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ALMANAC & PEST-CONTROL PRIMER: A Month-By-Month Guide & Journal for Planning, Planting, & Tending Your Organic Garden Ref: RWB0361

Vicki Mattern, Fern Marshall Bradley

This Almanac and Pest-Control Primer is a trusted organic gardening friend that will help you plan, plant and enjoy your garden. Its filled with the best ideas, nifty gadgets and secret shortcuts from the editors and readers of Organic Gardening magazine. You'll find to-do lists for gardening tasks, how-to instructions and illustrations for composting, planting, pruning, harvesting, and more, plus problem-solving for garden pests.

256pp, 9.5x8, illus. ... ISBN 0875968643 ... Paperback

Published price £16.99 -- You save £11.00 ... 65%
Price: £5.99

BOTANICA'S ANNUALS & PERENNIALS: Over 1000 Pages & over 2000 Plants Listed Ref: RWB0257

The ultimate guide to annuals, biennials, and perennials. This comprehensive A-Z listing identifies over 2,000 flowering plants, and includes a wealth of information on cultivation in all climate and soil conditions. Also includes a handy reference table and an index of common names and synonyms, which makes for easy use. Truly an exceptional value with over 1,000 pages and over 2,500 beautiful, full-color images.

1008pp, 8x6, illus. ... Paperback

Published price £19.99 -- You save £11.00 ... 55%
Price: £8.99

CREATING A JAPANESE GARDEN Ref: RFD925

Peter Chan

This illustrated volume looks at the history and philosophy of Japanese gardening explaining, without technical jargon, the reasons behind the aesthetic, as well as showing the practical aspects that go to make up this form of gardening. The introduction looks at the general principles of the Japanese garden and its history, before going on to look in detail at elements of these gardens such as rocks, water, plants and accessories (including fences, gates, lanterns, water basins and stepping stones). The author then shows how to create a Japanese, with practical hints and tips for design and construction. This is the main section of the book and is split into three parts: the courtyard garden, the strolling garden and the Zen garden. There are photographs to show step by step how each garden was created, with detailed captions that explain the process from design and planning to the finished garden.

176pp, 11x9, illus. ... Hardback

Published price £18.99 -- You save £10.00 ... 53%
Price: £8.99

CREATING A WILDFLOWER GARDEN Ref: REA389

Jonathan Andrews, Anthony Huxley

Over the past 20 years there has been a growing awareness of our native wild flowers, and an increasing concern for the future of these beautiful plants. Creating a Wildflower garden explains how easy it is to create suitable habitats for wild plants in your own garden and provides instructions for the cultivation of some of the more familiar and some of the less obvious wild flowers. Also covers culinary and herbal uses, month-by-month maintenance and plants to grow to attract butterflies. Exquisitely illustrated.

160pp, 9.5x7.25, illus. ... Hardback

Published price £12.99 -- You save £8.00 ... 62%
Price: £4.99

DEAD SNAILS LEAVE NO TRAILS Ref: REA500

Loren Nancarrow, Janet Taylor

This is a comprehensive guide to controlling pests in the home, garden and pets, without the use of chemical pesticides. The book includes safe methods for eliminating ants, cockroaches and rodents; ways to get rid of fleas and other pests on pets; plants that attract helpful insects and repel destructive ones; natural pest repellents - garlic and chile peppers; and a buying guide to the organisms that people would want in the garden. REMAINDER MARK.

148pp, 9x6, illus. ... ISBN 0898158524 ... Paperback

Published price £9.99 -- You save £6.00 ... 60%
Price: £3.99

FENG SHUI IN YOUR GARDEN: How to Create Harmony in Your Garden Ref: RFD396H

Roni Jay & Richard Craze

Combining the world's most popular hobby with the mystical science of Feng Shui, the Chinese art of placement, this delightful book applies the proven principles of Feng Shui to the garden, examining all of the main features of a garden design, from shape to selection of plants to ornamentation. This book also includes suggestions for creating six popular types of gardens with very different functions: the vegetable garden, a garden for entertaining, a meditation garden, a garden for children, a courtyard garden, and a Zen garden.

112pp, 8.5x7.5, illus. ... Hardback

Published price £12.99 -- You save £7.00 ... 54%
Price: £5.99

FENG SHUI SECRETS THAT CHANGE YOUR LIFE Ref: REDE52

Li Pak Tin & Helen Yeap

A practical, hands-on guide for using the principles of Feng Shui-the ancient Chinese art of harmonious placement of objects in your surroundings-to positively change the forces in your life! Focuses on practical details so you can quickly use Feng Shui to change the energy around you. Illustrated. Charts and tables. Color inserts of Keiloon and Bagua mirror. Charts and tables.

