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Hardy Heathers
From The Northern Hemisphere, Calluna, Daboecia, Erica
E Charles Nelson
A Botanical Magazine Monograph, this illustrated volume covers the distribution, history, conservation, classification and cultivation of Calluna, Daboecia and those Erica species growing naturally in the northern hemisphere.

£75.00

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£25.00
The Genus Roscoea
A Botanical Magazine Monograph
Jill Cowley
Native to the Himalayas, Burma and Chia, Roscoeas are orchid-like hardy gingers and one of the outstanding gems of the plant world. This account of the genus provides detailed botanical descriptions and historical information for each of the 20 known species.

£55.00

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£14.99
The Genus Lachenalia
Graham Duncan
Covering a botanically diverse group of 133 species, this is a systematic and authoritative account of the ‘Cape hyacinths’.

£130.00

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£40.00
Knot Gardens and Parterres
A History of the Knot Garden and How to Make One Today
Robin Whalley;Anne Jennings
The first section of this illustrated volume outlines the history of knot gardens from Tudor times to the present day, exploring their decorative and symbolic aspects. Anne Jennings then explores different ways of using the motif as a feature and offers clear advice on establishing a knot garden at home – from selecting a site and choosing plants to their ongoing care and maintenance.

£25.00

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The English Landscape Garden
A Survey
Michael Symes
The 18th-century English landscape garden, with its seemingly natural appearance, was a revolution in design and its legacy can still be seen in gardens and parks. In this well-illustrated history Symes traces the origins and evolution of the style; discusses its place in contemporary politics, philosophy and culture; and surveys its variations through the works of major designers, from William Kent and the ‘pictorial garden’ to Humphrey Repton and the Picturesque.

£20

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£9.99
Royal Gardens
Extraordinary Edens from Around the World
Photo. Jean-Baptiste Leroux
Throughout history, monarchs have created magnificent gardens both for relaxation and to advertise their wealth and power. Illustrated with 150 colour photographs, this book explores 20 of the finest, including Louis XIV’s Versailles, Frederick the Great’s Sanssouci, the royal palaces of Fez and Edo Castle in Tokyo. Each entry explains the history of the garden, profiles its creators, describes its style, planning and principles, and includes interviews with the present owners.

£40.00

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£19.99
The Florilegium
The Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney, Celebrating 200 Years
Colleen Morris;Louisa Murray
A celebratory anthology of plants and flowers, this Florilegium was created by today’s botanical artists to mark the 200th anniversary of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney. Australia’s extraordinary flora has beguiled botanists and plant collectors since Sir Joseph Banks, who arrived in Sydney Cove in 1770, and each of the 85 plants depicted in this volume is accompanied by notes on its history, including early admirers among plant hunters, as well as a botanical description.

£32.00

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£12.99
Growing Orchids from Seed
Philip Seaton;Margaret Ramsay
Published in the popular Kew Growing series and sponsored by the Orchid Specialist Group, this guide is written for amateurs and professionals without access to sophisticated apparatus and chemicals. With straightforward text and diagrams, it explains the whole process of growing orchids, from selecting or making equipment, through pollinating flowers, obtaining and storing seed, sowing and germination, to transplanting and growing on seedlings.

£11.00

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£4.99
The Deckchair Gardener
An Improper Gardening Manual
Anne Wareham
Written for the reluctant gardener, this is a guide to what not to do in the garden. Rather than letting your plot revert to wilderness, Wareham (the gardener of Veddw House, near Tintern) encourages finding easier ways to do the jobs you dislike and suggests effective alternatives. The book is arranged by season, from what not to do in spring (grow roses – if you don’t grow them they won’t need pruning), to winter (washing empty pots – madness).

£8.99

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RHS 50 Plants that You Can't Kill
Surefire Plants to Grow Indoors and Out
Jamie Butterworth
Aimed at the complete novice, this illustrated guide to some of the most resilient plants introduces the basic elements of gardening and identifies the perennials, shrubs, climbers, annuals and bulbs, fruits and vegetables, and house plants that can thrive with little attention. The concise text offers straightforward notes about why and where to grow each one, and a brief list of its preferred conditions.

