In the multifaceted world of gardening, the same questions arise time and time again. Organised season-by-season, this book promises to answer the 1000 most-asked questions that can frustrate all gardeners alike. Drawing on her years of experience in gardening, former panellist and researcher for the BBC's Gardeners Question Time Daphne Ledward has answered them all. From knowing how to identify your soil type, the finer points of pruning and propagation, and seeds versus seedlings; to the thorny problems of dealing with chronic pests and diseases, and finding plants for difficult places, this book is the answer to all of the most frequently asked gardening questions. Get the most out of your garden, big or small, and discover answers to common issues such as: - what type of soil is best for your garden - how to select the best plants, vegetables and herbs according to your space - how to get your plants through a difficult winter - how to best care for your plants, be it bulbs, roses, vegetables or even your lawn - how to make your own compost

A collection of gardening wisdom in a question-and-answer format provides information on flowers, trees, lawns, herbs, vegetables, indoor plants, and fruits, with tips on cultivation, selecting plants, and pest control.

Tom Wyatt is deservedly a household name around much of Queensland. He has been giving practical advice on gardening to millions of Queenslanders on ABC Radio for almost two decades and he has been instrumental in creating or developing city botanical gardens in Rockhampton. Emerald and elsewhere in Central Queensland. Tom's a walking encyclopedia of gardening knowledge particularly when it comes to tropical and sub-tropical plants. So roll up your sleeves and learn from Gardening Guru Tom Wyatt how to create a garden, whether the sand of the beach garden. or in clay soil, set hard as concrete, in the dry tropics. And never forget the first commandment; Thou shalt love thy compost heap! If it's an insect and it eats your plants, spray it till it's dead! If it's a cane toad, squash it! If it's "unthrifty", put a compost bomb under it! Take no prisoners. This is a Tom Wyatt garden. Exotics or natives, fruit trees or palm trees, vegetables or hardy annuals, the Gardening Guru of the Tropics will tell you how to grow it and how to protect it from predatory insects and fungal diseases. Every question you've ever wanted to ask about soils, compost, fertiliser, organic feed, humus, mulching, spraying and pruning, it's in this book. This is not a coffee-table book! So roll up your sleeves, get advice from the book, mix your sprays, barrel out your fertiliser and get your garden blooming.