The pioneering struggle of early C20th women gardeners, who were excluded from the profession on account of their sex by such august bodies as the RHS. Fiona Davidson's previous book was The... read more
Diacono is a serious gardener and nurseryman as well as a cook, so this has tips on propagation and storage as well as culinary uses. A really useful book for those who want fresh zingy flav... read more
The ideal present for that rare breed of person mostly to be found head-down in the compost bin, with just a pair of legs with gumboot finials waving ecstatically at passers-by or spouses, l... read more
The classical deliciousness that Richard Colt Hoare described in 1822 as "this elegant architectural relick of former days" before entering the garden, where "the eye is greeted with a gener... read more
The perpetual appeal of walled gardens, let alone Venetian ones - private, invisible to those outside, with a delicious water gate giving onto a canal, and exhaling drifts of orange blossom ... read more