We review and suggest books on general gardening that you will hopefully find of interest and value.
There are a large number of gardening books around but these are the really useful ones that you’ll take down from the shelf again and again.
They are not ‘coffee table’ books – they’re really useful and helpful to all gardeners. Novices to experts.
Build a Better Vegetable Garden
Build a Better Vegetable Garden, subtitled '30 DIY Projects to Improve Your Harvest' is one of those books you'll find a really useful addition to your shelf. It's 30 clever DIY projects for the home grower and gardener, each well explained by gardener...
Modern Lawn Care: The Complete Guide to a Happy & Healthy Lawn
The author of Modern Lawn Care: The Complete Guide to a Happy & Healthy Lawn, David Hedges-Gower is Gardener's World Lawn Expert and National Trust advisor. This book is a true specialist guide dedicated to the domestic lawn.
It contains literally...
RHS Encyclopedia of Gardening
This is a new, updated and revised version of the encyclopedia that has served us well for over 20 years. Nearly everything you need to know as a gardener
It's a large format heavyweight with 760 pages crammed full of useful information with excellent...
RHS Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers
This is the fifth edition of the encyclopedia of plants and flowers, revised and updated by the RHS. Our 1989 edition served us well and this edition should see us out!
It lists over 8,000 plants which are accompanied by thousands of beautiful full-colour...
The Plant Listener by Julie C Kilpatrick
The cover states “The theory behind some of our best horticultural practices” which makes it sound like a dry, academic work. Well horticultural lecturer Julie Kilpatrick has a novel, engaging and readable way of bringing her subject to life.
For...
