The Compact Garden

📖 The Scoop

An avid gardener since the age of 6, city-dweller Brian Fawcett has planted gardens in every home he has ever rented or owned &, in the process, has managed to make a virtue out of limited space. In THE COMPACT GARDEN, he shares with us not only his own often idiosyncratic views about living on the planet but 40 years' worth of firsthand gardening know-how. Writing for the citizen whose daily life precludes absolute dedication to yard work, Fawcett describes strategies for creating & maintaining a garden that will provide some respite from the urban wilderness. He begins with advice on how to evaluate your yard in the context of neighbouring yards & structures & offers instruction on creating a garden from the ground up, with tips on soil, tools, fertilizers, composting, mulching, vegetable gardening & decorative gardening & a special emphasis on plants that delight in confinement. Whether addressing when to exercise diplomacy with one's neighbours (usually), when to compost (always) or when to grow marigolds (never), Fawcett's text is a lively, irreverent account of the urban gardener's travails & joys. Brian Fawcett is a poet, short story writer, social commentator, former columnist for the Toronto Globe & Mail, a contributing editor to Books in Canada Magazine & a writer who has views on almost everything.

Genre: Gardening / General (fancy, right?)