Garden Planning

CORE STOCK Fresh and detailed plans for every type of garden. The art of combining plants successfully. Inspirational and original planting ideas
By "Kingsbury, Noel"
ISBN 1841881295

Anyone can have a beautiful garden regardless of the conditions they have to work with and "101 Plants for Problem Places" shows you how. You'll soon find the best plants for every corner of your outside space. Including damp shade, dry shade, heavy clay, hot and dry, windy and exposed, and stony and chalky, there are plenty of ideas for all locations. Full of no-nonsense information and advice from "Gardeners' World Magazine", getting the most out of your garden has never been so simple.

ISBN: 9781846074493

Designed for the inept armchair gardener, this title gently guides the reader month by month through the seasons, showing what are weeds and what are not (even if the weeds are pretty), how to dig holes, and how to squish unwanted insects. You too can create a tranquil haven in your own backyard that you'll be too exhausted to appreciate.

ISBN: 9781840244236

Revolutionary in its time, this text challenged traditional thinking that gardens bloomed only in spring and summer. Although things have moved on, gardeners are still looking for ways to make their gardens a beautiful place all year round.

ISBN: 9780713486032

There is a revival of interest in growing food, but as gardens become smaller many people find it difficult to find the space or vote for flowers over food, fearing that vegetables and fruits won't be quite as attractive. "The All-in-one Garden" proves that this isn't the case. Whether you've got acres, a yard or even a window-box, Graham Rice shows that you can integrate food plants into your garden in an attractive way. Some food plants are inherently ornamental, with eye-catching flowers, foliage or fruits. Others have been developed to be ornamental, providing the perfect combination of form and flavour. The true way of having your cake and eating it in garden terms, this is a new way of enjoying your garden to the full.

ISBN: 9781844034512

Beds and borders form the backbone of a well-planned garden; they are the adaptable backdrop against which you can appreciate the pleasures of any outside space, whether a small courtyard or an acre. In this superbly illustrated book, Richard Bird offers a wealth of planting plans for creating versatile and long-lasting beds and borders. This invaluable guide tells you everything you need to know about traditional-style borders, shaped beds, walk-through borders, waterside planting and more. Among the 20 step-by-step projects are a traditional rose bed, a single-colour island bed, a cottage-garden path border, a dry-climate border, a scented pathway and a formal parterre. Each is simple enough to complete in a weekend.

ISBN: 9781841728056

This illustrated guide to plants which can provide cover for bare ground offers advice on choosing the right plant for the correct site. It has tips on propagation and cultivation, maintenance and weed control. COVER PRICE £5.99

The Damp Garden is a practical guide for all gardeners, whether they have a pond or stream, or just a small area of damp ground. In revealing what works in her own famous garden, Beth Chatto passes on a wealth of advice gleaned from her many years of personal experience battling against the elements. She provides detailed and inspired ideas on garden management, plans for every type of soil and situation and descriptions of over 1000 suitable plants for making the most of damp ground. Fully revised and updated with beautiful photographs by Steven Wooster, this illustrated edition will become a regular reference tool for all water gardeners.' COVER PRICE £25.00

ISBN: 9781844030453

A classic book which has revolutionised the understanding of the problems involved with dry gardens and opened up many opportunities for gardens in our new Mediterranean conditions. COVER PRICE £8.99

ISBN: 9780752816425

The story of how Beth Chatto created her gravel garden on "possibly the driest, and the most windswept, piece of soil in England". The results, portrayed in Steven Wooster's specially commissioned photographs taken through the seasons, testify to the triumphant outcome of the adventure.

ISBN: 9780711214255

Now in paperback, Beth Chatto takes us on a tour of her woodland garden, revealing a triumph of planting in dry shade. For gardeners who yearn for beauty in north-facing borders and in beds beneath shrubs and trees, this book offers a wealth of practical inspiration and a palette of over 500 plants adapted by nature to flourish in shade. Beth Chatto has an unrivalled knowledge of plants, combined with an artist's eye for colour, form and shape, and for over 40 years has led the way in showing gardeners that so-called problem areas should be seen as advantages. In this book she describes the transformation of a derelict site into a woodland garden full of life and vigour in every season where plants carpet the floor beneath green-lichened tree trunks and groups of shrubs create backgrounds for herbaceous plants and bulbs. Written in her engagingly personal style, and illustrated throughout with Steven Wooster's superb photographs, Beth Chatto's "Woodland Garden" shows how the 'trial' of planting in shade can be an opportunity that every gardener will want to emulate.

