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Authors from Garden Organic and the organic gardening world share their knowledge, practical experience, ideas and enthusiasm in these well-researched and well-illustrated books. Each title explores a particular subject in greater depth with photographs, illustrations and descriptions to aid understanding and accurate identification.
 | Grow OrganicGarden Organic Grow Organic is the comprehensive guide for any green-fingered gardener covering all the key organic principles. Detailing all the essential topics including vegetables, fruit, ornamental plants, herbs and container gardening, the guide distils expert information from the Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening (also available below) into an original format, making organic gardening easy to understand and a pleasure to practice. Our price £11.70 Ref: BK76
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 | All About CompostPauline Pears Making good compost and reusing your household and garden waste. Plenty of practical advice on different methods including worm compost and making leafmould. Our price £5.17 Ref: BK04
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 | Back Garden Seed SavingSue Stickland This new book is the culmination of HDRA's Back Garden Biodiversity Seed Search Project. It describes the techniques of seed saving and the fascinating stories behind some of the treasures uncovered in Sue's search. Our price £8.42 Ref: BK70
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 | Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening (paperback)HDRA - published by Dorling Kindersley The definitive reference work for the organic gardener, and for those thinking of 'going organic', written by HDRA. Traditional tried and tested organic methods mix with the latest developments. From compost to containers, landscaping to lawns, fruit to flowers, seed saving to sowing, this book provides practical advice for every area of the garden, and for every type of garden. Paperback 416 pages. Our price £12.34 Ref: BK72
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 | Fighting Like the FlowersLawrence D. Hills The life story of Britain's best-known organic gardener and HDRA founder. Not only a tale well told, interesting and funny, but for anyone interested in organic gardens, it is rich in gardening detail. Our price £5.17 Ref: BK54 |
 | Gardening Without WaterCharlotte Green How to create and maintain stunning and flourishing gardens using only rainwater. Conservation, irrigation and mulching techniques are explained in detail, with a beautifully illustrated section on drought resistant plants. Our price £5.82 Ref: BK08 |
 | Green Essentials - Attract WildlifeRichard Jones Published by: Impact Publishing Wildlife can provide a source of endless fascination in a garden. And it can help to control pests, eliminating the need to resort to harmful artificial methods. This book gives clear and practical advice on how to create, maintain and enjoy a wildlife haven in your back garden. Our price £2.59 Ref: BK65 |
 | Green Essentials - Banish SlugsJeremy Stratton Published by: Impact Publishing Slugs and snails are a curse for nearly every gardener – and there’s no simple way of dealing with them. In this book we look at how to keep the slimy population under control without using poisons that could affect pets or other wildlife. We look at the methods that work and those that don’t; and at how to make your garden less attractive to them and how to encourage the wildlife that likes to snack on them. Our price £2.59 Ref: BK66 |
 | Green Essentials - Control PestsRichard Jones Published by: Impact Publishing Control Pests – garden pests come in all shapes and sizes – but which are the goodies and which are the baddies? The truth is that if you encourage to good bugs, you can control the bad ones without resorting to poisons. Our price £2.59 Ref: BK62 |
 | Green Essentials - Create CompostPauline Pears Published by: Impact Publishing Create Compost – compost is the unsung hero of the garden. It is the fuel that makes everything from flowers and shrubs to vegetables and lawns vigorous and healthy. And it can be free when you make your own. Our price £2.59 Ref: BK61 |
 | Green Essentials - Create PondsRichard Jones Published by: Impact Publishing Water has a special magic, provides a constantly changing focus in the garden, and adds to a feeling of calm. It will also entice a whole range of useful amphibians, birds, insects and other wildlife. This book gives you clear, concise advice on how to plan, build and maintain a pond in even the most modest garden – and without spending a fortune. Our price £2.59 Ref: BK67 |
 | Green Essentials - Garden birdsAndrew Cannon Published by: Impact Publishing Wild birds bring life to any garden, large or small, with song colour and movement. The UK’s gardens are now an important habitat for wild bird conservation. There is lots that the gardener can do to make their garden even more welcoming to those birds that are losing their countryside habitats. This book show you how – including how to plan and maintain your garden in a bird friendly fashion. HDRA approved Read a more detailed review here Our price £2.59 Ref: BK69
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 | Green Essentials - Grow fruitBob Sherman Published by: Impact Publishing Growing fruit may seem daunting for a beginner, but you don’t need lots of experience, or endless free time to succeed. This book should set you on your way – with its simple, clear advice on everything from choosing fruit suitable for your garden to planting, pruning and pest control. HDRA approved Read a more detailed review here Our price £2.59 Ref: BK75 |
 | Green Essentials - Grow VegetablesPauline Pears Published by: Impact Publishing Grow Vegetables – when concerns are growing about the source of some of our food, more and more people are turning to growing at least some of their own vegetables. There is nothing more satisfying or tasty than your own crop brought from the garden to the table in a matter of hours. Our price £2.59 Ref: BK64 |
 | Green Essentials - Healthy PlantsLaurie Brown Published by: Impact Publishing Healthy Plants – This book shows the gardener how to make sure that the shiny perfect plant they brought home from the garden centre stays that way in their own garden. Our price £2.59 Ref: BK63
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 | Green Essentials - Perfect LawnsLaurie Brown (HDRA) Published by: Impact Publishing The lawn is a versatile garden feature that few of us want to do without. But lawns can be troublesome; laying a new one is a daunting prospect, and even well established lawns get plagued by weeds and moss. This book shows you how to achieve a great-looking lawn in a way that is safe for you and your family and for pets and wildlife. Our price £2.59 Ref: BK68 |
 | Green Essentials - Perfect rosesSue Stickland Published by: Impact Publishing This book shows you how to grow roses successfully and keep them healthy using organic methods, without the usual run of chemical sprays. HDRA approved Read a more detailed review here Our price £2.59 Ref: BK74 |
