Review: The Garden by Toby Musgrave
Given that The Garden is essentially an encyclopaedia of horticultural terms, I didn’t expect to like it as much as . . .
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Category: Book reviews
Review: Stocking Filler Gardening Books
The garden publishing world is rather like an over-planted border, so stuffed full of titles you wonder that there’s room, . . .
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Review: Sissinghurst by Tim Richardson
Sissinghurst is one of those places many feel they know without ever having visited. It’s arguably one of the most . . .
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Review: Secret Gardens of Somerset by Abigail Willis
While visiting gardens in the Cotswolds is part of my job, this year I’d planned several trips further afield. None . . .
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Charles Dowding and no dig growing
As no dig advocate Charles Dowding releases a new book, I’ve been chatting to him about his way of gardening. . . .
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Review: Soupologie, 5 a Day Soups by Anastasia Argent
I didn’t request a review copy of Soupologie and it was sent to me on spec but I’m so glad . . .
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Review: The Botanical City by Helena Dove and Harry Ades
It’s easy to imagine that beyond the domestic garden, it’s nigh on impossible to really appreciate nature in the middle . . .
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Review: American Gardens by Monty Don & Derry Moore
At a time when visiting gardens is difficult and getting to America even harder, travelling by book is the next . . .
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Review: Perfect Compost by Simon Akeroyd
Getting perfect compost isn’t as difficult as it sounds and a new book shows how to go about it. When . . .
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Review: Hydrangeas by Naomi Slade
Hydrangeas speak to me of Cornish summers. They grow widely in the village where we visit family and the nearby . . .
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