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This book will provide the average gardener with lots of simple, effective and economical ideas for stunning garden design. Author, artist, photographer and award-winning gardener, Tony Crago, reveals the secrets that have made his garden the subject of television and radio gardening programmes throughout Australia. The good news for gardeners is that it only takes imagination, basic skills and very little cost to create your own garden illusions.

In good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.This visually inspiring and informative book with its splendid full-colour illustrations will appeal to all who enjoy beautiful plants. Set out in an easy-to-follow style, the author gives details on the choice of the right plants for a particular room - including problem corners - and how to keep your plants alive and healthy.There is a useful index of common names at the front of the book, and sections on cultivation, propagation and pest and disease control, as well as lots of hints and ideas on making bottle gardens and plant arrangements.Whether you want to know how to care for flowering or foliage plants, or merely a plant you have been given as a gift, this book will give you the information and advice you need as well as providing hours of pleasure and enjoyment.

In good condition - Vintage - has markings from use - has slight yellowing to front & end pages - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.Nowhere on our planet is devoid of life. Plants, animals and man thrive or survive within the extremes of climate and almost infinite variety of domicile which it offers. Single species, and often whole communities, adapt to make the most of ice-cap and tundra, forest and plain, desert, ocean and volcano. The adaptations are sometimes extraordinary: fish which walk or lay eggs on leaves in mid-air, snakes that fly; flightless birds that graze like deer; and bears which grow hair on the soles of their feet.In The Living Planet, based on his BBC television series, David Attenborough's searching eye, unfailing curiousity and infectious enthuriasm, explain and illuminate the intricate lives of these colonies - from the lonely heights of the Himalayas to the wild creatures which have established themselves in the most recent of environments,… Read More

In very good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.Plants can be flamboyant and voluptuous, funny and frivolous, even shy and retiring, but do they really have personalities? They most certainly do, according to plantswoman Carol Klein, who has been growing, propagating and showing plants for more than thirty years. In Plant Personalities, she demonstrates how understanding their needs and giving them the best conditions in which to thrive enables plants to develop their true characters - the qualities that make them what they are - or who they are.Personality traits are as valueable as height, habit and flower colour when choosing which plants to grow and how to grow them. Good-natured, bread-and-butter plants contribute to the overall picture for months, while others are fleeting, shooting to stardom for a brief but breathtaking performance. Wafty whisperers add a touch of frivolity, bringing rustling rhythms to beds and borders.… Read More

In good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.Bright light is essential for the healthy growth of many of the best known houseplants, such as geraniums and poinsettias, and on a windowsill or beside a sunny window is a favorite place for displaying indoor plants to best advantage. However, many houseplants do not thrive in direct sunshine. This book lists over 80 plants that the home owner will find perfect for these conditions, and which require only routine care and attention.Each plant is given both its Latin botanical name and its common name if it has one. Key features are summarized by at-a-glance symbols and a full description to give information on the appearance of the plant, its origin, flowering season and needs. 80 illustrations in full color provide an invaluable aid to identification.The Houseplant Library takes specific household conditions or plant characteristics and lists in a comprehensive A-Z those plants that… Read More