When work on the Eden Project began in February 1999, the worked-out china clay pit of Bodelva in Cornwall was a grey 'moonscape' fifteen metres below sea level that contained no life & no natural soil. Today, the pit is home to one of the world's most famous & diverse gardens, containing 130, 000 plants from 3, 500 species across the globe. The seemingly impossible task of creating & managing specialist habitats from desert to rainforest in a sterile hole in the ground has given the horticultural team at Eden a unique experience of 'gardening at the edge'. Now, in Gardening at Eden, Matthew Biggs talks to the gardeners who have been with the Project from the beginning to discover exactly how they achieved the impossible, & how you can do it at home. As well as learning about the truly rare & magical plants that are grown in the diverse environments of the Eden biomes, we find out why the plants were chosen, how they are maintained & how they can be made to flourish. If you've ever wondered if you could grow chillies in your back garden, how you could achieve the smells of the Mediterranean on your balcony, or how exactly to plant bulbs on a sixty-degree slope, look no further. Packed with tried & tested tips & techniques covering all aspects of global gardening from design & soil to propagation & pest control, this book shows us how everyone can garden 'the Eden way'. The size of this book is 25.2cm in height & 25.8cm wide with 320 pages. ...

Introduce your little ones to the outside world with this fantastic gardening bucket. A cute Gardening bucket with a playful garden insects print & a convenient carry handle for easy transportation. The perfect accessory for your garden. Product Information: • Gardening Bucket • Garden Accessories • Design: Assorted • Get Set Grow by Play Works • Plastic • Carry handle Please note: Colours & designs may vary, only one supplied. ...

Gardening is a great way for children to discover how plants grow
- & where food comes from
- by growing their own fruit & vegetables.

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This book is full of tricks of the trade revealed by John Cushnie who has been creating & renovating small gardens for almost forty years. It will show you show to use light & shade to make a area look bigger, which plants to choose to provide movement, colour & shape & much more. The size of the book is 24cm in height & 21.2cm wide. ...

Introduce your little ones to the outside world with these fantastic gardening gloves. A cute pair of gardening gloves with a playful garden insects print, great for protecting green fingered little hands. The perfect accessory for your garden. Product Information: • Kids Gardening Gloves • Garden Accessories • Outdoor fun • Design: Garden Insects • Get Set Grow by Play Works • Age: 5-9 years ...

Details: This beautiful journal is the perfect book for every keen gardener. This handy book is divided into clear sections
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A brain-teasing puzzle book that offers a suitable way to relax after a hard day's toil in the garden. With 200 intriguing puzzles, ranging from Spot the Difference to plant & flower anagrams, interspersed with beautiful historical engravings & fascinating facts & garden folklore, it helps to keep your mind as sharp as a thorn. ...

From ridding yourself of Spanish bluebells & sourcing climbers which cover your neighbours' unsightly fence, to encouraging bees & the right kind of bugs & deterring unwanted pests & diseases; week by week & season by season, this title answers the various gardening questions you can think of, & quite a few more besides. ...

The Gardens of Delight brochure promises the opportunity to visit some of the most beautiful gardens in the Lake Como area of Italy. For Lucy, the chance to go to Italy offers more than just gardens. Lake Como is where her father lives & the last time she saw him was when she was just a teenager. Recently married Helen & her wealthy husband have just moved into the Old Rectory. With her husband spending so much time away from home, Helen throws herself into caring for the garden. But Helen needs help
- & friends
- & so decides to take the plunge & join the local Garden Club. Conrad isn't the least bit interested in gardening. Widowed for five years, his life revolves around work & humouring Mac, his elderly uncle who lives with him, & who has expressed a desire to go on the Gardens of Delight tour. Reluctantly, Conrad agrees to accompany him. ' Anything for a peaceful life, ' he concedes. But a peaceful life is the last thing any of them are in for...

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This is a portrait of forty of the best gardens in Dorset, from the intimate to the grand ranging over this timeless rural landscape of rolling hills, meadows, winterbournes & lush, well-wooded corners to the coast with its heathl&, steep chines & spectacular cliffs. There are delights & surprises aplenty, including a Roman temple in the suburbs of Bournemouth; a folly nestled within the fern garden of an ancestral manor; a classic cottage garden festooned with roses, honeysuckle & clematis; the spectacular subtropical coastal gardens of Abbotsbury; & the Arcadian landscape at Minterne, where a hillside of Himalayan rhododendrons & azaleas looks out over a chain of lakes, waterfalls & streams. Written in close consultation with the owners of the gardens, Roger Lane's informative text details the history of each garden & its development under the current owners, & then focuses on design, planting & the garden's relationship with the surrounding landscape. Glorious photographs taken through the seasons show the gardens at their finest. ...