£16.99

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Making a Garden
Matthew Wilson
Creating a garden from scratch, or transforming a drab patch into the retreat of your dreams, are tasks that require imagination, optimism and hard work. This guide from an RHS gardening expert takes the reader from conception and design through the practical steps required for horticultural makeovers, with photographs and examples ranging from humble urban makeovers to a remodelled castle garden.

£12.99

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The Bee Book
Fergus Chadwick;Steve Alton;Emma S Tennant et al
Following an in-depth look at topics including how bees fly and communicate, this beautifully illustrated book describes how to attract these vital, but threatened, pollinators to our gardens, through planting and supplying shelter. For real enthusiasts, a chapter is devoted to beekeeping, and how to use wax and honey to make candles and beauty products.

£18.99

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£9.99
Place-Making
The Art of Capability Brown
John Phibbs
Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown’s success in creating landscapes that could be ‘mistaken for Nature’ meant that his methods often went unnoticed and there has been surprisingly little professional analysis of his work. Drawing on fresh documentary evidence and illustrated with colour photographs, paintings and Brown’s own sketches and plans, this book examines the 270 landscapes he designed, from Blenheim Palace to St James’s Park in London, and clarifies his ideas and techniques.

£65.00

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£19.99
Norfolk Gardens and Designed Landscapes
Patsy Dallas;Roger Last;Tom Williamson
This thorough exploration of Norfolk’s rich heritage of parks and gardens offers a history of landscape architecture in the county, from the geometrical gardens of the 16th century to the eco-gardens of today. More than 300 sites are described in detail, from tiny hidden gems to spectacular landscape parks. Illustrated throughout, it includes work by Capability Brown, Humphry Repton, Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll. Slightly off-mint.

£25.00

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£9.99
RHS Good Plant Guide
Arranged as an A–Z, the majority of the 1,500 plants in this compendium have been given the RHS Award of Garden Merit. A photograph and brief description of each one is followed by cultivation notes detailing their hardiness, preferred aspect and soil, pruning requirements, and eventual height and spread.

£10.99

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£5.99
Pests and Diseases
Royal Horticultural Society
Pippa Greenwood;Andrew Halstead
This updated edition of the classic guide to garden health builds on the comprehensive information in the original, detailing a further 25 pests and diseases, new treatments and resistant plants. The first section explains how to identify common problems, aided by clear photographs; the second offers an A–Z of symptoms, causes and control methods; and a final section details the problems associated with particular species.

£18.99

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£9.99
Grow Food for Free
Huw Richards
Determined to counter the misconception that gardening is expensive, Huw Richards spent a year producing food at no cost. Illustrated throughout, his guide to making raised beds and containers, composting, harvesting seeds from shop-bought produce and sharing tools demonstrates the rewards of a frugal approach before showing how to grow a variety of fruits, herbs and vegetables.

£16.99

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£8.99
Grow Harvest Cook
From Artichokes to Zucchinis, Gardening Advice, Storage Tips and 280 Delicious Recipes
Meredith Kirton;Mandy Sinclair
This unusual book brings together practical advice on both gardening and cookery. Each of its alphabetical entries on more than 90 vegetables, herbs, fruits and nuts contains easy-to-follow instructions for growing, harvesting and preserving, along with a recipe. The featured dishes include cauliflower and blue cheese soup; asparagus, pancetta and labna spaghetti; prawn and fennel stew; and rhubarb tiramisu.

£15.00

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£6.99
The Organic Fruit Gardener
Yvonne Cuthbertson
In this illustrated guide to organic fruit growing and maintenance, the horticulturalist Yvonne Cuthbertson offers advice on choosing the best produce to suit the plot (whether a garden, allotment, terrace or window box), clearly describes how to plant, propagate, prune, harvest and store it and provides a comprehensive directory of popular varieties that are suitable to grow in the UK.

