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Beginner's Garden: A Practical Guide to Growing Vegetables & Fruit without Getting Your Hands Too Dirty
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This fun and lighthearted beginner’s guide to gardening de-mystifies the gardening process with sound advice, hints and tips, delicious recipes, and fun weekend projects to help you make the most of your outdoor area, however small.
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Alex Mitchell
Alex Mitchell is a journalist, author and gardener. She has a regular column in The Sunday Telegraph where she covers everything from how to deter slugs to the best hand cream to use after a day in the elements. She studied at the Chelsea Physic Garden and grows her own fruit, salad, herbs and vegetables.
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