ISBN: 9781844033720

Exotic gardens are free of the restrictions of conformity, they are imaginative, experimental and exciting. The strange and architectural beauty of big-leaved plants can be used to evoke a tropical atmosphere, even in a cool, temperate climate. The shadows they create and the way they catch the light makes the most of changing conditions, from early morning mists to hot summer evenings, and with so many evergreen species, the colour and shape of their foliage can add interest year round. Through detailed photographs and clear, concise descriptions, the book explains how to choose and use large-leaved plants to create drama, add accent to garden schemes, and make bold architectural statements. In-depth explanations of microclimates, providing shelter and plunge bedding cover all you need for their successful care and maintenance: trees & shrubs; perennials & ground cover; ferns & tree ferns; tuberous roots; bulbs; climbers; bananas; palms; grasses & bamboos; water plants

ISBN: 9781861082626

Want to get more from your garden? An increasing number of gardeners have found that the answer lies in biodynamic gardening, an approach that says that plant life benefits from soil that is fully alive and in tune with cosmic forces. Biodynamics works with the concept that the moon, sun, stars and planets influence plants in regular rhythms, creating ideal days to sow, weed and gather plants. This book also tells you which time of day is best to sow or harvest fruit and vegetables, as well as how you can use unique herbal remedies to boost your garden's health and abundance. Easy-to-follow step by step illustrations, explanatory diagrams and colour photographs show how biodynamic techniques can work for any gardener. A resource directory gives advice and information on brands, growers, books and websites for biodynamic food and garden plants.

COVER PRICE £17.99

ISBN: 9781840006223

As good design is the key to a successful garden, this book has collected together some of the best of today' s structural garden plans, providing practical solutions for smaller gardens in both town and country. After an introduction that gives specific advise on the advantages and restrictions of designing a garden for a smaller space and how problems can be resolved, the book features some 150 structural garden plans divided into thematic chapters. The plans include those for problem sites, such as small, narrow, shaded or sloping gardens, as well as key garden features such as steps, decking, boundaries, water features, lighting, and ornaments, together with key planting.

ISBN: 9781845332068

As good design is the key to a successful garden, this book has collected together some of the best of today's structural garden plans, providing practical solutions for sites of varying size and shape in both town and country. After an Introduction that explains the basics of garden design, the book features about 200 structural garden plans divided into thematic chapters. The plans include those for problem sites, such as small, narrow, shaded or sloping gardens, as well as key garden features such as steps, decking, boundaries, water features, lighting, ornaments, together with key planting. The book also includes a glossary of terms and techniques, as well as a directory of the designers' contact details.

ISBN: 9781845333607

A guide to turning your garden into a haven for wildlife.

isbn: 0955301602

Gardening on chalk and limestone can be frustrating. This book explains how to overcome the limitations of alkaline soils to create a beautiful garden in harmony with your environment and the local geology.
Topics covered: · How to test your soil, to see what type you have · The plants that flourish on alkaline soils · How to improve the soil · Separate chapters on trees, shrubs, climbers, roses, bulbs, herbaceous plants, and food. · Herbs and wildflower gardening · Checklists for suitable and unsuitable plants COVER PRICE £14.99

This volume provides a dedicated mailing and e-mail campaign to all gardening related media & organisations.In the last few years we have seen an increased frequency of hot, dry summers interspersed with sudden, violent rain storms. These are just some of the challenges that face gardening enthusiasts in an age of climate change.This stunning volume presents readers with a fantastic collection of expert hints, tips and advice for adapting their gardening methods to accommodate the changing climate. It covers everything from attracting wildlife to creating a drought resistant garden, and from tropical and exotic gardening to going organic. Also included is an exhaustive A-Z planting guide.This will become an invaluable reference for anyone who wants to make the most of their garden in these ever-changing times.

MARCH 2008

ISBN: 9781906245030

Here is a wealth of expert advice and practical know-how, presented through a year in the gardening life of one of Britain's most famous and admired gardeners. Month by month in his celebrated garden at Great Dixter, Christopher Lloyd displays his unrivalled knowledge of plants - how he grows them and how he designs his superlative plant combinations. This is also a book about experimentation, 'a strong element' of which Lloyd considers 'essential to the happiness of any enquiring gardener'. Laced with provocative statements to tease gardeners out of complacency, Christopher Lloyd's Gardening Year is essential reading for adventurous gardeners.

