From the Ground Up - Sophie Thomson new hardcover SA gardening book South Australia

FROM THE GROUND UP

A complete garden guide for South Australian Gardeners

by SOPHIE THOMPSON

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Large hardcover book with dustjacket and lots of full-colour photos throughout, 256 pages. Published 2008

Five years in the making, From The Ground Up complete and comprehensive gardening guide specifically developed for all South Australian gardeners - from novices to experts. It is a collaborative effort utilising the recommendations of many South Australian plant experts, combined with Sophie’s vast plant knowledge and experience. The book has a strong emphasis on plants and techniques which have a proven success rate here in our state.

Packed full of magnificent photographs, From the Ground Up will allow you to visually identify everything from the best plants for your garden to the pests and diseases causing your plants grief.

From The Ground Up will become the number one reference book for all South Australian gardeners.

Chapters include:

• Our climate
• From the gound up
• Water and watering
• Mulching: Do or die
• Growing and maintaining plants
• Pruning
• Garden design
• Natives
• Exotics
• Plants for sun
• Plants for shade
• Roses
• Productive: From garden to table
• Trooping the Colour: An annual event
• Buried treasure: The reward of bulbs
• Going potty
• Lawns
• Pest and disease problems
• Weeds
• Calendar

About the Author

Sophie Thomson has an Advanced Diploma in Horticulture and is a member of the Australian Institute of Horticulture.Sophie's passion for plants and gardening was passed onto her by her parents, and she cut her teeth working in the family plant nursery.

Sophie is the South Australian presenter for the ABC's Gardening Australia and she writes for Gardening Australia magazine, has a gardening column in the Sunday Mail and the Adelaide Hills Weekender. She has consulted for a wide variety of South Australian gardens. With a strong focus on appropriate plant selection, she likes to help her clients develop waterwise gardens that have colour and interest for the whole year.

A bit more about the From the Ground Up book series

The concept for From the Ground Up commenced in 2003, the idea was to develop complete and comprehensive garden guides, full of plant pictures specific to each state. Packed full of magnificent photographs, From the Ground Up will allow you to visually identify everything from the best plants for your garden to the pests and diseases causing your plants grief. Each book is a collaborative effort utilising the recommendations of many state specific plant experts, combined with the author's vast plant knowledge and experience. These books will become the ideal reference books for all Australian gardeners.

The South Australian edition was first released in 2008 and is now in its second print. Click here for more information

The Victorian edition was launched in Nov 2009 and is authored by Jane Edmanson. Click here for more information

The New South Wales edition, written by Graham, Sandra and Linda Ross, was published in late 2010. Click here for more information

The Queensland and Western Australian editions will be coming soon.

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From the Ground Up: A Complete Garden Guide for SA Gardeners by Sophie Thomson