The Virgin Gardener ……by Laetitia Maklouf
‘Laetitia Maklouf is a single, sexy girl-about-town (30) and a self-confessed plant-murderer who fell in love with plants a few years ago and now wants to share her passion with other gardening virgins. “Fewer and fewer of us get the chance to flex our green fingers so If you fancy a flat full of greenery, homegrown fruit and veg, a window box that’s the envy of the street, or you’ve just acquired your first, much coveted Outside Space but don’t have a clue what to grow, this is the book for you.
THE VIRGIN GARDENER is a jargon-free plant recipe book divided into five sections: Grow, Decorate, Eat, Drink and Luxuriate. Would you like to sip homemade elderflower bubbly, grow your own garlic, or distil your own rosewater? With simple, step-by-step advice, Laetitia explains how.For the more adventurous, learn how to grow chillies, pineapples and jungle greens. For the perfectionist, discover the secrets to ageing terracotta pots and having bulbs in flower on Christmas Day. Irresistibly sassy, stylish and beautifully illustrated throughout with full-colour photography, THE VIRGIN GARDENER will seduce you into a life of roots and shoots. As Laetitia says, ‘Go forth and grow!’
£12.00 Amazon.co.uk Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (2 Mar 2009)
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