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The perfect guide to great gardens across Britain and Ireland, this up-to-date companion introduces you to 300 of the loveliest public and private gardens, providing insight and expertise to wet your appetite. Discover a who’s who of gardening, meet famous designers, gardeners and styles without leaving your front room and then use the region-by-region visiting information with directions, opening hours, websites and contact details to help you plan your trip.

Drawing directly from the experience he gained setting up a kitchen garden for River Cottage, acclaimed gardener Mark Diacono introduces us to vegetable growing whilst doing away with jargon once and for all. Veg by veg, Mark explains the benefits, the varieties to go for, the dos and don’ts and the popular culinary uses plus all we need to know about growing, harvesting and cooking each one.

In this brand new book, Gardeners’ World design guru Joe Swift takes us through every stage of his own experience as an allotment gardener - from putting his name on the council waiting list to harvesting his first crops. Immensely entertaining and endlessly informative, Joe’s personal story will provide you with a wealth of advice and inspiration this summer.

Perfect for spotters, there is a wealth of things to look for in these three packs of Usborne Spotter’s Cards. Each pack of 50 pocket-sized cards features clear and detailed illustrations, concise information, fascinating facts and statistics and a glossary together with internet links to fun websites with photo galleries, games and more information. Easy and convenient to use, these packs are ideal for family days out!

The unique Yellow Book is the essential garden visiting guide for England and Wales detailing over 3600 gardens including many exciting new entries for 2009. With plenty of contributions from leading garden writers, designers and presenters as well as colour photographs of inspirational gardens, this invaluable guide is a must-have for all keen gardeners and garden visitors alike.

Whether you’re struggling with insomnia or the kids have eczema, this book could have the answer… With easy recipes designed to help relieve common conditions, ethnobotanist James Wong shows you how to make simple creams, salves, teas and much more from the stuff growing in your window box, local garden centre or in the hedgerows.

The Allotment Handbook is full of practical information and tips on every aspect of growing produce on an allotment. Beginning with the basics, the book provides a useful month-by-month section as well as at-a-glance information on key tasks to help keep your allotment productive all year round. With reliable, practical information this is a must for every existing or aspiring allotment owner.

Combining two specialist sets of advice, this unique collaboration between the Wildlife Trusts and the Royal Horticultural Society will show you how to make your garden a more welcoming and safer environment for a whole host of bird species. Illustrated with superb photography.

Toby Buckland is the main presenter of BBC2’s Gardeners’ World. In this fully revised title, he offers a beginner’s guide to planting and caring for 50 of his favourite garden plants. Ideal for anyone who wants to introduce colour and seasonality to their garden, this accessible and practical book will make a very welcome gift for any keen amateur.

The companion volume to the hugely popular Grow Your Own Veg, Carol Klein - with her usual advice for growing all your favourite fruits plus less familiar ones such as lemons, figs, mulberries and cranberries. Her approach is environmentally friendly and easy, giving you all the help and confidence you need to succeed.