Gardening

   
  • Gardeners' World Magazine 100 BEST PLANTS

    Gardeners' World Magazine 100 BEST PLANTS

    The ultimate selection

    Discover the must-have plants for your garden in our beautiful guide. Hand picked by BBC Gardeners' World experts, every single entry includes world-class photography and all-you-need-to-know growing advice – it's the perfect gardening companion.

    1 issue  /  £3.83

  • Greener Greenhouses

    Greener Greenhouses

    Practical advice in greenhouse construction, design and technology.

    1 issue  /  £16.00

  • The World of Orchids

    World of Orchids

    A practical guide to cultivating orchids in soilless culture

    1 issue  /  £24.00

  • 2009

    Arbusti insoliti

    Specie e varietà poco note dei principali generi di arbusti e tecniche di coltivazione.

    Unusual shrubs A guide to little-known species and varieties of shrubs, complete with growing techniques.

    1 issue  /  £4.99

  • 2009

    Erbacee Insolite

    Piante erbacee annuali, biennali, perenni poco note e loro coltivazione in giardino.

    Unusual plants A guide to lesser-known herbaceous annuals, biennials and perennials and how to grow them in your garden

    1 issue  /  £4.99

  • 2009

    Frutteto familiare

    Guida all’impianto, irrigazione, potatura, innesto, e ai trattamenti antiparassitari.

    The Family Orchard A guide to planting, watering, pruning, grafting and pesticide treatments.

    1 issue  /  £4.99

  • 2009

    Il Giardino Biodinamico

    Giardinaggio secondo le tecniche dell’Agricoltura Biodinamica.

    Biodynamic Gardening A guide to gardening using Biodynamic Farming methods

    1 issue  /  £4.99

  • 2009

    Il Prato

    Guida pratica alla realizzazione e manutenzione del prato.

    Lawns A practical guide to creating and maintaining lawns

    1 issue  /  £4.99

  • 1st edition

    Monet’s Passion: Ideas, Inspiration & Insights from the Painter's Garden

    To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the first publication of Monet’s Passion, a completely revised edition of Elizabeth Murray’s best-selling book offers new text, new images, and new garden plans based on Claude Monet’s spectacular gardens at Giverny. Professional gardener and artist Murray helped to restore the gardens in the 1980s and has since enjoyed privileged access to the site, returning annually to capture Monet’s passion at its most radiant and riotous.

    1 issue  /  £21.64

  • 1st edition

    Beekeeping For Dummies

    Now updated -- your guide to becoming a successful backyard beekeeper Interested in raising honey bees? This friendly, practical guide presents a step-by-step approach to starting your own beehive, along with expert tips for maintaining a healthy colony. You get the latest on honey bee medication and treatments, harvesting and marketing your honey, and the impact the sudden disappearance of the honey bee has on our environment and economy. To bee or not to bee? -- understand the benefits of beekeeping and whether it's right for you Build your first hive -- gather the right equipment, obtain your bees, and transfer them safely to their new home Get up-close and personal -- see how to open and close the hive, inspect your bees at the right times, and know what to look for Handle common problems -- from swarming to robbing to pesticide poisoning, find simple solutions Understand Colony Collapse Syndrome -- learn what you can do to help save the honey bees Gear up for the golden harvest -- use the tools of the trade to extract honey, store it, and sell it Praise for Beekeeping For Dummies "The information a beginner needs to keep bees with confidence." -- Kim Flottum, Bee Culture Magazine "A reader-friendly guide to beekeeping for novices or beginners." -- Dewey M. Caron, Professor of Entomology, University of Delaware Open the book and find: The various types of honey bees and the role each plays in a colony Hands-on instruction in building a hive How to keep bees healthier and more productive Guidelines for all phases of honey production New information on raising your own queens Plenty of helpful, illustrative pictures to guide you The safest ways to inspect and enjoy your bees A Beekeeper's Calendar organized by climate zones

