Gardening

A woodland garden combines trees and shrubs with edible crops in a harmonious system that works with nature. By selecting the right mixture of species, you can create a productive and sustainable...

Learn the art of caring for Air Plants with this comprehensive guide. Perfect for beginners, this booklet covers the fundamentals of Air Plant care, including creating the ideal environment, watering...

Create a vibrant and chemical-free vegetable garden with companion planting. This expert guide reveals how to pair plants for a bountiful harvest while minimizing pests and disease. Discover...

Plant Partners is a comprehensive guide to companion planting, offering dozens of scientifically tested plant partnerships to benefit your garden. By understanding how plants interact with each...

A Gardener's Guide to Hedges and Living Boundaries is a practical resource for creating effective boundaries in your garden. Establishing a new hedge from scratch, restoring an old one, or softening...

A Practical Treatise on Olive Growing Also Olive Oil Making and Olive Pickling by Adolphe Flamant offers insight into the early history of olive cultivation in California. Written in 1887, this text...

The Vegetable Gardening Book: Your Complete Guide to Growing an Edible Organic Garden from Seed to HarvestJoe Lamp'l shares his expert knowledge and insider tips for creating a thriving vegetable...

A comprehensive guide to permaculture for gardeners. Permaculture teacher Christopher Shein shares his expertise to help you create an edible ecosystem in your garden, farm or even urban space. By...

Shunmyo Masuno's work as a landscape architect and Zen Buddhist priest is deeply intertwined. His designs blend traditional Japanese elements with contemporary flair, creating unique spaces that are...

Edible mushrooms offer a healthy and sustainable option for growing your own food. With 19 different species to cultivate, you can enjoy a variety of flavors throughout the year, even with limited...

The Seed Garden: The Art and Practice of Seed SavingThis comprehensive guide provides straightforward instruction on collecting seed that is true-to-type and ready for sowing in next year's garden...

Wendy Whiteley and the Secret Garden is the extraordinary story of how one woman transformed an overgrown wasteland into a beautiful sanctuary. For more than twenty years, Wendy has worked tirelessly...

Orchards: Practical Orcharding for a Changing Planet by Andrew Lear and Margaret LearThis comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know about creating and managing an orchard, from choosing...

The Color of Roses: A Curated Spectrum of 300 BloomsA stunning photographic collection of 300 roses in all their glorious hues, showcasing the full spectrum of this beloved flower. Curated by...

The Bold Dry Garden offers unparalleled insight into the extraordinary world of Ruth Bancroft's acclaimed public garden in California. This stunningly photographed book takes you behind the scenes to...

Discover the beauty and diversity of alpines in this comprehensive guide. With over 400 species and cultivars featured, you'll find detailed descriptions and images to help you cultivate these hardy...

Introduction to Growing Roses - Roses for Pleasure by John Davidson and Dueep Jyot Singh Discover the art of growing roses with this comprehensive guide. From the history of roses as a symbol of love...

Biodynamic Gardening For Health and Taste by Hilary Wright is an introduction to the biodynamics technique for gardeners. By applying these methods, gardeners can produce tasty, nutrient-packed fruit...

The Garden of Vegan: How Plants Can Save the Animals, the Plant and Our HealthCleve West's journey from skepticism to conviction about the power of plants is a compelling one. As he delved into...

Wheatgrass: A Simple yet Versatile Green Plant for a Healthier You. Growing wheatgrass is easier than you think, and with this comprehensive guide, you'll learn how to cultivate it successfully for...

The New Shade Garden: Creating a Lush Oasis in the Age of Climate Change by Ken DruseThis comprehensive guide presents a new approach to gardening, focusing on creating shade gardens that not only...

Fruit Trees for Every Garden offers a comprehensive guide to growing healthy and bountiful fruit trees using an organic approach. With over 40 years of experience, Orin Martin shares his expertise on...

The Complete Guide to Growing Fuchsias is a comprehensive resource for cultivating these beautiful flowers. With step-by-step gardening techniques and an illustrated directory of over 500 varieties,...

Bill Alexander's dream of growing his own vegetable garden and small orchard turned into a series of unexpected challenges.The pursuit of the perfect Brandywine tomato led him to invest time, money,...