£14.99

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£5.99
Incredible Edibles
Matthew Biggs
The opportunity to grow exotic fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices has never been greater, with a diverse range of seeds and plants now available. Matthew Biggs’ well-illustrated manual presents step-by-step instructions for growing over 50 varieties, including chickpeas, Chinese artichokes, turmeric and goji berries, with a handy quick reference section for each, and tips on cooking and storing them.

£14.99

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£7.99
Propagation Techniques
Beginning with a 'rules and tools' section that covers the selection of suitable plant material and equipment, this illustrated step-by-step guide explains how to follow best practice at every stage of the propagation process. A comprehensive directory with more than 525 RHS-selected varieties of annuals, biennials, perennials and indoor, woody and bedding plants describes which techniques to use for each.

£14.99

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£6.99
RHS Pruning Plant by Plant
Andrew Mikolajski
From Abelia to Wisteria, this pocket guide explains when and how to prune over 200 garden trees, shrubs and climbers, and the benefits of doing so. Clear diagrams show the typical structure of the plants, with marks indicating the parts that should be removed to promote healthy growth, improve cropping and flowering, and create more aesthetically pleasing shapes.

£10.99

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£5.99
Down to Earth
Gardening Wisdom
Monty Don
Using 50 years of personal experience, Monty Don offers general advice on garden design, colour and managing changes in the seasons, followed by information on choosing plants, whether for a small town plot, a cottage garden, or one created with children or wildlife in mind. Further topics include dealing with weeds and pests, and growing food, before a final section describes jobs for the month.

£17.99

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£9.99
Allotment Month by Month
Alan Buckingham
After establishing the basics of running a successful allotment, this well-illustrated volume explains the tasks that need to be carried out each month, from buying seeds, to sowing, harvesting and storing produce. More detailed information on growing each type of fruit or vegetable follows, with the aim of having a supply of fresh produce throughout the year, and a troubleshooting section suggests solutions for common problems.

£17.99

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£9.99
The Garden Visitor's Companion
Louisa Jones
After reflecting on why people visit gardens and especially why gardeners visit other people’s plots, Louisa Jones looks at ten different examples, including historic, cottage and kitchen gardens, plantsmen’s collections, outdoor art, and Mediterranean, Japanese-inspired and minimalist styles. She discusses the key elements of each type and how the visitor should approach them, then invites ten experts to choose their favourite locations from around the world.

£16.95

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Garden Design
Close Up
Emma Reuss
Covering an extraordinary diversity of gardens across the world – classical Chinese aesthetics in Suzhou, cactus terraces in Lanzarote, a Persian oasis in Iran and Gertrude Jekyll’s Arts and Crafts garden at Upton Grey Manor in Hampshire – this is a survey to inspire gardeners and designers. The book looks at 100 exceptional gardens, describing, illustrating and explaining in detail the key elements of each one from a design perspective.

£24.95

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£11.99
The English Landscape Garden in Europe
Michael Symes
'The landscape garden, embodying a naturalistic approach, was in tune with Enlightenment thought across Europe, where nature was a central preoccupation and motivator'. (From the preface.) In this illustrated study, Symes provides an overview of the extent to which the 18th-century English landscape garden spread throughout Europe and Russia. He considers each country individually, with a special chapter devoted to Le Jardin Anglo-Chinois, and examines gardens created 'in the English style' up to around 1850.

£25.00

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£7.99
The World of André Le Nôtre
Thierry Mariage;Trans. Graham Larkin
This 1990 study of André Le Nôtre (1643–1700), the creator of the French 'formal' garden, sets his work within the contexts of French traditions of land management, advances in cartography and engineering, and the social and architectural development of the château. Translated by Graham Larkin. Foreword by John Dixon Hunt.

£19.99

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£9.99
The Montanas
Clematis, A Book for Gardeners
John Howells
Vigorous, fragrant and easy to plant and prune, the montana is the most popular of the Clematis family. Suitable for both amateur and expert gardeners, this illustrated guide explains the history of each variety, their strengths and weaknesses, and how to choose the right plant for a particular plot, and offers advice on cultivation and display.

