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Sadao Hibi''s superbly composed photographs show Japan''s best known gardens in a variety of styles, from austere compositions in stone and gravel to richly planted landscapes. The photographs, here shown for the first time outside Japan, express the extraordinary beauty and diversity of one of the world''s most ancient and revered styles of gardening. Alongside the photographs are extracts from the Sakuteiki, ''Notes on Garden Design'' written in the 11th century by the courtier and poet Tachibana no Toshitsuna.

From the Blenheim Orange to the Ribston Pippin, this book tells the intriguing stories behind each variety, how they acquired their names, and their merits for eating, cooking or making cider. Beautifully illustrated and including practical advice on how to choose and grow your own trees, this is the perfect book for apple-lovers and growers.

The author presents a compelling story about the decline and rebirth of a 100-year-old garden.

Grow happy, healthy succulents

The Pig: Tales and Recipes from the Kitchen Garden and Beyond is an enchanting book by Robin Hutson. Published in 2019 by the renowned Octopus Publishing Group, this book takes the readers on a unique culinary journey. This book is not just a cookbook; it's a celebration of a lifestyle and love for the kitchen garden and the art of cooking. Hutson, with his extraordinary storytelling ability, weaves tales around the recipes making it an enjoyable read. It's a perfect blend of the genre of cooking and storytelling, making it a unique addition to your bookshelf. The Pig is more than a cookbook, it's a tale from the kitchen garden and beyond, told in the most delicious way possible.

Kiftsgate Court, perched on the northern edge of the Cotswolds Hills in Gloucestershire, is a garden composed of many different scenes. Three women have tended Kiftsgate, each one its driving force for a third of a century, and each building on the legacy of the previous generation.

The stories of thirty women who led notable lives or garnered achievements that led to flowers being named after them. Foreword from Alan Titchmarsh.

Loaded with complete plans and easy-to-follow construction tips, Garden DIY offers a creative mix of both practical and decorative projects for gardening enthusiasts. Brother and sister team Samantha and Daniel Johnson present 25 hands-on projects for aspiring horticulturalists.

A remarkable, amusing and inspiring tour of what, where, and when to eat BC's fruits and vegetables, complete with photos, recipes and trivia. Take a delightful journey through BC's extraordinary bounty and explore the secrets of locally grown fruits and vegetables. In Jane Reid's new book, Freshly Picked, foodies, locavores and gardeners will discover fascinating information about the plentiful harvests that BC farmers produce every year. In this beautiful colour edition, Reid shares valuable tips on where and when to find the freshest fruits and veggies, plus storage hints and simple recipes that bring out the full flavour of BC's offerings one fruit and vegetable at a time. With her vast collection of historical tidbits Reid shares the surprising facts about the sex life of corn, the checkered reputation of garlic, how beans saved mankind, and more. A committed locavore, Reid passes on stories of local farming, the traditions of preserving foods, and the benefits of eating locally grown fruits and vegetables. Freshly Picked: A Locavore's Love Affair with BC's Bounty is an essential read for any local food lover. Season by season, Reid offers stories, memories, and tales of love and affection for the best of what BC has to offer.

The complete guide to "greening" your space, with ideas and inspiration for adding plants to every room in your home, plus a directory of versatile, easy-to-care-for specimens.

This book features some of the world's most beautiful private gardens and swimming pools, realised by the best garden and landscape architects working today.

Comprehensive backyard farming guide to growing herbs for its many different uses in food and medicine.Backyard Farming: Growing Herbs for Food and Medicine is your one-stop guide for growing and utilizing herbs in your life. Intended to serve as a comprehensive primer for first-time gardeners, detailed illustrations and informative photographs help to eliminate confusion and ease new homesteaders into the world of backyard farming. Growing Herbs for Food and Medicine includes not only instructions on planting, but goes into detail the many different kinds of ways to use herbs such as marinades and garnishes for your meals or as natural remedies and medicinal cures for what ails you.

From two of the foremost names in horticulture, comes the authoritative guide for the best tree species and cultivars for the landscapes of today.

Whatever the weather, ensure your garden looks stunning. Learn how to create beautiful projects for your outside living space with sewing expert Debbie Shore.

In this highly giftable, lushly-photographed guide, iconic garden voice Margaret Roach shows gardeners how to incorporate lessons from her glorious garden into their own home landscapes.

