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Landscape And Garden Design: Lessons From History
Gordon Haynes - Paperback - Whittles
This title presents a chronological review of garden design which both simplifies the big picture and supplies a rationale, with examples, of the merits and demerits of each design period while reflecting on the social conditions which generated each one.
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Growing Your Own Vegetables
Alice Jacobs - Paperback - Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh
This practical guide explains the techniques you need to grow a variety of vegetables in any available space. Along with methods, tips and horticulutral expertise there are lots of inspirational ideas to keep you eating your own crops all year round. It offers simple and concise instructions to get you started.
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A Garden In The Hills
Katharine Stewart - Paperback - Birlinn
Month by month we are taken through a year in the life of Katharine Stewart's garden. The circle of the seasons is luminously evoked as we are told of the practicalities of gardening, cooking, bee-keeping and wine-making.
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A Biodynamic Manual: Practical Instructions For Farmers And Gardeners
Pierre Masson - Paperback - Floris
In this book, Pierre Masson answers numerous questions about the practice and methods of biodynamic farming and gardening. Topics covered include all aspects of making and using biodynamic preparations and composts, managing the health of plants, weed control, parasite control, issues around mixed cultivation, and animal care.
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Pfeiffer's Introduction To Biodynamics
Ehrenfried Pfeiffer - Paperback - Floris
Ehrenfried Pfeiffer was a pioneer of biodynamics in North America. This text is a collection of three key articles introducing the concepts, principles and practice of the biodynamic method, as well as an overview of its early history.
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Patrick Neill: Doyen Of Scottish Horticulture
Forbes W. Robertson - Paperback - Whittles
This volume chronicles the activities of one of the most important Scotsmen of the 19th century. One of the key figures in the history of Scottish horticulture by virtue of his widespread and lasting influence.
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The Scottish Gardener: Examines The Distinctive Tradition Of Scottish Gardening
Suki Urquhart - Paperback - Birlinn
A celebration of the diversity of Scottish gardens and gardeners, this book looks at a wide range of examples, explaining how the Scottish garden has changed over the years thanks to factors such as climate, conflicts and changing fashions.
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Ian Hamilton Finlay: Two Gardens
Prudence Carlson - Hardback - Kehrer
The sacred grove of antiquity was an enchanted spot for quiet contemplation, where mortals could commune with the gods. This tradition continues to resonate in the two extraordinary gardens created by poet, artist and gardener Ian Hamilton Finlay.
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The Invention Of The Western Garden: The History Of An Idea
Matteo Vercelloni - Hardback - Waverley
Through time, the 'garden' in the Western world has developed as a concept of 'a paradise on earth', and cultures have since worked to create and reconstruct from soil, plants and weather, a paradise. This book explores how the garden has evolved, and gives examples, plans and pictures that show two thousand years of the garden.
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The Broons' Book O' Gairdenin' Wisdoms
- Hardback - Waverley
There is no higher authority on key aspects of gardening and house plants than the old hands in the Broons family. With this title they present a unique view on town and country gardening.