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The Curious Gardener: A Year in the Garden
Artist/Author: Anna PavordNOW OUT OF PRINT. In The Curious Gardener, Anna Pavord brings together in 12 chapters – one from each month of the year – 72 pieces on all aspects of gardening.From what to do in each month and how to get the best from flowers, plants, herbs, fruit and vegetables, through reflections on the weather, soil, the English landscape and favourite old gardening clothes, to office greenery, spring in New York, waterfalls, Derek Jarman and garden design, Anna Pavord always has something interesting to say and says it with great style and candour.The perfect book to guide you through the gardening year and, on days when the weather keeps the most courageous gardener indoors, the perfect book to curl up with beside the fire.$40.00$20.00 Add to cart -
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RSPB Gardening for Wildlife: A Complete Guide to Nature-friendly Gardening
Artist/Author: Adrian ThomasGardening for wildlife is hugely enjoyable. There is something uplifting about having butterflies in your flowerbeds, frogs in your water feature and birds in your bushes – and knowing that they’re here because of you. But if you want a ‘nice’ garden too, don’t worry! This new book busts the myths that wildlife gardens have to be ‘wild’, or that you can only garden for wildlife in a ‘wildlife garden’. You can easily fit in wildlife gardening alongside everything else you want from your garden. The secret is understanding the ‘home needs’ of your guests. Tap into their needs and you can create a five-star hotel for birds, bees, butterflies and more. As well as looking at a host of different species,
there are sections to help you create entire habitats, such as woodland and meadow gardens, and a catalogue of over 300 of the very best garden flowers, shrubs and trees for wildlife. So no matter how large or small your garden, whether it is formal or a family football pitch, there are all sorts of things you can do. If you love wildlife and want to encourage more, this inspirational book will help
you sow the seeds and reap the rewards.$50.00$20.00 Add to cart -
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RHS The Garden Anthology: Celebrating the best Garden writing from the Royal Horticultural Society
Artist/Author: Buchan, Ursula (Editor)ONE COPY ONLY. An anthology of the best garden writing from the pages of The Garden, the magazine of the Royal Horticultural Society.
As well as revealing key moment from a time of intense change, this anthology paints a rich and intriguing picture of what gardening means today. The writers tell of plant-hunting and new gardening practices, fashion and growing food, whilst shedding light on the inner landscape of the thoughtful gardener.
Collected and curated by Ursula Buchan, herself an anthologist, The Garden Anthology presents a narrative of thoughts and opinions for keen gardeners to help navigate the gardening year, and comprises the best writing from more than the last 100 years.
This book includes short essays, opinions, thoughts and excerpts from 80 garden writers and designers including James Wong, Sir Roy Strong, Helen Dillon, Anna Pavord, E A Bowles, Gertrude Jekyll, John Brookes, Tim Richardson, Joy Larkcom, Hugh Johnson, Nigel Slater, Lia Leendertz, Ursula Buchan, Nigel Colborne and Mary Keen under the universally appealing subjects of: the kitchen garden; wildlife and wildflowers; gardens; garden design; the environment; plants; people; seasons and the weather.
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RHS Encyclopedia of Planting Combinations: Over 4000 Achievable Planting Schemes.
Artist/Author: Tony Lord, Andrew LawsonONE COPY ONLY. RHS Encyclopedia of Planting Combinations is the essential reference book for anyone wanting to combine plants according to shape, colour, texture, or form. This visionary planting guide features an A-Z of more than 1,000 great garden plants. Each plant is photographed in glorious partnership with one, two or three ideal companions, creating more than 4,000 of the most imaginative and visually effective combinations possible. With a practical introduction and analyses of what makes a successful combination, the authors show how to recreate combinations shown and invent new combinations of your own. With chapters on bulbs, climbers, perennials, shrubs, trees, roses, and annuals, this book has become the essential reference book for all those who wish to combine plants according to colour, shape, texture, and form in every corner of their gardens.
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Rhododendrons in the Landscape
Artist/Author: Sonja NelsonONE COPY THEN OUT OF PRINT. Rhododendrons and azaleas are among the most popular of garden shrubs because of their wonderful variety of colors, textures, shapes, and sizes. Selecting the best species or hybrids for various garden situations can present a real challenge to the gardener. Sonja Nelson, editor of the Journal American Rhododendron Society, offers practical and inspiring guidance on how best to use rhododendrons, starting with a brief explanation of basic design principles that serve as guidelines for creating many different kinds of gardens. She discusses woodland and alpine rock gardens, small gardens, and elements such as island beds, containers, hedges, and water features in which rhododendrons can be effectively used. In addition to suggesting and encouraging the use of suitable companion plants, she provides 19 tables listing species and cultivars most appropriate for specific garden situations. Including many inspiring photographs, the book will enable any gardener or landscaper to display these spectacular plants in harmonious surroundings.
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Reflections from a Garden
Artist/Author: Rory Stuart, Susan HillWhat are gardens for and how do we first come to them? What makes a good garden? What do they do for us?
Gardens can be places of relaxation and refuge, stimulation and solace. Reflections from a Garden is about all of these, but the authors also attempt to break the mould, reflecting on drama, time, senses and other concepts in the garden.
