Greenman Gardening reading list
up dated may 2022
Bio-Dynamic Gardening
by John Soper
An excellent practical guide
2017 planting calander.by mathuias thun this lady is dead now.
the calendar is produce by her associate.(its the usable style of the calendar which makes planetary consciousness effective in a simple usable way)
helpful moon zodiac guide and moon position guide
Biodynamic Gardening by Monty Walden. good all round intro to biodynamic gardening.
its one of these new happy picture kind of books. which is helpful and at some time makes to much like a glossy happy magazine.
The food we eat, herbs in nutrition
an anthology by Maria geuter
an excellent inspirational and practical guide, It inspired me to create my own plant work books.
Study material
issued by the circle of anthroposophical farmers and gardeners july 1951
this is brilliant, if you can get it read it.
Hedge row book book
by Glennie kindred
Its good to eat weeds to get to know them. wild plants also create greater health than normal greens.
The readers digest encyclopaedia of garden plants
An excellent all round guide
Mitchells beazley pocket guide to tree
Good for id-ing only
I have had the book since I was a small boy and do not agree with the author take on plants. The books a great reference.
The agriculture course by rudolf steiner
never fails to inspire ones imagination and physical direction.
it is really a door way book to the truth of inspired living in relationship to the garden or the farm.
the reason i say door ways is. each part is just a starting point to your own perceptions.
Modern meteorology and climatology
T.j.chanderler
the basics. It far better to keep your own weather journal fill it in every day.
Weather net.co.uk for a good forecast
If you haven’t got your health life sucks.
this is great website on nutrition which create a good need for learning the art of growing.
The reading list could go on for many pages.these are first thoughts connected to what has inspired me.
The Scots herbal.By Tess darwin
I like cause it helps one connect with the plants. celebrate what is thought to be common garden weeds as herbs.
tree medicine by peter conway
its a bit dry. yet it comprehensive.(borrow it before committing to buying it.
The one straw revolution: introduction to naturel farming by fukuoka masanobu
I have been recommended it by a friend had a wee skim at her copy and decide to buy my own.will up date you on out come.
basically a great book if take from the right perspective.
the arm chair book of the garden by d.g hessayon
Its got a good bit about worms.the history of gardens and gardening is interesting (made think of stuff i hade’nt payed to much attention to).apart from this it a sort of coffee table book.
I just got a new book
gardening in a small space
by lance hattatt
I have just skimmed it.it looks helpful for the small town garden spaces.
moon and plant growth
by l. kolisko
I have had this book for a while still only skim through it.
it really is an excellent book. showing the value of the planting calendar.
14/06/2018
the gardening year by lance hattatt
it’s a bit conventional.
it is helpful and informative.
wildflowers by ann bonar
puplished by hamlyn pocket books 1982
It’s interesting. finding these wee books.i was given this by a neighbour.
this is laid out by flower colours
to everything there is a season
by thaissa cruso
excellently practical book.she has a really interesting (individual) way of thinking.