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£15.00
An easy-to-use, beautifully illustrated book to help you know the key things to do in your garden through 2023.How soon can I sow my sweet peas? When should I prune my clematis? What can I do to add plenty of winter colour to my borders? Is there anything to do in January? Find the answers to all these questions and more with Your Gardening Year 2023 – a book that every gardener should have as they embark on a new year of planting, sowing, pruning, and growing. This easy-to-use gardening guide is packed with essential tasks and top tips for every month of the year, with sections on general garden care, growing fruit and vegetables, and getting the best out of containers. Discover which plants will look their best each month and mark the progression of the seasons with a dedicated note section so you can record your garden successes and make plans for next year. With beautiful illustrations to accompany each month, Your Gardening Year 20
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£12.99
Reconnect with the seasons in Britain and Ireland with this month-by-month guide to the world around us – including key dates, tide tables and garden tasks; constellations and moon phases; sunrises, folk songs, seasonal recipes plus a ‘bun of the month’; and – because 2023 will be a good year for planet spotting – the solar system and the zodiac.
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£18.99
One of the keys to happy gardening is knowing what to do and when for the best results. In this handy guide, experienced horticulturalist and gardening writer Martyn Cox takes you through the gardening year month by month, offering wise, clear and helpful advice on the essential tasks and how to avoid problems along the way. No matter the size of the plot, or the expertise of the gardener, ‘The Gardener’s Yearbook’ is the perfect handbook to return to throughout the seasons.
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£22.00
Although excited by the prospect of moving into their own home for the first time, many people are mystified by the prospect of what to do with their outdoor space. Frances Tophill’s fuss-free, practical guide shows you how to create a space outside your own back door that’s designed by you, built by you and enjoyed by you.
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£25.00
Ellen Ann Willmott was a remarkable woman whose achievements in horticulture, botany, landscape architecture, photography and more, should have made her one of the most well-known trailblazers of her age. Yet, both posthumously and within her lifetime, she instead became known as a bitter, cantankerous and eccentric miser, and her reputation has been forever stained by the image of her maliciously seeding other people’s gardens with thorns. The beginnings of this prickly myth can be traced back to her conspicuous absence at what should have been the pinnacle of her career: the Royal Horticultural Society’s inaugural Victoria Medal of Honour Award ceremony, at which she was due to be one of only two female recipients. Universally difficult and mean as she has been portrayed ever since. Sandra Lawrence has been granted access to her archives, and with it has uncovered the secrets behind this thorniness.
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£16.99
Whether you have just one or many houseplants, this is the book they need you to read. It is a clear and practical toolkit on all aspects of plant care from how to choose a plant to tips for everyday care. Changes in your plant’s appearance are often a cry for help and this book will help you understand their needs. Learn how to help your plants not only survive but thrive.
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£16.00
The intriguing tales of 80 plants that have been used to heal and cure our bodies - from ancient superstitions to old wives’ tales that worked.Â
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£12.99
When you deserve a rest after toiling in the garden, how about a puzzle or two to cultivate the mind? From quick quizzes and riddles to more leisurely crosswords and sudoku, whether you’re a gardening obsessive or just enjoy pottering around your plot, there’s plenty in these pages to tickle your fancy and keep your brain as sharp as a thorn.
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£16.99
The past year has seen renewed interest in the nature on our doorsteps, as can be seen in the work of amateur botanists, old and young, identifying wildflowers and chalking their names on pavements. But beyond the garden wall lie cultivated plants, each with a unique tale to tell. ‘The Grove’ takes twenty species and uncovers their remarkable secrets. This book follows the author on a walk down a street in London. Each chapter will focus on one front garden and a crucial plant that it contains. In the background the story of a strange year in the city will be told.
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£14.99
Discover Britain’s most beautiful and inspiring wild gardens, and how you can make your own.
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£42.50
A beautifully crafted volume on the world-renowned gardens of Lotusland-the first such book in more than two decades and a magnificent tribute to this international treasure.
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£8.50
Presented in an attractive slip case, A Cotswold Garden Companion is clear and easy to use and appealing to art lovers and garden lovers alike
