Review: From the Veg Patch by Kathy Slack
Cookery books are meant to inspire but rarely to entertain. From the Veg Patch succeeds on both counts with tempting . . .
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Review: Son of the Secret Gardener, & William Barron, the Victorian Landscape Gardener
A couple of new books that landed on my desk have got me thinking about the unsung heroes of horticulture. . . .
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Review: Lilacs by Naomi Slade
Lilacs are the flower of my childhood. Like many suburban gardens, ours had a lilac tree, nondescript and generally ignored . . .
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Review: The Vegetable Grower’s Handbook by Huw Richards
I do try to be fairly organised when it comes to my vegetable garden but, reading The Vegetable Grower’s Handbook, . . .
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Review: How to Garden When You Rent by Matthew Pottage
For many years, first as a student and then in a rented flat, I had no garden, and my growing . . .
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Review: Create a Mediterranean Garden by Pattie Barron
I’ve been dreaming of blue skies, vibrantly coloured flowers and warm sun thanks to a new book that landed on . . .
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Review: The English Cottage Garden by Andrew Sankey
Living in the Cotswolds, I naturally come across a lot of cottage gardens as part of my job. There’s no . . .
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Review: Grow Easy by Anna Greenland
I see a lot of gardens in my job so it takes something special to lodge in the memory. The . . .
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Review: Hi Cacti by Sabina Palermo
The appeal of Hi Cacti begins with the cover. Primary colours and a cartoon-style image of someone hugging a plant . . .
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Review: The National Trust School of Gardening by Rebecca Bevan
I’ve been looking through ‘The National Trust School of Gardening’, a new ‘how to’ book. Much of my gardening knowledge . . .
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