Nature, recreation and sports / Gardening

The Tudor Garden: 1485-1603

by Twigs Way

Contrived, colourful, and cultured, the garden of the Tudor period was a paradise on earth, given over to pleasurable pastimes. Artificiality was the fashion of the age, with clipped and twined plants vying...

Hertfordshire: A Landscape History

by Anne Rowe & Tom Williamson

Dividing the county of Hertfordshire into four broad regions—the “champion” countryside in the north, the Chiltern dip slope to the west, the fertile boulder clays of the east, and the unwelcoming London...

Backyard Farming: Growing Vegetables & Herbs: From Planting to Harvesting and More

by Kim Pezza

Your Backyard Farming Experience Begins Here!

A bountiful vegetable garden is a mainstay of the backyard farm; when done right, it can form the foundation for all your future farming successes. Whether you’re...

Embroidery pour le Jardinier

by Sylvie Blondeau

Embroidery pour le Jardinier presents more than one hundred designs to add charm to things you use in the garden and twenty-one needlework steps teaching how to do this. In no time you'll be hand-stitching cherry...

Virgins, Weeders and Queens: A History of Women in the Garden

by Twigs Way

Women are at the forefront of garden design and the horticultural world. This work ranges from the virgins perched on turf seats in medieval illuminations and the weeding women of the Tudor royal garden to queens...

The Victorian Gardener

by Anne Wilkinson

Gardening is one of the most popular leisure activities today and most people take it for granted that suitable plants, equipment and information are easily available. This was not always the case. Anne Wilkinson's...

Dig for Victory

by Summersdale

Wise words for gardeners

"It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a home-grown tomato."  —Lewis Grizzard

The World War II slogan is still pertinent in these thrift times as more...

Gaining Ground: A Story of Farmers' Markets, Local Food, and Saving the Family Farm

by Forrest Pritchard & Joel Salatin

One fateful day in 1996, upon discovering that five freight cars’ worth of glittering corn have reaped a tiny profit of $18.16, young Forrest Pritchard undertakes to save his family’s farm. What ensues—through...

Terrariums Reimagined: Mini Worlds Made in Creative Containers

by Kat Geiger

CREATE ADORABLE GARDENS IN INGENIOUS VESSELS

Add style, nature and a touch of whimsy to your home with one-of-a-kind terrariums. Terrariums Reimagined shows how to make and maintain arid deserts, flowering...

Butterfly Gardening for Texas

by Geyata Ajilvsgi

Texas hosts an unparalleled number of butterfly species, and whether one lives near the beaches of the Gulf Coast or in the mountains of the Trans-Pecos, all Texans can enjoy the color and tranquility that butterflies...

Creating Rain Gardens

by Cleo Woelfle-Erskine & Apryl Uncapher

Homeowners spend hundreds of dollars watering their yard, but there is an easy way to save money and resources—rain gardening. But what is it? As simple as collecting rain to reuse in front and backyards....

Dahlias, Gladioli and Begonias - The Amateur Gardener's Guide to Their Cultivation

by H. H. Thomas

This little volume provides everything you need to know about growing Dahlia's, Gladioli and Begonias in your garden. With Comprehensive knowledge on all the different varieties and how to feed, water and care...

Pruning Made Easy - How to Prune Rose Trees, Fruit Trees and Ornamental Trees and Shrubs

by H. H. Thomas

For anyone who has rose trees, fruit trees, ornamental trees or shrubs in their garden. This book will provide a guide to how to prune, whether is be cutting back or thinning out, what time of year to start...

Chrysanthemum Culture for Amateurs: Containing Full Directions for the Successful Cultivation of the Chrysanthemum for Exhibition and the Market

by B. C. Ravenscroft

A whole and complete treatise on the cultivation of chrysanthemums. Includes: Introduction on Chrysanthemums, Various Types of the Flower, Growing for Exhibition, Growing for Decoration, Propagation by Cuttings,...

Le Champignon de Couche, Culture Bourgeoise Et Commerciale, Recolte Et Conservation

by Jean Lachaume

Cet ouvrage sur les champignons de couche est paru à l'origine en 1871. Il constitue un véritable traité sur leur culture et vente avec une mine d'informations au sujet qui sont toujours pratiques et utiles...

Small Holding and Cottage Gardens - Instructions and Plans for - Planting and Cropping - Flower and Market Garden Produce - Profitable Fruit Culture -

by John Godwin

Originally published in 1915. The illustrated contents include: Bees and Bee Keeping - Laying out a Small Holding - Working the Land - Arrangement of Fruit Trees - Garden Plans - Planting and Arranging Plots...

The Apple - With Chapters on Propagation, Grafting and General Pruning

by R. Lewis Castle

A book that deals with all aspects of the apple, from its planting and cultivation to its selection and different breeds. Extensively illustrated with drawings and photographs. This book contains classic material...

Teach Yourself Canasta

by Jean Lachaume

This book is a comprehensive guide to Canasta, part of the rummy family of card games that originated in Uruguay. Contents Include: Definitions; Canasta; The Origin of Canasta; The Pack; Rules for Canasta; Alternative...

Quiet Beauty: The Japanese Gardens of North America

by Kendall H. Brown & David M. Cobb

Quiet Beauty: Japanese Gardens of North America is an extraordinary look at the most beautiful—and serene—gardens in the United States and Canada. Most Japanese garden books look to the gardens of Japan. Quiet...

Gardening in Pyjamas: Horticultural enlightenment for obsessive dawn raiders

by Helen Yemm

This is the perfect book for you if you are one of the many people who feel that gardening could be your ultimate pleasure if only you knew just that little bit more about it. The Daily Telegraph's much-loved...