Gardening

In recent years allotments have grown in popularity with demand far outstripping supply. John Harrison shows how to improve your chances of getting an allotment and move up the waiting...

It's wonderful to grow your own fruit and vegetables but what do you do when it all ripens at once? How do you cope with the glut which threatens to...

'Brings both house and garden vividly to life... A magnificent achievement' Gardens Illustrated'A finely crafted work... it is an important record of the history of one of the country's most...

THIS OTHER EDEN is a captivating narrative of seven great gardens, beautiful canvases that represent not just pleasure grounds but a country's evolution. Showpieces of grand design, they are also...

The only single-volume guide to vegetables any gardener could need. Illustrated throughout with color photographs that show the different kinds of each vegetable and how they look in situ, the...

The people and publications at the root of a national obsession In the century between the accession of Elizabeth I and the restoration of Charles II, a horticultural revolution took...

RHS Tales from the Tool Shed is an historical, horticultural journey told through fifty pieces of garden gear. A treasure trove of garden paraphernalia, it explores the roots and evolution...

Produced in association with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, this collection of 40 orchids tells the many intriguing stories of this beguiling plant. It is enhanced with botanical illustrations by the...

Directory includes over 100 plants Practical advice on gardening techniques Easy to follow know-how for all budding gardeners This practical introduction to filling pots and containers will guide you through...

For readers of Milkwood, Grown & Gathered, Joel Salatin and Michael Pollan, comes a joyful and practical guide to looking after the earth wherever you call home.Futuresteading is a practical...

A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERFill your garden with flowers all-year round with inspiration, planting ideas and expert advice from Sarah Raven.Colour and scent are the hallmarks of Sarah Raven's...

With over 30 fun, easy to follow and rewarding growing projects, foraging activities, experiments and arts and crafts activities, you'll never be bored again! From growing your own air plants...

Do you spend hours on garden maintenance, leaving no time for the fun stuff? Would you like the chance to eat your produce before the pests get to them? Do...

This guide offers a variety of ways of using plants to beautify your surroundings, however limited the space, light or soil may be. The text features a plant directory, which...

A timeless gardening classic by Christopher Lloyd, one of Britain's most highly respected plantsmen, updated for the 21st century. With a new foreword by Anna Pavord.This is a classic work...

Herbs that come straight to your kitchen table from your own garden bring unbeatable flavour and freshness to your cooking. This book is a seasonal guide to growing, cooking and...

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 a fortune.Behind...

The RHS Fruit and Veg Box is a beautiful gardening gift box collection taking you from planting and picking to plating and preserving with three expert growing guides: Grow Fruit...

Bored with bedding plants? Challenge the 'sameness' of suburbia, with Diarmuid Gavin's innovative advice to creating your own unique garden designs. Features models, plans, sketches and inspirational gardens. Startling and...

'To turn ordinary clothes into gardening clothes, simply mix with compost' Guy Browning 'Every man reaps what he sows in this life - except the amateur gardener' Lesley Hall After...

If you don't have the time, ability or desire to tend to your garden full time, then The Easy-Care Gardening Expert is the book for you.The Easy-care approach can provide...

Information, inspiration, tips and trivia to help you make the most of your gardening year Packed with new features and advice, the 2025 edition of this guide remains a perfect...

This is the ultimate gardening book for all wildlife lovers, written by the leading expert in the field. This book debunks the myth that you need to grow a jungle...

In this book, Sharon Amos explains how to design and create a beautiful garden for little or no money, offering tips on bartering for clippings, getting a bargain at garage...

You had one job: watering your new plant. But it's been a week and it's already dying.Fear not! This helpful guide is here to show you how to rescue your...

When Dermot O'Neill bought Clondeglass over a decade ago, the derelict house and totally overgrown walled garden were on the edge of collapse. Here, Dermot takes us on a tour...

The RHS Gardener's Five Year Record Book provides a central store for horticultural notes, dispensing with those scraps of paper that all gardeners seem to accumulate. Chart your garden's month-by-month...

The Apple: A Delicious History tells the engrossing and richly informative story of a fruit with a unique attachment to the human story. The 10,000-year tale of the round and...

Learn how to keep your lawn in perfect condition all year round with this handy little guidebook from an experienced National Trust head gardener. It's packed with invaluable advice on...

The focus of this book is on the classic, ageless, and enduring flowers, which we have dubbed Vintage roses. This user-friendly term encompasses both the true Old roses and the...

For four hundred years there has been a special relationship between Britain and what is now the United States of America in many aspects of life, not least in gardening....

From the experts at Gardeners' World comes the essential guide for budding gardeners, explaining how to garden in ten easy steps.Do you have an outside space that you're not sure...

Simple steps to gardening success, from the experts at the RHS.Follow RHS gardening tips and know-how on growing vegetables in a small space. You'll discover everything from inspirational small garden...

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...

Do you share your garden with a car? Worried that your neighbour's trees are blocking your light? Is your garden too big? Too small? An awkward shape? Or maybe you...

A comprehensive gardening directory of garden plants and guide to gardening techniques, this book covers over 4000 garden flowers, plants and shrubs, with notes on cultivation and uses in the...

As part of the "Pan Garden Plant" series, this second volume on perennials covers plants that flower in the late summer and autumn. This book includes photographs of over 1250...

Here, two of the Getty's most popular books are brought together in one handsome boxed set. In Seeing the Getty, numerous color photographs show the Getty Center in all its...

'This is a book about the comfort and sustenance that can be got from gardening and from the earth, about the wonderful pleasures and fulfilment that I get from my...

Charles Darwin is best known for his work on the evolution of animals, but in fact a large part of his contribution to the natural sciences is focused on plants....