Ivor Santer

Green Fingers and Muddy Boots: A Year in the Garden for Children and Families [With CD (Audio)]

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Fun and practical activities to do in the garden every month of the year, perfect for parents and teachers

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Floris Books
• Seitenzahl: 112
• Altersempfehlung: 5 bis 10 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: Juni 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 208mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780863156922
• ISBN-10: 0863156924
• Artikelnr.: 26158297

Autorenporträt

Ivor Santer was Deputy Principal at Oatridge Agricultural College until his retirement in 2003. He has lectured on agriculture at various institutions throughout the UK for 35 years. In 1998, he started work on a children's gardening course in conjunction with the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society which was finally finished in 2007, and has now become Green Fingers and Muddy Boots.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
So you want to be a gardener?
How to use this book
Gardening activity sheets
Young Gardener Certificate
Getting Started
Your garden environment
Tools and equipment
Accidents and first-aid
Nature's Garden
Climate and weather
Birds and wildlife
Creepy-crawlies
Keeping a garden diary
How Plants Grow
The plant and how it functions
Soil
Plant food
All About Plants!
Plant names and families
Trees
The garden lawn
What is a weed?
How long do plants live?
Growing Plants
Growing plants from seed
Taking cuttings
Growing spring bulbs
Garden Groceries
The vegetable garden
Growing herbs
Growing fruit
Plants in Pots
House plants
Outdoor containers
A Seasonal Guide to Gardening
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December