 | Green Essentials - Successful AllotmentsPauline Pears Published by: Impact Publishing Allotments are back! Historically an important social tradition, allotments are now increasingly popular with a younger audience and with families who want to try growing their own organic food. This book shows you how to get started - from finding an allotment, planning what to grow to keeping the children interested and getting the most from your plot. HDRA approved Read a more detailed review here Our price £2.59 Ref: BK73 |
 | Growing fruit & vegetables on a bed system the organic wayPauline Pears All aspects of gardening on a bed system are covered – laying out a bed garden, edging and paths, no dig and dig, spacing and sowing, etc. etc. The definitive work for bed gardeners. Our price £5.17 Ref: BK36
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 | Growing Naturally - A Teachers Guide to Organic GardeningMaggi Brown Gardening activities offer teachers an environmentally friendly way of working in many curriculum areas whilst improving the school grounds. Provides ideas for activities and experiments in keeping with the National Curriculum Our price £5.17 Ref: BK01 |
 | Growing under Glass without using chemicalsSue Stickland Advice on the siting, construction and use of your greenhouse in an organic context. Plant by plant guide on growing salad vegetables, fruit and flowers. Over 75 colour illustrations and photos Our price £5.17 Ref: BK46
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 | Heritage vegetablesSue Stickland Demonstrates how, by focusing on variety rather than the uniformity of modern vegetables, you can maintain genetic diversity, enhance resistance to pests, diseases and climatic change, and ensure the security of our food supplies for a sustainable future. Our price £9.74 Ref: BK06
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 | Living Willow SculptureJon Warnes There are many varieties of willow, stems varying in colour from bright yellow to dark purple - leaf colours are variable too. Jon Warnes shows how to weave a wonderful selection of decorative, functional and amusing shapes for the garden - chairs, panels, domes, arbours, fences and more. Our price £5.17 Ref: BK48 |
 | Managing soil without using chemicalsJo Readman Soil is our greatest garden asset and this book contains a wealth of information to help you get to know and work with it. It looks at soil structure and how soil “works”, explains how to identify different soil types and then gives advice on how to care for and manage your soil. Our price £5.17 Ref: BK06
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 | Organic Vegetable Production - A complete guideGareth Davies and Margi Lennartsson (HDRA) Published by: Crowood Press This book is essential reading for those growing, or considering growing, organic vegetables. These include smallholders, organic farmers who wish to diversify and conventional growers and farmers who wish to convert to organic production. It also offers students and the general public a good grounding in all aspects of commercial organic vegetable production. The editores of this book are experts in their field and work as part of the Orginac Horticulture Programme of the Henry Doubleday Research Association. Organic Vegetable Production provides an invaluable, practical guide to the production of organic vegetables across a range of organic farming systems. It also covers all aspects of production, including crop choice, fertility building and weed, pest and disease management within a framework of rotation design and business planning. Our price £12.97 Ref: BK98 |
 | Pests - How to Control them on Fruit and VegetablesPauline Pears and Bob Sherman Covers garden friends, barriers and traps, avoiding problems and general and specific pests on a crop by crop basis – together with the organic solutions. The many colour photographs make for simple identification. Our price £5.85 Ref: BK03
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 | RHS Organic GardeningPauline Pears and Sue Stickland A practical guide explaining all aspects of organic garden management. Topics include planning your garden, soil preparation, pests and diseases, weed control, crop care and cultivation. A year-round checklist tells you what to do when. Our price £5.84 Ref: BK71
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Scenes from a SmallholdingChas griffin Published by: Ebury Press From the popular series in garden Organic's membership magazine, The Organic Way. In 1982 the Griffiths left the security of suburbia to grow garlic in West Wales. This is a funny and sometimes touching, warts-and-all account of their first three years: of how they learned lambing and marketing and ploughing and hay-making: and of the dung-sodden joys of milking and the surreal terrors of bee-keeping. Be amused. Be very amused. Scenes from a Smallholding is by turns challenging, touching, and informative; but above all, it is very funny.
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Scenes from a Smallholding (More)Chas griffin Published by: Ebury Press From the popular series in garden Organic's membership magazine, The Organic Way. Following on from Chas' first book Scenes from a smallholding, this is the warts-and-all account of what happened four years after their arrival, when the dream had been well and truly dreamt, and they were experiencing some rude awakenings. Did they ever achieve the blissful good life? Are they surrounded by organic veg? How have the family coped with their new rural life? Written with his trademark charm and humour, this looks set to be another compelling romp through the countryside.
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 | The Handbook of Native Trees and ShrubsCharlotte de la Bedoyere This practical handbook catalogues all the native trees and shrubs that once covered most of Britain and gives detailed advice on how to propagate, plant and protect them. Our price £8.44 Ref: BK10 |
 | The Small Ecological GardenSue Stickland Even the smallest garden can be laid out and managed so that it is productive and benefits wildlife. Beautifully illustrated Our price £5.85 Ref: BK83 |
 | Weed Management for Organic farmers, Growers and smallholders - A complete guideGareth Davies, Becky Turner and Bill Bond Published by: Crowood Press This well researched book covers all aspects of organic weed management. It is essential reading. Not only for organic farmers, growers and smallholders, but also for organic advisors and consultants, agricultural students and all those who have an interest in weed management theory and practice in organic farming. Our price £12.96 Ref: BK89 |
 | Your Organic AllotmentPauline Pears, Ian Spence Published by: Gaia Books Ltd Allotments have always been popular in the UK but recently their popularity has increased throughout the world. "Your Organic Allotment" will teach you everything you need to know to create a modern allotment and provide organic food for your family all year round. Our price £8.45
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