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There is always a gardening book in the bestseller lists.
Here are some of the current top sellers flying off the shelves in the country's book shops and gardening centres.
Some of them are selling like hot cakes because they are great books. Some of them because they tie in with popular TV makeover shows. Whatever the reason, here is our selection of bestselling gardning books for you to browse!
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Are you being bullied by a mollusc that slimes all over your garden and munches through your favourite delphinium? Are you worried about using slug pellets for fear of endangering local wildlife? Take a stand against slugs with 50 alternative, organic, natural, chemical and humane solutions to slug problems. Trick, flick and frighten slugs out of your garden, leaving you with pest-free plants. Stop slugs in their tracks and make slimy trails a thing of the past.
The surprise bestseller that has taken bookshops and publishers unawares. This witty little book helps you do battle against the nasty slugs. Given that the summer was so hot, and the slugs have had a tough year, the success of this book just proves how longlasting gardeners' grudges can be.
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Make the break, realize the dream and start living "the good life". Packed with comprehensive information on all the practical details, from ploughing fields to milking cows, as well as information on how to create an urban organic garden and harness natural energy, this second edition will consolidate this book as the Bible for the would-be self-sufficient.
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This reference book gives photographic explanations of every gardening technique and has more than 500 separate step-by-step sequences. Written by a team of international experts over three years, its range and depth illustrates authoritative and up-to-date practical gardening skills from simple to advanced. There are four major sections. Part one covers all the different plant groups and areas of the garden, advising on the uses of the plants, soil preparation, planting, maintenance, pruning and propagation. The chapters include: ornamental trees and shrubs, climbers, the rose garden, perennials, annuals and biennials, the rock garden, the water garden, cacti, the herb and vegetable gardens and fruit. Part two gets to grips with the practicalities of tools and equipment, greenhouses and frames, and garden structures and surfaces. Part three covers successful cultivation and propagation techniques by looking at the climate and how to protect plants, soil types and fertilizers, treating pests and diseases - including organic methods of treatment alongside conventional or chemical controls, plant problems, and dealing with weeds. Part four contains seasonal reminders, and a glossary and index which includes common names.
Pretty well essential, what more can we say?
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Based on Fearnley-Whittingstall's endearing and inspiring series, this contains the author's insights and observations on life and food as the seasons and months go past, interweaving cookery with the cycles of the natural year. 100 original seasonal recipes. The main lesson we should all learn is to grow and eat the food appropriate to the season. Inspirational.
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Packed with practical advice, this volume breathes new life into every aspect of gardening. Drawing directly on the experience gained from his own organic plot in Herefordshire, Monty Don explains how a sustainable approach to gardening is the way forward for all keen gardeners. The book features photograhs taken over the course of a year in Monty's own garden, showing you how to grow strong, healthy plants and harvest delicious produce while respecting the needs of the environment. Straightforward, practical advice and step-by-step photographs combine to show best practice in food and flowers, from composting and pest management to sowing, planting and harvesting fruit and vegetables, and which varieties to choose for the most successful results. Good design is also emphasized, with advice on using colour, shape and texture in the flower garden
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Simply a must-have. Cultivation tips, identification hints. All serious gardeners - and even those with a sense of humour - must have one.
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This weighty tome claims to be "the only garden book you'll ever need" and although that's not quite true (for instance, a good encyclopaedia with clear photos for identification is a useful addition) this is a good book.
It is divided into sections: Garden Planning and Design, Best Plants for Every Site, Gardening in Practice, The Kitchen Garden and The Gardener's Calendar, and though I tried to catch it out by looking up several sections, it covered them very well and very clearly. The illustrations contribute information and a pleasing overall look. A book to recommend.
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How to Be a Gardener: Book Two is the follow-up to the successful How to Be a Gardener: Book One by Alan Titchmarsh. Resolutely aimed at the virtual beginner, this volume adds to the basic techniques of the first in the practical context of making and maintaining gardens. An introductory consideration of garden types and how to make the best of what nature and the previous owner have bequeathed is followed by a look at structure and style, with the remainder of the book dedicated to the practice. Fences, hedges, pergolas, patios, beds and borders, water features, vegetables and wildlife and covered (i.e., greenhouse and conservatory) gardens are each explored in depth, giving all the information the nervous gardener will need to bring it all together. (With thanks to Robin Davidson)
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Jane Packer uses flowers and plants from all over the world to explain how she draws on various landscapes, traditions and cultures to create distinctive displays for every occasion and interior. She reveals her inspiration from all over Europe, America, Asia, Africa and Australia, and show how they can be recreated. She shares the though processes behind the designs as well as suggesting alternative flowers and containers both to take into account seasonal availability and to provide variation. There are hints and tips to help you to achieve professional and memorable results using flowers froma round the globe.
Celebrity florist Jane Packer makes flower arranging cool again. At last.
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This book accompanies the series of the same name. Titchmarsh does what he does so well - engages on a personal level, explains things directly and simply in his friendly way. On the box, his colloquialisms occasionally grate, but they have been slightly toned down in the accompanying book, which provides a fascinating tour through the history of royal gardens - a history of the nation's gardening obsession.
Only a handful of these palaces - still less their gardens - survive today, but, using modern photographs, and period illustrations a great deal can be reconstructed. From the elegant privy garden and parterres at Hampton Court (via the fascinating accounts books which show the sums paid for lady weeders, plants and hard landscaping) to the grand Georgian gardens surrounding Kew Palace.
More recent gardens, such as Balmoral, Sandringham and Buckingham Palace are inspected, and the book finishes up with the idyllic gardens at Highgrove and the heir to the throne's ventures at Chelsea Flower Show.
An obvious present for anyone interested in gardening.
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That's it for this category. Click here to suggest a gardening bestseller and we'll do our best to review it.
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