Review of 'The Weekend Gardener'
Author: Victor K. Pryles
Publisher: eBookWholesaler


Beautiful landscaped gardens full of nature's wondrous riches; many believe is the domain of the wealthy. Seeing well-maintained lawns, flowerbeds and trees that blend with each other, brings vast amounts of money to mind. That can often be the case when one wanders housing estates and see gardens that look as if they belong in the many magazines about houses and gardens.

One person has taken the view that using the right techniques anyone can create their own patch of natural beauty. Victor K. Pryles has many years of experience creating gardens from scratch. He has done all the hard work in gathering knowledge and the practical experience needed to create productive and beautiful gardens.

The killer of most working people's garden ambitions is twofold. They are time and the knowledge of how best to utilize it. Yet with patience, the right guidance and instruction on the what, when and how about the dynamics of gardening, people can have successful gardens.

Your dream garden could be a vegetable patch of you favorite food. A native meadow, turning your yard into a country retreat where you can relax and let yourself unwind. The colorful display of flowerbeds, giving your house it owns unique character. All of these are possible if you follow the wealth of knowledge and advice contained in Victor K. Pryles book.

The Weekend Gardener explains in easy to understand language the techniques that can be applied to making gardening work for you. It deals with the nurturing of the soil to make it healthy, weed free and productive. How various plants can help each other to survive is also explained. Best of all the book details how you can best make use of your limited time to make the garden of your dreams a reality.

I found this book to be the best of its kind I have read. It opened my eyes to many ways I can improve my own garden. The section on the care and maintenance of vegetable beds was very good and I can hardly wait to put my newfound knowledge to the test.

For those who think that beautiful gardens cost a lot of money, think again. There is light at the end of the horticultural tunnel. It is Victor K. Pryles book - The Weekend Gardener - guaranteed to bring out the green finger in all of us.



Review by Warren Thurston