Home & Garden Books
DK Hortus Curious
Book SynopsisCelebrate the weird, wacky, and wonderful world of plants with a book that revels in the diversity of the botanical world.Plants are truly awe-inspiring. They can be vast, minute, smelly, or spectacularly ugly. Some plants live on their own, or by growing off others; some live by air and water; others are carnivorous, eating the creatures around them; some plants look remarkably like animals; while others have unusual symbolism; and some have special cultural significance. This book explores them all, bringing together the most peculiar and most fascinating plants on the planet – celebrating them in all their diverse splendor.Split into five chapters, covering everything from poisonous plants to painkilling ones, Michael Perry explains exactly what makes each plant special. With exquisitely detailed illustrations of all the different species, this is an informative, humorous, and beautiful gift for all those who love plants – whether they want to grow
£18.40
DK A Plant for Every Day of the Year
Book SynopsisA plant a day brings beauty your way. So why not make the most of your garden with 365 of the very best plant varieties – one for every day of the year!From spring blooms to winter interest and everything in between, each plant has been personally selected by expert horticulturist Phil Clayton, who draws on his nearly 20 years of RHS experience, along with his own garden favorites, to showcase a vast array of planting choices. With a range of plants as broad as Phil’s knowledge is vast, A Plant for Every Day of the Year is like taking a walk with an accomplished gardener as they show you their favorite plants. Each profile comes complete with stunning photography and an at-a-glance guide to height, spread, hardiness, and other must-know information, so you too can make the most of every season in your own garden.Turn the pages of this plant book to discover: - Unique structure gives the reader a whole year of pl
£25.50
DK Encyclopedia of Gardening
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£67.50
DK Dehydrating
Book SynopsisPerfectly preserve your favorite foodsDehydrating is easy and inexpensive, and the results are loaded with flavor and nutrition. If you have a bumper crop of garden vegetables, scored a deal on in-season fruit at the farmer's market, or have a neighbor with more fresh oregano than they know what to do with, there's no better way to preserve your bounty than by dehydrating! With over 170 recipes for dehydrating fruits, vegetables, jerkies, leathers, trail mix, and even treats for your dog, this definitive guide gives you everything you need to know to make the most of your dehydrator. In this newly updated edition, you'll discover:A guide on the types of dehydrators availablePointers on proper food prep and safety storageDozens of recipes on dehydrating all kinds of fruits, vegetables, and herbsRich and flavorful recipes for dehydrated beef, chicken, duck, and other jerkiesEasy ideas for making ch
£17.59
DK Star Wars 100 Objects
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£21.25
DK Grow Fruit
Book SynopsisThe UK’s leading gardening publisher brings you a horticultural handbook to fulfill your every need and seed! Get your gardening gloves on and join the green-fingered journey to growing fruit successfully at home. A must-have volume for first-time gardeners, Grow Fruit has tons of tips and tricks to sow, grow, plant and propagate a diverse range of fruit, from plums to persimmons, blackcurrants to blueberries, this grower’s guide truly has it all! Try your hand at more than 40 different varieties of fruit trees, bushes, canes and vines, including allotment plot staples such as damsons and blackcurrants, as well as lesser-grown options like kiwis and pineapple guavas.With passion in every page, you can enjoy:- A jargon-free practical guide to harvesting home-grown fruits. - Easy to follow step-by-step instructions of fundamental gardening techniques.- Exploration of popular fruits as well as lesser-known options.<
£11.69
DK Flower Porn
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£23.74
DK Table for Two
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£21.24
DK Rekhas Kitchen Garden
Book SynopsisWelcome to Rekha’s Kitchen Garden: a North London allotment that is bursting with the very best seasonal produce all year round. With more than 30 years’ experience as both an amateur and professional gardener, there is no better guide to home-grown produce than Rekha. Let her teach you the tricks and share the lessons she has learned from a lifetime of sowing, digging, and harvesting. This isn’t your average introduction to growing your own vegetables, fruits, and herbs. Packed with personality and stunning photography, this is a celebration of more than 40 seasonal crops that will inspire you to make the most of your allotment or kitchen garden.So what are you waiting for? Dive straight in to discover: - More than 40 profiles on different allotment crops, including vegetables, fruit, and herbs, with each one showcasing Rekha’s personal experience and advice for achieving the best results.- Profil
£18.69
DK Grow Trees
Book SynopsisDiscover the secret to successfully growing trees in your garden. The UK’s leading gardening publisher brings you a horticultural handbook to fulfill your every need and seed! Get your gardening gloves on and join the green-fingered journey to growing trees successfully from the comfort of your own home and garden. Ideal for first-time gardeners, Grow Trees contains everything you need to bring stunning seasonal interest, structural elegance, and biodiversity to your garden. Learn how to plant and care for your trees with tips on selecting the right site, mulching, and pruning, and discover the perfect tree for your outdoor space with a handy directory including the best trees for small spaces, trees for a tropical look, and trees for maximum carbon capture.Part of the Grow low-price paperback gardening series by DK - the UK's leading and highly regarded practical gardening publisher targeting first-time gardeners, Grow Trees
