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GAIA ORGANIC BASICS

Charlie Ryrie

A series of four introductory books from the Henry Doubleday Research Association and the Soil Association. Full of information to help the new organic gardener get started. Colour photos throughout. All 64pp


COMPOST

Compost

COM £5.99 add to cart


PESTS

Pests

PES £5.99 add to cart


SOIL

Soil

SOI £5.99 add to cart


WEEDS

Weeds

WEE £5.99 add to cart


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HDRA HANDBOOKS

A series of clear, accessible and value for money handbooks from the Henry Doubleday Research Association. Filled with information, colour photos and illustrations


GARDENING WITHOUT WATER

Gardening Without Water

Creating Beautiful Gardens Using Only Rainwater
Charlotte Green
GW3 £8.95 add to cart


GROWING FRUIT & VEGETABLES ON A BED SYSTEM

Bed System
The Organic Way
Pauline Pears
GFV £7.95 add to cart


GROWING UNDER GLASS

Growing Under Glass

Natural Fruit & Vegetables All Year Round
Sue Stickland
GH1 £7.95 add to cart


MANAGING SOIL WITHOUT USING CHEMICALS

Managing Soil Without Using Chemicals

Jo Readman
MSC £7.95 add to cart


PESTS

Pests

How To Control Them On Fruits & Vegetables
Pauline Pears & Bob Sherman
PST £8.99 add to cart


THE SMALL ECOLOGICAL GARDEN

Small Ecological Garden

Sue Stickland
SEG £8.99 add to cart


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The Permaculture Garden

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Gardening & Cultivation 1

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Allotment Gardening
ALLOTMENT GARDENING
An Organic Guide for Beginners
Susan Berger
For a comprehensive guide to allotment growing, this book has it all: tools; planning and clearing the site; crop rotation; harvesting and storage; gardener’s calendar; and an A to Z of vegetables, fruit, herbs and flowers. Well illustrated with clear text. 160pp

AGO £9.95 add to cart



Allotment Handbook THE ALLOTMENT HANDBOOK
A Guide to Promoting & Protecting Your Site
Sophie Andrews
Starting with a brief history of alltments and the legislation surrounding them, this book shows how you can make your allotment site part of a thriving, local community. Eminently practical, it covers everything from management, marketing produce locally and even protecting against development. 112pp

AH1 £6.95 add to cart




The Alternative Kitchen Garden - An A-Z THE ALTERNATIVE KITCHEN GARDEN
An A - Z
Emma Cooper
Emma Cooper introduces us to her diverse back garden of exotic food and sustainable gardening. With easily accessible A-Z information and beautiful colour photographs this is an entertaining and very useful guide for anyone wanting to grow their own, all year round or experiment with growing a wider variety of vegetables, herbs and salads.376pp

AKG £14.95 add to cart




Apple Grower THE APPLE GROWER
Michael Phillips
Covers every aspect of organic apple growing, including an excellent chapter on marketing, a subject of paramount importance to a small organic grower. The book is as relevant to home growers as to those who grow for the market. It is not only a mine of unique information, but a delight to read. 242pp

TAG £32.50 add to cart




Asian Vegetables ASIAN VEGETABLES
A Guide To Growing Fruit, Vegetables
Sally Cunningham
The food and spices available in the subcontinent are now a popular part of our diet. This is an exciting book that helps us to start to grow our own exotic food supplies and reduce the airmiles of importing these fruits, vegetables and spices. With over 40 varieties, each plant comes together with what to look for when buying, the different varieties available, their nutritional value, comprehensive cultivation instructions and colour photographs. 132pp

AVG £14.99 add to cart




Back Yard Seed Saving BACK GARDEN SEED SAVING
Sue Stickland
Introducing you to gardeners who grow vegetable varieties no longer found in seed catalogues, share the stories and tips and learn how to preserve seeds that are already rare. Comprehensive crop-by-crop guidelines to help you save seed and grow unusual, tasty vegetables. 200pp.