    1 issue  /  £15.44

  • 1st Edition

    BIRD BY BIRD GARDENING

    In a book that she considers her life’s work, veteran gardener and naturalist Sally Roth takes the chance and happenstance out of backyard birding. Readers learn what design features and edible treats will tempt particular bird families so that their birdbaths and feeders will be overflowing with the visitors of their choice. Bird-by-Bird Gardening includes nineteen garden designs for attracting specific bird families—such as hummingbirds, nuthatches, swallows, thrushes, or wrens—as well as water projects and feeder recipes for each bird family. With Rodale's best-selling bird author to guide them, bird lovers will soon have their favorite birds lingering longer in the backyard—and revisiting year after year.

    1 issue  /  £11.98

  • 1st edition

    LASAGNA GARDENING

    Discover the back-saving, all-natural, ready-today secret recipe for growing heaping harvests with no digging, no tilling and no weeding! Lasagna Gardening is a revolutionary new layering system that builds up layers of leaves, clippings or whatever else is on hand. Retire your hoe, save your back, save time and savor the rewards. It's that easy. Plus hundreds of tips on making the most of your new garden - at little or no cost.

    1 issue  /  £10.04

  • 1st Edition

    PERENNIAL COMBINATIONS

    "Perennial combinations are the building blocks of beautiful, successful gardens. Choosing perennials that look great and grow well together is a skill that can take years to develop, but with this book, you're guaranteed to make perfect plant choices right from the start. In Perennial Combinations, expert plantsman, C. Colston Burrell hand-selects 120 of the best perennial combinations for homeowners, then offers his expert advice on how to grow and use the combinations to create great gardens. Each combination is featured in a stunning color photograph accompanied by a numbered photo key and plant list, so it's easy to find and buy exactly the right plants to re-create the combination in your own garden. Each combination features just two to six plants, so they're perfect for even the smallest garden space. You can plant each combination just as it appears in the book, or for a bigger color splash, just repeat the combination or mix it with others that are suited to the same conditions. You'll find combinations for stunning bloom from spring through fall; combinations especially suited to challenging sites like heavy clay soil or seaside gardens; and combinations just for fun, like fragrant combinations and combinations that attract butterflies. C. Colston Burrell has lived and gardened in different climates across America, so he's made sure this book is useful to gardeners from California to Maine. He's also a professional garden designer, and he's applied his talents to create 22 original garden designs that feature the book's individual combinations. Plus every page includes his personal gardening wisdom, so you'll not only know which perennials to plant together, you'll know how to maintain those perennials so your garden will look beautiful year after year."

    1 issue  /  £18.54

  • 1st edition

    10 Steps to Beautiful Roses

        GROW BEAUTIFUL ROSES IN 10 SIMPLE STEPS!

    The rose has inspired artists, writers, and composers for centuries.  Now you can join the ranks of those inspired gardeners who cultivate roses in their home gardens.  Whether you’re a novice gardener wanting to know the basics or a seasoned horticulturalist looking up tips on improving your blooms, Maggie Oster’s expert advice offers all the know-how you’ll need.  Her ten simple steps ensure beautiful, fragrant roses with minimum fuss and maximum yield.


        Maggie Oster is a freelance author, photographer, and horticulturalist.  She is the author of several books, including The Herbal Palate Cookbook and Herbal Vinegar.

     

    1 issue  /  £3.06

  • 1st edition

    Flowering Shrubs

    Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

    1 issue  /  £3.06

  • 1st edition

    Grow the Best Peppers

    Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

    1 issue  /  £3.06

  • 1st edition

    Easy Composters You Can Build

    Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

    1 issue  /  £3.06

  • 1st edition

    Gardening in Clay Soil

    Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

    1 issue  /  £3.06

  • 1st edition

    Pest-Proofing Your Garden

    Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

    1 issue  /  £3.06

  • 1st edition

    Container Gardening

    Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

    1 issue  /  £3.06

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