The Green Gardening Handbook: Grow, Eat and Enjoy

by Nancy Birtwhistle

Overview

Going green in the garden has never been easier with Nancy Birtwhistle’s sustainable, eco-friendly tips that will help you make the most of your space, and what it can grow. Whether you have a sprawling garden, a modest patch of grass or just a spare windowsill, The Green Gardening Handbook has over 100 tips will help you embrace the joy of growing and eating from your own garden.

This beautifully illustrated guide is packed with advice on everything from composting, clothing and basic equipment to seasonal recipes and guides to freezing, storing and preserving that will help you save money and reduce waste. This practical book from the former Great British Baking Show winner and Sunday Times bestselling author of Clean & Green and Green Living Made Easy is for anyone, green-fingered or not, looking to discover the delights of growing and eating food they’ve grown themselves.

‘Getting out in the garden helps us stay healthy – and it helps our planet too. Mother Nature wants you to succeed, plants actually want to grow – those seeds are there patiently ready and waiting. All we need to do is just have a go.’ Nancy x

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781035003716
Publisher:	Pan Macmillan
Publication date:	07/11/2023
Pages:	336
Sales rank:	65,283
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.90(h) x 1.20(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Nancy Birtwhistle is a Sunday Times bestselling author, lifelong gardener and Hull-born baker who won the fifth series of The Great British Bake Off in 2014. Motivated by protecting the planet for her ten grandchildren, Nancy decided to change how she used plastic, single use products and chemicals in her home. Sharing her tips online, she amassed an engaged international following of devoted fans interested not only in her delicious recipes, but also her innovative ideas and timesaving swaps that rethink everyday house and garden tasks to make as little an impact on the environment as possible. Nancy worked as a GP practice manager in the NHS for thirty-six years until she retired in 2007. She lives in Lincolnshire with her husband, dogs and rescue hens.

Editorial Reviews

07/01/2023

The 2014 Great British Bake Off winner Birtwhistle (Green Living Made Easy) humbly tells readers that her only claim to gardening expertise is more than 40 years spent tending to her own organic garden in Great Britain. She takes readers through a year of gardening by season, beginning with early spring. She focuses on the plants—mostly vegetables, herbs, and berries—that she's planted. There are no photos and only a few line drawings; what readers get instead is a slightly meandering but consistently charming and informative narrative about what to do in the garden at various times of the year, from prep to planting to weeding to composting and more. The instructions are best for experienced gardeners, not beginners. But the reading experience is much like sitting across from the author and chatting about gardening over tea and scones. The author refers to her husband as "Him Indoors," uses colorful phrases such as boots being "blathered in mud," and calls vegetables by their British names: courgette for zucchini, aubergine for eggplant, and more. VERDICT Not ideal for beginners, but there are plenty of tips for seasoned gardeners and lots of charm for armchair gardeners.—Eva Mitnick

Library Journal

Nancy has done it again! The perfect read taking us back to basics in our gardens. As a beginner gardener I am now excited to get started, I'll be a pro by the end of the year!” —Sophie Liard, The Folding Lady

“I, like Nancy, am happiest in my garden. But I am yet to properly venture into growing food we actually eat because I am never quite sure if I am doing it right. Having Nancy's reassuring voice guide me through it all will fill me with the confidence needed to give it a whirl! I recently redesigned my own garden so I could grow more food and without a doubt I know this book will be kept in the greenhouse and constantly referred to time and time again. When in a home or garden pickle, I often think, "What does Nancy say about this?" and there is always something to try! Everyone should have her collection of books at home!” —Daisy Upton, The Five Minute Mum

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