Home & Garden Books
iUniverse Cheap and Easy Gardening
£11.96
£8.50
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£14.68
Author Solutions Inc The Complete Guide to Log Homes
£12.82
Octopus Publishing Group Garden Design Bible 40 great offthepeg designs
Book SynopsisDo you dream of transforming your back garden into a romantic retreat? Would you like to make a modern-day Utopia on your balcony? Is your ideal outdoor space a minimalist design with easy-to-care-for plants or a family garden with room to grow culinary herbs? Whatever your desire, the Garden Design Bible has a plan that you can adapt to your own space. Choose from 40 off-the-peg designs, or mix and match elements from several to create your ideal garden. Each of the designs is fully illustrated and has a comprehensive plant list and planting diagram. With a huge range of plants, styles and uses, this inspirational yet practical book is the next best thing to hiring a gardener!
£19.00
Octopus Publishing Group Get It Clean
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£10.44
Random House USA Inc Best Of Martha Stewart Living Weddings Best of
Book Synopsis'Will you marry me?'If you or someone you love said yes, let America's wedding experts help you create a day as romantic as the day he asked. For more than a decade, Martha Stewart and the editors of Martha Stewart Weddings have guided brides down the aisle, onto the dance floor, and over the threshold with thousands of ideas for making their wedding day unforgettable. In this breathtakingly beautiful volume, brides-to-be -- or anyone participating in planning this joyous event -- will find ideas and inspiration for every element of a wedding, including decoration, flowers, cakes, food, favors, and photography.The very best ideas from Martha Stewart Weddings have been organized here in four sections--For the Ceremony, For the Reception, Forever, and For Reference. For the Ceremony is filled with bridal bouquets, boutonnieres, and bridesmaids flowers. There are decorating ideas for every kind of ceremony imaginable -- a classic clapboard church, a grassy meadow, or the f
£42.50
Random House USA Inc Beautiful Brows The Ultimate Guide to Styling
Book SynopsisPut Your Best Face Forward!How many times have you plucked, waxed, trimmed, stenciled, or penciled your eyebrows -- or paid someone else to do it for you? It's hard to control the outcome of these methods when you're at home standing in front of a mirror or in a salon letting a stranger make the decisions for you. Now whether you do it yourself or go to a pro, Beautiful Brows puts you in control: Discover the best brow shape for your face.Learn what to do with too much or too little hair.Determine the pros and cons of waxing vs. tweezing. Maintain your new look. Filled with illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions, Beautiful Brows will show you the secrets for getting the look you want, whether it's sexy, elegant, polished, professional, or just plain beautiful.
£7.99
Harmony/Rodale Curl Talk Everything You Need to Know to Love and Care for Your Curly Kinky Wavy or Frizzy Hair
Book SynopsisAt loose ends with your locks? Let the “Queen of Curl” show you how to bring out the best in your hair.The lengths that women go to in order to tame their curls! If you’ve been blessed with curly hair, chances are that you’ve thought of it as a curse, complaining, “It’s uncontrollable!” “It’s a mess!” or “It’s so frizzy and tangly!” Out of frustration, you may have mistakenly resorted to methods (straighteners, irons, blow-dryers) that only cause more damage to your hair. Now renowned New York City stylist Ouidad sets the record straight on curly hair and shows you how to start loving the waves, kinks, and curls you were born with. In Curl Talk, Ouidad reveals the secrets to bringing out your natural beauty, including:* Finding the right cut* How often to shampoo (and why you never wrap your wet hair in a towel)* Why brushes and mousses should be outlawed * The best conditio
£11.87
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Archaeologies of Landscape
