Digging Deeper: Understanding How Your Garden Works

British garden expert Williams believes that a true understanding of what's going on in the garden and within plants themselves can lead to better--and more enjoyable--gardening. In this beautiful book, boasting full-color photos on every page, the author explains why things happen the way they do in flower patches, so the reader will be better equipped to deal with all aspects of cultivating flora. The volume begins with information on plant basics, and goes through everything from how plants reproduce to how to determine what kind of soil you have--because""we are often told that this plant thrives best on a sandy loam or that plant won't tolerate limy clay, but how do you know what soil you have in the garden?"" Though this volume is more of a botany class than a practical, plant-specific how-to guide, occasional humor (chapter titles include""Let's Get Physical"" and""Floral Sex"") saves it from being too textbook-like. For anyone who dreams of cultivating a green thumb, it could be a worthwhile addition to a gardening library.