An almanac from the Idler Academy founder that is full of ideas to bring on a ruddy glow. Just the thing for those who have fled the cities for the Good Life during the pandemic. It's hard t... read more
An illustrated book about Mrs Mellon's designs and her gardening tips, drawn from her papers by people who knew her, in an attempt to make the garden book that she never did.
Twenty diverse gardens that thrive in Cornwall's unique interaction of climate and landscape: salt-blasted coasts, valleys gently steaming with temperate almost-rainforests, riverine pasture... read more
First and only hardback edition, in fine condition with a fine dust jacket. Blue-green cloth boards, attractive endpapers decorated with Kent's bucolic designs, and many black and white illu... read more
A selection of Jarman's writings on Prospect Cottage and the plants in its strange and consoling garden. His light, iridescent prose gives the strangest sense to the reader of being able to ... read more
An image comes to mind of the author sipping something white and delicious, flinty, grassy... Mmmmm. A reminder to all gardeners to take the time to enjoy their labours.