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Published in association with the Telegraph, an enjoyable book on gardening the cleverer way

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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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´A delight ... if you have simply had enough of people refusing to take gardening seriously, I suggest you buy The Sceptical Gardener´ The Spectator

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The gardening equivalent of Simon Barnes´ How to be a Bad Birdwatcher

Published in association with the Daily Telegraph

The perfect Father´s Day gift

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