If you are looking for a clearly laid out gardening book in which many questions are answered in a compact yet comprehensive manner, we would like to recommend this book to you. What's special: You can see at a glance what work needs to be done at what time of year and how best to proceed.
What does the book “Quickfinder Garden Year” offer?
The Quickfinder Garden Year is a clearly laid out gardening book by Andreas Barlage, Brigitte Goss and Thomas Schuster, which breaks down gardening work by season and answers many questions in a compact manner. The book is aimed at beginners and experienced garden lovers alike.
- Title: Quickfinder Garden Year (€22.00 at Amazon)
- Authors: Andreas Barlage, Brigitte goss, Thomas Schuster
- Publisher: GU (Gräfe and Unzer Verlag)
- 8. Edition, February 2017
- 240 pages, 250 colored illustrations
- Paperback
- ISBN 978-3833853982
The Book
In the garden, it is extremely helpful to know when and when to do what activity. For this reason, the practical part of this gardening book is divided into ten phases according to the phenological garden calendar. So you don't have to internalize a thick book at the beginning of the gardening year, but can use the Quickfinder as a compact workbook for the upcoming months.
So that you don't have to search for long, the edges of the pages have a colored index. If you need a tip on a specific topic, you will quickly find it in the clearly structured table of contents.
In terms of content, the book is aimed at both beginner gardeners and experienced hobby gardeners, who can draw on a we alth of information throughout the entire gardening year. If necessary, these are illustrated with clear sketches. Numerous photos break up the texts in a very appealing way. They prove to be particularly useful when it comes to plant diseases, pests and special care measures.
Each chapter ends with a double page of the most common questions on a variety of topics. Here you can find out, for example, why the shell of walnuts turns black or which plants you can use to attract butterflies.
About the authors
- Andreas Barlage is a qualified agricultural engineer and has made a name for himself over 20 years as an editor and freelance author for garden magazines and as a garden writer. In addition to roses, his special love is for ornamental plants.
- Brigitte Goss is a horticultural technician and works full-time as a horticultural consultant at the Schweinfurt district office. The passionate garden specialist writes regularly for various gardening magazines and works as an expert on various television programs.
- Thomas Schuster is a qualified horticultural engineer and specialist in plant protection. Many tried and tested tips from daily gardening practice come from him.
Tip
If you are planning to integrate roses into your garden, the last pages of the Quickfinder will be particularly interesting for you. The thirty best rose varieties and their properties are presented in detail here. In this appendix you will also find tables with planting distances, a planting calendar and recommended types of vegetables.
