{"product_id":"the-ornamental-kitchen-garden","title":"The Ornamental Kitchen Garden","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a practical guide to a new style of gardening. In fact  it is not a new style but a return to traditional methods - found in gardens all over the world from medieval monasteries to Victorian kitchen gardens - when fruit  flowers and vegetables were planted in the same beds in a delightful and productive mix. Not only does this sort of garden look good and provide constant variety all year round  but it is ideally suited to small gardens as well as large. It attracts plenty of wildlife - especially birds and insects - which helps to keep pests under control  while the different species growing side by side make the most of the soil. Geoff Hamilton  BBC TVs popular gardening expert and the presenter of \"The Ornamental Kitchen Garden\" television series on which the book is based  tells you everything you need to know to create an ornamental kitchen garden from scratch  or to transform an existing garden. He explains  with the help of drawings  how to plan your garden with paths  beds  patio and garden pool. Using step-by-step photos and easy-to-follow drawings  he shows how to make all the essential components: brick and scree paths  arbours and pergolas  cold frames  cloches and compost bins  as well as how to lay lawns. He gives detailed descriptions of the decorative plants - perennials and annuals  bulbs and herbs  climbers  vegetables  ornamental trees and shrubs  fruit trees and bushes - some old favourties and some the latest varieties - which would be most suitable for this sort of garden  explaining how to cultivate them and to propagate further plants. A chapter on the seasons has colour photographs for the months of spring  summer and autumn illustrating many of the plants flowering or fruiting at the time  accompanied by month-by-month reminders of jobs to be done.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44948844511285,"sku":"ByrdShop_0563360178","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780563360179.jpg?v=1770059330","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-ornamental-kitchen-garden","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}