Get growing with this comprehensive guide to allotment gardening. This newly updated edition takes you through every step of successful growing, from early planning to planting and harvesting. Learn...

Grow your own delicious organic fruit at home with this comprehensive guide. Lewis Hill and Leonard Perry share their expertise to help you choose the best varieties, plant, prune, and harvest a...

Planting Wildflowers: A Grower's Guide is a practical and illustrated guide for anyone looking to create a pollinator-friendly outdoor space. By choosing the right species and varieties, you can make...

The Urban Farmer: A comprehensive guide to intensive food production in small spaces. With 40 million acres of lawns in North America, there is huge potential for would-be farmers to turn their yards...

Discover the magic in everyday foods and transform your kitchen into a lush oasis. Deborah Peterson reveals how common kitchen staples can be coaxed into vibrant houseplants that are as attractive as...

The Plastic-Free Gardener: A Step-by-Step Guide to Gardening Without PlasticDiscover how to create beautiful flower gardens and productive vegetable plots that work in harmony with nature and...

Discover the art of growing olives in your own garden with this comprehensive guide. From introduction to propagation and harvesting, John Davidson and Dueep Jyot Singh provide expert advice for...

Tough Plants for Tough Places: A Directory of Nearly 100 Pratically Invincible Plants. Most gardens face challenging conditions that make it difficult to plant and maintain. Damp, sunless corridors,...

Learn to create stunning landscapes with pyrography. This comprehensive guide by Lora S. Irish covers the basics and beyond, teaching you how to work in layers for beautiful results. You'll discover...

The Lavender Lover's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Growing, Crafting, and Cooking with Lavender. Discover the beauty and versatility of lavender with this comprehensive guide. The Lavender...

Create a beautiful garden with chickens. Many gardeners fear that chickens will damage their landscape, but Jessi Bloom shows you how to have both. This handbook offers practical advice for creating...

Bees play a vital role in pollinating our flowers, fruits and vegetables. By creating a bee-friendly garden, you can contribute to their well-being and enhance your own outdoor space. This practical...

Vegetables: A comprehensive guide for gardeners, featuring over 500 varieties in full color photography. This revised and updated edition is an indispensable resource for growers, covering...

Grow Your Own Mushrooms: A Beginner's Guide is a comprehensive guide to cultivating your own mushrooms at home. With photo-illustrated instruction, you'll learn how to grow six types of mushroom,...

Turn a shady yard into a sumptuous garden with Glorious Shade. This informative guide shows you how to make the most of shade and create a beautiful, thriving garden in even the shadiest corners of...

The Garden Visitor's Handbook 2021 offers a year-round invitation to explore England and Wales' most beautiful gardens. With over 3,700 gardens featured, this comprehensive guide provides unique...

New Vegetable Garden Techniques offers practical advice and techniques for growing healthy, tasty organic fruit and vegetables. Whether you're just starting out or looking to improve your skills,...

Why We Garden explores the mystery of what makes us love gardening through history, science, art, and philosophy. This thoughtful collection is a down-to-earth guide that offers more than just how-to...

Garden Design Master Class brings together 100 essays by leading garden designers, reflecting on fundamental questions and principles in landscape architecture. These expert insights are paired with...

Get Guerrilla Gardening: A Handbook for Planting in Public Places by Ellen Miles Transform your neighbourhood's neglected corners into bright pockets of plant life with this inspiring guide to...

The lily is an emotive flower with cultural connotations of romance, remembrance, love and innocence. Its dramatic elegance has been added to gardens for centuries, reflecting its presence in...

The View from Federal Twist: A New Way of Thinking about Gardens, Nature and Ourselves by James Golden. Federal Twist is a naturalistic garden that blurs the boundaries between cultivated space and...

The Intelligent Gardener: Growing Nutrient-Dense FoodThis practical guide offers a holistic approach to gardening, focusing on creating nutrient-dense food that benefits both people and the...

Discover 21 Pet-Friendly Indoor Plants to Bring Life to Your Home. Having houseplants can bring numerous physical and mental benefits to your daily life, but not all plants are safe for cats and dogs...

This guide offers practical advice and beautiful images to help you navigate common garden design dilemmas. Whether you're struggling with a specific issue or just need inspiration, Kendra Wilson's...