ISBN: 9780711218369

Until recently, children played outdoors after school and in the summer. Today, however, children are more likely to spend their free time indoors, watching television, playing video games, or using a computer. But children thrive in the natural world studies show that they work and mature better mentally, physically, and emotionally when exposed to nature. This book offers a wide range of innovative examples showing how to create special places in which children can experience nature on their own home turf. Featured throughout are miniature paradises that parents and grandparents have designed just for the children in their lives, highlighting an enchanting variety of elements that will make any garden come alive.

ISBN: 9780881928433

Do you yearn for a tranquil retreat in busy surroundings, a healing sanctuary, or a convenient stage for entertaining, dining and family gatherings? A garden in town can provide any or all of these. City Garden explores the challenges and the advantages of gardening in built-up surroundings and shows you how to make the most of your urban space. Andi Clevely provides clear guidance on such essentials as: organizing ground space; being inventive with levels; steps, slopes, shelves, balconies and hanging gardens; enhancing the view; making use of borrowed features; real and false perspectives; storage and utilities; plants and planting; making the most of the increased warmth and shelter offered by a garden in town.

ISBN: 9780711227859

Coastal gardening presents its own unique set of problems and opportunities. In this book the author takes you through the process of designing, building, maintaining and making the most of your own coastal garden.
Topics covered include: · The living windbreak · Use of colour in the garden · Laying patios and paths · Positioning plants according to their needs · Month-by-month garden calendar · Advice on over 150 plants
which thrive in seaside gardens

isbn: 1861267223

This book on gardening with colour by its most adventurous exponent Christopher Lloyd OBE - is now available in paperback as well as hardback. With a chapter on every colour from 'Challenging Orange' to 'Sophisticated Black', Lloyd explores each colour in relation to others and discusses the rules in order to encourage the gardener to break them. If a colour is 'polite', Lloyd certainly knows how to liven it up without making it vulgar. In an all-white border, he advocates a touch of clear pink to make you sit up; he suggests bright scarlet rose hips in a purple bed to introduce a note of rebellion. Stunning photographs by Jonathan Buckley enhance this superb collection of colour combinations. Colour for Adventurous Gardeners is opinionated, controversial and the most colourful book on plant associations ever written.

ISBN: 9780563521716

How to brighten up your garden during the darkest winter months from a doyen of British horticulture. To those who have thought of winter as the dead season, Graham Stuart Thomas's book will come as a revelation. This is the classic book on the subject and has been extensively revised and enlarged by the author from it's original edition. It covers both large and small gardens and describes the amazing number of trees, shrubs, plants and bulbs which are available to provide colour in flower, foliage and fruit during the winter months. Cultivation, flowering and planting periods and the uses and arrangements of the selected plants are all covered in this comprehensive volume.

THIS TITLE IS CURRENTLY REPRINTING AND OUT OF STOCK

ISBN: 9780752817101

This text has been designed to show how to introduce colour throughout the garden with style, flair and confidence. From simple pots for the patio to stunning borders It aims to help everyone to explore the possibilities of colour outdoors.

ISBN: 9780754807889

A text on companion gardening, this title reveals the technique of using the beneficial effects that plants growing in close proximity have on each other. For example, borders of lavender, box or rosemary will protect your plants from invasion by slugs and snails and and planting a birch tree near the compost bin will speed the composting process.

ISBN: 9781856265690

This directory of plants for cottage gardens, is a reference on aspects of planting and maintaining a garden. There is advice on habitat and soil types, and coordinationg colour and foliage. There are lots of practical tips and instructions presented in a topic based spread. COVER PRICE £14.99

ISBN: 9780304354870

This beautiful and practical new book is packed with creative ideas for making a successful outside courtyard space.

ISBN: 9780754818878

OCTOBER 2008

This book includes simple steps to getting the most out of your garden with the minimum time and effort, from the experts at the RHS. Follow RHS show-how and know-how for for a garden that looks great all year round with the minimum time and effort (whatever size it is). Inspirational tips and techniques guarantee success in the garden: from what makes a low maintenance garden, planting recipes for Spring mixes or drought resistant borders, to a directory of the best low maintenance plants available. Get perfect results: whether you're a green-fingered guru or a gardening novice.

