{"title":"Christine Lavelle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristine Lavelle\u003c\/strong\u003e specialises in practical and insightful guides for home gardeners and allotment enthusiasts. Her books offer clear, accessible advice on growing vegetables and fruit, making sustainable gardening achievable for beginners and experienced gardeners alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFocused on nurturing outdoor spaces, her work emphasises hands-on techniques and seasonal tips to help readers cultivate thriving gardens. Expect a blend of practical know-how and inspiration to transform your allotment or garden into a productive, enjoyable retreat.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"practical-guide-to-allotment-gardening-growing-vegetables-and-fruit-by-christine-lavelle-9780754834724","title":"Practical Guide to Allotment Gardening: Growing Vegetables and Fruit","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis newly updated edition guides the budding allotmenteer through every step of successful growing from early planning to planting and harvesting. Information on tools, equipment and soil management follows, along with a chapter on what to grow where, crop rotation, companion planting, and growing both outdoors and in a greenhouse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTechniques such as sowing, propagation, feeding, watering, pruning, harvesting and storing are examined with easy-to-follow instructions and examples. Directories of vegetables, fruit and herbs outline the specific requirements of different crops. A section on plant health helps to deal with common pests and diseases and carry out weed management. A season-by-season calendar of care ensures you do the right jobs at the right time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChristine and Mick Lavelle are both lecturers in horticulture at Writtle College, UK. Together they have twice won the Garden Writers' Practical Book of the Year Award for their books \u003cem\u003eHow to Create a Wildlife Garden\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOrganic Gardening\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"John Reed Book Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67712083362028,"sku":"9780754834724","price":44.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/32bb245dd86605ca057d3f753e8b5095.jpg?v=1791863480"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/christine-lavelle.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}