From the author of The Wisdom of Trees, an informative and practical guide to tree planting: including guidance on which trees to plant and where; how to plant, propagate and care for your trees; advice on the suitability and virtues of particular native trees (from oak to alder and from beech to blackthorn); amplified by details of how trees grow in nature and the stories of some famous tree planters.
This vintage book contains a complete guide to trees and their management, with information on growing and maintaining a variety of trees in many different situations.
When you're growing veg for the first time it can be hard to know where to start and even more difficult to find inspiring advice that isn't completely incomprehensible.
A biography of an unsung Victorian hero, Joseph Paxton was the man behind the garden design at Chatsworth and the Crystal Palace at the Great Exhibition of 1851.
A warm, witty memoir of one man's escape from the city in an unlikely quest to create out of a mountainous Welsh landscape a garden fit for inclusion in the prestigious Yellow Book - the 'Gardens of England and Wales Open for Charity' guide - in just one year.
In order to be a successful gardener you have to know how to prune-whether to improve growth, increase fruiting qualities or to enable the plant to grow in space-restricted areas or cold environments.
This antiquarian volume contains a concise yet comprehensive guide to the various enemies of the orchard, with information on how to prevent and eradicate them.
Contained within this book s a fantastic guide to growing various decorative and ornamental plants that are 'hardy', referring to their ability to resist and survive low temperatures.
"e;Pot-Pourri from a Surrey Garden"e; is a classic guide to gardening, dealing with a range of subjects interspersed with reflections and observations from an expert gardener.
These natural history guides have been developed to encourage young people and anyone with a budding interest in natural history to learn about the wonders of southern Africas fascinating fauna and flora.