I have to say, I did find this book quite puzzling. I'm not entirely sure who it is for, or what the aim was. The book is a hardback, not too large and heavy, but not small either - so far, so gift-idea. The bright colour of the cover is a very strong shade, brighter… Continue reading Book review: Hortus Curious by Michael Perry, aka Mr Plant Geek
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Book review: The Complete Gardener by Monty Don Vs. How to be a Gardener by Alan Titchmarsh
It's nearly Christmas, and I decided to do a combined review of these two gardening books, as they might be on your Christmas list. It is a direct comparison of them both and I definitely have a favourite. The Complete Gardener - Monty Don I had seen this book about everywhere! It had been in… Continue reading Book review: The Complete Gardener by Monty Don Vs. How to be a Gardener by Alan Titchmarsh
Book review – Arabian Flavours
It's a lovely sunny day today, time for another book review. But wait! This isn't a gardening-related book. I just wanted to review this here because I enjoyed reading it and well, the author is a bit obsessed with courgettes. Salah Jamal moved to Spain as a student in the 1970s and remained there working… Continue reading Book review – Arabian Flavours
Book review – The well-tended Perennial Garden
I have been meaning to write a review about this book for some time, as I had never heard of it (not in itself so surprising) and the way in which it came in to my life was interesting. I had just started at Wakehurst (the Royal Botanic Garden which is Kew's sister garden) and… Continue reading Book review – The well-tended Perennial Garden
Book review – Garden Alchemy
As the RHS has postponed the update to their qualifications until September 2022, the theory information on this blog should remain valid and useful for a bit longer, which is a good thing! But as I don't really have any updates on the theory side of things, I thought I would like to review some… Continue reading Book review – Garden Alchemy
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