BGS1 £12.95 add to cart




Backyard Composting BACKYARD COMPOSTING
John Roulac
Composting allows you to do something for the part of the Earth you live with day by day: your own back garden. Backyard Composting follows basic values, such as putting things where they belong and not making a mess. Composting at home reduces your personal volume of rubbish, conserves water, increases plant growth, replaces the need for toxic chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and is also fun. 96pp

BYC £4.95 add to cart




The Bee Friendly Garden THE BEE FRIENDLY GARDEN
Ted Hooper & Mike Taylor
An A-Z of over 300 plants, including climbers, shrubs, trees, vegetables and fruit bushes which will attract bees to your garden. 184pp

BFG3 £14.99 add to cart




Herb Gardening BEGINNERS' GUIDE TO HERB GARDENING
Yvonne Cuthbertson
Everything you need to know about growing herbs – on windowsills, in hanging baskets, as lawns and seats, in a kitchen garden or to attract wildlife. All clearly described with step-by-step instructions and great designs. Includes a section on harvesting and preserving. Ideal for beginners and experienced gardeners alike. 170pp

BGH £14.99 add to cart




Berry Growers Companion THE BERRY GROWERS COMPANION
Barbara L Bowling
A US book for the berry grower enthusiast who wants detailed information on cultivation, designing support systems, yields, and healthy plants. From strawberries, brambles and blueberries, to grapes, currants, gooseberries, kiwis and other less common fruits. The FAQ sections are particularly useful for troubleshooting. 284pp

BGC2 £14.99 add to cart




Carrots Love Tomatoes CARROTS LOVE TOMATOES
Secrets Of Companion Planting For Successful Gardening
Louise Riotte
Completely revised and updated guide to growing fruit, veg and ornamentals, grasses, grains and field crops with a wealth of information on garden techniques such as vertical and successional planting and the use of inoculants. A US title. 220pp

CLT2 £9.99 add to cart




Bob Flowerdews Companion Gardening COMPLETE BOOK OF COMPANION GARDENING
Bob Flowerdew
The definitive guide to companion gardening which will enable your patch to thrive naturally and resist pests and diseases. Will tell you why onions do not do well next to beans, and how to lure woolly aphids away from your apple trees; well laid out, colourful and informative. 176pp

CBC £14.99 add to cart




Composting COMPOSTING
An Easy Household Guide
Nicky Scott
Everyone can have a compost bin, and this introduction will give you all the information you need to decide which type of bin is right for you, how to make compost and how to use it in the garden. Clearly written and easy to understand. 96pp

CEH £4.95 add to cart




Composting With Worms COMPOSTING WITH WORMS
Why Waste Your Waste?
George Pilkington
A really useful guide to worm composting packed with information; which worms to use, how to make a bin, commercially available bins, compost pests and how to compost successfully and much more. Excellent! 126pp

CWW £7.95 add to cart




Creative Vegetable Gardening CREATIVE VEGETABLE GARDENING
Joy Larkcom
An excellent combination of practical information and inspiring ideas to help you get the most from an ornamental vegetable garden. Lots of useful hints and tips, plus an excellent directory of decorative edible plants. The illustrations really brings the text to life and makes this book special. 208pp

CVG £14.99 add to cart




Dead Daisies Make Me Crazy DEAD DAISIES MAKE ME CRAZY
Garden Solutions Without Chemical Pollution
Loren Nancarrow & Janet Hogan Taylor
The companion to Dead Snails Leave No Trails, here is a book for organic fertilisers, plant food recipes and natural pest and disease repellents. It emphasises building soil health, attracting beneficial insects and wildlife gardening. An American book full of sound advise.178pp

DDM £11.50 add to cart




Dead Snails Leave No Trails DEAD SNAILS LEAVE NO TRAILS
Natural Pest Control for Home & Garden
Loren Nancarrow & Janet Hogan Taylor
If you want to get rid of fleas, earwigs, fruit flies, spider mites, slugs, snails and lots of other unwanted visitors and learn about beneficial creatures, here is a book devoted to creepy-crawlies. Contains specific recipes for repellents, alternatives to pesticides and information on life cycles. A US book full of practical help though information on skunks and possums may only be of passing interest! 148pp

