Gardening

Originally published in 1901, this book contains a guide to the planting, cultivation, harvesting, marketing, and preserving of asparagus, with notes on its history and botany.

A handy guide for any allotment owner on the laws, rules and regulations that govern all allotments.

'I thought I knew quite a bit about earthworms until I picked up this charming little book' Nick Baker'Many wonderful wormy tales unearthed by Coulthard' BBC Countryfile Magazine'A gem of a book' Country SmallholdingWithout these little engineers of the earth, the world's soils would be barren, and our gardens and fields wouldn't be able to grow the food we need to survive.

This book shows you how to have healthy soil and recommends environmentally safe products and even some homemade remedies to control pests and diseases in your garden.

Find happiness in the natural world, be fully present where you are and free yourself from the expectations of others.

"e;The Story of the Garden"e; provides a detailed history of the garden, exploring its origins and development throughout the ages.

This vintage book contains a pictorial guide to the federal style of Hepplewhite, Shearer, and the early work of Sheraton.

"e;Our Wartime Kitchen Garden"e; is a 1917 guide to kitchen gardening and cooking on a budget.

The colorful, peculiar history of the houseplantfrom ancient Rome to Victorian England to Instagrama botanical adventure full of histrionic highs, devastating lows, and sensational turning points along the way.

First published in 1923, "e;Flowers"e; is a fantastic handbook on the various flowers commonly found in an English garden, with chapters on equipment, growing, maintaining, and much more.

Increasing numbers of urban dwellers has led to many of us feeling alienated from the natural world.

This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on the apple, being a detailed and comprehensive guide to growing, harvesting, and marketing apples.

Mushrooms and their extensive and profitable culture should concern everyone.

Jenny Joseph was no ordinary poet - and Led by the Nose is no ordinary memoir.

"e;Belinda's Dream"e;, "e;Katy Road Pink"e; and "e;Georgetown Tea.

"e;The Nut Growers Handbook"e; is a fantastic, comprehensive guide to all things nuts, with a focus on growing them.

Whats the best bud when you go out to party and want to live it up?

A charming tale of history, creativity, natural inspiration, and a love of gardening.

What could be better than watching the natural world out your window or on your television?

It's free, it's fun and it's very tasty!

Part how-to guide, part workbook, and part plant encyclopedia, Coastal Gardening in the Pacific Northwest: From Northern California to British Columbia is the must-have reference book for both experienced gardeners moving to the coast and novice gardeners currently living near the shore.

A colourful, illustrated celebration of wild plants around the world, and why we should love them not loathe them, with 50 graphic illustrations by Paul Farrell.

London's royal parks are amongst its most beautiful and beloved spaces: just as much as the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace and Victoria Station, the mere mention of Hyde or Regent's Park is enough to evoke the capital in all its glory for residents and tourists alike.

This vintage book is a detailed and informative guide for woodworkers and craftsmen in the practice of designing and constructing garden furniture and is of great practical use today for anyone with an interest in carpentry.

This vintage book contains a handbook of garden rockery, being a guide to how to make, plant, and manage it.

Jane Shaw was working as a volunteer in Chelsea's famous Physic Garden when she earned a placement to work for a year on a very special organic garden in Greece.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to the various different kinds of sedges, grasses, rushes and ferns native to the British Isles.

Ce veritable traite, fruit des labeurs d'un agriculteur expert, s'adresse a tout enthousiaste des oliviers professionnel ou amateur.

More than 100 poems about Britain's nature in a beautifully illustrated bookSeven chapters touch on different aspects of the British countryside, including seasons, birds and wildlife, woods, water, moors and mountains.

Flamboyant and fantastic, orchids are the worlds most highly prized plants-yet home growers think theyre difficult to grow.

Brimming with fresh vegetables, herbs, flowers, and fruit, the kitchen garden is a celebration of the seasons from deep roots in the South - at times being the difference between being well-fed or hungry.

This book is thoroughly recommended for the professional and amateur winegrower.

Information, inspiration, tips and trivia to help you make the most of your gardening yearThis guide to how to look after and enjoy your garden month by month is the ideal thoughtful gift for any gardener.

This vintage book contains an elementary guide to growing fruit, with information on propagation, planting, culture, fertilization, pruning, spraying, and much more.

Witch's Garden describes over 50 of the world's most powerful magical plants and their uses, mythical and proven.

Great compost is one of the most important secrets of successful organic gardening.

Cet ouvrage sur les champignons de couche est paru a l'origine en 1871.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

Originally published in 1899, this early works is illustrated throughout and much of the information is still useful and practical today.

This vintage book contains a complete guide to growing heather, with step-by-step instructions for growing a variety of heathers as well as handy tips and useful suggestions on maintenance.

This book is thoroughly recommended for the professional and amateur winegrower.

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.