Gardening Books

Be inspired by creative ideas and practical advice on how to create your dream outdoor space! With the help of BBC Gardener's World presenter, Adam Frost, you can learn the small plantings, design flourishes, hands-on creative projects, and simple landscaping tricks to transform your garden. This book will show you how to use what you already have, with something to suit everyone's taste, space, and budget! Taking an artisan's approach and finding ideas from his own garden, each project starts with Adam's inspiration, walking the reader through the creative process with clear step-by-step photography and instructions. Unlike other gardening books, it's all about finding ideas in the most unlikely places and turning them into something truly personal.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780241474464 • Author:  Adam Frost • Publisher:  DK • Format:  Hardback • Pages:  256 • Dimensions:  20.1 x 2.4 x 24 cm

Put your birdwatching expertise to the test and learn more about the birds in your garden with this new puzzle book from the RSPB! Do you know what the smallest bird in your garden is? And whose birdsong sounds like 'tea-cher, tea-cher, tea-cher'? Or what a gathering of nesting birds is called? Packed with questions, word games and bamboozling brainteasers, this fun-filled quiz book from the RSPB will test your knowledge and reveal incredible new facts about your garden visitors. Covering a variety of topics, from the garden environment, to nesting, biology and migration, and including a colour section to test identification, this book celebrates all the beautiful birds we can see from the comfort of our doorstep. Suitable for all levels, from the casual garden bird-spotter to the more serious birder, this book will make the perfect gift for anyone interested in British birds, and put them on the path to becoming an ornithological expert.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781856755085 • Author:  Dominic Couzens  • Publisher:  Gaia • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  272 • Dimensions: 15.2 x 2.6 x 23.2 cm

Successful gardens can be created in the smallest spaces, and in this inspiring and practical guide Alan Titchmarsh shows how to transform even the tiniest outdoor area into an attractive garden.  With ideas for maximizing space and advice on garden design, planning and plant selection, this is the definitive handbook for anyone wanting to create a private haven in limited space. The book contains Ideas for front gardens, side passages, courtyards, balconies, rooftops and windowsills, tricks to make small spaces seem larger, how to’s on how to use every inch of space, including containers as well as easy-to-follow landscaping plans for all garden shapes and styles and guidance on growing vegetables, herbs and fruit in small plots Product Information:  • ISBN: 9781846074059 • Author: Alan Titchmarsh • Publisher: BBC Books • Format:  Paperback • Pages: 128 • Dimensions: 23.6 x 1 x 19.1cm

The greenhouse is one of the most useful tools a gardener can have. It is a place to propagate seedlings, nurture young plants, experiment with exotic planting and hide from the rain.  This book provides all the information and advice you will need to decide which greenhouse is right for you, set it up and get your planting going, and all under the watchful eye of the nation's favourite gardener. The book contains guidance on selecting, installing and maintaining a greenhouse, recommendations on  vegetables, fruit, herbs and ornamental plants for growing under cover. As well as practical advice on general care, harvesting, storage, propagation and pest control, seasonal management guide an step-by-step illustrations showing essential techniques. Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781846074042 • Author: Alan Titchmarsh • Publisher: BBC Books • Format:  Paperback • Pages: 128 • Dimensions: 19.05 x 1.27 x 24.13cm

The Old Ways is the stunning fourth book by acclaimed nature writer Robert Macfarlane.  Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson prize 2012 Following the tracks, holloways, drove-roads and sea paths that form part of a vast ancient network of routes crisscrossing the British Isles and beyond, Robert Macfarlane discovers a lost world - a landscape of the feet and the mind, of pilgrimage and ritual, of stories and ghosts; above all of the places and journeys which inspire and inhabit our imaginations.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780241982211 • Author:  Robert Macfarlane  • Publisher:  Penguin • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  448 • Dimensions:  19.7 x 12.8 x 2.7 cm

Join Chris Packham as he reveals how easy it is to learn about the flora and fauna that surround us every single day, from boosting your bird-watching skills to approaching urban farming, this horticultural handbook has it all! Includes an informative yet jargon-free guide to exploring and understanding nature in all its forms, illustrated visual studies of how habitats interact and coexist with each other, top tips on observing and monitoring local wildlife sustainably, photographic guides to seasonal outdoor activities for the whole family to enjoy and quick-reference panels explaining key scientific concepts for each habitat explored. First published in 2010, this naturalist handbook has since been revised extensively to encompass the latest technology and equipment accessible for naturalists to discover and engage with local wildlife no matter where you live. Touching upon the latest conservationist issues in today's current climate, this curated wildlife encyclopedia will appeal to all nature enthusiasts passionate about exploring the natural world, whilst simultaneously setting out to protect it. This nature guide promotes conservation and demonstrates simple ways to contribute to the health of the natural world. From raising caterpillars into blooming butterflies, to handy hints on how to record nature respectfully, this wonders of nature book is sure to shape your learning experience like never before. This beautifully illustrated wildlife book encompasses a habitat-by-habitat approach, introducing readers to different ecosystems in turn with both informative text and inspirational imagery, proving the perfect gift for budding botanists, green-fingered gardeners or for the nature lover in your life.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780241539286 • Author:  Chris Packham • Publisher:  DK • Format:  Hardback • Pages:  224 • Dimensions:  20.3 x 2.2 x 24 cm

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These exquisite floral creations will give a bohemian and poetic touch to your interior décor and everlasting beauty to your home. Preserved floral arrangements are not only beautiful, but they’ll also last infinitely longer than fresh flowers. This gorgeous book offers a new approach to flower arranging with dried botanicals, exploring ways to preserve flowers’ beauty forever through drying and pressing, and then presents a catalogue of 30 flowers that are interesting for colour, texture, and sculptural appeal in arrangements. 15 step-by-step projects then give you creative ideas for displaying dried flowers including Bouquets, Wreaths, Wall hangings, Wall art, Flower crowns and buttonholes for weddings, Terrariums, Candles and more!  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781446308141 • Author:  Morgane Illes • Publisher:  David & Charles • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  144 • Dimensions:  14.99 x 1.78 x 20.83 cm