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Spring Bulbs | |||
| Daffodils, Tulips and Hyacinths | Crafts & Hobbies | |||
| Geoff Stebbings | ||||
| Batsford 2005 208 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0713489243 245x189mm | ||||
| Published Price £19.99 | Sale Price £3.99 | |||
| Of all the spring bulbs, daffodils, tulips and hyacinths reign supreme in popularity, and with thousands of cultivars to choose from you can be sure to find the right bulb for your needs - whether a dwarf daffodil for the rock garden or a tall tulip to come up through wallflowers. This illustrated guide covers hundreds of cultivars, with advice on choosing the right one and solid horticultural guidance on planting and growing. | ||||
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The London Gardener | |||
| Guide and Sourcebook | Crafts & Hobbies | |||
| Elspeth Thompson | ||||
| Frances Lincoln 2004 288 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0711222592 | ||||
| Published Price £12.99 | Sale Price £4.99 | |||
| Elspeth Thompson has come to love the challenges of gardening in a small urban space or on a city allotment and her book is an inspiration - as well as a mine of information - for the capital's gardeners. Part one covers problems specific to London, notably polluted London clay soil, and how to overcome them; part two is a tour of the city's horticulturally interesting parks and gardens; and part three is a practical directory of nurseries, suppliers, courses, societies etc - and where to get well-rooted horse manure. | ||||
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The Gardens of Versailles | |||
| Crafts & Hobbies | ||||
| Pierre-Andre Lablaude | ||||
| Scala 2005 232 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 2866563603 275x210mm | ||||
| Published Price £19.95 | Sale Price £4.99 | |||
| In 1990 a vast restoration project was initiated for the park at Versailles, aimed at returning the gardens, as closely as possible, to their original layout. This book celebrates the event by presenting a detailed history of the gardens, from the hunting estate acquired by Louis XIII, to the park of today, magnificently illustrated with over 200 reproductions of paintings, prints and plans and modern colour photographs. | ||||
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Seeing Gardens | |||
| Crafts & Hobbies | ||||
| Sam Abell | ||||
| National Geographic 2004 208 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 0792265629 | ||||
| Published Price £18.99 | Sale Price £2.99 | |||
| Sam Abell's illustrated chronicle of the 30 years he spent photographing gardens around the world with 150 pictures accompanied by text that offers context rather than commentary. | ||||
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The Impatient Gardener | |||
| Crafts & Hobbies | ||||
| Gay Search | ||||
| Quadrille 2004 160 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 1844000915 | ||||
| Published Price £12.99 | Sale Price £2.99 | |||
| For those without much time to garden, let alone wait while their garden matures, this book offers a host of stylish, yet instant effects - all underpinned by good design, practicality and sound horticulture. The book is full of innovative ideas using hard materials, features such as pergolas, pools, and lights, and plants in containers, beds, or against walls. It ends with a plant directory in four sections (fast, medium, slow and instant) and notes on maintaining your 'instant' garden. | ||||
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World in a Garden | |||
| Crafts & Hobbies | ||||
| Bill Malecki | ||||
| National Trust 1999 96 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0707803616 195x195mm | ||||
| Published Price £9.99 | Sale Price £2.99 | |||
| Presenting a selection of plants that originated in other parts of the world, this visual reference guide shows just how many cherished garden favourites are actually introduced 'alien' species. The plants are shown in their original habitats along with at-a-glance information about their origins and their uses in the British garden. | ||||
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Irises | |||
| Crafts & Hobbies | ||||
| James Parry | ||||
| National Trust 1999 96 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0707803675 195x195mm | ||||
| Published Price £9.99 | Sale Price £2.99 | |||
| Irises are some of the most stately garden plants, and the images presented here by leading flower photographers celebrate their elegance and beauty. From pure white Juneau to almost black | ||||
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A Year in the Garden | |||
| A Photographic Tour | Crafts & Hobbies | |||
| John Sales; Margaret Willes | ||||
| National Trust 2001 143 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0707802911 215x240mm | ||||
| Published Price £17.99 | Sale Price £3.99 | |||
| The National Trust cares for an incredibly wide range of gardens, varying in size from Stourhead's imposing landscapes and Biddulph Grange's flights of fancy to Beatrix Potter's cottage garden at Hill Top and the compact plot of Mompesson House in Salisbury. Crisp yew topiary iced with frost, swathes of massed spring bulbs, opulent summer roses... This eye-catching visual survey depicts Trust gardens through the seasons with photography by Nick Meers and Stephen Robson. | ||||
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English Pleasure Gardens | |||
| Crafts & Hobbies | ||||
| Rose Standish Nichols | ||||
| Godine 2003 293 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 1567922325 | ||||
| Published Price $21.95 | Sale Price £4.99 | |||
| A history of the English garden by Rose Standish Nichols (1872-1960), one of America's earliest professional gardeners. First published in 1902. New introduction by Judith B Tankard. | ||||
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Gardening Terms Explained | |||
| Crafts & Hobbies | ||||
| Joanna Thomas | ||||
| Weston 2001 208 pages | ||||
| Hardback 0953013030 | ||||
| Published Price £12.99 | Sale Price £2.99 | |||
| Comprising 1500 explanatory and descriptive entries arranged alphabetically within chapters on the environment, soil, botany, propagation and cultivation, practical gardening, fruits and vegetables, pests and diseases and tools, this compact guide covers everything from acid soil to wheelbarrows. A final section gives facts and figures on weights and measures, soil types and biological classifications etc. | ||||
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Pears | |||
| Crafts & Hobbies | ||||
| Jim Arbury; Sally Pinhey | ||||
| Wells & Winter 1997 103 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0953213609 296x218mm | ||||
| Published Price £19.99 | Sale Price £7.99 | |||
| Jim Arbury presents a guide to the identification of over 50 pear cultivars, all of them grown in the pear collection at the RHS's Garden at Wisley. With watercolour paintings by Sally Pinhey. | ||||
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