ISBN: 9781405327916

"Exotic Planting for Adventurous Gardeners" is about the most exciting plants grown by Christopher Lloyd in his garden at Great Dixter in East Sussex. The great plantsman tells the story of his Exotic Garden, which has delighted, and sometimes shocked, summer visitors since it replaced the Edwardian rose garden nearly fifteen years ago. The rose garden, designed by Edward Lutyens, had remained unchanged for nearly eighty years. Then, in 1993, much to the horror of many establishment figures, Lloyd asked his newly appointed head gardener Fergus Garrett to eliminate the roses.'The noise of tearing old rose roots as they were being exhumed', he writes, 'was music to my ears.' And then the fun began: the bold foliage of palms was combined with handsome cut-leaved sumach and arching New Zealand flax; statuesque cannas and bright dahlias, threaded with mauve verbena and infilled with annual climbers, added dazzling colour from June until the first frosts, and the whole feeling created was one of being wrapped in a voluptuous living community. For everyone who loves reading Christopher Lloyd, "Exotic Planting for Adventurous Gardeners" is an unexpected bonus.His last and most adventurous


ISBN: 9780563493198

As the warming climate lures exotic plants out of the hothouse and into our back gardens, this illustrated growing and maintenance guide includes features on outdoor planting of cycads, tree ferns, nerines, cordylines and much more. PUBLISHED PRICE £14.95

ISBN: 9781861082312

A well-planned garden can work on many levels. It can be a safe and exciting play environment for children, at the same time as being a place where adults can relax. "Family Gardens" shows you how to balance aesthetics with innovative ideas to create the perfect space for the whole family.From treehouses to water features, pets to planting and playhouses to outside entertaining, "Family Gardens" is packed with exciting, achievable projects, all with clear instructions and diagrams.Whatever the size of your outdoor space - from the small city garden to larger, open spaces - there are ideas and projects here to help everyone to maximise the potential of their garden. The new edition of the hugely popular "Family Gardens" is in a user-friendly wire-o format, with instructions for projects broken down into easy-to-follow steps.

ISBN: 9780715327951

Foliage is one of the most important features of any garden, providing an exciting range of shapes and textures as well as a long-lasting green backdrop. This invaluable reference source explores the trees, shrubs, herbaceous perennials, annuals and other plants that can be grown as architectural features or washes of colour to create a harmonious effect in your garden.A quick, authoritative reference on all aspects of planting and maintaining a garden, including advice on habitats and soil types, co-ordinating colour and foliage, identifying and dealing with pests. A wealth of practical tips and instructions are presented in accessible, topic-based spreads. The directories provide invaluable guides for everyone in search of practical guidance combined with creativity and flair. COVER PRICE £14.99

ISBN: 9780304354887

This beautiful, evocative book is a must-have for every gardener. Init you will find details of over 200 plants that provide bold, architectural form, foundation and contrast in the garden, through texture, foliage and growth habit. This essential gardening companion presents over 250 plant entries, each featuring descriptions and important cultivation information, accompanied by a glorious full page photograph and other detail shots. Among tried and tested favourite structural plantings for hedging and perimeter planting you will also find the more unusual and exciting: for example, brameliads, succulents, grasses and flax, silver-leaved and variegated plants.

ISBN: 9781740453752

By "Evelegh, Tessa"
ISBN 1844762211

Part of the BBC's "Gardeners' World" series, "Flower of the Moment" is a month-by-month guide to the best flowering plants. Divided into ten chapters, this book provides a full calendar of plants organized by month of flowering and includes flowers chosen for their beauty, colour and appeal. COVER PRICE £25.00

isbn: 0563534141

Best-selling author Alan Titchmarsh brings us the definitive guide to gardening throughout the year. This ideal gardening companion will be released to coincide with a BBC2 6 x 30 television series to be broadcast in early 2006. "The Gardener's Year" is not about quick fixes, design makeovers or hard drudge, but simply about knowing what you should be doing in your garden, when, and why. Month by month Alan gives us the low-down on how to keep your garden looking its best. In-depth and packed full of useful tips, it includes advice on everything from what seeds you can plant out in your vegetable plot in May, to how to keep your hanging baskets looking stunning in September. Alan's most recent gardening books "How to be a Gardener 1 & 2" were the fastest selling gardening books ever with sales of over 1 million copies to date.