Micropropagation through an in vitro culture technique is a reliable biotechnological tool that holds a better scope and future for the propagation of numerous economically prominent ornamentals, including those having value in the foliage and flowering plants industry. As a lucrative alternative approach to conventional propagation, micropropagation is a highly refined, well-developed and suitable method to produce a large scale of progeny plants which are genetically identical to the stock plant in a short time. Micropropagation of ornamental plants is increasingly and continuously involved in the scientific progress of plant biotechnology and has a relevant horticultural impact. Accordingly, a new book on micropropagation of ornamental plants is always required. Microprpagation of Ornamental Plants: Research and Practice consists of nine chapters divided into four sections authored by experienced and prestigious authors from different parts of the globe. The editor and authors are recognized as eminent scientists in their fields, and they add the quality and credibility to the content. Each chapter is illustrated and attempts to convey the practical as well as the theoretical aspects of microproparagtion. This anthology combines smartly refined micropropagation protocols of a considerable number of economically important ornamental species. Furthermore, the book will serve as a reference for horticulturists, researchers, lecturers, and students in horticulture, agriculture and biotechnology.

Selected as one of the best gardening reads of 2019 by The Daily MailShort of outdoor space but want to grow fruit and vegetables?

This handy handbook, which can be used independently or as a companion to The Trees of Florida and The Shrubs and Woody Vines of Florida, makes it possible to easily identify all of Florida's native and naturalized woody plants. The text is formatted as a traditional botanical key, offering a series of either/or decisions leading to the precise identification of a plant in hand. Designed primarily for field use and targeted to both amateurs and professionals, the keys are clear, concise, non-technical, and rely on conspicuous and easily seen features with emphasis on characteristics that are observable year-round. An important addition to any plant lovers field gear.

Gardeners from Key West to Lake Okeechobee and on up the coasts know that gardening advice for the rest of the country just doesn't apply here. South Florida is unique, and The Art of South Florida Gardening is uniquely intended for South Florida gardeners, who have depended on the solid advice in this book since the first edition came out more than a decade ago. Now it has been updated with more helpful facts, tips, and advice for the conservation-conscious gardener of the 21st century, while maintaining the practical, easygoing attitude South Florida gardeners have found so comforting over the years. This book still makes gardening in South Florida inviting and fun, whether you are an old hand or have just moved here and even if you have never before considered getting your hands dirty. Harold's warm, wise voice is always encouraging and enthusiastic, and Coralee's lively engaging prose will have you reading as much for pleasure as for its valuable information.

A compact, full-colour encyclopedia that summarizes the key information about cut flowers and foliage plants - their history, cultivation, properties, uses, care and handling.

Native Plants for Florida Gardens will share the expertise of the Florida Wildlife Foundation to help anyone create lovely, low-maintenance gardens that will tolerate Floridäs roughest conditions, resist disease, and support biodiversity.

Natural beauty remedies and treatments from your garden from expert 'well-ness' guru, Fiann O Nuallain.

Offers advice on gardening, cooking, brewing, cheese making, and raising animals. This book describes simple techniques for canning, drying, and freezing the garden's bounty. It presents tips for collecting, storing, and using eggs, along with advice on butchering chickens and cooking the meat.

Fully updated and expanded, this beautifully illustrated field guide showcases the full range of wildlife that can be found in the British garden. Even the smallest garden can be an important haven for wildlife, and this authoritative guide enables everyone to explore this wealth on their back doorstep. It covers all the main animal groups--including pond life--likely to be found in a garden in Great Britain and Ireland. Detailed descriptions and information on life history, behaviour and occurrence are provided for more than 500 species, as well as practical information on creating a pond for wildlife, making nestboxes and feeding birds. Richard Lewington, acknowledged as one of the finest natural history artists in Europe, has teamed up with his brother Ian, one of our most respected bird artists, to provide nearly 1,000 superbly detailed color artworks to complement the text. Presented in an accessible, easy-to-use format, this fully updated and expanded edition covers everything from blue tits to bumblebees and hedgehogs to hawkmoths.

For anyone who wants to live well in their garden, here is a guide to creating stylish and liveable outdoor spaces for entertaining, playing, and relaxing

The 18th-century phenomenon of the English Landscape Garden was so widespread that even today, when so much has been built over or otherwise changed, one is never far from an example throughout England.

"Like a favorite recipe, a posy is meant to be savored and shared. Try it yourself, and... welcome a bit of floral enchantment into your life." -Amy Stewart, author of The Drunken Botanist