This book presents a delectable collection of funny, pungent and unpredictable essays in which Charles Elliott casts a whimsical eye over gardens and gardening around the globe. From the Japanese craze for the English Garden to the relentless plundering of tropical forests for glamorous orchids, the writer, with his trademark style and wit, brings to life some of the more remarkable episodes in horticultural history.
From Shakespeare to Milton, this volume brings together a personal selection of poetry and prose from a broad range of writers. Here, familiar wild and garden flowers are explored in all their moods and mysteries. The poems and extracts are illustrated with beautiful botanical prints, resulting in a book that will appeal to lovers of both literature and gardening.
Allotment Gardening is a practical guide to growing your own fruit and vegetables organically. Aimed at those who have not had an allotment before, or are new to growing their own, it is packed with advice - from choosing and planning your allotment through to harvesting and storing your produce.
HRH the Prince of Wales has spent more than 26 years transforming the grounds of Highgrove Estate into one of the finest gardens in the country. In this book he explains how to create an organic garden the Highgrove way. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this stunning book contains a wealth of practical advice that will delight and inspire any gardener who would like to garden organically.
Christopher Lloyd’s exotic garden at Great Dixter has delighted and sometimes shocked its summer visitors since it replaced the traditional rose garden that had remained unchanged for nearly 80 years. In this book there are hundreds of photographic illustrations, clear instructions and lots of inspiration for adventurous gardeners.
This essential gardening book combines the clear, practical advice of the Royal Horticultural Society with the trade secrets of Matthew Wilson, one of Britain’s leading and most innovative gardeners. With detailed close-up step-by-step photography and fascinating text, this volume is a definitive reference book for a new generation of gardeners.
In this book, Britain’s top nurseries bring you their top ten must-have plants for your garden. Covering a diverse range - from bulbs to small trees and shade plants - this fascinating and indispensable book includes a wealth of specialist information and stunning photography of all the plants featured together with useful information on how to source the plants for your own garden.
The Allotment Keeper’s Handbook by Jane Perrone is a useful, down to earth guide to growing your own food. Packed with invaluable advice - from how to choose an allotment and test its soil to knowing your own chickweed from your chicory - it offers an enjoyable and inspiring shortcut through the trials, errors and frustrations of starting a vegetable patch.
A practical guide on how to plan, plant and maintain garden borders. Full of inspiring projects from planted double borders to a narrow town garden, it contains practical techniques and principles which can be used to achieve coordinated and sophisticated results.
This essential guide to gardening has detailed illustrations showing you how to approach many garden tasks, from the basics of digging to the skills of propagation. It explains how to tackle a raw new garden or tame an overgrown one, allowing you to grow fruit, vegetables and flowers successfully. It has a month-by-month breakdown of things to do, plus hints, tips and advice.