Product Description: The virtues of organic food have long been apparent. But what many people don't realize is that they can grow their own--no matter how small their space. Whether you've got a backyard, rooftop, or patio, or are restricted to window boxes or hanging baskets, the joy and satisfaction of organic gardening can be yours...read more

A guide to planting in pots for those wishing to to maximize their available gardening space with colourful plants. This is a practical book on which plants go best into which type of pot in order to have a colourful garden in every season of the year. It also shows how any size of garden can be transformed by carefully arranged and planted pots.

Product Description: Herbs have been cultivated for thousands of years for their aromatic, health-giving, and culinary qualities. Today they are also valued as attractive additions to any garden or as sweet-smelling decoration in the home. In this book, herb expert Barbara Segall, Food writer Louise Pickford, and stylist Rose Hammick pool their knowledge to celebrate every aspect of herbs, from growing conditions in beds, borders, and containers, and indoors to decorative ideas for herbs in the home...read more

Product Description: Herbs have been cultivated for thousands of years for their aromatic, health-giving, and culinary qualities. Today they are also valued as attractive additions to any garden or as sweet-smelling decoration in the home. In this book, herb expert Barbara Segall, Food writer Louise Pickford, and stylist Rose Hammick pool their knowledge to celebrate every aspect of herbs, from growing conditions in beds, borders, and containers, and indoors to decorative ideas for herbs in the home...read more

Product Description: Begin with the basics of garden planning: which crop to sow and when, improving the soil, creating shelter, combating pests, and propagating plants. Success on a small scale becomes inevitable with beautiful photos of garden layouts and detailed information on leaf, flowering, and fruiting vegetables; gourds; onions; pods and kernels; roots, stems, and bulbs; and herbs...read more

Product Description: This work highlights 20 of the world's most inspiring coastal gardens. The author provides all the background information needed to make a successful seaside garden, profiling more than 150 plants that thrive in coastal conditions and explaining specialist gardening techniques...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Accessible advice on making the best of small plots, from planning and garden design to planting, pruning, and maintenance. Full of easy and inspirational ideas for every kind of outside space.

Product Description: «Gärten in Spanien und Portugal» führt zum berühmten Parc Güell in Barcelona, zur Alhambra in Granada, zur Anlage des Parque de Serralves in Porto sowie zu weniger bekannten Schmuckstücken.

Product Description: Professional advice on planning, planting, care and maintenance.

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Product Description: This authoritative new series of guidebooks to the gardens of Europe is the perfect companion for any garden enthusiast, whether tourist or armchair traveler. Each title is a richly illustrated in-depth guide to over 100 gardens, from the famous to little-known hidden treasures, and features colorful photography and easy-to-read illustrations commissioned especially for this series...read more

Product Description: Book by Segall, Barbara

Product Description: Written by a botanist, The Holly and the Ivy celebrates the legends and customs associated with these age-old plants of Christmas. Each page is decorated with ivy garlands or holly sprigs that encircle bits of yuletide lore. Illustrations.

Herbs are among the most versatile of all plants. For centuries they have been cultivated for their culinary, medicinal and aromatic qualities; and today, herbs are still invaluable in the kitchen, as well as being an essential ingredient in the decorative garden (whatever its size or style), contributing a pleasing range of colour, form and fragrance to beds, borders and containers. Using a month-by-month format, this book offers practical information on cultivating, harvesting and using a wide variety of herbs. Each monthly chapter provides an introduction to the herb garden at that time of year, straightforward instructions and a checklist for seasonal tasks, profiles of plants which are at their best, and a detailed practical project.

Product Description: As the popularity of gardening increases, the space available to the average gardener is becoming smaller. This book shows how to make the most of a restricted area and create an environment for leisure and relaxation.'

Retracing the history of the Christmas tree tradition, a gift edition covers the tree in legend, decorating ideas, light safety, alternatives to tree decorating, famous trees, and traditional gifts. 35,000 first printing.

In a celebration of Christmas, ivy garlands and holly sprigs encircle bits of legend, lore, and superstition--including why Father Christmas wears holly on his cap and why holly leaves have sharp points