Book Synopsis* Wide--ranging geographical and historical coverage. * Includes new research data. * Includes contributions from a variety of perspectives. .Trade Review"Good insights for landscape historians and archaeologists." Landscape History "The varied contributions and stimulating interpretations combine with a strong and thought-provoking introduction by the editors and useful concluding commentaries on sacred landscapes and everyday places and cosmologies to produce a well-structured book of unusually powerful appeal." LandscapesTable of Contents1. Archaeological Landscapes: Constructed, Conceptualized, Ideational: A. Bernard Knapp and Wendy Ashmore. Part I: Ethnographic and Historical Cases:. 2. Identifying Ancient Sacred Landscapes in Australia: From Physical to Social: Paul S. C. Taçon. 3. Creating Social Identity in the Landscape: Tidewater, Virginia 1600-1750: Lisa Kealhofer. 4. Conceptual Landscapes in the Egyptian Nile Valley: Janet E. Richards. 5. Buddhist Landscapes in East Asia: Gina L. Barnes. 6. Mountains, Caves, Water: Ideational Landscapes of the Ancient Maya: James E. Brady and Wendy Ashmore. Part II: Protohistoric / Ethnohistoric Cases:. 7. The Inca Cognition of Landscape: Archaeology, Ethnohistory, and the Aesthetic of Alterity: Maarten van de Guchte. 8. The Ideology of Settlement: Ancestral Keres Landscapes in the Northern Rio Grande: James E. Snead and Robert W. Preucel. Part III: Prehistoric Cases:. 9. Centering the Ancestors: Cemeteries, Mounds and Sacred Landscapes of the Ancient North American Midcontinent: Jane E. Buikstra and Douglas K. Charles. 10. Ideational and Industrial Landscape of Prehistoric Cyprus: A. Bernard Knapp. 11. The Mythical Landscapes of the British Iron Age: John C. Barrett. Part IV: Commentaries:. 12. Sacred Landscapes: Constructed and Conceptualized: Carole L. Crumley. 13. Exploring Everyday Places and Cosmologies: Peter van Dommelen. Index.
£38.66
Wiley Parrys Graining Marbling
Book Synopsisaeo continues to be of considerable interest in decorative paint finishes aeo revival of the craft part of the interest in conservation issues aeo highly regarded technical manual for the expert and student aeo part of successful list of painting and decorating books, including Fulcher et al. a s Painting and Decorating and Stewarta s Signwork.Table of ContentsList of Plates vi Foreword to the first edition vii Preface to the second edition x Preface to the third edition xi 1 Decorative possibilities of graining and marbling 1 2 The preparation and painting of surfaces 3 3 Graining colours: their use and preparation in various media 7 4 Brushes, tools and appliances 13 5 Combing, brush-graining and flogging 19 6 The graining of ash, Hungarian ash and light oak 26 7 American walnut, teak and medium fumed oak 36 8 Quartered oak - light figure, dark figure and spirit grained 44 9 Limed oak and wearthered oak; decorative treatments 53 10 Pitch pine, pollard oak and root of oak 56 11 Mahogany, feathered mahogany and rosewood 62 12 Maple, satinwood and pine 69 13 Walnut 75 14 Quartering and inlay effects 79 15 Marbling 83 16 White-vein marble, sienna and breche violette 87 17 Black and gold, vert de mer, vert antique and St Anne's 93 18 Rouge Roi, granites, porphyries, Cipollino and fossilstone marbles 98 19 Other broken colour effects and varnishing 103 Glossary of terms 111 Suppliers of specialist tools and materials 115 Index 117
£50.40
CSIRO Publishing Gardening Down Under
Book SynopsisContains a wealth of information for practical gardeners.Table of ContentsGreen plants * Soils * Chemistry for gardeners * Dealing with dead plants * Organic matter * Understanding fertilisers * Using fertilisers * Water * Gardening with salty water * Lawns * Growing plants in pots * Fertilisers for plants in pots * Gardening in pots - some practicalities * Index
£44.25
CSIRO Publishing Grafting and Budding A Practical Guide for
Book SynopsisA comprehensive and practical guide on all of the grafting techniques the professional and home gardener is likely to need.
