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 Since its first publication, this book has been an indispensable guide for gardeners wishing to use New Zealand plants. Now extensively revised, it features inspirational and practical advice on 100 species that are easy to grow and maintain, across a range of climates. It lists each plant's likes and dislikes and gives sage advice for care and maintenace and for combatting pests and problems. It suggests how your soil can be best prepared for maximum growing results and gives creative landscaping tips for combining textures and forms to maximum effect. Engagingly written by the head gardener at Larnach Castle, whose gardens are world-renowned, it deserves a place on every gardener's book shelf.
Title: 100 Best Native Plants for NZ Gardens Author: EADIE FIONA M Format: Trade Paperback Publishing status: Active Publication date: 05/09/2014 Price: $45.00 RRP: $45.00 Imprint: Godwit Press Publisher: Random House New Zealand Ltd ISBN: 9781775536512 Available stock: 1 Price: $45.00
|  In this book you will find garlands, circles and wreaths for all seasons and occasions - weddings, Valentine's Day, Christmas and more. There are beautiful designs ranging from the very simple to more elaborate creations - make a green and white fruit blossom wreath to celebrate the arrival of spring, a sunflower swag to remind you of long summer days, a traditional harvest swag for autumn, and a bay and orange swag as a winter mantelpiece decoration. Basic wiring and taping methods are described and illustrated step by step. Whatever the season, this stimulating project book has something to make every occasion special.
Title: 100 Flower Garlands Author: BARNETT FIONA Format: Trade Paperback Publishing status: Active Publication date: 31/05/2017 Price: $25.00 RRP: $25.00 Imprint: Hermes Publisher: Anness Publishing ISBN: 9780857231468 Available stock: 1 Price: $25.00
|  First published as Beth Chatto's Woodland Garden by Cassell in 2002, this Pimpernel Classic edition includes a new afterword by David Ward, Garden and Nursery Director at Beth Chatto's Garden and a new introduction by Beth Chatto. 'Most gardens have dark areas - a north-facing border, an area shaded by a hedge, fence or house wall, a bed in the shade cast by shrubs or trees with greedy roots - and for many gardeners these are a challenge, and often a trial. Fortunately there are plants adapted by Nature to a vast range of conditions and, by choosing suitable plants, we can transform almost any problem site into something beautiful.' In this book legendary plantswoman Beth Chatto shows how the problem of shade in a garden can be turned to advantage. She tells how she transformed a dark, derelict site into a woodland garden that is tranquil and serene yet full of life and interest in every season. She describes, too, a wealth of plants that will thrive in shady beds and borders and on walls.
Title: Beth Chattos Shade Garden Shade Loving Plants for Year Round Interest Author: CHATTO BETH Series: Pimpernel Garden Classics Format: Hardback Publishing status: Active Publication date: 04/05/2017 Price: $80.00 RRP: $80.00 Imprint: Miscellaneous Publisher: Pimpernel Press Ltd ISBN: 9781910258224 Available stock: 1 Price: $80.00
|  Following on from the hugely successful Polytunnel Book, Joyce and Ben Russell have devised 30 kitchen garden projects that anyone can make and enjoy. Not only do the projects add decorative detail to the garden, each project is devised to either extend the season, protect crops from pests or improve yields. Apart from the obvious cost-savings benefits from growing or making your own, the desire to work with craft fulfils the need to keep improving our patch of land. These compelling projects transform your vegetable plot into somewhere more productive, more attractive and more secure.From simple woodwork projects for cloches, tunnels and frames to gadgets that deter slugs and carrot root fly, these projects are well-designed as well as decorative. Each project includes step-by-step instructions as well as a list of materials and tools you'll need and a relative skills rating.Projects include: Leaf mould container; simple cloche; fruit cage; bean support; plant labels; herb bed; large bean frame; raised bed; poly cloche; plant propagator; boot scraper; mini greenhouse; drying cabinet; carrot fly protector; compost bins.
Title: Build a Better Vegetable Garden Author: RUSSELL JOYCE Format: Limp Publishing status: Active Publication date: 01/12/2016 Price: $38.00 RRP: $38.00 Imprint: Frances Lincoln Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd ISBN: 9780711238428 Available stock: 2 Price: $38.00
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 Title: Caroles Flower Truck
Author: BOWDEN CAROLE Format: Hardback Publishing status: Active Publication date: 06/10/2015 Price: $30.00 RRP: $50.00 Imprint: David Bateman Publisher: David Bateman Ltd ISBN: 9781869538866 Available stock: 3 Price: $30.00
| The Coastal Garden is essential reading for gardeners and garden designers interested in native plants and wanting to reconnect with their location, using both plant and site knowledge to stimulate design and planting ideas. Landform, location, geology and life-forms are inextricably woven together into distinctive landscapes around New Zealand's shores. Chapter by chapter, The Coastal Garden investigates these differing environments and draws on ecological knowledge to inspire designers. Not just information about individual species, but ideas about communities of plants and the conditions they are responding to. Approaches to small gardens, large gardens and restoration projects along the coast vary, so there are tips for dealing with irrigation, nutrients and pests to suit plus a quick-reference plant identification section. There is a section devoted to colour palettes and textures of the native coast, and tips for hard landscaping and utility planting. The Coastal Garden is essential reading, not just for the enthusiastic gardener and professional landscape designer but also for all of those interested in the protection of our threatened coast.