128pp, 9x6, illus. ... Paperback

Published price £10.99 -- You save £4.40 ... 40%
Price: £6.59

THE GAIA BOOK OF ORGANIC GARDENING Ref: REA286

Charlie Ryrie & Cindy Engel

Focusing on composts, pests, weeds, and soil, this comprehensive guide to organic gardening explains how to get off the chemical treadmill, stay earth-friendly, and still enjoy an abundance of fragrant and beautiful plants. Complete with checklists and planners, it discusses everything from crop rotation to making your own "green manure," and from enhancing biodiversity to using botanical pesticides. Build the foundation for a healthy garden by identifying its soil type, and properly nurturing it. Find out which weeds are useful, and how to control unwanted varieties. Encourage "good predators," such as ladybirds and hoverflies, and plant to repel pests. With the most up-to-date ideas for time management, seasonal planting, and more, it's the best way to make the most of a garden...naturally.

160pp, 9.25x9, illus. ... Paperback

Published price £14.99 -- You save £9.00 ... 60%
Price: £5.99

THE GARDEN HEALER: Natural Remedies from Flowers, Herbs & Trees Ref: RED882

Helen Farmer-Knowles

Behind the beauty and fragility of garden plants lies the hidden strength of their healing properties. Even the smallest of gardens can provide plants with medicinal powers.

The Garden Healer gives back to you the wisdom of your garden. Pick and grow tghje herbs, flowers and leaves to soothe and heal common ailments: violets for a children's cough syrup, massage oil from silver birch, a rosemary barrier cream to use before and after gardening. Re-awaken your connection with nature, whether your plants grow in pots on the window-sill, terrace, or in an abundant garden, and let colours and scents of your plants uplift you by their presence.

144pp, 9.75x7.5 ... ISBN 1856750590 ... Paperback.

Published price £12.99 -- You save £6.00 ... 46%
Price: £6.99

GARDEN SPELLS Ref: RFD676

Claire Nahmad

A collection of over thirty charms and spells, all associated with the magic of the garden, including how to create a healing garden and how to create flowerbeds that harbour peace and goodness. Forty beautiful full-colour and black-and-white illustrations.

96pp, 7.25x4.5 ... Hardback

Published price £4.99 -- You save £2.00 ... 40%
Price: £2.99

THE HEALING GARDEN Ref: RWD566

David Squire

"The Healing Garden" is a practical guide to a wide range of ways in which the garden can be made into a place to heal body, mind and soul. Interpreting "healing" in its widest sense, the book explores historical traditions of gardens as places of peace and meditation and as a source of medicinal plants. Each chapter deals with one kind of healing and introduces specific plants of interest, explaining their uses in a variety of contexts - from edible feasts to folklore remedies.

144pp, 9.75x9, illus. ... Paperback

Published price £12.99 -- You save £9.00 ... 69%
Price: £3.99

HYDROPONICS: Soilless Gardening Explained Ref: RWB0306

Les Bridgewood

Plants need nutrients, air, water and light with a little warmth to survive. Traditionally these have been provided by soil, but hydroponic techniques allow plants not only to survive but also to thrive by gaining the perfect balance of nutrients from a regulated solution. Offering step-by-step instruction on how to build you own hydroponic systems, this straightforward guide demonstrates how to arrange and automate a greenhouse and advice on how to grow a variety of plants and control pests. It covers the flood and drain method, drip feed, nutrient film technique, aeroponics and aquaponics. It also contains a detailed examination of nutrient content and the strength of solutions.

144pp, 10x7.5, illus. ... Paperback

Published price £14.99 -- You save £9.00 ... 60%
Price: £5.99

JAPANESE GARDEN DESIGN Ref: REA348

Marc Peter Keane

In Japan, space is infinitely precious, and over the centuries the Japanese art of landscaping and garden design has been taken to its ultimate limits of expression. Though instantly recognisable, these gardens defy straightforward comprehension; they demand a philosophical, aesthetic involvement as well. Here, in this beautifully designed and illustrated book, landscape architect and garden designer Marc Peter Keane illustrates and explores in depth the essential concepts and processes of the ethereal Japanese garden tradition.

200pp, 8.75x10.5, illus. ... Paperback

Published price £18.99 -- You save £11.00 ... 58%
Price: £7.99

LITTLE HERB GARDENS DECK: 50 Simple Secrets for Glorious Gardens Indoors & Out Ref: RWX1014

Mimi Luebbermann, Georgeanne Brennan

The aroma and allure of fresh herbs spice up any porch, garden, or kitchen. The cards in this gardener's deck include information on growing, planting, and cooking with a variety of herbs from delicate French lavender to robust sages and fresh lemon verbena and provide essentials for creating beautiful and aromatic gardens. Perfectly sized for city or country life.

