Blooming Ingenious. The Impoverished Gardener's Guide

London England/Canada: Souvenir Press, 1987. With a wealth of knowledge and not a little humour, the author takes you through every step of making and maintaining a garden, from the initial research and plannin, through construction and landscaping, plainting and ornamenting, to the aftermath of keeping it all going. Sooner or later, almost everything you need will turn up on the council tip, in someone's skip, in scrapyards or among garden centre throwouts. Old floorboards, roofing slates, railway sleepers and plystyrene packing can all be pressed into service. Never, she stresses, go out into the country without a shovel and plastic sack to collect fallen leaves and horse droppings. This book is a mine of information for all whose dreams outstrip their purses. It is also enormous fun to read. Illustrations. 223 pp.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback.