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Octopus Publishing Group My Tiny Window Garden: Simple Tips to Help You Grow Your Own Indoor or Outdoor Micro-Garden
You don’t need a huge space to have a beautiful garden! This book is the perfect beginner’s guide to micro-gardening, featuring tips on how to start, what to choose and how to grow over 20 types of indoor and outdoor plants. Have you ever been curious about gardening, but lacked an outdoor space? Or are you a pro gardener looking for your next creative horticultural challenge? Then this book is for you! Whether you want to attract local pollinators, grow a handy collection of herbs for your kitchen, create a relaxing indoor oasis, or enjoy the simple pleasure of watching something grow, My Tiny Window Garden is bursting with tips and ideas to help you get started. You will find: The basics of micro-gardening Troubleshooting tips Plant profiles to help you choose what to grow Craft ideas to help you style your plants Perfect for both budding gardeners and seasoned experts looking for seeds of inspiration, this book will hone your green fingers and help you cultivate your very own tiny window garden.
£8.99
Octopus Publishing Group The Little Book for Coffee Lovers: Recipes, Trivia and How to Brew Great Coffee: The Perfect Gift for Any Aspiring Barista
Prepare to take your love of coffee to the next level with this richly aromatic tour of the world's favourite drink, from bean to cup and beyond Happiness comes in all shapes and sizes: espresso, cortado, flat white, latte, cappuccino... We wake up and smell it. We crave it when we're sleepy. We take deep lungfuls of its rich aroma when we buy a new bag of it. We put it in cakes, cocktails and just about every other type of food imaginable. But most of all, we rely on it to punctuate our day with a caffeine hit and a small burst of all its delicious flavours. In this homage to the coffee bean you will:- Learn how coffee was discovered, how it is grown and how it is turned into our favourite drink- Discover everything you wanted to know about different beans, roasting styles and brewing techniques- Take a barista training course from the comfort of your own kitchen, with top tips on making the perfect brew at home- Get to grips with modern developments in the coffee world, such as nitro, cold brew, proffee and snapchilled coffee- Try out delicious coffee-based recipes, from flavoured lattes and iced coffees to coffee fudge, tiramisu, homemade syrups and espresso martinisThe only thing this book doesn't contain is caffeine - you'll have to make a fresh cup of joe for that.
£8.99
Octopus Publishing Group The Little Book of Mushrooms: An Introduction to the Wonderful World of Mushrooms
Discover the fascinating world of mushrooms with this beautiful pocket guide, featuring trivia, history, identification tips, delicious recipes and more One of nature’s most extraordinary organisms can be found right under your feet: the mushroom. For thousands of years these fungi have intrigued humankind, providing food, inspiring folklore and proving to be both poison and cure. The Little Book of Mushrooms will allow you to uncover this mysterious kingdom for yourself. Learn the difference between a giant puffball and a scarlet elf cup and discover how mushrooms and the fungal network help plant life to communicate. You will also find: Fascinating facts about the fungi kingdom Mushroom folklore from around the world A beginner’s guide to identifying common wild mushrooms A collection of delicious mushroom-based recipes Mushrooms are vital to life on earth, and this book will be your guide to these spectacular organisms that have influenced our past and could shape our future.
£7.99
Octopus Publishing Group The Little Book for Plant Parents: Simple Tips to Help You Grow Your Own Urban Jungle
All you need is love. And a plant. Whether you’re a plant lover looking for seeds of inspiration, or a beginner hoping to cultivate your very own urban jungle, this little book is bursting with tips and ideas to help you hone your green fingers and become a true plant parent.
£8.99
Octopus Publishing Group My Tiny Kitchen Garden: Simple Tips to Help You Grow Your Own Herbs, Fruits and Vegetables
You don't need a garden to grow your own food! This book is the perfect beginner's guide to micro-gardening, featuring tips on how to start, what to choose and how to grow over 20 types of plant for your kitchen. Have you ever been curious about growing your own food? Do you lack a garden? Have you got limited space in your home? Then this book is for you! Whether you want to produce fresh herbs for your cooking, save money on your food bill, reduce your carbon footprint or enjoy the simple pleasure of watching something grow, My Tiny Kitchen Garden is bursting with tips and ideas to help you get started, including:- The basics of micro-gardening - Troubleshooting tips - Plant profiles to help you choose what to grow - Craft ideas to help you style your plants - Advice on growing food from scraps - How to save and store seeds Whether you're a budding gardener or a seasoned expert looking for seeds of inspiration, dive into this book to hone your green fingers and cultivate your very own tiny kitchen garden.
£8.99
Octopus Publishing Group Things to Do When You're Feeling Blue: Self-Care Ideas to Make Yourself Feel Better
Replace good vibes only with I'm allowed to feel sadReplace delete negativity with I can reach out for supportReplace I'm no good at anything with Would I say this to a friend?A break in the clouds, a hug at the right moment, the small voice in the back of our heads that says, "I can do this." Those moments are the rich soil in which we grow our self-esteem, our resilience and our relish for life. This book is filled with dozens of these little moments, ready to be dipped into whenever your mood dips, and to be opened up when you're shutting down.From ways to identify burnout and strategies for combating negative self-talk, to simple scripts for tricky situations and soothing self-care rituals, this is a book that will take you by the hand and tell what you need to hear. Even if what you need to hear is "it's okay to wrap yourself in a duvet burrito for the day".Even at your most flawed, you're perfectly you. Even when you feel broken, you're whole. You're brilliant, unique and worthy. It's time to leave the blue moods behind and experience the full rainbow.
£9.99
Octopus Publishing Group The Gardening Puzzle Book: 200 Brain-Teasing Activities, from Crosswords to Quizzes
Time to down your trowel and pick up a pencil This bountiful crop of 200 gardening-themed puzzles has something for anyone with green fingers and a love of a good brain-teaser Gardeners are a naturally smart species. But you don't need to be an expert to enjoy this book. When your hands deserve a rest after you've been out toiling in the garden, or when the weather has you cooped up inside, 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 and as strong as an oak. Inside you will find a rich variety of puzzles, including these:- Find the flowers, fruit and veg hiding within word searches - Spot the differences between various idyllic views of a garden - Shuffle the letters of anagrams to locate your trusty tools - Wind your way through a series of intricate hedge mazes
£12.99