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. ...

Nearly 6 million copies of The Vegetable & Herb Expert have been sold & it is widely regarded as the grow-your-own bible. It takes the story from the seed packet to the back door but the second half of the story has been neglected
- taking the produce from the back door & on to the table. People who have grown their own vegetables & fruit want to know all the things they can do with them but this is not in the standard cookery books. The Garden to Kitchen Expert provides this information.
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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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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." ...

This is an illustrated directory of 500 fuchsia varieties including those suitable for growing as standards trained structures & summer bedding plus hardy fuchsias container candidates & unusual types. All the most popular cultivars are featured such as ' Brookwood Belle' ' Cecile' ' Golden Anniversary' ' Lillian Annetts' ' Marinka' ' Mrs Popple' ' Tom Thumb' & Twinny' & new cultivars introduced in recent years such as ' Big White' ' Hastings' ' Lind' & ' Pippa Penny'. Each entry describes the attributes & size of the flowers & foliage the growth habit hardiness recommended zones the plant's original hybridizer & its year of introduction. It

Includes:: definitions of the key gardening & technical terms used to describe fuchsia plant forms & hues. Fuchsias were first hybridized in the early 19th century & since then more than 10 000 cultivars have been introduced. This book is a beautifully illustrated directory of over 500 of the best-loved fuchsia cultivars. Each entry consists of a description of the attributes & size of the flowers & foliage the growth habit hardiness recommended zones the plant's original hybridizer & year of introduction & there is guidance about the ideal varieties for any situation. With over 270 specially commissioned flower photographs this is the ideal reference book for everyone who has a passion for growing these beautiful & well-loved plants.

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Bulbs are always a delight for gardeners whether used to burst freely in drifts or caught to add colour & exuberance within a border or container. This book captures that sense of joy by celebrating the potential of bulbs throughout the year. Organized into seasons it gives practical advice on growing &
- especially
- choosing bulbs for the garden.

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