{"product_id":"urban-jungle-the-simple-way-to-tame-your-town-garden-by-monty-don-1194u","title":"Urban Jungle: The Simple Way to Tame Your Town Garden by Monty Don","description":"\u003cp\u003eUrban Jungle is a book for people who have a garden but do not consider themselves to be gardeners. Tackling the subject in clear language, it is written for the kind of busy person who has a range of interests, is sophisticated about style, knowledgeable about many subjects--but just happens to be an ignoramus when it comes to growing plants. Expert Monty Don reassures the reader, proving that no special skills or abilities are needed to garden well--other than a love of beauty and a desire to make the garden a part of your home. The book is filled with practical tips and advice, and yet is iconoclastic, opinionated, and free of horticultural jargon. A totally different kind of gardening guide, Urban Jungle amply demonstrates that gardening can be both easy and fun. A must for every new gardener. Monty Don is a gardening journalist and the author of the award-winning book, The Sensuous Garden.  Editorial Reviews  From Library Journal Books about small gardens are difficult to find, and this one will be well received by beginners looking to beautify a small space. Don (The Sensuous Garden, LJ 8\/97), who gardened in London for ten years, begins by outlining his personal requirements for a town garden and proceeds logically to chapters on planning, ground cover, vertical space, flowers, containers, shrubs, vegetables, pests, and accessories. This is a beautifully designed book written in a friendly, knowledgeable voice that's never too technicalAjust what one would expect from an author who's previously won the Inspirational Gardening Book award. This is a British book, so some plant suggestions may not be entirely appropriate for all U.S. gardens, but it makes a nice supplement to Linda Yang's classic works on the subject and the new utilitarian Taylor guide, Small Gardens: How To Get the Most Impact from the Least Space by Glenn Morris (Houghton, 1999). Highly recommended for public libraries.ABonnie Poquette, Shorewood P.L., WI Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41833566044234,"sku":"1194u","price":11.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/1194u_1.jpg?v=1764470700","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/urban-jungle-the-simple-way-to-tame-your-town-garden-by-monty-don-1194u","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}