£11.69
DK Not Another Jungle
Book SynopsisObsessed with houseplants? You’ve come to the right place. This isn’t any ordinary houseplant book. In fact, there is nothing ordinary about these extraordinary plants. From growing his own collection, Tony Le-Britton of Not Another Jungle, shows you how to grow and care for the world’s most sought after plants.Detailed chapters on light, water, humidity, fertilizer, variegation, propagation, and pests and diseases have you covered so you can confidently care for all your houseplants. Understanding their natural habitats empowers you to create the optimum environment in your own home so your plants will thrive. Combining detailed care advice and stunning imagery on a wide range of plants, including Monstera and Anthurium, with a special focus on desirable and unusual varietiesIf you’re intent on becoming a devoted plant parent this year, dive straight in to discover:- Step-by-step advice on everything you
£18.69
DK Resilient Garden
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£36.00
DK Tiny House Designing Building and Living
Book SynopsisDo you have what it takes to live tiny?Do you dream of simplifying your life, freeing up your financial resources and ditching all of the clutter in your life? Learn the ins and outs of what it really takes to achieve the dream of designing, building and living in a tiny house of 400 square feet or less!Tiny house professionals, Gabriella and Andrew Morrison, have been involved in the trade for over 20 years, helping others to construct their own tiny homes. They have instilled all of their expertise and firsthand experience into this newly updated guide.Tiny House Designing, Building & Living is the one-stop manual into the innovative concept of minimalist living. There are dozens of helpful images and a full-color insert displaying different varieties of tiny houses to help you conceptualize your dream.In this newly updated guide you'll discover: • Advice on how to embrace the tiny house lifestyle!• Ho
£17.59
DK Cannabis
Book SynopsisCultivate your personal cannabis crop with expert techniques and know-how.As marijuana laws in the United States become less restrictive, even more people are searching for basic marijuana gardening instructions. Cultivating marijuana isn''t like growing other plants, especially if you desire maximum potency and yield. It requires special care from the soil, water and nutrients to the temperature, light and ventilation around the plants. Growing Marijuana covers it all-in a simple, concise way to help you increase both the quality and yield of your personal harvest.Here''s what you''ll find in this updated and visual guide:- Instructions on how to grow and maintain a small marijuana garden for your own noncommercial use- More than 500 full-color photos and illustrations- The full spectrum of options available for growing marijuana, from indoor, climate-controlled systems to open-air and outdoor growing- Time-tested and modern methods for strain selection, disease and pest prevention and proper plant nutrition- Expert advice to yield a consistent and dependable supply of buds
£17.09
DK A Home for Every Season
Book SynopsisCelebrate each season with styling inspiration and simple DIY projects for a festive and cozy home every month of the year.Join Steffy Degreff as she invites you on a year-long tour of her thoughtfully designed living spaces-an A-frame cabin in the Catskill Mountains and a Cape style home in Long Beach, New York. You''ll learn how to use decorative elements to create a home that feels warm and inviting.For each month, Steffy shares styling tips to reflect the seasonal changes and showcase your personal aesthetic, from the addition of whimsical vintage pieces to a spring table setting or mini pumpkins placed around a room in creative ways for fall. Enhance both the interior and exterior of your home with:- 50 tips on styling your space with coordinating colors, textures, patterns, and more- 25 DIY projects including everything from hanging flowers to cabinet wreaths- 12 months of ideas showcasing fun ways to swap out your home décor- 8 diffe
£26.99
DK Safe and Sound
Book Synopsis#1 New York Times BestsellerDon''t panic-Mercury Stardust, AKA The Trans Handy Ma''am is here to help!For too many people, the simple act of contacting a plumber or repair person can feel like a game of chance. As a transwoman and a professional maintenance technician, Mercury Stardust has discovered (the hard way) that we live in a world with much to fear. If you''ve ever felt panicked about opening your home to strangers in order to fix a maintenance issue, this book is for you.Renting a home can be a complex process-from finding a safe and affordable space, to hiring help for moving and out, and of course, managing any repairs that come up during your stay. You deserve to feel empowered to take matters into your own hands-and it''s not as hard as you might think. In this book, Mercury will show you how to tackle the projects that need improvement in your home-from how to properly fix a clog in your bathroom sink and safely hang
£18.00
DK Veg in One Bed New Edition
