RHS: Get Growing
A Family Guide to Gardening Inside and Out
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- $15.99
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
Put the fun into gardening with this great family guide to growing plants indoors and out, all year round.
How do plants work? How can I grow tomatoes? How can I encourage garden wildlife? RHS Get Growing will answer all these questions in a fun and accessible guide.
Perfect for parents and children who enjoy engaging with the outdoors and want to do more activities together, or for beginner gardeners just starting out, this book explains how plants work, describes the building blocks of gardening, and shows how to grow everything from cacti to cucumbers.
With great facts and practical projects, giving the reader a lot of information, it's an ideal, hands-on introduction for complete beginners, and designed to inspire a life-long love of gardening.
In this book, you will learn to:Learn about the plants and animals that make up the ecosystem of any gardenPlant seeds together with your children and watch as they growCarry out experiments – from making a wormery to mapping rain shadowsMake delicious recipes from your home-grown produce
The projects and experiments are bite-sized and self-contained, ideal for weekends, holidays and even home-schooling.
This book is ideal for parents and teachers who want to get kids connected with nature, experiencing the world and relating to the food that they eat. All the guidance is backed by scientific and educational research, drawn together by the team of RHS experts.
Get your children growing shoots and seeds, whatever their ages, and watch them fall in love with the natural world with RHS Get Growing, the complete family gardening guide.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Brimming with colorful photos and illustrations, this vibrant gardening primer, produced by the U.K.'s Royal Horticultural Society, covers the basics as well as up-to-date innovations. Gardener Farrell (The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Herbs) instructs with a charming can-do attitude ("The basic, fundamental act of growing plants is something that can be done anywhere and on any scale") and begins with a breakdown of how "plants work." She suggests ideas for growing plants in raised beds, containers, indoors, or the ground; provides tips on tools, soil, sowing, and watering (with an emphasis on reusing water, such as by collecting rainfall); and makes specific recommendations for growing vegetables, fruit, herbs, and flowers. Kid-friendly experiments (tracking shadows to see how much sun an area gets, making "soil sausages" to determine soil type) and art projects (constructing an herbal flower crown and clay pots and coasters), along with a list of seasonal chores and activities, round out the program. Throughout, the emphasis is on promoting stewardship and the idea that "growing plants is the best way to reconnect with nature and the wild world around us." Farrell's fun guide will have young gardeners and their parents eager to get outside.