ISBN: 9780563521679

Whether you're a complete beginner or a keen gardener, there are always times when it would help to have a reliable expert at your side. In this "Complete How to be a Gardener", Alan Titchmarsh draws on his extensive knowledge and experience to give you a comprehensive guide to becoming a successful gardener. Alan starts with the fundamentals, covering the absolute essentials that every gardener needs to know, including information on how plants work and what they need to survive, as well as advice on where to begin if you're a first-time gardener. Each chapter includes practical advice and step-by-step techniques and projects, as well as a host of Alan's favourite plants to help you in your selection. With its perfect balance of down-to-earth information and inspirational ideas, this complete paperback edition of "How to be a Gardener" gets to the very heart of gardening and provides a comprehensive reference manual for any garden owner. "How to be a Gardener 1" was the fastest selling gardening book ever and, between them, books 1 and 2 have sold over 1 million copies.

The Garden Book is a handy, ready-reference book for everything to do with your garden. From strategies for dealing with pests and diseases, to tips on growing the perfect rose, this book provides invaluable advice to ensure your garden will be the best it can be all year round.

isbn: 1740458575

It's no secret that working in the garden is an all-around health booster: along with the emotional rewards gardeners glean from carving out a bit of personal space in the sunshine, all of those hours spend weeding, raking, digging, and lifting serve to increase stamina, build muscle tone, and burn calories. Yet all too often gardeners complain of aches and pains because their bodies are thrown off balance, and sometimes even seriously injured, by all of the bending, lifting, and kneeling that gardening involves. Fortunately, help is at hand as garden designer Bunny Guinness joins forces with physiotherapist Jacqueline Knox in this one-stop guide to all-around garden health. Step-by-step sequences based on the Pilates method illustrate the safe way to push wheelbarrows, lift heavy pots, pick low-lying fruit, and much more in a way that boosts fitness benefits while avoiding stresses and strains. Because a health-promoting garden should be thoroughly in tune with the gardener's lifestyle, the authors also detail a wealth of tactics for achieving beautiful gardens that require a range of exertion levels. They describe planting designs that are best for time-pressed gardeners, how to use daily garden maintenance regimes to stay active, and how to design a custom 'outdoor gym'. Illustrated sequences guide gardeners through physical exercises to suit their fitness levels, using trees, balance beams, benches, and other props. Looking after oneself is also key to good garden health. To this end, a comprehensive guide to growing fruits, vegetables, and herbs, a rundown of the best gardening clothes and ergonomic tools, tips for preventing and treating common ailments, and guidelines for winding down the healthy way complete this indispensable resource.

ISBN: 9780881928815

You won't have to get up in the middle of the night to sow your carrots! Country folk know that planning their work in harmony with the rhythms of the moon produces better crops. It's that easy. They get higher yields and better flavour in vegetables. Flowers produce stronger displays and heightened colour. This guide computes everything you need to know about the daily influence of the moon and the planets in the garden. With its full 15-month daily calendar, it creates an essential timetable for the year ahead and a fine means of self-discipline for keen gardeners.


ISBN: 9780572033361

This volume provides a dedicated mailing and e-mail campaign to all gardening related media & organisations.In the last few years we have seen an increased frequency of hot, dry summers interspersed with sudden, violent rain storms. These are just some of the challenges that face gardening enthusiasts in an age of climate change.This stunning volume presents readers with a fantastic collection of expert hints, tips and advice for adapting their gardening methods to accommodate the changing climate. It covers everything from attracting wildlife to creating a drought resistant garden, and from tropical and exotic gardening to going organic. Also included is an exhaustive A-Z planting guide.This will become an invaluable reference for anyone who wants to make the most of their garden in these ever-changing times.

