Gardening Book Reviews
The following book reviews, compiled by our resident Gardening Guru, give you the low down on some recommended reads to improve your general gardening knowledge and to act as valuable reference sources in times of need throughout the gardening year.
Planting the Dry Shade Garden
4 Star - Author: Graham Rice
Invaluable advice for improving and planting the most difficult site in your garden. Read our review...
Right Plant Right Place
4 Star - Author: Nicola Ferguson
Thoroughly recommended, an excellent resource for anybody interested in plants. Read our review...
Soil Mates - Companion Planting
3 Star - Author: Sara Alway
Soil Mates is a fun, handy book about vegetable growing and companion planting. The physical appearance of the book, with it's hessian like cover, preludes the organic text within. Read our review...
Tales from Titchmarsh
4 Star - Author: Alan Titchmarsh
A very enjoyable collection of Alan's favourite column articles from the past 20 years of BBC Gardener's World magazine. Read our review...
The Garden Plant Series
5 Star - Author: Roger Phillips & Martyn Rix
A collection of books that are amongst the best when identifying and building up knowledge of a huge range of plants. Read our review...
The Gardener's Year
5 Star - Author: Alan Titchmarsh
An excellent piece of work from arguably the UK's most well known gardener. Read our review...
The Pruner's Bible
4 Star - Author: Steve Bradley
A very useful book to refer to before pruning any plants in your garden. Read our review...
The Tree & Shrub Expert
5 Star - Author: D. G. Hessayon
Inexpensive and well thought out, presenting in-depth information in a concise form. Read our review...
Recommended Reading
Right Plant Right Place
4 stars - Thoroughly recommended, an excellent resource for anybody interested in plants.
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