A guide to scything by hand, covering assembly, perfecting the stroke, keeping the blade sharp, uses, aftercare and more. For gardeners, allotmenteers and smallholders who are tired of their noisy, heavy, fuel-dependent machines. 58 b/w line drawings.
A world renowned plantsman and Vice President of the RHS, not to mention a presenter on BBC TV "Gardener's World" and panellist on Radio 4's "Gardener's Question Time", Roy Lancaster tells the story of his adventures with plants in "A Plantsman's Life".