Book SynopsisGrow your own vegetable garden with this practical, straightforward gardening guide.There is nothing more fulfilling than growing your own home produce. You don't have to be a seasoned gardener to produce a healthy, flourishing garden - all you need is a few seeds, water, sunlight, good advice and patience!In just one raised bed, author Huw Richards, shows you exactly how to grow vegetables organically, abundantly and inexpensively so you have something to harvest every month of the year. Here's what you'll find inside:- Month-by-month guide to what to do and how to do it, including what pests to look out for, and what can be harvested. - Covers first year in detail, with the final chapter on ‘Next Steps’ providing suggestions of what to do in years two and three.- Illustrations show you what the bed should look like month to month.- Windowsill planting ensures early success cultivating plants before they are tr
£24.00
DK Crystals and Gems
Book SynopsisDiscover the history of precious, semi-precious, and organic gemstones, their scientific properties, their mythical powers, and their traditional uses.Humans have been beguiled and fascinated by gemstones and crystals since prehistory, and made use of them for everything from currency and ceremonial decoration to tokens of love or power. But why have some been considered more significant than others – rare or otherwise? Learn all about the key characteristics of precious and semi-precious stones, and discover the science behind some of their more unusual and mysterious properties, and the various ways in which they have taken on powerful symbolic meanings. How did the Vikings use iolite to help them steer their ships, for example? Why did the Ancient Greeks and Romans believe that sardonyx could protect them in battle?Dive deep into the pages of this curated crystal book to discover:- A quirky and compelling angle on the sub
£15.29
DK The Winter Garden
Book SynopsisGet more out of your garden in winter by planning, creating and planting a beautiful outside spaceUnlock your garden’s winter potential and see the beauty and promise of the colder months with award-winning garden designer and author Naomi Slade.There is so much to marvel at in a winter garden. As summer flowers fade and autumn winds strip trees bare, the season brings new delights to draw us outside, from the dusting of frost on bare seedheads and the long-reaching shadows cast by a December dawn to the joy of huddling up beside a fire pit to see in the New Year.RHS The Winter Garden is a celebration of the coldest season, with stunning photography that captures the very best that winter has to offer. Discover the bulbs that will bloom and the ornamental grasses that will dance in the winter breeze; create unique winter flower arrangements with cut stems and dried flowers; and learn how to design a garden with winter beauty at its hea
£32.00
DK Encyclopedia of Landscape Design
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£32.84
DK The SelfSufficient Life and How to Live It
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£34.00
DK Mother the Mountain
Book SynopsisAn inspiring and transformative book of hope that reveals how to heal the earth and ourselves in the process.As young women, sisters Anastasia and Julia Vanderbyl began a compelling journey of restoration deep in the Australian rainforest. A beautifully crafted narrative woven with personal stories, Mother the Mountain is both a memoir of their experiences and a meditation on the extraordinary resilience of nature. In this rich collection of reflections, art, photography, and poetry, you will find yourself enchanted with the wonders of the natural world. Drawing on their life as regenerative farmers, artists, gardeners, and caretakers of both animals and the land, the sisters share secrets of how to deepen your connection with the earth, celebrate creativity, and return to a mindful way of life. A powerful tribute to hope and healing, this book invites you to discover the art of living with nature.Trade Review“A wise, moving, deep-rooted, and sunwards-reaching book. Julia and Anastasia speak together with a calm clarity, and are honest about the hardships as well as the wonders of living where they do. This book will inspire readers to imagine different, better ways of being in the world.” –Robert Macfarlane, author of Underland and The Old Ways"This is a remarkable book. Soulful yet matter-of-fact, Anastasia and Julia Vanderbyl delicately share their lived experience of awe at the nature and nurture of planet earth. Mother the Mountain beguiles with an insistent call to the reader to be inspired by the endless beneficence of nature. Ranging from the high romanticism of the mountains, to the humble cuteness of golden ducklings, this tender hymn of words and pictures offers gentle solace for our complex times." –David Ritter, CEO of Greenpeace Australia Pacific "A beautiful book celebrating the beauty of nature, the importance of protecting it, of family, grief, love, hope, community, art, and poetry. I so enjoyed this." -Kon Karapanagiotidis, CEO and founder of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre
£21.25
DK Houseplant
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£32.00
DK How Not to Kill Your Houseplant New Edition
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£14.44
DK Beginner Gardening Step by Step
Book SynopsisTrade Review“For those wishing to get started growing flowers and foliage, lawns, climbers, shrubs, grasses, small trees, vegetables, herbs, or fruit, this is an excellent and easy-to-use resource.” —Booklist Online
£21.25
DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) The Raised Bed Book
