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A charming guide to the potato first published in 1918 covering everything from practical advice on how to grow potatoes to their origins and history

Create a luscious garden that will flourish all year round with this new edition of a best selling guide to gardening month by month Gardening can seem like a mystery when you re new to it In this fail safe guide BBC Gardeners World writer Ian Spence tells us what to plant prune cut and cover and exactly when to do it Organised by month this book breaks down complex information into things to do last chance reminders and get ahead tasks before recommending seasonal plants that will bring colour to your plot all while keeping one eye to the skies with a monthly weather watch panel and offering step by step instructions for new projects Learn how to care for flowers trees fruits and vegetables and maintain features such as ponds willow fences containers bird boxes and more Pick up skills such as saving seeds cutting and drying flowers conserving water weeding wisely potting herbs and gathering your harvest Then plan ahead for next year using the detailed directory of 350 plants New gardeners will stay one step ahead with this essential companion to gardening through the seasons

How to grow delicious vegetables in any garden or allotment

The Queen of Herbs uses her 40 years of plant knowledge to showcase the best herbs for culinary and medicinal uses

Designing creating and maintaining a beautiful garden doesn t need to be time consuming Ideal for first time gardeners Grow Low Maintenance contains everything you need to create a low fuss garden without compromising on design or beauty Short on time and want to keep things simple This gardening book is full of low maintenance plants and techniques featuring tips and tricks to keep your backyard in top shape with minimal effort Inside the guide you will find Mini profiles of easy care plants including pictures characteristics and essential needs Simple tips and techniques from choosing a weed control to sowing seeds and planting between paving stones Essential know how for minimising maintenance tasks including weeding watering and feeding Enjoy the fruits of your gardening The perfect reference book for beginners or more experienced gardeners looking for easy management hacks this simple guide debunks the myth that gardening requires hours of hardwork every week Learn from the experts how to minimise watering make the most of vertical gardening and reduce the need to weed Packed with practical jargon free know how this easy to use reference book includes everything from herb gardening to micro woodlands and low maintenance water features Short o

Arranged in colour for speedy identification with extra anecdotes from winsome characters in Charlotte Voake s inimitable style this child friendly guide also includes keynotes on plant parts and the seasons along with a tick box index for keen spotters The Eden Project brings plants and people together

There is something uplifting about having butterflies in your flowerbeds frogs in your water feature and birds in your bushes and knowing they re there because of you Rich in detail and accessible in style Gardening for Wildlife is the crucial companion to novices and expert gardeners alike Adrian Thomas dispels myths and offers new insights and ideas helping everyone understand what to do so gardens large or small can become ideal homes for wildlife Building on the success of the award winning first edition this expanded and updated edition reflects the latest research and developments in nature friendly gardening The book serves as an expert guide to the practical aspects of this rewarding pastime and educates readers about the ecological principles involved while exploding commonly held misconceptions that often deter people from pursuing a kinder approach to gardening Adrian Thomas provides a detailed guide to the many and varied species that can contribute to a natural and healthy garden Practical sections help you create entire habitats such as woodland and meadow gardens in your garden And the massively expanded catalogue of the top 500 best garden flowers shrubs and trees for wildlife now includes colour photos of every species If you love w

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Packed full of the age old wisdom and expertise of generations of gardeners who used their down to earth and practical experience to create beautiful productive and useful gardens without spending

Transform your garden into a haven for all kinds of wildlife In a world with too much concrete and not enough greenery every wildlife friendly garden can make a huge difference But what if we told you that you can make a difference to your local wildlife from the comfort of your own home You can help to reverse the decline in bird numbers and much more by creating a haven in which they will thrive Let author presenter and wildlife conservationist Dan Rouse show you how you can make your outdoor space more welcoming for a wide variety of visitors from planting pollinator friendly perennials to providing access for curious hedgehogs Learn the best ways to provide shelter food and water discover the best planting choices and how they can help then sit back and watch as your garden becomes a much needed refuge for a huge range of species Dive straight in to discover A beautiful mixture of full colour illustrations and photos of different species Practical advice on supporting local wildlife with ideas suitable for all budgets and abilities Suggestions for beneficial plant choices for a range of climate and soil types Step by step projects tailored to both attracting wildlife and to observe the wildlife that visits the garden Ideas for small gar

The perfect gardening guide for green thumbs and wildlife lovers alike with tips on how to help the environment

The New Wild Garden combines new approaches to a more naturalistic design with the practical side of growing wildflowers and shows how to incorporate wildflowers real meadows and a looser prarie style planting into gardens and wild spaces

Go on have a flutter Take a few tips from the new book by biologist Dave Goulson and it s a safe bet that beautiful butterflies will start gathering in your garden Daily MailFrom the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Sting In The Tale comes this practical guide to creating a paradise for pollinators There are twenty six different species of bumblebees to be found in the UK of around 250 species worldwide Bumblebees are among the most important of our insects these superb pollinators ensure that wildflowers set seed and reappear each year and that our vegetable and fruit crops give us bountiful harvests With the decline in the populations of our wild bees these beloved creatures need looking after more than ever Gardening for Bumblebees shows you how you can provide a refuge for bumblebees to feed breed and thrive No matter how large or small your space is Dave Goulson shows you how you can make a pollinator friendly haven In this book you will learn the best trees shrubs and flowers for pollinators how to create the perfect nest and breeding site and the best ways to control pests Gardening For Bumblebees will encourage and inspire gardeners and allotmenters alike to make their patch more bee friendly Praise for Dave Goulson Ideal for filling the

A beautifully photographed and inspirational guide to maintaining colour in your garden throughout the year by the BBC Gardeners World presenter and former head gardener at Chelsea Physic Garden

The seaside can be a stunning setting for a garden but it can be difficult to find plants that will thrive Salt laden winds make the careful selection of plants and landscaping materials vital This book provides a step by step process as used by professional garden designers that will help you design build and plant a beautiful sustainable and successful garden in these conditions This book will show you step by step how to create a beautiful and practical seaside garden Designing and Creating a Coastal Garden shows how beginner or experienced you can design a garden that will work practically beautifully and harmoniously with a seaside setting Detailed advice is given on what plants and what landscaping materials work best on the coast as well as horticultural techniques and sample planting plans It is also incredibly rewarding to create habitats and observe the wildlife in a garden Whatever the scale of your project from improving a tiny corner to a major whole garden restyle this book will help you create a wonderful garden by the sea

Discover stylish creative and contemporary ways to use weeds in your garden in window boxes borders walls containers and more

Noel Kingsbury and Maayke de Ridder explores how landscape history and culture in the Netherlands have given rise to distinctive gardens and public spaces and demonstrates how a new generation of Dutch designers are reimagining outdoor space in such an revolutionary way

Gordon Campbell embraces the beauty and practicality of gardens in their many forms in history and culture across the world He also look at variations on the modern garden including the suburban garden the city garden the guerrilla garden and the vegetable garden and considers the future of gardens

In high end restaurants and in the home more and more cooks have discovered the joy of using natural foraged ingredients This book explores over 40 of the most popular garden plants that have edible medicinal or even cosmetic potential accompanied by recipes remedies and interesting facts and illustrations