Book of The Month

HS Garden Problem Solver is a comprehensive guide to establishing healthy growing conditions in your garden and tackling pests and diseases when they occur. This book identifies more than 280 common pests, diseases and problems offering a broad range of cultural, chemical and biological solutions. With detailed instructions on combating pests and diseases in ornamentals, .. Continue Reading

Liz has always loved gardening ever since she was a child, and is frequently outside in her dressing down first thing in the morning, ‘like so many of us who love their gardens.’ This is her fourth book of humorous verse, but her first on gardens and gardeners (and probably the first humorous poetry collection .. Continue Reading

Learn to plan, build and plant your perfect garden with the experts at the RHS. From how to draw a layout to explaining the best places to use lighting effects, discover how to create the garden you’ve always wanted with the “RHS Encyclopedia of Garden Design”. Guiding you through the whole creative and gardening process, .. Continue Reading

In addition to over a hundred pages of inspiring examples, Hadden includes detailed profiles for 100 of the best ground plants for replacing lawns, design tips to reduce maintenance, and guidelines for making smaller and more eco-friendly lawns. Problems caused by conventional lawn care are plentiful Innovative ideas for alternate lawns like lively prairie gardens, .. Continue Reading

Simply everything you need to know to learn something new; a practical and inspirational course in growing fruit & veg. Ever wanted to learn how to grow fruit and veg but don’t know where to begin? Take the first step with “A Little Course in Growing Veg & Fruit”, part of a new series of .. Continue Reading

How to Grow Early Crops Using an Age-old Technique Hot beds are nothing new – they were used by the Victorians and even by the Romans. By reviving and modernising this ancient vegetable-growing method, Jack First produces healthy plants that crop at least two months earlier than conventionally grown vegetables, even in his native Yorkshire. .. Continue Reading

A Journey from Paddock to Potager | Published by Hardie Grant Books | £25.00 Seasons in my Kitchen Garden charts the evolution of a garden from a derelict paddock (on a 20 acre hobby farm), to a fully functional potager/vegetable garden including orchard, vegetables, herbs and chickens. The entire project will be based on sustainable .. Continue Reading

A Step-by-Step Guide to Key Skills for Every Gardener | Published by Mitchell Beazley | £25.00 This step-by-step guide to essential Royal Horticultural Society gardening practice is a must-have reference showing modern methods to a new generation of gardeners. Compiled by leading RHS specialists in every area of gardening, the book contains a vast amount .. Continue Reading

Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson | £20.00 James’s idea is simple and revolutionary. For 100 years, gardening books have said the same old thing about growing the same old fruit and vegetables. But in the wider world, as well as closer to home, there is a huge variety of delicious and often simple-to-grow incredible edibles .. Continue Reading

Unforgettable Quotations from the Bottom of the Garden | Published by Prion Books Ltd | £9.99 The sages of the garden are often stereotyped as being old and grey, and while it’s true that these pages are covered with wise words from mature gardeners, they’re also sprinkled with ridiculous and irreverent musings to make even .. Continue Reading