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A Short History of Flowers: The stories that make our gardens
In her new book, the Gardener’s World presenter, garden and social historian Advolly Richmond unravels the surprising histories of 60 flowers that shape our gardens.
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Grow Roses: Essential Know-how and Expert Advice for Gardening Success
Ideal for first-time gardeners, Grow Roses by Philip Clayton, contains everything you need to bring spectacular colours and gorgeous scents to your garden.
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Your Outdoor Room: How to design a garden you can live in
New guide by BBC’s ‘Your Garden Made Perfect’ presenter and designer Manoj Malde on how to create your own personal outdoor haven, no green fingers or hard work required.
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Frustrating Flowers and Puzzling Plants: Identifying the difficult species of Britain and Ireland
An accessible guide by John M. Warren to get to grips with that challenging group of plants to untangle a botanical mystery which keeps repeating itself.
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Gennaro’s Verdure
Widely known as the Italian chef who taught Jamie Oliver, Gennaro Contaldo is a talented, much loved chef who knows a thing or two about vegetables…
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The First-Time Forager: A safety-first guide to edible wild plants
A friendly, honest guide written by Andy Hamilton for wary would-be foragers
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Project Mushroom
Written by Lorraine and Jodie Caley of the Caley Brothers, Project Mushroom is a practical and beautiful guide to growing, displaying, cooking and identifying edible mushrooms.
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Treetime
The story of Ted Green’s lifelong adventure with trees and tree folk.
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The Self-Sufficiency Garden
Written by gardener Huw Richards and chef Sam Cooper, this book is the result of years of tried-and-tested methods for self-sufficiency.
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Grow to Eat
Grow to Eat is about making the best use of the space you have and growing produce you won’t find in the supermarket.
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A Floral Feast
A book to demystify the eating flowers and introduces a whole range of blooms, leaves, flowering herbs and edible seeds that can be home-grown.
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Mark Diacono’s favourite 25 cookbooks
Award-winning food writer and gardener Mark Diacono selects his best 25 cookbooks of 2023 for Delicious Magazine.
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Sneaky peek: A Flower Garden for Pollinators by Rachel de Thame
Botanical artist and illustrator, Lauren Lusk provides glimpse into the illustrations of the anticipated new book written by her mother, Rachel de Thame.
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Waterstones 2023 Best Books
The British book retail chain has made their selections for the best books of the year.
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100 Herbs To Grow: A Comprehensive Guide To The Best Culinary And Medicinal Herbs
The pioneering herb farmer, Jekka McVicar is highly respected in the horticultural trade, food industry and amongst gardeners.
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Drawn to the Garden by Caroline Quentin
Caroline Quentin shares the joy she gets from spending time in her garden, be it growing plants and vegetables, or raising seeds in her potting shed.
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The best of this year’s gardening books
Ursula Buchan’s best books include works by authors Jinny Blom, Francis Pryor, Jenny Joseph, Henrik Sjöman & Arit Anderson and Maury C. Flannery.
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Grounded in the Garden: An artist’s guide to creating a beautiful garden in harmony with nature
Grounded in the Garden explores the practical considerations that come into play when creating a beautiful garden which also respects nature.
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The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise
An account of the abundant pleasures and possibilities of gardens: not as a place to hide but as a site of encounter and discovery, bee-loud and pollen-laden.
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A Flower Garden for Pollinators
Practical guide by horticulturalist and Gardener’s World presenter Rachel de Thame on creating a garden with an abundant resource of plants rich in nectar and pollen.