£12.95

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£5.99
The Remarkable Case of Dr Ward
& Other Amazing Gardening Innovations
Abigail Willis;Illus. Dave Hopkins
Many fundamentals of the gardening lexicon – from topiary and water features to the lawnmower and Dr Ward’s ground-breaking prototype terrarium – were once novelties, the result of aesthetic or technological innovation. This miscellany, illustrated with black-and-white line drawings by Dave Hopkins, celebrates fifty horticultural inventions and trends and considers how they have shaped the way in which we engage with our gardens today.

£12.99

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£4.99
Outwitting Squirrels
And Other Garden Pests and Nuisances
Anne Wareham
Inspired by the earlier book of the same title by the American author Bill Adler, the gardening expert Anne Wareham shares her own practical tips on how to outsmart garden pests large and small as well as offering advice on dealing with the horticultural challenges posed by weeds and the weather.

£8.99

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£3.99
Ornamental Grasses
Wolfgang Oehme and the New American Garden
Stefan Leppert
Wolfgang Oehme (1930–2011) spearheaded the ‘New American’ garden style that is defined by vast sweeps of herbaceous perennials and grasses. This volume, with photographs of his creations, documents his life in landscape architecture and includes a detailed glossary of the plants that featured in his projects in Germany and the United States.

£30.00

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£7.99
The Most Amazing Gardens in Britain and Ireland
Reader's Digest
The British passion for gardens stretches back hundreds of years and has produced an array of horticultural masterpieces from landscaped parks to hidden gems. This practical guidebook, organized by county, describes gardens open to the public and provides maps, directions and contact details. Beautiful photographs show some of these wonderful gardens, including the Lost Gardens of Heligan, Stourhead, Hatfield House, Beth Chatto Gardens, Castle Howard and Drummond Castle Gardens.

£14.99

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£6.99
The Easy Fruit Garden
Clare Matthews
Aimed at the time-poor gardener who wants to achieve maximum yield with minimum effort, this book explains how to grow apples, pears, plums, cherries, soft fruit and nuts in even the smallest space. Illustrated with photographs of the author’s own garden, it offers practical, easy-to-follow advice on planning and design, what to grow, planting, pruning, mulches, compost, watering, weeding and dealing with pests and diseases.

£12.99

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£5.99
Get Plants
How to Bring Green Into Your Life
Katherine Price
Drawing on the expertise of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, this practical guide selects the best plants for a variety of purposes in and around the home. The varieties are arranged in order of character – structural or edible, for example – and Katherine Price selects those compatible with domestic spaces, from window boxes to bedrooms and bathrooms, and outlines the care that each requires.

£25.00

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£8.99
The Garden Source
Inspirational Design Ideas for Gardens and Landscapes
Andrea Jones
In this volume, garden photographer Andrea Jones offers four approaches to garden design: ‘Connect’ provides ideas for paths, lawns and bridges linking spaces together; ‘Divide’ examines how hedges, walls, screens and borders can create rooms within a garden; ‘Space’ explores ways to fill a garden, whatever the size; and ‘Style’ covers every type of garden from formal to oriental. Including directories of designers, festivals, garden centres and public gardens, this is a comprehensive sourcebook for anyone seeking modern garden ideas.

£25.00

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Grasses in the Garden
Design Ideas, Plant Portraits and Care
Katharina Adams;Petra Pelz
Taking inspiration from prairies, savannahs, marshes and woodland edges this book demonstrates the diversity of grasses and how their range of colour and size has made them an integral part of garden design. Hundreds of photographs showcase their use as architectural shapes, as screens, in containers or as companions to other plants, while advice on purchase and care gives practical guidance to creating a range of striking year-round effects.

£25.00

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Italian Gardens
Romantic Splendor in the Edwardian Age
Helena Attlee;Photo. Charles Latham
With their long vistas, cascading terraces and mysterious grottoes, the gardens of Italian villas seem like paradise on earth; but who created them, and why? Using reproductions of contemporary paintings and prints as well as colour photographs, Helena Attlee traces the history of Italian gardens from the Middle Ages, through the classically inspired plans of the Renaissance, the quirky inventions of the Mannerists and the formal elegance of the 18th century to the eclectic creations of today.