£33.25
Pantera Press The Dream Clean
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsChapter 1: Kitchen Chapter 2: Living Room Chapter 3: Bedroom Chapter 4: Bathroom Chapter 5: Laundry Chapter 6: Outdoor Chapter 7: Hosting Chapter 8: Gifting
£16.99
Love Books Ltd Home
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£45.00
Africa World Books Pty Ltd The Stories of Kulang Toat
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£18.99
Richard Harrison The Export Gardener
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£12.74
Karen MC Dermott Constructing Your Career 12 Foundational Stages
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£14.39
Penguin Random House Australia Amazinger Face
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£33.75
Penguin Random House Australia French Complexion The Secrets to Beautiful Skin
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£20.76
Penguin Books Australia The Simple Home
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£31.44
Simon & Schuster Clean House Clean Planet Clean Your House for
Book SynopsisProvides simple recipes for non-toxic cleaners made from inexpensive, common ingredients, and offers tips on how to clean a home safely.
£13.87
Prentice Hall (a Pearson Education company) Stephen Pollans Foolproof Guide to Renovating
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£12.57
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Chester County Historical Society
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£5.59
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Houses and Homes Around the World Series
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£7.99
Princeton University Press Cooking for Crowds
Book SynopsisShares all the ingenious tricks that the author learned as a young Harvard graduate student earning her way through school as a caterer to European scholars, heads of state, and cosmopolitans like Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.Trade Review"[Merry White's] book, made up of recipes she collected as the caterer for the Harvard Center for European Studies, suggested a new way of entertaining, with self-serve spanakopita, petite shrimp quiche and that savior of the anxious cook, the casserole that can be made a day ahead. Edward Koren's woolly illustrations set the tone: vegetables are our friends, and food tastes best in groups. Even though pesto and vindaloo are no longer exotic, during the holidays her attitude (and her meatballs) may be what every stressed-out host needs."--Alexandra Lange, New York Times "Not just enormously charming but useful, full of sturdy recipes that can still seem mildly exotic no matter how much we flatter ourselves at the sophistication of our palates... This is more, that is, than an artifact of Brooklyn avant la lettre. It's full of practical dishes and tricks you'll call your own, like tossing fresh-roasted almonds in maple syrup to serve on ice cream."--Corby Kummer, The Atlantic "Recipes ahead of the curve 40 years ago--dirty rice, pork vindaloo--remain au courant; others--Swedish meatballs, Charlotte Malakoff au chocolat--exude a retro '70s vibe that's also au courant. Prep details for six, 12, 20 and 50 servings of each recipe are provided. Practical advice abounds, including not to multiply powerful spices like other ingredients... [Cooking for Crowds] remains a boffo resource for those hankering to make chicken Bengal for 12 or baklava for 50."--Anne Kingston, Maclean's "If you're looking for a cookbook that will help you serve a crowd this holiday season, this is a great book for you with plenty of variety. If you're wanting an interesting read about food culture changes, this is also interesting, seeing how commonplace some 'exotic' ingredients from the 70s are now."--Amy Phelps, News and Sentinel "Charmingly illustrated with impish anthropomorphized vegetables and critters by cartoonist Edward Koren. No-nonsense, unusually useful recipes with amounts for 6, 12, 20, or--unlucky you--50 portions."--Heller McAlpin, Barnes and Noble Review "Cooking for Crowds by Merry White ... brings friendly exuberance to the subject of cooking for large numbers that has made me think that, actually, it might be kind of cool to feed a crowd-pleasing lasagne to 50."--Bee Wilson, Telegraph "The reasons to re-issue the book are tied not only to burgeoning popularity of thematic cook books and culinary memoirs, but also the current healthy eating and nutritional guidelines, which favor hearty vegetables and whole grains (although not butterfat), included in these soups, stews, and salads. Each recipe is a satisfying construction on its own, with suggestions for variations or substitutions in ingredients; with a brief account of its role(s) in a fully satisfying meal."--Ellen Messer, FoodAnthropology "[T]his is a beautifully presented book with an oversized format and fab illustrations by Edward Koren."--Esther N McCarthy "[T]his is a thoroughly delightful and accessible source of food inspiration for catering creatively for large groups. Cookery clubs and caterers, no matter the size, should definitely bear this one in mind."