The Practical Australian Gardener: Seasonal Tasks Using Sensible Organic Methods
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Practical Australian Gardener: Seasonal Tasks Using Sensible Organic Methods
By (Author) Peter Cundall
Penguin Random House Australia
Penguin Random House Australia
1st October 2002
Australia
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
635.0994
Physical Properties
Paperback
224
Width 153mm, Height 233mm, Spine 16mm
314g
Description
Provides a guide to flower and vegetable gardens, house plants, home orchards and landscaping in each month of the gardening year. Also contains advice on drip irrigation, keeping dogs, cats and possums out of the garden, sloping sites, and pest control without poisons.
Author Bio
Peter Cundall was born in Manchester in 1927 and came to Australia in 1950. He has been gardening since he was a child, and worked for more than thirty years as a professional landscaper. After being awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 1974, he travelled the world studying landscaping, design and organic methods. He writes gardening columns for several newspapers and magazines, and since 1990 has been the presenter of ABC TV's popular Gardening Australia program. Peter Cundall lives on a self-sufficient property in Tasmania with his wife Tina. He has seven sons.