£55.00

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Gertrude Jekyll
Her Art Restored at Upton Grey
Rosamund Wallinger
The five-acre garden designed by Gertrude Jekyll at Upton Grey in Hampshire had fallen into neglect when Rosamund Wallinger and her husband bought the house in 1984. This volume records her meticulous recreation of this horticultural masterpiece, and the painstaking research that informed it. Illustrated with Jekyll’s original plans and photographs of the restored plantings throughout the year, the book showcases the skill that made her one of Britain’s most influential horticultural designers.

£29.95

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Observations on Modern Gardening
An Eighteenth-Century Study of the English Landscape Garden
Thomas Whately;Ed. Michael Symes
First published in 1770, Thomas Whately’s comprehensive study of the English landscape garden became the standard text on the subject both in Britain and abroad. This first modern edition is accompanied by an introduction and commentary, alongside contemporary illustrations of the gardens and places discussed. It makes available to the modern reader a crucial primary source on what is often regarded as this country’s greatest original contribution to the arts.

£25.00

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Design Ideas For Your Garden
Inspired by the National Trust
Jacq Barber
Taking the wide range of National Trust garden styles as its inspiration, this illustrated design sourcebook demonstrates how even a small outdoor space can benefit from the details that are found in much larger gardens. There are planting ideas for all seasons, covering colour co-ordination, flower, vegetable, herb and container gardens, and imaginative suggestions for using steps, seats, paths, paving and topiary, with advice from the Trust’s head gardeners.

£16.99

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Water Lilies
and Bory Latour-Marliac, the Genius Behind Monet's Water Lilies
Caroline Holmes;Photo. Peter Evans
Water lilies have had symbolic, decorative and practical significance for millennia, but it was only in the 19th century that Bory Latour-Marliac introduced colourful, hardy water lilies to Europe by creating new hybrids, and supplied the specimens for Monet’s garden that inspired 200 world-famous paintings. In this well illustrated volume garden historian Caroline Holmes records Latour-Marliac’s work, including a chapter on Monet’s garden, a short history of water lilies and their legacy, and advice on how to grow them.

£30.00

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Norah Lindsay
The Life and Art of a Garden Designer
Allyson Hayward
Norah Lindsay was a major influence on English garden design between the wars. Having developed her skills in her own Oxfordshire garden, she turned professional in 1924 when the collapse of her marriage left her penniless. This magnificent book, lavishly illustrated with historic and modern photographs, celebrates her life and work creating gardens for Nancy Astor, the Prince of Wales and royalty across Europe. It includes a directory of all her clients and the work she undertook for them.

£35.00

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Mr Digwell: A Year in the Garden
An Invaluable Resource for Every Gardener from Novice to Expert
Paul Peacock
Since the end of the Second World War, the cartoon gardener Mr Digwell has been dispensing horticultural advice to Daily Mirror readers, and he remains as popular as ever. This collection offers a comprehensive, month-by-month guide to a gardener’s tasks, from winter pruning through spring seed sowing and planting out to autumn lawn care. Clear, simple strip cartoons present up-to-date information on growing flowers, shrubs and vegetables in a reassuringly traditional manner.

£18.99

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£5.99
365 Days of Colour in Your Garden
Nick Bailey;Photo. Jonathan Buckley
In this extensively illustrated volume Nick Bailey, a presenter on BBC’s Gardeners’ World, describes the art and science of flower colour, demonstrating how to achieve a balanced display all year round. Organized by season, it suggests plants for a range of soil types and locations; explains the gardening techniques that can improve flowering and extend the season; and offers advice on plants that work well together.