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Garden Flora: The Natural and Cultural History of the Plants in Your Garden
Artist/Author: Kingsbury, NoelONE COPY ONLY AND THEN NOT BEING RESTOCKED. The oldest rose fossil was found in Colorado and dates to 35 million years ago. Marigolds, infamous for their ability to self-seed, are named for an Etruscan god who sprang from a ploughed field. And daffodils—an icon of spring—were introduced to Britain by the Romans more than 2,000 years ago. Every garden plant has an origination story, and Garden Flora, by noted garden designer Noel Kingsbury, shares them in a beautifully compelling way. This lushly illustrated survey of 133 of the most commonly grown plants explains where each plant came from and the journey it took into home gardens. Kingsbury tells intriguing tales of the most important plant hunters, breeders, and gardeners throughout history, and explores the unexpected ways plants have been used. Richly illustrated with an eclectic mix of new and historical photos, botanical art, and vintage seed packets and catalogs, Garden Flora is a must-have reference for every gardener and plant lover.
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From the Ground Up: A Complete Guide for New South Wales Gardeners
Artist/Author: Linda Ross , Sandra Ross , Graham RossONE COPY ONLY, THEN POSSIBLY OUT OF PRINT. The concept for From the Ground Up commenced in 2003, the idea was to develop complete and comprehensive garden guides, full of plant pictures specific to each state. The South Australian edition was first released in 2008, authored by Sophie Thomson, and is now in it’s second print. The Victorian edition was launched in Nov 2009 and is authored by Jane Edmanson.
Each book is a collaborative effort utilising the recommendations of many state-specific plant experts, combined with the author’s vast plant knowledge and experience. Packed full of magnificent photographs, From the Ground Up will allow you to visually identify everything from the best plants for your garden to the pests and diseases causing your plants grief. These books will become the ideal reference books for all Australian Gardeners.
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RSPB Gardening for Wildlife: A Complete Guide to Nature Friendly Gardening (New Edition)
Artist/Author: Adrian ThomasThere is something uplifting about having butterflies in your flowerbeds, frogs in your water feature and birds in your bushes, and knowing they’re there because of you.
Rich in detail and accessible in style, Gardening for Wildlife is the crucial companion to novices and expert gardeners alike. Adrian Thomas dispels myths and offers new insights and ideas, helping everyone understand what to do so gardens, large or small, can become ideal homes for wildlife.
Building on the success of the award-winning first edition, this expanded and updated edition reflects the latest research and developments in nature-friendly gardening.
The book serves as an expert guide to the practical aspects of this rewarding pastime and educates readers about the ecological principles involved, while exploding commonly held misconceptions that often deter people from pursuing a kinder approach to gardening.
Adrian Thomas provides a detailed guide to the many and varied species that can contribute to a natural and healthy garden. Practical sections help you create entire habitats, such as woodland and meadow gardens, in your garden. And the massively expanded catalogue of the top 500 best garden flowers, shrubs and trees for wildlife, now includes colour photos of every species.
If you love wildlife and want to encourage more to visit your garden, this inspirational book will help you sow the seeds and reap the rewards.$50.00$25.00 Add to cart -
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From the Ground Up: A Complete Garden Guide for Victorian Gardeners
Artist/Author: Edmanson, Jane.ONE COPY ONLY, THEN POSSIBLY OUT OF PRINT. The reference book for all Victorian gardeners. Packed full of magnificent photographs that will allow you to visually identify everything from the best plants for your garden to the pests and diseases causing your plants grief.
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Conscientious Gardener: Cultivating a Garden Ethic
Artist/Author: Reichard, Sarah Hayden and Peter Raven.ONE COPY ONLY THEN NOT BEING RESTOCKED. In his influential A Sand County Almanac, published at the beginning of the environmental movement in 1949, Aldo Leopold proposed a new ecological ethic to guide our stewardship of the planet. In this inspiring book, Sarah Hayden Reichard tells how we can bring Leopold’s far-reaching vision to our gardens to make them more sustainable, lively, and healthy places. Today, gardening practices too often damage the environment: we deplete resources in our own soil while mining for soil amendments in far away places, or use water and pesticides in ways that can pollute lakes and rivers. Drawing from cutting edge research on urban horticulture, Reichard explores the many benefits of sustainable gardening and gives straightforward, practical advice on topics such as pest control, water conservation, living with native animals, mulching, and invasive species. The book includes a scorecard that allows readers to quickly evaluate the sustainability of their current practices, as well as an extensive list of garden plants that are invasive, what they do, and where they should be avoided.
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Alpines: From Mountain to Garden
Artist/Author: Wilford, Richard.A refreshing new perspective on the many stunning plant species that make their home above the treeline. Where most guides to alpine plants have favored collecting and rare species, Richard Wilford offers a holistic approach that describes their discovery and introduction into cultivation and why these factors must be taken in to consideration whenAustralia and New Zealand. In all, over three hundred plants are described and prolifically illustrated. Additional chapters cover cultivation, conservation, and the impact of indiscriminate collecting on the many species that are now on the verge of extinction.
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