--Lois Henderson, Bookpleasures.com "Simply stated, no community library cookbook collection can be considered complete without the inclusion of a copy of Merry White's Cooking For Crowds."--James A. Cox, Midwest Book Review "A genius book that makes cooking for large numbers easy."--Choice Magazine "[I]t ticks all the boxes. The recipes look great, but mostly the author sounds like somebody I'd love to have dinner with. There are no photos, which is more than fine, as it has lots of sweet black and white drawings by Edward Koren."--Lobster SquadTable of ContentsForeword by Darra Goldstein ix Introduction to the New Edition xvi Introduction to the First Edition xxiii Pots, Pans, and Utensils xxvii Herbs and Spices xxxi Conversion xxxiv Acknowledgments xxxv Soups and Starters 1 Main Dishes 43 Vegetables and Side Dishes 117 Desserts 141 List of Illustrations 171 Index 173
£25.50
Princeton University Press Butterfly Gardening
Book SynopsisAn indispensable and lavishly illustrated guide to creating a garden that attracts and sustains butterfliesButterfly gardening creates habitats that support butterflies, connecting us with some of the most beautiful creatures in the natural world and bringing new levels of excitement and joy to gardening. In this engaging and accessible guide,Trade Review"The North American Butterfly Association offers a lavish guide to remedying their plight in Butterfly Gardening, by Jane Hurwitz. It’s helpfully organized by region, and so straightforward and reasonable that there should soon be many more nectar banquets for these important pollinators."---Dominique Brown, New York Times Book Review"Butterfly Gardening by Jane Hurwitz is another beautiful gardening book that . . . will get beginners started and serve as an inspiration for experienced lepidopterists."---Tina Winstead, Daily Star"If you weren’t already inclined to devote some gardening efforts to butterflies, the more than 200 stunning color photos of eggs, caterpillars, and butterflies-and the lovely gardens that support them-that fill advocate Jane Hurwitz’s book would nudge you in that direction."---Andrea F. Siegel, Washington Gardener"Gorgeous photographs of butterflies and plants dress up the text and graphs, making it a pleasure to read."---Jean Greenlaw, Denton Record-Chronicle
£22.50
Princeton University Press Field Guide to Coastal Wildflowers of Britain
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The perfect introduction to an array of Britain’s most fascinating, and in some cases, unusual flora."---Josh Jones, Birdwatch"Absolutely indispensable."---Alyson Hitch, Bay Magazine"Excellent!"---Bo Beolens, Fat Birder"This book delivers far more than its title promises . . . . This book was written by two people with dirty knees who have given the time needed to become experts in our native wildflowers and page after page bear this out with excellent photography and clear, concise and precise descriptions."---Paddy Tobin, Irish Garden Plant Society"Full of beautiful pictures and illustrations, making it easy to identify coastal wildflowers. . . . A well thought out user-friendly guide."---Alison Alderton, Towpath Talk"An attractive, enticing and informative book."---Ro Scott, Highland Naturalist"Anyone who lives or holidays by the coast will love this new botanical guide . . . . [The authors are] on a mission to record and safeguard all the beautiful species found along our shores." * Coast Magazine *"Another essential book for the natural historians ever expanding library."---Roy Stewart, British Naturalists Association"A wonderful companion for anyone thinking of a foray to the coast."---Anna Pattenden, Plantlife"This book would be an excellent and informative introduction for a visitor to the coast and, above all else, the illustrations are of exceptional quality, making it a joy to pick up and read."---Alison Moss, The Glasgow Naturalist
£18.00
Princeton University Press Insects of North America
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A remarkable achievement."---David M. Gascoigne, Travels With Birds"A must have for anyone with an interest in the insects of North America."---Ian Paulsen, he Birdbooker Report"An outstanding field guide"---Amanda Williams, Buzz About Bees"A perfect photographic field guide to North American insects." * the Buzz *
£18.00
MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas Succeeding Outside the Academy Career Paths
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewSo how do you take your graduate training outside of academia? To start with, you read this book. Succeeding Outside the Academy is a great resource filled with useful instructions and advice on how to jump-start the new job search—and how to get excited about it. This book is enormously useful, filled with good stories, and altogether fun to read."" - Leonard Cassuto, professor of English, Fordham University, and author of The Graduate School Mess: What Caused It and How We Can Fix It
£20.21
Scholastic My Unicorn Garden Activity Book
Book SynopsisDiscover the wonderful secrets of gardening with magical, mythicalunicorns! This book is packed with fun facts and activities, soyou can become a gardening expert, too.
