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                Holistic Gardening - What's it all about?

        Holistic gardening means having a real connection
with the plants that we grow. Everyday we have the opportunity for healthier lifestyle choices by growing
our own organic fruit, vegetables and herbs; chemically-
free in edible food-gardens we have created at home.

             But why should we bother?

     Because it's a simple fact that home-grown produce
is nutritionally superior and tastes better than anything
you can get from the supermarket.

     Home-grown produce is healthier, better for the environment and for our pockets too! Organics is a growing phenomenon. More than ever before, we have the choice
to seek out natural ways of living – ways that reflect a greater awareness of the role nutritious fresh food can play in our health and wellbeing. 

              A bit of history...

I have been a passionate organic gardener for over 30 years. In that time I have trialled many different techniques and methods in the quest for improving the quality of my home-grown produce. And I was recently inspired to bring all
these ideas together into the one book -- Holistic Gardening - The Five Principles of Success.

          Holistic Gardening – The Five Principles of Success
is a concise and informative manual that reveals the secrets to successful organic gardening at home. It shows how to use nature’s energies to bring dynamic, health-giving life and vitality to the plants that we love to grow.

           Each chapter explains a different principle – from the ancient wisdoms found in feng shui, to exploring how lunar and companion planting precepts increase yield and the nutritional value of the veggies we grow - through to describing no-dig gardening and innovative organic techniques adopted by permaculture and biodynamic growers the world over.

           There are fabulous tips for promoting biodiversity and for maintaining healthy ecosystems, and ways to foster and support predator and friendly insect habitats and environs in your garden.

           Using the five principles together creates a total, workable system and the more each principle is adopted, the better the system works. Together, they lead to a better understanding of how environmental energies can help us achieve a natural and sustainable balance and harmony in our lives – of having a real connection with the plants that we grow (and eat :) 

    What are the Five Principles? 

       Feng shui: the ancient Chinese art of placement and energy. Learn where to plant for best results and how to access Nature’s hidden powers for greater enjoyment and gardening success.

       Organics: a system adopting proven permaculture and biodynamic techniques. Learn about preparing mulch, compost and organic fertilizers; non-chemical pest and disease control and discover seed saving and other sustainable organic best-practices.

       No-dig: Gardening at its easiest and most rewarding. The above-ground, no-dig system helps deter garden pests and disease and maintains a healthy soil biota, which enables plants to flourish (and it’s a lot easier on your back too!).

      Companion and Lunar planting: Age-old techniques used to optimise the natural forces at work. Companion planting enhances the vitality of nearby plants and planting by the moon has been demonstrated over the centuries to increase rates of germination and the quality and yield of food plants.

       This book also contains a useful and instructive Glossary as well as a chapter entitled Putting it all Together which summarises the five principles and explains the basics of holistic gardening. With its user-friendly format beginners, right through to the experienced will find it interesting and instructive.

       The text is illustrated throughout with dozens of lovely photographs from the author’s own garden and informative diagrams that clearly support the information presented.

        Holistic Gardening means enhancing your living space to bring birds and other wildlife to your garden. Holistic gardening is eco-friendly and brings many health and therapeutic benefits.

        So come on the journey, experience the wonderful world of organic gardening for yourself, and discover exciting new ways to help add your own ‘little bit of green’ to the dream.

 For further info please email me at:

  milestrench@gmail.com

           smiles from miles ... :)