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£24.00
DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) Grow Shade Garden
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£13.49
DK The Science of Beauty
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£16.36
DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) El Huerto Autosuficiente Grow Food for Free
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£21.24
DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) Tomatoes and Basil on the 5th Floor the Frenchie
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£15.99
DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) Wildflowers
£24.00
The Indoor Gardener
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£8.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The English Flower Garden Bloomsbury Gardening Classics
£13.49
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Hairbrained
Book SynopsisFrom 'Alive & Klippin' to 'Barber Blacksheep' and 'Bright 'n' Bleach' to 'Curl up and Dry', an affectionate and hilarious book of over 150 full-colour photographs of UK hairdressers' shop fronts
£7.59
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC House Proud Hip Craft for the Modern Homemaker
Book SynopsisAims to show how to produce vintage-scarf cushions, sexy hostess aprons, personalised decoupage tables and more from things you already own. This book also shows how to create batik wind wheels for your garden, and give your hallway an art deco edge with mirror stairs.Trade Review'Danielle Proud is the Nigella of homemaking' Sunday Times Style Magazine 'Danielle Proud is the unofficial doyenne of the new craft movement' Guardian 'Proud has pioneered a hip make-it-yourself aesthetic that is set to revolutionise our homes' Sunday Times 'Danielle's a mean macrame queen ... and trendier than Martha Stewart' Dazed and Confused
£11.69
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Veg Patch River Cottage Handbook No4
Book SynopsisIn the fourth River Cottage handbook, Mark Diacono tells us everything we need to know to create our own productive, organic garden, no matter where we liveTrade Review'My team at River Cottage really know how to find and cook good, fresh food. Together we are creating a series of handbooks crammed with expert information. They will be passionate, but practical so that you can have a really useful book to hand whenever you feel the urge to forage, preserve, bake, grow or cook' Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
£15.29
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Morville Hours The Story of a Garden
Book SynopsisThe Sunday Times bestsellerTrade Review‘A magical book. I have read it twice now. I love the richness of Katherine Swift's prose; the flashes of her family's story that are scattered through the deliciously written text; the gorgeous detail. The Morville Hours is the most beautiful book I have read in years' * Nigel Slater *‘An intriguing, magical story of a place, a person and her plants' * Anna Pavord, author of The Naming of Names *‘A truly remarkable book that is both intimate and universal. We are left with a renewed sense of what it is to be human, and of how we make our place in a world that is intricate, unpredictable and filled with quotidian mysteries' * Daily Telegraph *‘This is gardening writing at its best. Swift's prose brings the garden alive in all its details, scents and meaning ... Evocative, heartfelt and magical' * Guardian *
£15.29
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Embroidered Georgian Pictures
Book SynopsisThis book shows the variety of subjects and techniques of embroidered pictures in the Georgian period in Britain (1714-1830).Table of ContentsEighteenth century embroidery; Biblical pictures; Pastoral scenes; Theatrical and literary scenes; Memorial pictures; Needlepainting; Needlework furnishings; Other techniques; Further reading
£6.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Shell Houses and Grottoes
Book SynopsisThe artificial grotto has a long and intriguing history in architecture and garden design. This book describes the origins of the grotto in Renaissance Italy, its heyday in eighteenth-century England, its decline in the nineteenth century and its return to favour in the twentieth century.Table of ContentsEarly grottoes; Grottoes in the eighteenth century: The 'nymphaeum', The shell grotto and house, the simulated limestone cave; Grottoes in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; design, construction and decoration; further reading; gazetteer of grottoes to visit.
£6.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Limekilns and Limeburning
Book SynopsisDisused limekilns in various degrees of dilapidation can be seen all over Britain. The best known are probably those near harbours or coves but there are many on farmland, in disused quarries or beside inland waterways. Limeburning appears to have been practised in prehistoric times in the Middle East but the more extensive use of lime for mortar and agricultural manure may be attributed to the Romans. In this book the author describes the development of limeburning, the different types of limekiln and siting considerations.
£6.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Buckles Shire Library Shire Library No 477
Book SynopsisOffers a typology of buckles detailing the types of buckles from different historical periods and listings of museums where they can be found. This book offers guidance for period costumes, and provides the collector or enthusiast with the information needed to continue or begin to learning about this object.