£8.54
Scholastic My Dinosaur Garden Activity Book
Book SynopsisDiscover the dino-mite secrets of gardening in My Dinosaur Gardenwith stomping, chomping dinosaurs! This book is packed with funfacts and activities, so you can become a gardening expert, too.
£8.54
Scholastic My Rainbow Unicorn Garden Activity Book A Magical
Book SynopsisDiscover the wonderful secrets of gardening with cute, colourfulrainbow unicorns! These unicorns are off on a garden tour to learnall about plants and wildlife - and you can join them! This bookis packed with fun facts and activities, so you can become an amazinggardening expert, too.
£8.54
Scholastic Butterflies Buds and Bees
Book SynopsisTake an inspirational journey through the seasons with this beautifullyillustrated guide to discover the wonders of nature.
£13.49
The Crowood Press Ltd Restoration Stone Carving
Book SynopsisAlan Micklethwaite, a stone carver with many years' experience in the conservation of historic monuments and sculpture, introduces the reader to the techniques and methodology of restoration stone carving, from simple relief to complex sculpture in the round, set against a sound conservation philosophy.Table of ContentsDetailed step by step case studies of actual restoration carving projects Full and in-depth description of tools and the techniques of their use Fully illustrated with detailed sequence photographs of work in progress from start to finish Provides a thorough theoretical background for conservation philosophy, the material science of stone and its art historical use Written by a renowned stone carver with more than twenty years experience in the restoration and conservation of historic stone buildings
£27.00
The Crowood Press Rose By Any Name
Book SynopsisMore than fifteen thousand rose species and cultivars are grown worldwide. This title presents the history behind rose names. It reveals how people, communities and cultures across the globe and throughout the ages have identified the living things that matter to them most.
£13.29
The Crowood Press Ltd Garden Design
Book SynopsisThis book offers a breakdown of the process involved in creating a garden, from making an initial assessment of the site's possibilities to applying design principles and choosing plants and landscaping materials. It is aimed at readers who have no previous knowledge of garden-making but will also be of value to professionals entering the trade.Trade ReviewInspiration, ideas and a thorough breakdown of how to create a garden The Garden
£19.80
Growing for Food and Colour
Book Synopsis*This book is unique in the marketplace - there is very little published information on the subject online *It will be launched while the grow-your-own phenomenon is still at a peak in popularity *It is aimed at a wide audience - both food gardeners and decorative gardeners will find it of use *Appeals to those with smaller gardens
£14.99
Quarto Publishing PLC Grow Your Own Vegetables
Book SynopsisRevised, updated and expanded edition Joy Larkcom's classic guide to growing your own vegetables.Trade ReviewAs any allotmenteer will tell you, this is the GYO bible, by the Delia Smith of the vegetable garden
£13.60
Frances Lincoln Grow Your Own Organic Fruit and Vegetables A
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£9.74
Quarto Publishing PLC The Polytunnel Book Fruit and Vegetables All Year
Book SynopsisIn one affordable polytunnel, kitchen-garden guru Joyce Russell shows you how to grow vegetables easily, organically and abundantly so that you have something to eat every month of the year. Whether you are a beginner or more experienced, this comprehensive, practical, month-by-month guide to polytunnel gardening has got everything you need, telling you exactly what to do and when to do it, in order to grow the best fruit and vegetables all-year-round. From preparing the site to making a hotbed, from composts and organic feeds to identifying and coping with pests, plus information on how to get the best from each crop and month-to-month planting plans for year-round growing, The Polytunnel Book provides a wealth of practical tips and techniques as well as celebrating what can be achieved. Illustrated with 300 stunning colour