DSL £11.50 add to cart




Edible Container Garden THE EDIBLE CONTAINER GARDEN
Michael Guerra
A practical guide to urban food growing by one of Britain's foremost urban permaculture designers. From balcony, rooftop or windowsill to small garden or houseboat, Michael guides you through all the techniques, design ideas, materials, tools and strategies for successful intensive gardening in small spaces. 160pp

ECG £11.99 add to cart




Flowerpot Farming FLOWERPOT FARMING
Creating Your Own Urban Kitchen Garden
Jayne Neville
You don’t need acres of land or even a big garden to enjoy your very own home-grown, fresh garden produce. The balcony, backyard, patio or even door-step can all be turned over to vegetable production. Create an orchard on the patio, grow new season potatoes out of bags and produce a continous source of seasonal vegetables throughout the year. The author started growing on her patio and now runs a vegi-box scheme.160 pp

FPF £8.99 add to cart




Food Not Lawns FOOD NOT LAWNS
How To Turn Your Back Yard Into A Garden & Your Neighbourhood Into A Community
Heather Flores
This is a grassroots activist’s manual for subverting ‘green deserts’ into productive organic edible paradise gardens. Heather shares her nine-step permaculture design to help smallholders and city dwellers alike build fertile soil, promote biodiversity, and increase natural habitat in their own ‘paradise gardens’. 344pp

FNL £19.95 add to cart




Fresh Food From Small Spaces FRESH FOOD FROM SMALL SPACES
The Square-Inch Gardener’s Guide To
Year-Round Growing, Fermenting & Sprouting
R J Ruppenthal
Learn how to transform balconies and window-sills into productive vegetable gardens, storage lockers into commercial-quality sprout and mushroom farms, and outside nooks and crannies into whatever you can imagine, including sustainable nurseries for honeybees and chickens. Free space for the city gardener might be no more than a cramped patio, rooftop, windowsill, cabinet, or garage, but no space is too small or too dark to raise food. 240pp

FFS £19.95 add to cart




Gaia's Garden GAIA’S GARDEN
A Guide To Home-Scale Permaculture
Toby Hemenway
A detailed and well presented permaculture gardening book that includes compatible perennials, non-invasive planting techniques, biodiversity, low maintenance but high yield edible plantings, and much more. Clear black and white illustrations really bring the text to life. 260pp

GGG £19.95 add to cart




Gardening Without Digging GARDENING WITHOUT DIGGING
A Guest
First published in 1949, this little manifesto of no-dig vegetable growing is a classic. It sets out the theory and then describes how to make compost and liquid manure, control weeds, pests and diseases, and mulch with sawdust. Finally, there’s a detailed sowing guide and tips on how to save seed. 48pp

GWD £4.95 add to cart




Gardens for Free GARDENS FOR FREE
A Propagation Handbook
Geoff Bryant
A detailed guide to the three main plant propagation techniques (seeds, cuttings and division). There are many extensive lists that show which method is best for specific plants, and sections explaining how to perform the procedures, care for young plants and combat pests and disease. 144pp

GFF £7.99 add to cart



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AGROFORESTRY RESEARCH TRUST PUBLICATIONS


Martin Crawford


AGROFORESTRY OPTIONS FOR LANDOWNERS
Describes clearly and concisely what agroforestry is and the benefits it can bring to landowners. Recommendations are made for suitable tree species to use in Britain. 14pp
AOL £5.00 add to cart


BAMBOOS
Covers over 100 species of bamboo which can be grown in temperate climates. 48pp
BAM £8.00 add to cart


BEE PLANTS
Gives details of over 1,050 species which are of use to bees, wild and hive. Details include time of year of benefit, siting requirements, etc. 112pp
BP1 £10.00 add to cart


BLACKBERRIES & RASPBERRIES
Extensive information on all aspects of cultivation of blackberries, raspberries and hybrid berries. 48pp
BR1 £10.00 add to cart


CHERRIES, PRODUCTION & CULTURE
Includes descriptions of the many cherry species, cultivation and management. 52pp
CPC1 £8.00 add to cart


CHESTNUTS, PRODUCTION & CULTURE
A complete guide to growing chestnuts, mainly for nut production but includes coppice production. 52pp
CPC £8.00 add to cart