ISBN: 9781906245030

A gardening classic, a practical and creative guide to the use of garden's shady spaces. Margery Fish treats shady areas as opportunities to paint an exciting canvas with foliage effects not possible under the glare of the sun. ORIGINAL PRICE £12.99

ISBN: 9781892123268

"Gardening on Pavement, Tables, and Hard Surfaces" is the first book to describe how to grow garden plants directly on hard surfaces such as pavement, rocks, tables, and other impermeable platforms. Plants have known all along that they can grow on these media, and George Schenk translates this small miracle into practical language for gardeners. With just a few inches of soil, gardens can be created almost anywhere. Tabletops can serve as the foundation for small rock gardens; ground covers can grow vigorously on concrete; even bonsai can thrive directly on decorative stone. Using extensive photos, plant lists, and step-by-step instructions, the author shows how every gardener can adopt this charming, vibrant, and beautiful style of planting.

isbn: 0881928127

Landscaping/garden guide with design & planning advice for balconies, patios, roof gardens, rock & water gardens, family gardens, small gardens, kitchen gardens, wildlife gardens, and japanese-influenced gardens. 4-color illus, index. Previously published as "The Ultimate Garden Planner."

ISBN: 9781843093121

How to make a garden look fantastic all year round, from the experts at the RHS Pick from an A-Z of over 2,500 tried and tested plants and flowers that will keep your backyard blooming from spring to winter. From trees to ferns, bulbs to climbers, discover the growing habits and characteristics of each plant, and find suggestions for what to grow in tricky sites or particular conditions. Whatever your level of skill in the great outdoors, expert tips and advice will show you how to maintain interest and beauty in your garden throughout the year. COVER PRICE £19.99

ISBN: 9781405318150

Maintaining a healthy and beautiful garden throughout the year can be hard work, but it doesn't have to be. Packed with practical advice to ensure that you achieve the best results from January through to December, Gardening Through the Year shows you how to design, plant and maintain the garden of your dreams. Informative text, accompanied by beautiful photographs, will inspire you to create a delightful garden and a list of hints and tips, arranged month-by-month, tells you what important tasks need to be done and when. Gardening Through the Year will help make the most of your garden whatever its location, size and aspect.

ISBN: 9781902617015

"Grounds for Improvement" helps homeowners solve those landscaping problems and make over their outdoor space in style. Learn techniques ranging from basic landscaping to intricate hardscaping - including demonstrations on how to plant shrubs, trim trees, install water features, construct arbors, and much more. All this knowledge is put to use on some of the most practical, beautiful, and luxurious projects ever - all presented with vivid illustrations and detailed instructions. It is complete with "before" and "after" shots.

ISBN: 9781600591020

Allotment gardening now has an established following, proving that there are still large numbers of people who want to grow their own organic fruit and vegetables. One of the most important aspects of gardening on an allotment is working out what to put where, and this needs to be considered right from the start. "How to Plant Your Allotment" is an essential reference guide for any budding allotmenteer and is packed with information on getting the best from your plot, including charts, plant lists, diagrams and planting plans. Chapter One covers the history and background of allotments and will help you choose a site. Chapter Two is about assessing the main considerations such as aspect, wind, slope, soil and weeds and gives useful guidance on improving your situation, from creating windbreaks to composting your soil and explains how to make an allotment plan, with useful checklists and tips to help you decide what is best for you. Chapter Three gives useful guidance on what plants grow best where, covering fruit, herbs, flowers and green manures, as well as vegetables. Chapter Four is about using clever tricks to maximize your space, from companion planting to intercropping. Chapter Five includes 16 full-colour allotment plans, including a plan for a family of four, a gourmet vegetable plot and an exotic vegetable plot. Finally, Chapter Six provides a glossary of gardening techniques, from sowing seed to protecting your crops. Packed full of information and with useful tips throughout, this book is essential reading for every allotment gardener.

ISBN: 9781845376161

Pick this pocket-sized favourite from the experts at the RHS, and find out what to do when, to ensure your plants are well cared for and your garden blooms all year round. Easy-to-follow, this guide not only tells you what to do when, but shows you how to do it. Follow over 1,300 seasonal tasks for every part of the garden, expert plant advice, including star plants from January to December, and tips on organisation. Whether you are a green-fingered guru or are just starting out, enjoy 12 months of successful gardening. COVER PRICE £9.99

