Peonies The Imperial Flower by Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall
79.95 NZD
89.95 (11% off)
Category: Gardening
1999 Weidenfeld & Nicholson hard back with dj covered in plastic Excellent copy With 200 colour photos, illustrations and plans this book celebrates the beauty and influence of the peony and its place in art and history as well as providing comprehensive information for gardeners wishing to choose a ...Show more
Led by the Nose: A Garden of Smells by Jenny Joseph
29.95 NZD
Category: Gardening
In this memoir of a year in her garden Jenny Joseph leads us down her garden path by the âÂÂnow of the noseâÂÂ. We are taken month by month through the gardening year and the smells associated with each month are evoked, as well as an insight into the life of this most unconventional writer. Ther ...Show more
The Oxford Companion to the Garden by Patrick Taylor
140.00 NZD
155.00 (9% off)
Category: Gardening
Devoted to gardens of every kind and the people involved in their making, The Oxford Companion to the Garden provides comprehensive coverage in 1,750 alphabetical entries detailing all aspects of the garden - from the ancient to the avant garde. It combines a survey of the world's gardens, biographies o ...Show more
Understanding Vineyard Soils by Robert White
75.00 NZD
Category: Gardening
Terroir connotes a sense of place that imparts a distinctive character to wine. A central component of iterroir is the soil and its immediate surroundings. Thus, an understanding of the basic properties of soils and how they function as a "living skin" on the earth's surface is of fundamental importance ...Show more
Seasons: A Journey Through the New Zealand Garden by Jack Hobbs
55.00 NZD
Category: Gardening
SEASONS - a journey through the garden showcases a startling array of plants and their ever-changing forms and colours. Photographer Sally Tagg spent three years capturing seasonal displays of flowers and plants at Auckland's Botanic Gardens. The result is a stunning collection of photographs that celeb ...Show more
Beginner's Guide to Earthworm Farming by Mary Murphy
26.00 NZD
Category: Gardening
If you are concerned about the health of our planet then turn your attention to what lies under your feet. In the soil below are creatures at work that play a pivotal role in producing the food we eat and impacting the quality of our food crops. Earthworms were described by Darwin as the most important ...Show more
Garden : Garden designs to enhance your life by Tony Murrell (photos Karen Ellis)
45.00 NZD
Category: Gardening
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Pruning by Anon
25.00 NZD
Category: Gardening
Pruning is an essential part of forming and maintaining healthy and attractive plants, but it is probably an area of gardening that most of us feel least confident about.This book contains simple and straightforward information on how to prune shrubs, trees, hedges, climbers and roses, as well as an int ...Show more
English Journeys: Let Us Now Praise Famous Gardens by Vita Sackville-West
11.95 NZD
Category: Gardening | Series: English Journeys
In this unique gardening chronicle Vita Sackville-West weaves together simple, honest accounts of her horticultural experiences throughout the year with exquisite writing and poetic description. Whether singing the praises of sweet-briar, cyclamen, Indian pinks and the Strawberry grape, or giving practi ...Show more
English Journeys: The Beauties of a Cottage Garden by Gertrude Jekyll
11.95 NZD
Category: Gardening | Series: English Journeys
This is a celebration of the beauties and possibilities of Heliotrope and Honeysuckle, Auricula, Snapdragon, Spanish Iris and Corydalis, and all the other plants that enliven and exalt the gardens of England. Gertrude Jekyll gives good advice on how to make a garden a place of repose and pleasure. Writi ...Show more
Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees by Roger Deakin
29.00 NZD
Category: Gardening | Reading Level: very good
Roger Deakin's "Wildwood" is a much loved classic of nature writing. "Wildwood" is about the element wood, as it exists in nature, in our souls, in our culture and our lives. From the walnut tree at his Suffolk home, Roger Deakin embarks upon a quest that takes him through Britain, across Europe, to Cen ...Show more
Lavender: the New Zealand Gardener's Guide by Virginia McNaughton
39.95 NZD
Category: Gardening
The first comprehensive study to enable the reader to decipher the intricacies of lavender identification. Over 200 lavender species and cultivars are described in detail, including a specific chapter on New Zealand. Other chapters detail cultivation, propagation, pests and diseases, classification, bot ...Show more