This title contains four Maeve Binchy short stories specially commissioned for BBC Radio 4. Maeve Binchy is one of Britains most popular & bestselling authors & this collection of four stories from the BBC Radio 4 archive shows her at her most insightful & imaginative. In The Garden Party" Helen envies her neighbour Debbie Kennedys garden
- & her life
- but discovers that things are not always as they seem; while " The Special Sale" sees lonely Yvonne arranging a special lunch for her friend Frank & his children on the day after Christmas." The Sensible Celebration" finds Lorna about to throw a small party to celebrate the decade gone by: but as she plans she starts to think about her life & her marriage. Finally in " Dollys Mother" the beauty grace & efficiency of her perfect parent have always made Dolly feel inferior
- until the day of her sixteenth birthday. These four stories never collected together in book form & unique to audio are read by acclaimed actors Niamh Cusack Dervla Kirwan Doreen Hepburn & Stella Mc Cusker."


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This superb handbook encourages you to look at what you want from your garden & shows how to achieve it. There are original ...

Graham Payne has set out the ground rules for Mediterranean gardeners clearly & comprehensively. Here is the vast range of plants to consider growing what they offer & what they dem&. This is an eminently practical book."
- Hugh Johnson."
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Scotland is one of the best places in the world to garden. Its maritime climate ample rainfall & the rarity of severe droughts & really hot weather mean that huge numbers of plants grow well there. But the climate varies considerably
- from the colder wetter windier mountainous areas to the west coast where tender plants can be grown outdoors all year round
- & choosing plants that are suited to the local conditions is critical to success. Kenneth Cox & Raoul Curtis-Machin have evaluated the performance of thousands of plants in gardens all over Scotland drawing on the knowledge & experience of many gardeners & nurserymen & in this book they describe
- with over 800 photographs
- the most reliable shrubs conifers trees fruit & perennials for Scotl&. In this book Scottish gardeners will find accurate information & hundreds of great plants ideally suited to where they live.



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A beautiful & serene garden scene will greet your visitors on the cover of this visitors book. Inside the lines & writing are a soft lilac. The book opens out flat & there is space for date name address on the left hand page & comments on the other. Measures approximately: W 250 x H 200mm. ...

Britain is famous for its gardens
- & rightly so. We take great care in the presentation of our gardens & these six gardens at
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' Garden Wisdom' is an inspiring mix of practical advice traditional garden lore & eco-friendly ideas compiled to help you make the most of your garden. This book tells you everything you need to know about the preparation cultivation & maintenance of a garden be it large or small lawn or terrace or even just a windowbox & provides indispensable advice both for fair-weather gardeners & for those who garden at every opportunity whatever the weather. The book is divided into four broad sections: earth air water & plant alchemy. Earth covers everything from newfangled ways of making compost to tips for ageing terracotta & examines pest control techniques both ancient & modern. The section on Air deals with topics as varied as plants that thrive in shade how to create an old-fashioned hot bed greenhouse & how best to store garden produce. Water consists of ways of preserving what is fast becoming our most precious resource & how to use it effectively in the garden. Finally plant alchemy begins with the art of companion planting -- where one species appears to protect another against attack or disease. ...

Gardens are now considered by many people to be an extension of the home & with the popularity of reclaiming re-using & re-inventing rather than buying brand new items now is the time to embrace the value of outdoor salvage. Gardenalia provides the inspiration & the know-how for creating a perfect outdoor room. In the first section of the book Sally Coulthard guides the reader through the myriad choices of recycled & reclaimed materials & objects you can employ in your garden to inject style & personality. Gardenalia can be introduced in many forms from recycled wooden fences & charming old gates to reclaimed brick for paths & edging & metal plant supports pergolas & arches. Statuary & ornaments offer decorative devices & design focal points. All types of furniture
- from classical benches to weather-beaten old tables & retro deckchairs
- can create stylish areas for dining & relaxing while containers & tools provide the perfect finishing touches. The second section covers a wide variety of different garden spaces taking in potagers vintage & formal style gardens relaxing spaces container gardening colourful corners potting sheds spaces for work & play & even animal sanctuaries for wildlife & pets. A host of inventive ideas show you how to breathe new life & uses into salvaged pieces. Gardenalia offers practical guidance for the perennial garden tasks of planning your space incorporating seating & eating areas & creating exciting backdrops & structures for your plants.

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Under the bracken under the soil under the forest under the water the gardens history is there. It needs an ardent lover to find it. Lotte is in unfamiliar territory. After a divorce & a great deal of soul-searching she has abandoned her successful career as an architect for a degree in garden history & uprooted her three children to take a job as head gardener to millionaire Brody Keegan at Maddon Park in Oxfordshire. Brody is as ignorant about gardens as Lotte is knowledgeable his tastes as loud as hers are quiet. They have little in common except a passion for Maddon Park & a determination to get their own way. As Lotte locks horns with her boss & his spoilt young wife she finds herself on an emotional roller coaster. She knows what is right for the garden but
- still raw from divorce anxious about the children & frightened of entanglement
- she is less sure of what is right for her.

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Gardeners Q&A" is the ultimate gardening problem-solver containing 500 of the most common questions asked by gardeners each answered by a member of a panel of experts. Entries have been selected from an online database containing over 28 000 questions submitted by gardeners to the panel. The 500 which appear in this book have been chosen for popularity & to cover the widest range of useful topics. Each one has been checked & revised or updated where necessary. Key points: Editors Note feature boxes unique to the book provide additional information; topics covered range from the basics such as composting & climate to specifics such as the right sort of soil for lilacs or how to prevent rot in tomatoes." ...