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SowHow A modern guide to grow-your- own veg
Paul Matson & Lucy Anna Scott Pavilion | 9781910904954 | £12.99 | March 2017 | HB Colour infographics throughout | 208 pages | 185 x 135 mm
An ideal guide for beginners and an indispensable resource for seasoned gardeners SowHow is the innovative growing guide for the modern gardener. With its fresh, bright design and clear-cut know-how, this clever little book provides all the expert advice and encouragement needed to get growing. With entries on easy-grow vegetables to sow throughout the seasons, from kale to runner beans and carrots to cucamelons, the key steps of sowing, planting and harvesting each featured vegetable are broken down into straightforward information. Complete with simple cooking suggestions, shrewd storage information and creative gardening hacks, this comprehensive companion will transform a garden, an allotment, or a patio pot into a hot bed for leeks, beets and all other kinds of veggies. Paul Matson is a visual designer and the founder of SowHow (sowhow.com). He developed SowHow's original, easy-to-use aesthetic before launching a range of organic seed packets in 2014. Paul uses design and clever infographics to simplify gardening and help firsttime gardeners produce first-class vegetables. Lucy Anna Scott is a writer and co-created Lost in London, an indie magazine dedicating to exploring the city’s wild landscapes. Her previous books include Lost in London: Adventures in the City’s Wild Outdoors and My Tiny Garden.
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My Tiny home Farm Simple ideas for small spaces
Francine Raymond & Bill Mason Pavilion | 9781910904725 | £14.99 | May 2017 | HB 300 colour photographs | 160 pages | 190 x 225 mm
From herbs to hens, vineyards to vegetables and bees to seeds My Tiny Home Farm is bursting with innovative ideas and savvy solutions to help transform any small space into a slice of the good life. With forest plots, urban orchards and amazing allotments, the book features 25 inspirational real-life garden farms and 10 ingenious practical projects. Meet the Kent College showing local schools how to deal with ducks, the Brooklyn inner-city community gardeners who are growing nuts, and the Devonshire couple who have filled their front yard with edible flowers. Plus, with practical projects including building a plant ladder, constructing a hedge fence and improving a chicken coop, this new modern gardening series shows how to reap the fruits of small plots and unconventional spaces. Francine Raymond is a bestselling author and an expert on keeping chickens. She writes a regular gardening column for the Sunday Telegraph. Francine’s website, The Kitchen Garden, focuses on home-grown style and those who love to make the most of their gardens. Bill Mason is an experienced lifestyle photographer and has an established smallholding at his family home in the southeast of England, where he also keeps pigs. Other books in the ‘My Tiny Garden’ series on p83
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My Tiny Flower Garden Beautiful blooms in surprisingly small spaces
Matt Collins & Roo Lewis Pavilion | 9781910904732 | ÂŁ14.99 | March 2017 | HB 300 colour photographs | 160 pages | 190 x 225 mm
Featuring 25 inspirational real-life gardens and 10 ingenious practical projects My Tiny Flower Garden is bursting with amazing ideas and savvy solutions to help transform any small space into a floral feast. Meet the couple packing pavements with flowers, the landscape architect who has constructed a meadow in the middle of London, and the Detroit florists who created an awe-inspiring installation in an abandoned building. The gardeners share their small-scale expertise, from crafty containers and sequential displays to expert advice on establishing creative community spaces. Plus, practical projects including seed bombs, a pallet planter and a homemade flower press ensure that every inch of space is always in bloom. The blend of lifestyle features and hands-on advice makes this a must-have title for green gardeners and seasoned growers alike. Matt Collins trained at the Botanic Gardens of Wales before taking up a consultancy position with the Garden Museum in London, and serving as Head Gardener for a private residence in Richmond. Matt documents his written and horticultural work at orangetip.co.uk. Roo Lewis is a fashion and advertising photographer based in London. His clients include VICE, Getty, Topshop, Audi and Sony. Growing up in Dorset, he was surrounded by nature and now chooses to base much of his personal work on exploring the subject: www.roolewis.com.
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Flowers for everyday Living Inspired flor al s for home , gifts and gatherings
Florence Kennedy Pavilion | 9781911216308 | £17.99 | May 2017 | HB 100 colour photographs | 192 pages | 246 x 189 mm
A unique, modern approach to flower arranging Breaking away from the stiff structure and formality of traditional floral displays, Florence Kennedy’s personal floristry style is practical, accessible and achievable. The book is divided into four main chapters – spring, summer, autumn and winter – and includes projects inspired by the joys of home, friendship and family gatherings. With information on the core skills, from sourcing blooms, choosing hues, working with wire and floral foam, and conditioning both flowers and foliage, there are also details of exploring flower markets, flower farms and foraging. With easy-to-follow instructions, this book will help beginners, flower enthusiasts and florists looking for new ideas. Step-bystep projects range from simple hand-tied bouquets and vase arrangements, to floral chandeliers, wedding decorations and festive garlands and wreaths. Florence Kennedy set up Petalon, her ‘bouquets by bicycle’ flower delivery company, in 2013. Petalon sends stunning seasonal bouquets across London every week with the help of Kennedy City Bicycles (manufactured by Florence’s husband, James), as well as supplying flowers for weddings and events. Florence’s floral style focuses on the character of the flowers – letting their natural shape and movement dictate her work rather than creating designs that look manicured or forced.