Title: Coastal Garden Design Inspiration from Wild NZ Author: GABITES ISOBEL Format: Trade Paperback Publishing status: Active Publication date: 19/10/2015 Price: $10.00 RRP: $50.00 Imprint: Potton & Burton Publisher: Potton & Burton ISBN: 9781927213261 Available stock: 40 Price: $10.00
|  This gorgeous guide from star floral artist Kiana Underwood reveals the secrets to designing show stopping monochromatic arrangements. Underwood, the artist behind beloved San Francisco design studio Tulipina, shares her techniques for creating astounding single-colour displays unlike any other using inspired ingredients, dramatic textures, and vibrant colours. Organised by season, the book includes how-tos for forty spectacular arrangements - including a lush green display for spring, an astonishing black bouquet for summer, a striking magenta design for fall, and an oh-so-pretty pink arrangement for winter. Each how-to includes helpful notes on strategy and styling, an ingredients list, and step-by-step instructions paired with helpful photographs.
Title: Color Me Floral Stunning Monochromatic Arrangements for Every Season Author: JOHNSON MARLO Format: Hardback Publishing status: Active Publication date: 06/03/2018 Price: $60.00 RRP: $60.00 Imprint: Chronicle Books Publisher: Chronicle Books ISBN: 9781452161174 Available stock: 1 Price: $60.00
|  For years dahlias have been dismissed for being garish, gaudy additions to gardens and arrangements, but when you find the right variety it's hard to think of a better garden plant or a more striking cut flower. The next title in Pavilion's series of stylish floral gardening guides celebrates the diversity and return to fashion of the dahlia.
This title will help you unearth the history of the dahlia from its Aztec origins, as well as impart practical know-how. Follow Pavilion's guide to over 60 beautiful varieties to find out when they bloom, their size, and, of course, what they'll look like. Including classics life Cafe au Lait, to lesser know varieties like Karma Choc and Moonfire, you'll discover a stunning range of specimens from pompoms to heavy-headed dinner plates, to those that resemble daisies, sea anemones and even fireworks! With contemporary commentary on each bloom, easy-to-follow advice and glorious photography, this book will appeal to everyone who appreciates the forgotten glory of the dahlia. Title: Dahlias Author: LANE GEORGIANNA Format: Hardback Publishing status: Active Publication date: 23/07/2018 Price: $45.00 RRP: $45.00 Imprint: Pavilion Publisher: Pavilion Books ISBN: 9781911595250 Available stock: 1 Price: $45.00
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 The English country house is most often conceived as a private, intimate place, a getaway from working life. A pergola, a sundial, a croquet lawn, a herbaceous border of soft planting; here is a space to wander and relax, to share secrets, and above all to enjoy afternoon tea. But even the most peaceful of gardens also take passion and hard work to create. This new book takes a fresh look at the English country house garden, starting with the owners and the stories behind the making of the gardens. Glorious photographs capture the gardens at their finest moments through the seasons, and a sparkling and erudite text presents twenty-five gardens - some grand, some personal, some celebrated, some never-before-photographed - to explore why this garden style has been so very enduring and influential. From the Victorian grandeur of Tyntesfield and Cragside, to the Arts & Crafts simplicity of Rodmarton Manor and Charleston; from Scampston, in the same family since the 17th century, to new gardens by Dan Pearson and Tom Stuart-Smith; and with favourites such as Hidcote and Great Dixter alongside new discoveries, this book will be a delicious treat for garden-lovers.
Title: English Country House Garden Author: PLUMPTRE GEORGE Format: Hardback Publishing status: Active Publication date: 26/09/2018 Price: $40.00 RRP: $40.00 Imprint: White Lion Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd ISBN: 9780711239760 Available stock: 1 Price: $40.00
| This comprehensive, detailed and highly illustrated guide to growing this attractive and relatively recently introduced fruit will be invaluable to the ordinary gardener and the commercial grower alike. The text covers every aspect of growing feijoas, from a description of its native habitat and its introduction to Europe, to fertilisers, pests and diseases, harvesting aids and marketing. The many tables provide extensive scientific data regarding everything from the mineral composition of the fruit to fertiliser concentrations by age of tree.
Title: Feijoas Origins Cultivation Uses Author: THORP GRANT Format: Trade Paperback Publishing status: Active Price: $15.00 RRP: $15.00 Imprint: David Bateman Publisher: David Bateman Ltd ISBN: 9781869535032 Available stock: 3 Price: $15.00
|  Title: Flora Magnifica The Art of Flowers in Four Seasons
Author: AZUMA MAKOTO Format: Hardback Publishing status: Active Publication date: 01/03/2018 Price: $70.00 RRP: $70.00 Imprint: Thames & Hudson Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd ISBN: 9780500545003 Available stock: 1 Price: $70.00
|  Discover the extraordinary diversity of the plant world - and how plants work - with this photographic celebration of the trees, flowers, and foliage plants that share our planet.
From tiny mosses and delicate ferns to vibrant blooms and stately palms, Flora invites you to explore the plant kingdom from the ground up, and from root to leaf tip. DK's elegant introduction to botany is packed with sumptuous photos and crystal-clear artworks that explain the mechanics of photosynthesis, why leaves change colour, how cacti store water, and how seeds know when to grow. Filled with fascinating stories of how plant roots and leaves communicate with their neighbours and how flowers use colour and scent to interact with - and manipulate - the creatures around them, Flora is a fresh and engaging introduction to the mysterious inner workings of the plant world. Title: Flora The Definitive Visual Guide to the Plant Kingdom Format: Hardback Publishing status: Active Publication date: 01/10/2018 Price: $70.00 RRP: $70.00 Imprint: Dorling Kindersley Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd ISBN: 9780241254806 Available stock: 2 Price: $70.00
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