£25.00

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Compost
A Family Guide to Making Soil From Scraps
Ben Raskin
Along with a compost carousel – showing what can and can’t be composted – a ‘worms and ladders’ game, bingo and a worm identification chart, this guide covers all the practical information needed to start composting at home. Also included are three sheets of colour stickers, a press-out Worm Lovers’ Society card and facts and jokes about soil and worms. Age 7+

£9.99

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£2.99
The Garden Anthology
Celebrating the Best Garden Writing from the Royal Horticultural Society
Ed. Ursula Buchan
From an article published in 1900 on Gregor Mendel’s work on peas by William Bateson, the man who coined the term ‘genetics’, to Toby Musgrave on growing heritage fruit and vegetables in 2012, this anthology brings together the best and most important writing from The Garden, the journal of the Royal Horticultural Society. The selections are in chapters ranging from seasons and the weather to the RHS itself, and are interspersed with vibrant illustrations by Jenny Bowers.

£16.99

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Success with Sun-Loving Plants
Graham Clarke
There is an enormous variety of sun-loving plants, with endless potential for stunning planting schemes. Graham Clarke shows how to select sun-loving varieties and plant with confidence, whatever your experience and abilities.

£12.99

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£3.99
The Gardens of the Vatican
Linda Kooluris Dobbs;Kildare Dobbs
Behind the high walls of the Vatican, beautifully kept gardens offer the Pope a tranquil refuge, fragrant with sweet herbs and cooled by shade trees and fountains. Linda Kooluris Dobbs's photographs give us access to these normally hidden lawns and avenues, grottoes and parterres, with their fine statuary and fountains, and their imposing backdrop – the buildings of the Vatican and the dome of St Peter's. Kildare Dobbs's introductory essay accompanies this collection of over 140 photographs.

£20.00

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Follies, Fables and Fantasy
Animal Adventures and Fairy Tales From the South West
Endymion Beer

£9.99

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The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants
Volume I: Angiospermae – Monocotyledons
Ed. James Cullen;Ed. Sabina G Knees;Ed. H Suzanne Cubey
Accessible to gardeners as well as professional botanists, this manual assists with the accurate identification of ornamental flowering plants cultivated in Europe. It now appears in a revised edition, reorganized in line with new taxonomic methods; Volume I covers all the Monocotyledons, the grasses and sedges, the aroids and the large and diverse family of the Orchidaceae.

£185.00

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£19.99
Great Gardens of London
Victoria Summerley;Hugo Rittson-Thomas;Marianne Majerus et al
Although famed for its parks, it is the wide range of private gardens that makes London one of the most verdant cities in the world. This well-illustrated volume introduces 30 of its most interesting examples, from the grand and traditional grounds of Clarence House to the allotment tended by Chelsea Flower Show winner Cleve West. They include garden squares, rooftop retreats and even floating gardens created on barges moored in Bermondsey.

£30.00

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The Elizabethan Garden at Kenilworth Castle
Ed. Anna Keay;John Watkins
The garden created by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, at Kenilworth was one of the wonders of Elizabethan England. It was also the best-documented garden of its age, allowing English Heritage to recreate it in 2009. Comprising 17 essays by specialists and lavishly illustrated with reproductions, plans and modern photographs, this book charts the documentary and archaeological detective work that went into that project, but also represents a major addition to the study of English garden history.

£40.00

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£14.99
Painting Paradise
The Art of the Garden
Vanessa Remington
Presenting works ranging from Leonard Knyff’s panoramic View of Hampton Court (c.1703) to Fabergé’s enamelled and jewelled flowers (c.1900), this volume draws on the Royal Collection to trace the changing design and function of gardens through the art they have inspired. After a short chapter on early Islamic gardens, the history traces royal and aristocratic garden style from medieval sacred gardens to the 19th-century ‘horticultural garden’, with a final chapter on ceramics and ornament. Foreword by Sir Roy Strong.

£45.00

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Digging for Victory
Gardens and Gardening in Wartime Britain
Twigs Way;Mike Brown
During the successful Dig for Victory campaign, which aimed to make wartime Britain self-sufficient, gardeners everywhere dug up their lawns to grow not only fruit and vegetables, but flowers too, inspiring ‘faith, hope, cheerfulness and courage’. From composting to harvesting, this playful history of the campaign features all aspects of wartime gardening, and is vividly illustrated by original pamphlets, recoloured photographs and instructional cartoons.

