The Sceptical Gardener The Thinking Person’s Guide to Good Gardening

How are birds linked to house prices?


How can a gardener improve the


flavour of their vegetables?


Do wildflowers really thrive in poor soil?







In this collection of articles from The Telegraph, biologist and gardening columnist Ken Thompson takes a scientific look at some of the greater - and lesser - questions faced by gardeners everywhere in a bid to sort the genuine wisdom from the hokum.







What is the ideal temperature for a compost heap? What do bees do that improves strawberries? Why are gardeners in literature always such dummies? This is an expert's gardening miscellany, aimed at making you not necessarily a better gardener, but probably a far more thoughtful one.

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