photographs, this practical guide to polytunnels hand guidTrade Review'Enhanced by Ben Russell's colourful and purposeful photos, this is a great book to have by your side, demostrating the range and variety of what you can grow in a polytunnel - and all year round too!Table of ContentsCONTENTS Introduction How to use this book 1: SETTING UP A POLYTUNNEL Choosing the right location Choosing the polytunnel Preparing the land Putting up a classic, hooped polytunnel Laying out the inside of the polytunnel 2: A FEW ESSENTIALS Some thoughts on seeds Some thoughts on compost 3: A MONTH-BY-MONTH GUIDE TO A YEAR IN THE POLYTUNNEL January February March April May June July August September October November December 4: FRUIT AND VEGETABLES AT A GLANCE Aubergines Basil Beetroot Broad beans (early crop) Broccoli (Spring) cabbage Carrots (early crop) Courgettes Cucumbers Figs Florence fennel (as an overwinter crop) French beans Grapes Kohl rabi Lettuce Melons Peas (mangetout, as a spring crop) Peaches and nectarines Peppers New potatoes Pumpkins and squash Salad leaves: rocket, mizuna, etc. Spinach, spinach beet and Swiss chard (Early) strawberries Sweetcorn Tomatoes 5: PESTS, DISEASES AND OTHER PROBLEMS - AN ORGANIC APPROACH Some polytunnel pests Some polytunnel diseases Mineral deficiencies Some physical problems 6: ONGOING CARE Crop rotation in a polytunnel Ten steps to soil health Repairs and maintenance 7: MAKE YOUR OWN How to make a hotbed How to make your own potting mixes How to make liquid feeds List of suppliers Glossary Index Acknowledgements
£17.99
Quarto Publishing PLC Garden Plants for Scotland
Book SynopsisIn this book, Scottish gardeners will find accurate information and hundreds of plants ideally suited to where they live.Trade ReviewImagine if you were to head off on a tour of Scotland, stopping to chat with the country's garden experts at every town along the way.You could find out which trees stand up to the wind in Shetland, which climbers will survive on a north facing wall and even which plants are widely offered for sale in Scotland but should be left on the shelf. Sadly most of us don't have the time, resources or contacts to take such a trip, but the good news is that two men have done it for us. || An essential companion for any Scottish gardener, both experienced and beginner. || An invaluable source of information for those selecting plants for Scottish gardens. This book certainly lives up to its title. It is informative, authoritative and will be a helpful source of information not just for gardeners in Scotland, but for anyone who gardens in a cold, wet and windly location. || When all the gardening world is focused on plants for drought, it's good to find a book for those who garden in the cold and wetter parts of the north. Garden Plants for Scotland (Frances Lincoln GBP 25/offer GBP 22.50) hits the spot nicely. Kenneth Cox and Raoul Curtis-Machin know that climate well enough (Cox is part of the Glendoick Cox family of nurserymen, who have been collecting and growing rhododendrons for three generations) and so if a plant figures here, even a variety of rose, then you can be pretty sure it's going to do well north of the border and in the soggy, blasted Pennines. So keen are they on reliability that they have set up their own notional bone-hardiness rating in defiance of the Royal Horticultural Society's southern take on hardiness, and also their own Scottish Garden Award, similar to the RHS's Award of Garden Merit, for their best 500 plants, chosen after consultation with experts throughout Scotland. There are lists of plants " resistant" to deer and rabbits too - there's brave! || Contrary to what many Sassenachs might think, Scotland is one of the best places in the world for gardening, it ample rainfall and lack of severe droughts mean that many plants including raspberries and rhododendrons- thrive there. And yet there have been very few books devoted to Scottish gardening. This excellent volume aims to put that straight... || If you are gardening north of the Border you could not fail to find this book extremely informative, but also a source of amusement and entertainment and there are not many gardening books with this winning combination.
