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Christopher Lloyd’s
Gardening Year
By Christopher Lloyd
Photographs by Jonathan Buckley Introduction by Fergus Garrett Frances Lincoln | £14.99 | Hardback ISBN: 978-0-7112-3682-0
This is a giftable but lightly journalised edition of the Christopher Lloyd classic gardening reference with sumptuous new photos by Jonathan Buckley and has
a new introduction by Fergus Garrett. It shows month
by month what to do, what to admire, what to think and what to hope for. It has special monthly feature boxes that will highlight ‘colour’ and ‘succession’, the two aspects that lovers of Christopher Lloyd’s planting philosophy are most acutely attuned to.
It is a new treatment to an old classic of what to do and when to create and maintain a beautiful garden. This is the dream team of Jonathan Buckley, Christopher Lloyd and Fergus Garrett. This classic reference to the gardening year provides adventurous and thoughtful gardeners with the most eloquent writing on the garden in the 20th century accompanied by the outstanding photography.
Journal
How to
Build a Fence
A Storey Basics® guide
by Jeff Beneke
Storey Publishing | £5.99 | Paperback ISBN: 978-1-61212-442-1
Whether you need a fence to protect your garden, keep animals or
children safe, or
add privacy, Jeff
Beneke explains exactly what you need to know to build it yourself -- even if you’ve never built anything before. He gives clear, simple, step-by- step instructions for several basic fence styles using a variety of materials, including wood, vinyl, and chain link.
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Book Reviews
Royal Horticultural Society
The Half-Hour Allotment
Wild Fruit:
By Lia Leendertz
Frances Lincoln | £16.99 | Hardback ISBN: 978-0-7112-3681-3
Britain and Europe
Everyone wants an allotment these
days, and quite right too. Not only is
having an allotment a fantastic way to
get exercise and fresh air, but it means
that you can eat something fresh every day of the year.
By Alan Geneve and Marie-Jeanne Geneve Timber Press | £20 | Flexibind
ISBN: 978-0-7112-3681-3
Presented in a fresh, newly illustrated format with hundreds of new photographs and a bright new design, this new edition of The RHS Half-Hour Allotment ( rst published in 2005) combines expert advice from Lisa Leendertz and the Royal Horticultural Society.
The hedgerows, woodlands, and wild places of Britain and Northern Europe are lled with fruit of all shapes, colours and sizes. Wild Fruit enables you to identify 220 of the region’s fruits, along with tasting notes and historical information about
The book explains the philosophy of spending half an hour each day on your allotment in order to produce something to harvest and eat every day. This tried-and-tested formula
is presented with weekly work plans and time-ef cient solutions for busy gardeners who want to spend every moment preciously. Lia outlines the best crops to grow, the best varieties within each crop, and shows how to arrange and equip your allotment so that it is a place of interest for you, your family and visiting wildlife.
the medicinal uses. Over 400 colour photographs show the plants at different stages, aiding in accurate identi cation.
Learn time-saving ideas for planning the most effective use of your time and energy, eat something home-grown and fresh every day of the year and ensure bumper crops in the summer months with this new edition of The Half-Hour Allotment.
Ranging from familiar wild fruits such as the sloe and crab apple to rarer examples like the berries of sea buckthorn (which contain 30 times more vitamin C than oranges), this fascinating guide brings a deeper understanding of the plant world to walkers, foragers, and naturalists.
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