ISBN: 9781405318167

Brand new in paperback, Gardening with Children is bursting with fun ideas for getting - and keeping - kids interested in the outdoors. Kim Wilde offers many projects in which children play an active role in gardening, along with insightful tips for making a family garden educational and exciting. Gardening with Children shows parents how to encourage their children to enjoy active and creative outdoor activity, whilst nurturing a shared family interest. Along with guidelines for safety in the garden there are ideas for maintaining a child's attention span throughout the sometimes slow gardening process. Children like to feel grown-up and to see the results of their labours: this book shows parents how to help them. Illustrated, step-by-step projects range from creative ways to plant, such as rainbow and sensory gardens, to making scarecrows, wormeries and tile mosaics. For families with a small garden, or none at all, windowboxes and other activities are suggested. Indoor projects for rainy days are also included, as well as a plant directory identifying good plants for children, chosen for their speedy growth, smell, cost-effectiveness, ease of handling and other child-friendly characteristics. Kim Wilde, an experienced gardening columnist and devoted mother, is the ideal guide for helping parents bring the joy of gardening to their children. Her year-round, easy-to-follow activities will inspire any family for many years. COVER PRICE £9.99

ISBN: 9780007246519

Inspired by the "plant of the week" feature on BBC Radio 4's "Gardeners' Question Time", this book offers advice for maintaining your garden's best, all year round. The experts take the reader through the seasons as each week they select their personal favourites, covering all aspects of garden plants including flowers, fruits, vegetables, shrubs, trees and many more. Each entry gives the plant's preferred soil and situation, its hardiness, eventual height and spread, flowering season and special features and, most importantly, the reason the author believes this to be a fantastic addition to the garden. COVER PRICE £25.00

ISBN: 9781856265157

This book has a week by week approach, detailing species and varieties of plants when they are at their best in the year. John loves the cones on the Korean Fir in January, Bunny admires the Lenten Rose in March, Matthew is beguiled by the 'sleek willowy elegance' of the Corn Cockle in May, Bob celebrates the Victoria Plum at the beginning of September - the voices of the authors are clearly heard throughout, making this not only a valuable reference, but a personal, opinionated conversation with some of Britain's favourite gardeners. Each comprehensive entry gives the plant's preferred soil and situation, its hardiness, eventual height and spread, flowering season and special features and, most importantly, the reason the author believes this to be a fantastic addition to the garden.

ISBN: 9781856267854

No image of the Mediterranean is complete without flowering climbers covering the walls, brilliant oleanders lining the roads and colourful shrubs in gardens. However, such plants can be enjoyed far beyond the Mediterranean, in both small and large gardens with similar climates, or in cooler regions in conservatories. Topics covered include an introduction to the Mediterranean climate and points to consider when planning a garden. Advice on watering and soil care, an A-Z of over 1000 plants and a cross-reference of English common names with botanical plant names is included. In addition, the hallmarks of a Mediterranean garden section includes palms, pots, climbing plants and pergolas

isbn: 1861268955

Part of the "In a Weekend" series, this book looks at garden projects in a weekend.

ISBN:9781853916267

Written with passion and packed with practical advice, Monty Don breathes new life into organic gardening. Monty's straightforward advice plus extraordinarily beautiful photographs taken over the course of a year in his own Herefordshire garden reveal the secrets of growing abundant flowers and vegetables, plants and produce while respecting the needs of the environment.

isbn: 1405308907

Offering advice and tips to make gardening more rewarding, this book is for the beginner and for the reluctant old hand. It has advice on the right plants to grow in inhospitable situations - heavy shade, dry, chalky, or wet soil and exposed gardens. There is advice too on making pools and rock gardens, on growing fruit and vegetables, as well as information on starting a greenhouse, encouraging wildlife and surviving the onslaught of pests and weeds. COVER PRICE £16.99

isbn: 1844030520

A garden is rarely so straightforward as to have smooth flat lawns and borders of rich, easily dug soil. Some of us have to put up with damp sunless corridors between neighbour's houses, awkward slopes or plots shaded by trees or neighbouring buildings. Equally difficult to plant are seaside gardens exposed to gale force winds and salt spray, waterlogged plots with poor drainage, and dry soils exposed to the merciless glare of the sun day after day, without the slightest shade. Try to plant up any of these areas with a standard selection of garden-centre plants and the chances are you'll end up with a display of unsightly brown leaves and dried stems as the plants become defeated by the unsuitable habitat. What you need is an unkillable plant - one that will shrug off all the worst conditions in your garden and actually thrive in them and make good growth. Of course the plants aren't literally unkillable- put a drought-tolerant broom into a bog garden and it will die, of course - but they are invincible in the specific hostile conditions they have evolved to cope with. COVER PRICE £12.99

ISBN: 9781855859432