£20.00

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Slugs, Pests and Diseases
Reader's Digest
Part of the Reader's Digest Garden Basics series of straightforward, illustrated guides, this handy, ring-bound book is in two main parts: a seasonal guide to keeping the garden healthy and a directory of over 200 pests and diseases arranged by symptom, with special features on roses, slugs and snails, winter pruning and lawn care. The introductory section includes information on beneficial creatures and using organic treatments.

£9.99

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£4.99
Catching Moles
The History and Practice
Jeff Nicholls
Providing practical advice and information for would-be mole catchers, this illustrated handbook includes a history of the trade, descriptions of trap types, useful tips, answers to frequently asked questions, and guidance on the most humane modern methods of capture.

£25.00

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£11.99
The English Garden
Ursula Buchan;Photo. Andrew Lawson
From formal topiary at Levens Hall, Cumbria, to the seemingly natural flower meadows of Piet Oudolf’s Millennium Garden at Pensthorpe Waterfowl Park in Norfolk, Ursula Buchan presents a thematic survey of English domestic gardens, illustrated with over 300 photographs by Andrew Lawson.

£40.00

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£19.99
The Perfect Plot
Starting an Allotment from Scratch
Photo. Kim Sayer
Charting the setting up of a community allotment in the Devon village of Cornworthy, the first-hand accounts in this book describe their initial planning and preparation, before progressing through the seasons. There is a wealth of practical advice given, on establishing a plot, choice of crops, rotation and how to deal with pests.

£20.00

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£7.99
The Maze
A Labyrinthine Compendium
Angus Hyland;Kendra Wilson
Combining specially commissioned drawings and a short history of each maze, this book allows the reader to trace a route through 60 of the world’s most beguiling life-size puzzles. Both real and imagined, they range from the Nazca Lines of Peru and Roman mosaics in Portugal and Pompeii to the Winchester labyrinth, supposedly constructed by a melancholy schoolboy, and the walls of yew around which an axe-wielding Jack Nicholson lumbers in Kubrick’s The Shining.

£24.99

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£9.99
The Secrets of Great Botanists
And What They Teach Us About Gardening – RHS
Matthew Biggs
Matthew Biggs profiles the lives and achievements of 35 botanists whose work in fields such as plant collecting, plant-based medicine, genetics or hybridization has significantly increased our understanding of plants. Richly illustrated with horticultural drawings, portraits and photographs, and noting how each botanist can inspire today’s gardeners, the book is arranged chronologically from the ‘Father of Pharmacology’, Pedanius Dioscorides (fl. 50 CE), through figures including Linnaeus, Joseph Banks and Gregor Mendel, to Patrick Blanc, the pioneer of vertical gardening.

£15.99

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£7.99
Pergolas, Arbours and Arches
Their History and How to Make Them
Paul Edwards;Katherine Swift
After analysing plant-covered garden structures and how they have been used over the centuries, this illustrated volume looks at five of Britain's finest pergolas, such as those situated at West Dean and Hestercombe. In addition, the landscape architect Paul Edwards explains in detail the process of designing, building and planting a pergola with reference to six of his own projects, including two for the National Trust.

£28.00

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£8.99
A 21st Century Garden
Drowning in Flowers : My Garden
Georg Grabherr;Traudl Grabherr;Lois Lammerhuber;et al
The Austrian conservationist Georg Grabherr aims to inspire amateur horticulturalists to convert their outside space into a 'Noah's Ark' of threatened trees, plants and flowers. Featuring numerous images of his own garden through the seasons by the award-winning photographer Lois Lammerhuber, he explains how, over time, he has created an ecological haven in his back garden. Text in German and English.