Fine Gardening Beds & Borders Design Ideas for Gardens Large and Small offers expert guidance for creating beautiful outdoor spaces. This collection from the editors of Fine Gardening magazine...

Beth Chatto's expert advice for taming the challenges of damp ground in your garden. In this comprehensive guide, she shares her personal experience and wealth of knowledge to help you create a...

The revised and updated edition of "Let it Rot! The Gardener's Guide to Composting" is now available. Praised by "Library Journal" for its clear explanation of composting, this book has become a...

The intimate Monk's Garden at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is a masterpiece of design. In this book, landscape architect Michael Van Valkenburgh shares the story behind its creation, from the...

Gardening Know How - The Complete Guide to Vegetable Gardening is your comprehensive guide to creating and maintaining a thriving edible garden. With expert advice from the team behind one of the...

Garden Builder Plans and Instructions for 35 Projects You Can Make by JoAnn Moser is a comprehensive guide to creating your own garden projects. With 35 complete project plans, this book provides a...

The Healthy Vegetable Garden offers a comprehensive approach to creating a thriving and sustainable garden. Sally Morgan shares her expertise in regenerative gardening, agroecology, and permaculture...

Homegrown Tea: A Guide to Growing and Enjoying Your Own Teas. This comprehensive guide shows you how to grow a wide variety of plants in your garden, balcony or even on a window sill, which can...

Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond is the first volume in a three-part guide to creating sustainable water-harvesting systems for your home, landscape, and community. This comprehensive...

Transform your outdoor space into a beautiful garden without breaking the bank. Sharon Amos shares her expert tips and tricks for creating a stunning garden using plants that are free or low-cost...

Cottage Garden Flowers by Margery Fish offers practical advice and enthusiasm for creating and maintaining a charming cottage garden. This timeless guide is suitable for both beginners and...

Reversing the decline of wildlife populations requires simple yet effective action. By incorporating native plants into your garden or landscape, you can make a significant contribution to sustaining...

Attracting Garden Pollinators is a comprehensive guide to creating a haven for these vital creatures in your garden. By providing plants rich in nectar and pollen, you can play a crucial role in...

A History of Gardening in 50 Objects by George Drower explores the evolution of gardening through fifty significant objects that have shaped the industry. From ancient homesteads to modern...

Create your dream garden with ease. This comprehensive toolkit includes 150 reusable illustrated stickers featuring dozens of plant cultivars, a fold-out design board, and a step-by-step guide to...

Francis Pryor's A Fenland Garden is a narrative of the making of a garden in an unfamiliar and sometimes hostile place. As an archaeologist with a deep understanding of the soil, landscape, and...

A Love Affair with Peonies by Alec White is an illustrated celebration of this remarkable flower. The book explores the qualities that make peonies stand out, from their varied chapters introducing...

The Wildlife Garden by John Lewis-Stempel is a comprehensive guide to creating a haven for wildlife in your own garden. Whether you're looking to enhance an existing space or transform it into a mini...

Vegetables Love Flowers Companion Planting for Beauty and Bounty is a comprehensive guide to creating a healthy, bountiful garden using the tried-and-true technique of interplanting flowers and...

Explore the beauty and history of Paris's most stunning gardens. This comprehensive guide takes you on a cultural tour through twenty-five spectacular gardens in and around Paris, from famous...

Gardeners' World Top Tips by Louise Hampden is a comprehensive guide to making the most of your garden. This collection of 40 years' worth of expert advice is divided into chapters covering flowers,...

The Star-Nosed Mole: An Anthology of Scented Garden Writing by Isabel Bannerman. Isabel Bannerman's fascination with the natural world led her to explore the realm of scent and its connection to...

The Book of Pears: A Comprehensive Guide to Over 500 Varieties Discover the fascinating story behind one of the world's most beloved fruits. This beautifully illustrated book takes you on a journey...

Ancient standing stones hold the power to transmit beneficial Earth energies and provide anchor points for the land's spirit. Alanna Moore explores how these ancient traditions continue to influence...

The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook provides straightforward resources and tools to identify common pests in edible gardens and manage them without synthetic chemical pesticides.As climate change and...