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Britain’s Wild flowers A Treasury of Tr aditions, Superstitions, Remedies and Liter ature
Rosamond Richardson National Trust Books | 9781909881921 | £12.99 | April 2017 HB | Colour illustrations throughout | 256 pages | 192 x 136 mm
The myths, folklore and botany behind Britain's best-loved wild flowers From hedgerows to meadows, wild flowers can be found throughout our green and pleasant land. Rosamond Richardson traces the history and myths behind each flower to discover the fascinating ways in which the plants were used. Discover which flower was used as a medieval lie-detector to test the innocence of suspected criminals, or stuffed in the shoes of Roman centurions to prevent damage to their feet as they marched. From periwinkles, beloved of Chaucer, and the oxlips and ‘nodding violet’ growing in the forest of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the book celebrates the important role wild flowers have played in literature, as well as their uses in food and medicine, and the history, myths and tales behind each species. Rosamond Richardson is an author, journalist, and essayist. She is a regular columnist for Bird Watching magazine, where she writes the monthly ‘Reflections’ page. She also appears in The Countryman magazine, where her feature on wild flowers, ‘Natural Histories’, was followed by a series on ‘Walking with Wild Flowers’.
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100 Perfect Plants A Simple Plan for Your Dream Garden
Simon Akeroyd National Trust Books | 9781909881952 | £14.99 | April 2017 HB | 200 colour illustrations | 224 pages | 246 x 189 mm
A fool-proof collection of plants chosen by a leading National Trust garden expert Some 80% of people who visit National Trust properties do so to look at the garden. And one of the glories of National Trust gardens is their incredible beds and borders – plants that bring colour, drama and surprises year round. Senior gardener Simon Akeroyd gives a plan to getting similar effects in the home garden with 100 key plants. Aimed at the beginner, it not only chooses great plants that work together, but details how to look after them – how to plan, how to plant, how to prune. All of the plants are easily available and Simon provides alternatives for gardeners who want to mix things up. Organized seasonally, the book features important skills and tasks for each season, including testing soil, planting bulbs and pruning for winter. Simon Akeroyd is a bestselling author and currently Garden Manager for the National Trust English Riviera portfolio. Before that he was Garden and Countryside Manager at Polesden Lacey in Surrey, and an RHS Garden Manager. From 2001 to 2005 he worked at the BBC as a horticultural researcher and writer on various gardening programmes. He is also the author of The Good Gardener.
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Family Adventures Fun days out and action - packed weekends
Sim & Jen Benson National Trust Books | 9781909881877 | ÂŁ12.99 | April 2017 | PB Colour illustrations throughout | 224 pages | 211 x 149 mm
An adventurous guide packed with ideas for getting the family outdoors and exploring From orienteering and building dens to making a house for a hedgehog, this guide has loads of exciting ideas for family adventures in the great outdoors. Easy and approachable adventures, such as foraging and fossil hunting, are perfect for families with younger children. More challenging adventures include wild swimming, surfing and wilderness survival. The adventures range from afternoon trips to camping excursions, so can be used for spontaneous half-term day trips or summer holiday ideas. Each activity comes with suggestions of National Trust places to visit, and the ideas take in woodland, beaches, mountains and parks. Sim & Jen Benson are a young couple who have embarked on a wild family adventure with their two children. They are spending a year living in a tent with their children, travelling all around the UK’s national parks and writing up their adventures in a blog.
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Beekeeping
Henkeeping
Inspir ation and pr actical Advice
Inspir ation and pr actical Advice
Andrew Davies
Jane Eastoe
National Trust Books | 9781909881983 | £6.99 | March 2017
National Trust Books | 9781909881990 | £6.99 | March 2017
HB | 20 black & white & 15 colour illustrations | 96 pages
HB | 20 black & white & 15 colour illustrations | 96 pages
180 x 120 mm
180 x 120 mm
The perfect introduction to keeping bees in both rural and urban areas
This guide includes choosing and buying chickens, housing, feeding and caring for them
This charming, practical guide is for both the beginner and the experienced beekeeper. These fascinating and beautiful insects can be kept anywhere, whether the space is a large country plot or an urban rooftop terrace. The book covers everything from setting up hives and maximizing bees in the garden to optimum honey production and a fascinating troubleshooting section. With charming illustrations throughout, it includes tips on building hives, making honey and spotting bee diseases.
Keeping chickens at home is more popular than ever. A continuing demand for organic, locally sourced produce means that more people want to keep their own chickens for eggs. This practical guide covers all aspects of chicken keeping, from advice on the full range of breeds available, choosing and buying the right chickens, to feeding and naming them and finally housing and caring for them. With charming illustrations throughout, this book offers everything needed to start and maintain a chicken run.
Andrew Davies is a fanatic when it comes to bees – he studied under the grand master of British beekeeping, Max Hooper. He obtained his first hive in 1991 and continued to keep bees through the 1990s, having as many as four hives in his Surbiton garden. He is also the author of When I Were A Lad and the Ivor Grump books.
