the celebrity chef. (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...) They have six grandchildren.

Career
She gained a Diploma in Landscape Architecture from Gloucestershire College of Art and Design in 1980 and has designed numerous gardens in the UK and abroad.

From 2005 to 2007 she wrote a weekly column about family life, in The Times. She has also written for The Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, The Oldie, Woman's Weekly, The Garden, The English Garden and Gardens Illustrated.[citation needed]