The Garden Cure

Jan Cameron has worked in community gardens and mental healthcare for 40 years and has seen first-hand in many different contexts how gardening directly benefits our health. Jan has clocked up three years as a community education and youth worker; ten years working in a residential school for distressed children; 25 years working in mental health training gardens and six years in community gardens. This, her first book, is set to be a ground-breaking resource on this important subject.

Preface; Part One: In the Garden; Growing Well in Gardens; Discovering the Garden; Preparing the Growing Environment; Seed Sowing; Planting Out, Companion Planting; Weeding and Mulching; The Growing Process; Composting; Maintenance, Tools and Training; Support and Protection; Pests, Diseases and Disorders; Harvesting; The Circle; In the Tool Shed; Hand Tools; Power Tools; The Bookshelf; Acknowledgements; References