CURRANTS & GOOSEBERRIES
Descriptions and uses of blackcurrants, red and whitecurrants and gooseberries are covered. 48pp
CG1 £8.00 add to cart


DIRECTORY OF APPLE CULTIVARS
This describes over 3,000 apple varieties including all available in Britain. Covers all aspects of choosing cultivars, split into descriptive lists and the main directory. 276pp
DAC £24.99 add to cart


DIRECTORY OF PEAR CULTIVARS
Describes hundreds of varieties including all those available in Britain, and also Perry and Asian pears. 100pp
DPC £10.00 add to cart


DYE PLANTS
Details of over 550 species, from trees to lichens, from which dyes can be obtained. Siting requirements, performance indicators and the colours obtained using different mordants and on different fabrics. 70pp
DP1 £10.00 add to cart


EDIBLE PLANTS FOR TEMPERATE CLIMATES
A massive directory containing details of all plants, from trees to annuals and algae to fungi, which can be grown in temperate climates and used in food in some way. Siting and performance details listed. Over 4,500 species are included; fully indexed. 218pp
EPT £20.00 add to cart


FRUIT VARIETIES RESISTANT TO PESTS & DISEASES
Lists varieties of all the common garden fruits (apples, pears, plums, cherries, currants, berries, etc.) resistant to all the common pests and diseases from which they may suffer. 56pp
FVR £8.00 add to cart


GROUND COVER PLANTS
Contains new sections on grass-based ground covers, paths, and ground covers for the short, medium and long term. Over 850 species described. 86pp
GCP £10.00 add to cart


HAZELNUTS, PRODUCTION & CULTURE
A complete guide to growing hazels, both for nut and coppice pole production. 28pp
HPC £8.00 add to cart


NITROGEN-FIXING PLANTS FOR TEMPERATE CLIMATES
Describes the different groups of plants which fix nitrogen, including the legumes, the actinorhizal plants, liverworts, and lichens. 90pp
NFP £10.00 add to cart


PEACHES & APRICOTS
All aspects comprehensively covered, including tips and varieties for using in cool temperate areas. 48pp
PP4 £10.00 add to cart


PLANTS FOR BASKETRY
Covers over 300 species, mainly shrubs and trees, which can be used for basketry, with details on siting and performance etc. 50pp
PFB £7.50 add to cart


PLANTS FOR HEDGING
Covers some 450 species of trees and shrubs which are used for hedging and shelterbelts, with details on siting and performance. 44pp
PFH £7.50 add to cart


PLUMS, PRODUCTION, CULTURE & CULTIVAR DIRECTORY
A comprehensive guide to growing plums, including over 250 different species, also bullaces, damsons and mirabelles. 60pp
PPC £10.00 add to cart


TIMBER TREES FOR TEMPERATE CLIMATES
A directory of timber producing trees for temperate climates with some 500 species included. Extensive information given for every entry from light requirements to timber usage. 92pp
TTT £10.00 add to cart


USEFUL PLANTS FOR TEMPERATE CLIMATES
A series of volumes. Details of siting (including pH, moisture and light requirements), cultivation, UK performance indicators at 10 years (trees only) and hardiness. Lists all possible uses: culinary, medicinal, fibre, rubber, ground cover, timber, facade insulation, basketry, green manures, bee and animal fodder, etc. Over 7,500 species, from trees to lichens. A4.

All volumes £10 except Climbers which is £7.50

Vol 1 Trees
(classified by size) 102pp
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Vol 1a Trees (alphabetical) 86pp
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Vol 2 Shrubs
(classified by size) 106pp
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Vol 2a Shrubs
(alphabetical) 86pp
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Vol 3 Perennials 86pp
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Vol 4 Annuals & Biennials 60pp
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Vol 5 Algae, Fungi & Lichens 60pp
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Vol 6 Climbers 22pp
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Vol 7 Bulbs,Roots & Tubers
52pp
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WALNUTS, PRODUCTION & CULTURE
Complete information on growing hazelnuts in Britain. Subjects covered include: siting, choosing cultivars for British conditions, planting, pruning, pollination, pests and diseases, harvesting and processing. 28pp
WPC £8.00
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