£21.25
Quarto Publishing PLC RHS A Nation in Bloom Celebrating the People
Book SynopsisWith a foreword by Alan Titchmarsh, this beautifully illustrated book tells the story of the Royal Horticultural Society, the perhaps the foremost gardening institution in the world. The RHS is the world's largest gardening charity but what it does and why is little understood and rarely celebrated. From defining new gardening trends at the Chelsea Flower Show, to ranking the best dahlias to grow at the Wisley trial grounds, to inspiring communities with Britain in Bloom, educating children to grow and eat their veg through the Campaign for School Gardening, the RHS works tirelessly to improve the gardener's lot. With the use of evocative archive images and contemporary photos by award-winning Jason Ingram, this beautiful book explores the past, present and future of this most influential organisation by listening to the voices of those working today. Table of ContentsContents 6 Foreword by Alan Titchmarsh 8 Introduction by Sir Nicholas Bacon 12 Chapter 1: In pursuit of excellence The story of the RHS 22 Chapter 2: A greener and more beautiful place Investing in the future of horticulture 36 Chapter 3: Wisley Surrey garden 54 Chapter 4: Gardening for all 58 Rocket science The Campaign for School Gardening 62 Flower power Britain in Bloom 66 Community gardening It’s Your Neighbourhood 70 Up front with gardening Greening Grey Britain 74 Gardening changes lives Community garden in London 78 Seven days to celebrate National Gardening Week 82 Chapter 5: Rosemoor Devon garden 94 Chapter 6: Behind the scenes 98 Ask the experts Gardening advice 102 Under the microscope Scientific research 106 Climate change 108 Keeping gardens safe Plant health 112 Cut and dried Herbarium 116 It started with daffodils … Plant registration 120 Helping hands Volunteers 124 Chapter 7: Hyde Hall Essex garden 134 Chapter 8: The shows must go on … 138 RHS London shows 144 RHS Chelsea Flower Show 154 RHS Malvern Spring Festival and Autumn Show 160 RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 166 RHS Flower Show Tatton Park 172 RHS Flower Show Cardiff 176 RHS Chatsworth Flower Show 180 RHS garden flower shows 186 Chapter 9: Harlow Carr North Yorkshire garden 198 Chapter 10: Inspiring everyone to grow 202 Compare and contrast Plant trials and the Award of Garden Merit 206 A global knowledge bank Libraries 212 Teabags and bumblebees Citizen science 214 RHS website 215 A connected society 216 Publishing across platforms Print and digital 220 Strength in numbers Affiliated societies 224 Giving and receiving Partner gardens 228 Green fingers School of Horticulture 232 A world of opportunities Bursaries 234 Chapter 11: Bridgewater Greater Manchester garden 242 Chapter 12: The purest of human pleasures The RHS vision 252 Index 255 Acknowledgments 255 Picture credits
£22.50
Quarto Publishing PLC The Kew Gardeners Guide to Growing House Plants
Book SynopsisKew Growing House Plants is an illustrated guide to the most trendy and popular indoor plants with advice on choosing, growing, styling, projects and propagation. Table of ContentsContents INTRODUCTION to the book: Why have houseplants (good for mental health, phsychologically, for beauty, health, clean air. Finding a plant for your home and finding a home for your plant, using the book to ensure success. DISPLAY, staging, modern use: solo, sequence, habitat, negative space, feature, vertical, stands, hanging, privacy. Considering shape, texture, form, size, scale. WHAT can we grow and WHERE: What are houseplants? EIGHT GROUPS. Where they come from, how to look after them, the