£25.00

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£14.99
Impressionists in their Gardens
Caroline Holmes
Monet at Giverny, Renoir at Les Collettes, the American Impressionist Childe Hassam in Celia Thaxter’s garden at Appledore, and, contemporary with the Impressionists, Gertrude Jekyll’s creation of Munstead Wood; these are among the artists and the inspirational gardens described and illustrated – by both paintings and photographs – in this unusual study.

£29.95

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£12.99
Notes from the Garden
Ed. Ruth Petrie
Featuring pieces published in the Guardian between 1838 and 2008, this anthology recounts changing fashions in British horticulture and garden design. Authors include Arthur Ransome, Nancy Banks-Smith and Christopher Lloyd; topics range from royal parks to allotments and from garden centres to gnomes.

£14.99

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£5.99
Question Time
A Journey Round Britain's Quizzes
Mark Mason
Starting with quiz night in the Prince of Wales on Highgate Hill, Mark Mason sets off in search of the perfect quiz question. In venues as far-flung as a hotel bar in Edinburgh and a village pub in Suffolk, he meets the aficionados of the quiz world and a veritable deluge of facts, figures and trivia.

£9.99

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£4.99
Skymeadow
Notes from an English Gardener
Charlie Hart
Part horticultural memoir, part meditation on mental health, this volume follows the evolution of the beautiful garden Charlie Hart created from an untouched patch of meadowland in the grounds of his farmhouse in rural Essex. In the midst of grief and anxiety, his retreat into nature pulled him back from an impending breakdown, and here he celebrates the thrill of creation and the healing power of digging.

£9.99

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£4.99
Haynes Garden Wildlife Manual
The Complete Guide to Attracting Wildlife into your Garden
Gerard Cheshire
This practical guide show how hundreds of species of flora and fauna can be encouraged into a range of British gardens. Following photographs and brief descriptions of the most commonly seen mammals, birds, invertebrates, reptiles and plants, advice is given on planting for pollinators, creating different habitats, and building simple hibernation and nesting boxes.

£22.99

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£9.99
Wordsworth's Gardens and Flowers
The Spirit of Paradise
Peter Dale;Brandon C Yen
Wordsworth was as passionate about his gardens at Dove Cottage and Rydal Mount as he was about the untamed world that surrounded them. With contemporary horticultural illustrations throughout, this book traces his interest in the natural world to his childhood fondness for gardening, before examining the references to flowers in his verse.

£30.00

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£14.99
Encyclopedia of Herb Gardening
Intended to inspire both novice and experienced horticulturalists, this illustrated volume explains how to create a herb garden, whether in a window box or on a grander scale. It covers every stage of the process – from the initial planning and design, via soil preparation and choosing appropriate plants and tools, to successfully maintaining the space – and offers advice on preserving, storing and using herbs. Barcode on front of book.

£19.99

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£5.99
The Complete Book of Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit
Revised Edition
Matthew Biggs;Jekka McVicar;Bob Flowerdew
Written by three gardening experts, this extensively illustrated guide to edible horticulture offers detailed instructions on planting and cultivation. Covering favourites such as runner beans and tomatoes as well as more exotic plants, including cassava and lemon grass, it offers advice on choosing the right varieties for your garden and dealing with pests and diseases. Information on harvesting and storing produce is provided, with over 600 recipes for a range of meals and herbal remedies.

£30.00

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£12.99
Monet's Garden
Through the Seasons at Giverny
Vivian Russell
In 1883 Monet began transforming the garden at Giverny, infusing the planting with the sense of colour and atmosphere that he expressed in his art. Vivien Russell explores his creative process and love of horticulture before discussing highlights from the garden, including the waterlilies, and demonstrating through hundreds of photographs the seasonal changes in its colour palette.

£16.99

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£7.99
Grow for Flavour
Royal Horticultural Society
James Wong

£20.00

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£7.99
Indoor Edible Garden
Zia Allaway

£14.99

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£9.99
Creative Vegetable Gardening
Joy Larkcom

£18.99

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£7.99
From Blenheim to Chartwell
The Untold Story of Churchill's Houses and Gardens
Stefan Buczacki

£25.00

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£9.99
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