Jane Eastoe has been a journalist and author for 25 years. She was the chief contributor to the National Trust Book of the Countryside, including the regional features. Her other books in the Smallholding series include Wild Food, Grow Your Own Fruit and Allotments. She is also the author of Vintage Roses and A Cottage in the Country.
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Veg Patch Inspir ation and pr actical Advice
Diana Galligan
Grow Your Own Fruit Inspir ation and pr actical Advice
Jane Eastoe
National Trust Books | 9781909881976 | £6.99 | March 2017
National Trust Books | 9781911358060 | £6.99 | March 2017
HB | 20 black & white & 15 colour illustrations | 96 pages
HB | 20 black & white & 15 colour illustrations | 96 pages
180 x 120 mm
180 x 120 mm
The smallholding guide to growing your own squashes, greens or root veg
The smallholding guide to growing your own orchards, brambles or berries
Gardeners know there is nothing tastier than vegetables picked straight from the back garden. Growing vegetables can be a rewarding pastime and a big garden or allotment to cultivate vegetables is no longer needed – they grow just as well in containers and smaller urban spaces too. This practical guide celebrates the produce of allotments and gardens, from carrots and courgettes to artichokes and aubergines. Each vegetable entry details everything necessary to know about sowing, growing and harvesting, with essential gardening notes and tips for successful planting.
This illustrated and practical guide celebrates the produce of orchards, allotments and gardens, from rhubarb, gooseberries and strawberries to peaches, damsons and plums. Each fruit entry reveals everything needed to maintain a fruitful and healthy garden all year round. The book offers invaluable advice and tips to gardeners who want to grow their own fruit and full information on all types of fruit varieties, as well as providing useful tips on companion planting and pests and diseases.
Diana Galligan is a dedicated gardener who tends her south London urban plot with pride. She has worked on several gardening books including the RHS Encyclopedia of Garden Design and has contributed gardening features to magazines, including Good Housekeeping and Gardeners’ World.
Jane Eastoe has been a journalist and author for 25 years. She was the chief contributor to the National Trust Book of the Countryside, including the regional features. Her other books in the Smallholding series include Wild Food, Henkeeping and Allotments. She is also the author of Vintage Roses and A Cottage in the Country. Other books in the ‘Smallholding’ series on p84
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Kitchen Hacks Uncommon Solutions to Common Problems
Annabel Staff Portico | 9781911042488 | £7.99 | October 2016 | HB 30 colour photographs | 64 pages | 184 x 144 mm
A stylish book of ideas to make everyday chores easy and fun What’s the best way to hull a strawberry? It starts with a straw! How can we extract more juice from limes? The clue is in the microwave oven. What can one do to remove a garlic odour from fingers? Use a spoon. These easy, surprising and crafty hacks for the kitchen are tried and tested, then beautifully photographed to show how they work. This book is the best thing to happen to the kitchen since sliced bread! Annabel Staff is a London-based photographer who has rarely put her camera down since picking up her dad’s Nikon SLR in the 1980s. Her work has been printed in publications such as The Times, the Guardian, Rolling Stone and Billboard magazine and she works with brands including Red Bull, MasterCard, and Coca-Cola. She is the author of Life Hacks and Dinner Deconstructed.
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Fix Your Home
How to Pack
Turn your pad into a pal ace
Tr avel Smart for Any Trip
Jane Moseley & Jackie Strachan
Hitha Palepu
Portico | 9781910232552 | £9.99 | March 2017 | HB
Pavilion | 9781911216629 | £12.99 | April 2017 | HB
100 colour illustrations | 112 pages | 148 x 194 mm
50 colour illustrations | 128 pages | 179 x 128 mm
A stylish and practical guide to contemporary home maintenance
Helpful tips and advice, along with eye-catching visuals, to make packing a breeze
Full of maintenance tips, tricks and techniques, this little guide is aimed at the first-time homeowner. With no-nonsense writing and straightforward step-by-step instructions, it gives all the basic home maintenance information needed, including putting up shelves, hanging pictures, fixing a leaky sink, wallpapering a room, working out what that noise the boiler’s making probably is, and when to admit defeat and get the professionals in.
How to Pack includes tips for narrowing down one’s wardrobe, how many pairs of shoes are really necessary, and best practices for storing toiletries and make-up. There are instructions on selecting the right luggage, when to fold vs. when to roll clothing, and trip-specific packing lists. Perfect for today’s modern traveller who doesn’t want to sacrifice style for space, but who still wants to fit a two-week holiday wardrobe into a carry-on bag.
Jane Moseley & Jackie Strachan are the doyennes of DIY. They both have extensive experience of fixing things and home decoration, and are the authors of Fix Your Bike and Fix Your Garden. Jane lives in Lewes, East Sussex, and Jackie lives in Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset.
Hitha Palepu, founder of the popular website HithaOnTheGo.com, has travelled more than 500,000 miles around the world, accumulating a wealth of tricks and trips on the best ways to pack right and pack light. She lives in New York City with her husband and son.
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