£7.59
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Garden Gnomes A History Shire Library
Book SynopsisThis is the intriguing story of garden gnomes and how they have come to reside in the flowerbeds of gardens across Britain. Originating in Europe, gnomes made the leap across the channel in the nineteenth century, where they were welcomed warmly by wealthy Brits who saw them as the must-have garden accessory. But the fortunes of the humble gnome were not to last, and they soon found themselves sneered at by serious gardeners. Turned away from fashionable gardens, the little gnomes found a friend in many a working class gardener, who adopted them in increasing numbers, and in a variety of humorous poses. Today, gnomes are as popular with the masses as ever, and this entertaining illustrated history will appeal to those who love, and hate, these small bearded characters.
£7.59
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC British Family Cars 1950s 60s
Book SynopsisWith the end of the Second World War it was not long before increasing wealth, cheaper cars, and social pressures made a family car the aspiration of thousands. Ford, Hillman, Standard, Morris and Vauxhall became household names. This illustrated book looks at the British cars that were available to the post-war family.
£8.54
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Scalextric
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£7.59
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Topiary
Book SynopsisTopiary, the art of creating sculpture in clipped plants, originated with the Romans, who employed ''toparii'' to clip their hedges. The fashion traveled throughout Europe in the Renaissance, using rosemary, lavender and hyssop as well as the more traditional evergreens of yew, holly, myrtle and box. Louis XIV''s Versailles was a triumph of art over nature, and in the low countries cone and lollipop shapes formed, and soon hopped around the globe to populate the gardens of England and America.However, as the fervor for ''natural'' landscapes swept through Europe, eighteenth century nurserymen were left with serried ranks of overgrown topiary figures. Fashion mocked the few gardeners who continued to clip, and in 1890 William Robinson claimed that ''a man with shears in his hands is doing fool''s work. But as ''ye old Englishe garden'' found favor again, so the chess pieces, crowns and artful peacocks broke cover, often claiming an unbroken history of clipping by generations of gardeners. Even Gertrude Jekyll, that doyen of the flowery border, had her favorite topiary yew cat. Despite box disease and labor shortages, topiary has seen a revival in the twenty-first century, and amateurs in the art can purchase ''preformed'' rabbits and deer to graze suburban lawns.
£8.54
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC English Furniture Shire Collections
Book SynopsisThe story of English furniture really begins in the sixteenth century, when the crudities of medieval domestic tables and stools gave way to more sophisticated, jointed designs. This Tudor furniture is the earliest to survive in any quantity and it is where John Bly''s classic history of English furniture sets out on its journey of illumination. Over the years, changing fashions, influences from around the world, different materials and developing manufacturing techniques have all had an impact on English furniture, causing it to change over the decades, sometimes quite suddenly. Each of these changes is fully explained, along with studies of completely new types of furniture as they appear in the story. Oak gives way to walnut, and then mahogany, and over the course of the Eighteenth century furniture becomes finer and more formal and the great names - Chippendale, Sheraton and Hepplewhite - emerge and shine a light that takes the story to the next stage. This brand
£13.49
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Airfix Kits
Book SynopsisWith the aid of stringy glue and scalpel-sliced fingers, young and old have turned display cabinets and bedrooms into mini-museums, or tiny battlefields. This book looks at the tale of Airfix, the British company which is a pioneer in the world of modelling, its products, its changing fortunes over the years, and its links with popular culture.Table of ContentsHow the ‘Airfix Kit’ Came About The Early Years – Kove, Combs and Kits The Golden Years Something for Everyone: the 1970s Difficult Years and a Renaissance The Airfix Style: Box Art and Packaging Bibliography Index
£7.59
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Building Toys Bayko and other systems Shire
Book SynopsisThe building-block has been a familiar and much-loved presence in children''s toy-boxes for centuries. In the twentieth century, however, new production techniques allowed it to evolve into a multiplicity of systems which enabled any child to be both architect and skilled builder, capable of constructing realistic and sturdy miniature buildings. This beautifully illustrated book is devoted to British building toys, from the well-known to the more niche brands. Photographs of sets, completed buildings and box art and advertising material make this book a feast of nostalgia for anyone who grew up in the middle years of the last century, and an invaluable source of information for any collectors who keep the memory of these toys alive today.Table of ContentsEarly Variety /Lott’s Bricks /Bayko /Minibrix /Brickplayer /Post-War Plastic /High Rise /Collecting /Further Reading /Places to Visit /Index
£8.54