rooms where you can display them. Native habitat dictates our care. Eight groups are: Ferns; Palms; Cactus; Succulents; Bromeliads including Air plants; Flowering house plants (possibly shorter or longer); Foliage; Carnivorous. HOW TO GROW in general: consider situation, right plant right place, temperature, light, humidity including: Kit and bit on containers to grow them in. This practical section includes the key care points: watering; heating; choosing compost; changing humidity; feeding; repotting; cleaning; holiday care. MAKING MORE PLANTS Propagating in five ways: leaf cuttings using begonia or sanseveria; bulbil babies using sedum; division of palm roots; suckers/offshoots and runners using chlorophytum; adventitious roots using hoya HOUSE PLANT PORTRAITS PROJECTS 12 projects including Kokedama; Plant leaf in a clear glass frame; A series of Sanseveria pots on a windowsill for privacy; Cactus grafting for impressive results; Macrame hanging planter; Air plant mobile; Desert Plant stand; Tray of succulents with strong pattern and landscape feel; Air fresheners collection; Touch me, touch me not. PROBLEMS: trouble shooting, preventative and curative endmatter (index and acknowledgments)
£11.69
Quarto Publishing PLC The Kew Gardeners Guide to Growing Vegetables The
Book SynopsisThis guide from the experts of Kew Royal Botanical Gardens is filled with tips and advice to help you grow your best vegetable garden ever! In this book Kew's Kitchen Gardener, Helena Dove, combines practical elements with inspiration and beauty to make a comprehensive and informative guide with all you need to know to master theart of growing vegetables. She shows how to grow some of the most popular staple crops such as tomatoes, potatoes, radishes and rocket, and also some more unusual and exciting choices such as oca, tomatillo, seakale and yacon. She gives easy to follow instructions on how to be a successful vegetable gardener, plus 12 exciting projects to try throughout the year including forcing rhubarb, creating an asparagus border and growing in raised beds. From sowing, to planting young plants, to hardening off and harvesting, fiTable of ContentsContents 6 INTRODUCTION TO GROWING VEGETABLES 30 PLANTS 32 Okra 33 Leek 34 Onion 36 PROJECT 1: RAISED BEDS 38 Shallot 39 Spring onion 40 Garlic 42 American groundnut 43 Celery 44 Celeriac 45 Peanut 46 Asparagus 48 PROJECT 2: CREATING AN ASPARAGUS BED 50 Beetroot 51 Chard 52 Swede 53 Kale 55 Calabrese 56 PROJECT 3: USING VEGETABLES AS A DECORATIVE DISPLAY 58 Cauliflower 59 Cabbage 61 Brussels sprout 62 Kohl rabi 63 Sprouting broccoli 64 Turnip 65 Pak choi 66 Mizuna 67 Komatsuna 68 Pepper 69 Endive 70 Chicory 71 Miner’s lettuce 72 Seakale 73 Cucumber 74 PROJECT 4: CREATING A WILDLIFE FRIENDLY VEGETABLE GARDEN 76 Courgette and summer squash 77 Winter squash 78 Pumpkin 79 Globe artichoke 80 Carrot 82 PROJECT 5: BUILDING A ROOT CLAMP 84 Rocket 85 Florence fennel 87 Soya bean 88 Jerusalem artichoke 89 Sweet potato 90 PROJECT 6: SWEET POTATO SLIPS 92 Lettuce 94 Cucamelon 95 Watercress 96 PROJECT 7: ROOTING WATERCRESS 98 Oca 98 Parsnip 100 Parsnip root 101 Runner bean 102 French bean 103 Tomatillo 104 Pea 106 PROJECT 8: WINDOWSILL SALADS 108 Mangetout and sugar snap pea 109 Radish 110 Radish pod 111 Rhubarb 112 PROJECT 9: FORCED RHUBARB 114 Buckler leaf sorrel 115 Agretti 116 Yacon 117 Tomato 120 PROJECT 10: SAVING SEED 122 Aubergine 123 Potato 126 PROJECT 11: FESTIVE VEGETABLES 128 Spinach 129 Lamb’s lettuce 130 PROJECT 12: NATURAL SUPPORTS FOR BROAD BEANS 132 Broad bean 133 Sweetcorn 134 Troubleshooting 138 What to do when 142 Index 144 Acknowledgments
£12.74
