Books for gardeners and other nature lovers
Christmas is coming and many gardeners love a good gardening book to get them through the winter. This is my selection of the books which are currently available. Because the idea is to help people buy Christmas presents, the majority are available new. There are a few which I know are really good which you can only buy second-hand. Some of the older second-hand editions of the reference books are extremely good value. You may not want to give these as a present to someone else, but I often find that I have to buy myself one or two presents in the course of Christmas shopping!
I have tried to produce a reasonably comprehensive list of topics
Reference Books
Practical Gardening Garden Design Plants and Planting Fruit, Vegetables and Herbs Organic Gardening Water Gardening Wildlife and Wild Gardens Inspiration |
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Royal Horticultural Society
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Biggs, McVicar & Flowerdew THE COMPLETE BOOK OF VEGETABLES, HERBS & FRUITGreat reference book This is a brilliant book jam packed with loads of information on a huge range of fruit veg and herbs. Its a fantastic reference book but the experienced person will find gaps in the knowledge pretty quickly. As its so big and heavy its a reference book only, but I do recommend it for those starting out.
Marie Tuttle 2009 The review above is from the original 2004 edition which is still available second-hand |
Royal Horticultural Society ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HERBS
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Royal Horticultural Society
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Royal Horticultural Society
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PRACTICAL GARDENING
Frances Tophill
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Alan Titchmarsh
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Carol Klein
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Toby Buckland
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Buczacki & Harris
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Royal Horticultural Society
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Royal Horticultural Society
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Royal Horticultural Society
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GARDEN DESIGN
Royal Horticultural Society
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Howcroft & Majerus
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Alan Titchmarsh
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Andrew Wilson
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Peter McHoy
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Rosemary Alexander
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Julia Fogg
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Linden Hawthorne
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PLANTS
Oudolf & Gerritsen
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Andy McIndoe
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Matt James
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Laetitia Maklouf
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Peter Jones
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Alan Titchmarsh
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Karen Junker
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Graham Rice
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Peter Beales
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Nick Bailey
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Dr D G Hessayon
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Sarah Raven
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Christine Walkden
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David Austen
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Robert Parer
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Robert Parsons
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Linda Beutler
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John Nicolass
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Richard Wilford
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Alan Titchmarsh
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Jane Sterndale-Bennett
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Sue Olsen & Richie Steffan
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Susan Sumner
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Jonas Reif & Christian Kress
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FRUIT, VEGETABLES and HERBS
Jo Wittingham
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DK (Simon Ackeroyd)
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Joy Larkcom
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Alys Fowler
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Kay Maguire
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John Harrison
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Dr D G Hessayon
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Alan Buckingham
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Tara Nolan
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Royal Horticultural Society
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Martin Crawford
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Royal Horticultural Society
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Gardener's World
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Dr D G Hessayon
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Alan Titchmarsh
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Alys Fowler
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Maureen Little
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Jekka McVicar
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Jessica Houdret
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Jeff Cox & Marie-Pierre Moine
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James Wong
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John Harrison
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Joyce Russell
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Klaus Leitenberger
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ORGANIC GARDENING
Monty Don
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Charles Dowding
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Ace McCloud
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Royal Horticultural Society
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M. Grande
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Patrick Whitefield
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Stella Cubison
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Joy Larkcom
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Jeff Lowenfells
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Bob Flowerdew
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Josie Jeffery
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Piers Warren
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WATER GARDENING
A & G Bridgewater
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Royal Horticultural Society
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Anthony Archer-Wills
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Alan Titchmarsh
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Peter Robinson
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Greg & Sue Speichert
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Ben Helm
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Art Ludwig
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WILDLIFE in the GARDEN
Chris Baines
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Adrian Thomas
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Holden & Abbott
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John Lewis-Stempel
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Pam Lewis
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Peter Holden & Tim Cleeves
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Couzins & Partington
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Couzins & Partington
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INSPIRATION
Robinson & Darkey
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Tankard & Wood
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Sackville West & Raven
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Jarman & Sooley
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Jackie Bennett
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Jackie Bennett
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Vivian Russell
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Lewington & Parker
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