Gardening: a commonsense guide. Geoffrey Burnie. 1996.

A comprehensive guide to successful gardening. Includes:

• Your climate - What you can grow successfully is determined by your climate, and our guide to climate zones will help you select plants that will flourish in your garden.
• Garden design - Follow the simple guidelines given here and you’ll be able to design a garden that is beautiful and will suit your particular needs.
• Gardening know-how - Pruning, propagating, feeding, weeding, watering and composting: these are among the everyday gardening skills you’ll pick up from our detailed chapters.
• Pests and diseases - No garden is without pests and diseases but they needn’t be a worry. Learn to identify all the ones you’re likely to meet and find out how to control them, often without poisons.
• Over 300 plants - More than 300 plants are described and illustrated in our comprehensive colour dictionary.