Saving the botched garden - Péter Czauner

The book is for those who want to get the most out of their garden. It gives useful advice on how to keep the garden from being a mess, with plants fighting each other for sunlight and nutrients, and how to make gardening a hassle for us.

I recommend the book to those who want to get the family together more often for a garden party where they don't have to be ashamed of burnt grass, and to those who would rather banish relatives with their hordes of smelly and prickly plants. Borbala Czauner

From the contents

Early spring
Magic in your own garden
The awakening of the roses
Guarantee
Six essential tools
Buying a garden with a keen eye
Spring lawn care must be well timed
Pruning on time
The battle of the moles

Late spring
The benefits of a living fence
Creeping sea of flowers
Only perfect plants should be taken from the nursery
Fast growing annuals to replace bulbs
Plants ask for water at two in the morning
More and more new acquisitions
Container gardening
New soil for the leander
Rhododendrons need a lot of attention
The compost heap absorbs almost everything
The lilac gets the care it deserves
You have to share the garden with your pets
Weeds have no place in the garden
Dandelions only need a few days to fight
The hedge will take its revenge for laziness
The secret of liming
Solitary plants can live on their own
If you know how, you can save a fortune on watering

Summer
Shade with care
The arbour is the best shade
Don't skip the tying
Bamboo must be tamed
Lime is also needed for longer-stemmed shade grass
Poisonous ornamental plants
The place of the garden table
The trick to mowing correctly
Garden gnomes attack again
Not all home-grown onions are right for the bed
Conifer hedges should not be pruned often
Aphids prefer dry heat
Plants brought from abroad
Cat-proof waterers for the birds!
A green facade saves energy
Mediterranean beauties
Light for the bushes
Roses need constant pruning
Wasps are dangerous guests

Early autumn
Try thinning the leander
Growing mushrooms instead of stumps
Careful with discount plant purchases
Gardening with help
There's room for a rock garden everywhere
Deep water for fish, sunbathing for turtles

Late autumn
Waiting for winter in the garden
Hedges not only protect, they decorate

Winter
Gardening in the frost
Shovel instead of salt

Appendix
Plants recommended by the author
Vitaflor nutrient solutions recommended for plants grown in lawn and ornamental gardens and for plants kept in the garden in summer

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