Discover Maria Thun's expert guidance on cultivating a thriving garden with biodynamic methods. This comprehensive guide shares over 100 valuable tips and techniques for gardening, covering topics...

Things to do with Plants offers a unique perspective on our relationship with plants. With over 390,900 species, they play a vital role in making our planet habitable and meeting our basic needs...

The Bonsai Handbook by David Prescott provides a comprehensive guide to this intricate and rewarding hobby. From cultivating and propagating trees to pruning and caring for them, this authoritative...

Get up to date with today's hydrangea market and discover the latest cultivars available from your local garden center. This comprehensive guide features over 200 full-color photographs and diagrams,...

Gardening for Life: The Biodynamic Way explores the intricate connection between plant life and soil health. By understanding that the soil is alive and its vitality affects crop growth, you can...

Learn the basics of raised bed gardening with CaliKim's expert guidance. This comprehensive guide covers everything from selecting the perfect raised bed to creating a thriving garden, including tips...

Xa Tollemache's first book tells the story of her love affair with gardening, which began when she moved into Helmingham Hall in 1975. Over the next twenty years, she transformed the gardens and...

Turn your backyard into a stylish oasis with expert advice from landscape designer Scott Shrader. This beautifully illustrated book showcases 12 beautiful properties that blur the lines between...

Green Shades: An Anthology of Plants, Gardens and Gardeners brings together a fascinating selection of gardening writing that spans centuries, seasons, and species. Elizabeth Jane Howard's carefully...

Start your container garden today and enjoy fresh veggies and herbs in no time. This beginner's guide shows you how to plan, grow, and maintain a thriving container garden, even with limited space...

Create an enchanting evening oasis in your own garden with Moon Garden. This beautifully illustrated guide shows you how to create a moon garden, perfect for unwinding after a long day. You'll find...

Greenhouse Gardening: Your Ultimate Guide to Growing Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs and More Year-RoundThis comprehensive guide is perfect for anyone looking to create and grow a thriving garden in a...

Bring the outdoors in with unique mini-gardens that thrive in small spaces. This book presents 31 cutting-edge terrarium designs using inexpensive materials and common plants, along with step-by-step...

Discover the art of growing delicious tomatoes with this practical guide. From vibrant and nutritious to versatile and tasty, tomatoes are a popular choice in any garden.This comprehensive book...

Ferns Indoors - Outdoors - Growing - Crafting is a comprehensive guide to these versatile and ancient plants. With detailed information on their care, propagation, display ideas, and craft projects,...

This beautifully illustrated guide to growing plants indoors and out is perfect for parents and children who enjoy spending time together in nature. With clear explanations and practical projects,...

The Gardener's Guide to Prairie Plants is a comprehensive reference for gardeners passionate about native plants and prairie restoration. Renowned prairie gardeners Neil Diboll and Hilary Cox compile...

Succulents for Beginners: A Year-Round Growing Guide for Healthy and Beautiful Plants. Misa Matsuyama shares her expertise to help you get started with this forgiving plant family. With over 200...

Grow Eco-Gardening: Essential Know-How and Expert Advice for Gardening SuccessThis comprehensive guide to eco-gardening provides practical, jargon-free know-how and simple gardening techniques to...

Creating natural fertilizer at home has never been easier. With organic composting, you can take control of what goes into your garden and enjoy the benefits of a thriving, chemical-free environment...

Growing Your Dinner Without Leaving the House by Claire Ratinon is perfect for anyone looking to take their indoor gardening skills to the next level. With this comprehensive guide, you'll learn how...

Practical Permaculture for Home Landscapes, Your Community, and the Whole Earth offers authoritative advice on sustainable living. Jessi Bloom and Dave Boehnlein share a holistic approach to...

Shunmyo Masuno's gardens are more than just beautiful spaces - they offer a refuge from the stresses of modern life. In this book, the renowned Japanese garden designer shares his philosophy and...

Basalt and Paramagnetism Electroculture is a practical guide to improving soil fertility, microbiology, and earthworm activity using natural magnetism. By understanding the role of basalt in...

Garden Revolution: A New Approach to Beautiful and Sustainable Landscapes. This comprehensive guide to ecological landscape design offers a fresh perspective on gardening. By choosing plants that are...