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Start with Soil: Simple steps for a thriving garden
Transform your garden from the ground up with this practical guide to soil.
Any thriving garden starts with good whether you're growing vibrant herbaceous borders or bountiful vegetable beds. And while gardeners all appreciate the soil beneath their feet, many are still perplexed by how it works.
In Start with Soil, award-winning garden designer Juliet Sargeant challenges you to take your soil seriously, reveals its hidden wonders and gives you the tools to improve your soil health and harness its power.
The science of soil is explained without the learn how soil works and how climate change is impacting its health.Get to know your own soil with easy at-home testing, explanations about how soil changes throughout the year, and quick-guides to the types of growing mediums we use in gardening – from composts to house plants, hydroponics to sand gardens. Follow Juliet’s advice for gardening for better soil, with tried-and-tested methods for making simple compost, feeding your soil, protecting your soil, and introductions to No Dig gardening, Hugelkultur and rain gardens.Understand how plants help the soil and choose the perfect plants for your soil type.With step-by-step projects, plant profiles and troubleshooting pages – by starting with soil you will not only be gardening in a way that is kind to the planet, but you will also be ensuring that your garden flourishes.
Created in collaboration with the world-renowned Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and written by leading garden designer and soil expert, Juliet Sargeant, this is the must-have guide for a thriving garden.
Any thriving garden starts with good whether you're growing vibrant herbaceous borders or bountiful vegetable beds. And while gardeners all appreciate the soil beneath their feet, many are still perplexed by how it works.
In Start with Soil, award-winning garden designer Juliet Sargeant challenges you to take your soil seriously, reveals its hidden wonders and gives you the tools to improve your soil health and harness its power.
The science of soil is explained without the learn how soil works and how climate change is impacting its health.Get to know your own soil with easy at-home testing, explanations about how soil changes throughout the year, and quick-guides to the types of growing mediums we use in gardening – from composts to house plants, hydroponics to sand gardens. Follow Juliet’s advice for gardening for better soil, with tried-and-tested methods for making simple compost, feeding your soil, protecting your soil, and introductions to No Dig gardening, Hugelkultur and rain gardens.Understand how plants help the soil and choose the perfect plants for your soil type.With step-by-step projects, plant profiles and troubleshooting pages – by starting with soil you will not only be gardening in a way that is kind to the planet, but you will also be ensuring that your garden flourishes.
Created in collaboration with the world-renowned Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and written by leading garden designer and soil expert, Juliet Sargeant, this is the must-have guide for a thriving garden.
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160 pages, Hardcover
Published April 29, 2025
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April 7, 2025
Overall, I thought Start with Soil: Simple Steps for a Thriving Garden was a great resource and an excellent introduction to properly caring for your garden’s soil. The book itself is very well-organized and features numerous beautiful pictures that are both visually pleasing and informative. I especially love one of the informational graphs and pictures, which better illustrate some of the author’s instructions. I also appreciate that, while the book focuses more on the UK, the information can be applied anywhere, including your indoor garden. I also appreciate that it highlights contemporary concerns that we need to address today, including microplastics and issues you may be facing with your garden dirt. I especially love the instructions on creating your dirt mixes, which is something I know I will be using in my garden this season. If you’re looking for a comprehensive book to help you improve your garden’s dirt, I highly recommend Start with Soil.
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