Boxed Set

Published price £9.99 -- You save £5.00 ... 50%
Price: £4.99 Including VAT at 17.5%

PESTS: Organic Balance & Conservation - A Practical Guide to Natural Management of Garden Pests from Borers & Nematodes to Rabbits & Deer Ref: REA086

Elizabeth & Crow Miller

Pests is a thoroughly practical guide to pest management the organic way. As in any holistic approach, the emphasis is on prevention. Beginning with the soil, where 80% of insect problems originate, this guide shows how to keep plants healthier - and opportunistic pests at bay - through a combination of soil amendments and organic fertilizers. It covers timed planting, inter-planting, homeopathic sprays, and beneficial insects.

108pp, 9x6 ... Paperback

Published price £7.99 -- You save £4.30 ... 54%
Price: £3.69

THE SANCTUARY GARDEN: Creating a Place of Refuge in Your Yard or Garden Ref: RFD561

Christopher Forrest McDowell & Tricia Clark-McDowell

To create a garden with deep intent is to create a sacred place. The authors made such a place - a sanctuary garden and teaching centre. This book is a lovingly written and illustrated sharing of their experience, filled with the knowledge of a reverential way of life devoted to peace, to place and to stewardship. Seven design elements are key in making a space that will nurture the soul of each garden visitor: a special entrance, water, colour, sitting areas, natural anchor points, art and wildlife habitat. A chapter is devoted to each of these elements, with tips, sketches and lovely line drawings that reveal spiritual meaning as well as teach the element’s place in garden design. Remainder mark.

160pp, 9.25x7.5, illus. ... Paperback

Published price £9.99 -- You save £5.00 ... 50%
Price: £4.99

SUCCESSFUL ORGANIC GARDENING (2nd Edition) Ref: RWF0312

David R Murray

Completely revised and updated, this new edition of David Murray's authoritative and comprehensive book covers everything you need to know to bew a successful organic gardener. In simple and straightforward language, David gives practical advice on soil preparation, mulching, water conservation, weed management and how to collect and store seeds to propogate your own plants. Separate chapters include information on growing herbs, the various types of root and leaf vegetables, fruit and nut trees, and growing in pots and containers. David Murray challenges the traditional concepts of gardening, such as planting flowers and vegetables in separate beds, and instead adopts the ecologically sustainable method of companion planting. In following his approach, natural pest and weed management can be achieved without resorting to pesticides. THIS IS AN AUSTRALIAN EDITION SO SOME INFO MAY BE AUSTRALIA SPECIFIC SUCH AS THAT ON PESTS. Remainder mark.

176pp, 9.5x7.25 ... ISBN 0731812670 ... Paperback

Published price £14.99 -- You save £10.00 ... 67%
Price: £4.99

TREEHOUSES Ref: RFD517

David Pearson

There has always been romance and magic in the idea of living in the treetops. Here's a book to satisfy even the most vivid imagination. However appealing the fantasy, the reality of designing and building a treehouse is a daunting challenge. Once accomplished, however, the rewards are a source of endless pleasure. Treehouses features the stories of more than 20 not-so-ordinary people who turned their dreams into real treehouses This is a collection of the pinnacles of treehouse construction selected from all over the globe, from frigid Scandinavia to the tropics of Hawaii, with plenty of stops in between. You'll learn how to: re-create a wilderness spirit in your own backyard; build your treehouse in the way that is best for the tree and the forest; and make building your treehouse as much fun as living in it.

96pp, 8x8, illus. ... Hardback

Published price £10.99 -- You save £5.50 ... 50%
Price: £5.49

VEGETABLES: Organic Gardening Basics Ref: RWB0108

Organic Gardening Magazine

Nothing beats the taste of vegetables from a home garden-especially if they are organically grown, and it's never been easier. Vegetables includes chapters on preparing the soil, the latest tools, and new vegetable breeds with increased phytonutrient and vitamin content.

112pp, 9x6 ... Paperback

Published price £10.99 -- You save £6.60 ... 60%
Price: £4.39

ZEN GARDENING Ref: RFD866

Sunniva Harte

Classical Zen gardens were designed by Japanese zen monks and were designed according to the principles of Zen. They are places for contemplation and reflection. Originally created in Japanese monasteries around the twelfth century, their beauty comes from their simplicity, and the precise arrangement of rocks, gravel, water and plants. Zen Gardening simplifies the principles of this art and reveals the meaning of the different elements, giving realistic advice on how to improve the balance of your garden without having to start from scratch.

160pp, 9x9, illus. ... Hardback

Published price £19.99 -- You save £11.00 ... 55%
Price: £8.99

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