FROM THE GROUND UP

A complete garden guide for Victorian Gardeners

by JANE EDMANSON

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Large hardcover book with dustjacket and lots of full-colour photos throughout, 256 pages. Published 2009

From the Ground Up covers every aspect of creating and maintaining a beautiful garden. As the title suggests, it starts with the soil, keeping it healthy and well fed and moves through the realm of gardening, both inspirational and practical.

This book is specifically designed for Victorian gardeners, from beginners to the more experienced as there is always something to learn. It is a collaborative effort using the recommendations of many experts, combined with Jane's vast local knowledge. There is an informative guide to many good plants that can form the basis of your garden, and from there you will have the knowledge to make further choices of your own. You will find plenty of information on gardening techniques from propagating new plants, making compost, planting, pruning, watering, fertilizing and garden design as well as many practical tips. 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 Victorian gardeners.

Chapters include:

• Our climate
• From the gound up
• Water and watering
• Mulching: Do or die
• Propagation and transplanting
• Pruning
• Garden design
• Natives
• Exotics
• Plants for sun - trees, shrubs, perennials, strappy leaf plants, groundcovers, climbers
• Plants for shade - trees, shrubs, perennials, strappy leaf plants, groundcovers, climbers
• 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

Jane Edmanson has always had a passionate interest in plants and how to grow them. She is from a farming background in Mildura, Victoria, where her father grew citrus and her mother had a fine garden. Over the years she has worked in nurseries where she has gained an all round general knowledge of gardeners and their needs. Jane has been a Victorian presenter for the ABC’s Gardening Australia for over 20 years. She writes for the Gardening Australia Magazine and other publications. She broadcasts on radio 3AW’s Big Backyard and for over 20 years on the radio has answered more lemon tree questions than you would care to count. She has given hundreds of talks to garden clubs, schools and motivational events.

With this background her role today is one of inspiring communities and individuals to raise the awareness of the benefits of gardening to all and sundry. As an ambassador she supports the Horticultural Therapy Association, Sustainable Gardening Australia, Victorian School’s Garden Awards and the Royal Horticultural Society Victoria. She received an Order of Australia for her services to Horticulture and Education. Her finger nails are often dirty, and at times her knees ache but she really enjoys getting out into her own garden to weed, plant a vegetable or two and to 'stop and smell the roses'.

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 authored by Sophie Thompson. It is now in its second print. Click here for more information

The Victorian edition was launched in Nov 2009. 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 Victorian Gardeners by Jane Edmanson