A good read

ALYS FOWLER KNOWS HER WAY ROUND A VEGETABLE GARDEN AND IN Eat What You Grow (KYLE BOOKS, £22), SHE EXPLAINS HOW TO GARDEN ALONGSIDE NATURE AND CREATE A BIODIVERSE POLYCULTURE: A PRODUCTIVE GROWING SPACE WITH INTERWOVEN LAYERS. PERENNIALS INCLUDING FRUIT TREES AND BUSHES FORM THE BACKBONE, LACED WITH EASY-CARE SELF-SEEDERS SUCH AS TREE SPINACH, PLUS “INTENSIVE TOPPINGS” – FAMILIAR ANNUAL VEG REQUIRING MORE INPUT. HER METHODS REQUIRE SOME STUDY BUT IT SEEMS THAT THE REWARDS CAN BE GREAT.