Vege Patch from Scratch by Jo McCarroll
44.99 NZD
Category: Gardening
Vege Patch from Scratch is an accessible gardening guide for new and less experienced gardeners who want to establish a kitchen garden in their backyard, patio or windowsill.
Botanic Gardens of the World: Tales of extraordinary plants, botanical history and scientific discovery by Deborah Trentham
74.99 NZD
Category: Gardening
Today there are 1,775 botanic gardens around the world, forging the way in conservation efforts and scientific research, but the roots of these horticultural institutions are much older. From early blueprints such as the 4th century BC garden of Aristotle, the first true botanic gardens are generally c ...Show more
Microbe Science for Gardeners - Secrets to Better Plant Health by Robert Pavlis
49.99 NZD
Category: Gardening | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
Your garden's little helpers - the role of microbes in growing great plants Microscopic organisms are as important to plant growth as water and light. Microbe Science for Gardeners highlights the essential role of microbes in plant biosystems and soil health, provides practical how-to gardening advice f ...Show more
Building Natural Ponds : Create a Clean, Algae-Free Pond Without Pumps, Filters, or Chemicals by Robert Pavlis
47.99 NZD
Category: Gardening | Reading Level: General Adult
Typical backyard ponds are a complicated mess of pipes, pumps, filters, and nasty chemicals designed to adjust pH and keep algae at bay. Hardly the bucolic, natural ecosystem beloved by dragonflies, frogs, and songbirds.The antidote is a natural pond, free of hassle, cost, and complexity and designed as ...Show more
Compost Science for Gardeners - Simple Methods for Nutrient-Rich Soil by Robert Pavlis
44.99 NZD
Category: Gardening | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
With Breathtaking Clarity, Compost Science for Gardeners demystifies composting practices and helps readers determine the best technique for their unique situation. Using plain language and easy-to-follow instructions, it distills and blends the latest scientific research with the author's decades of ex ...Show more
Soil Science for Gardeners - Working with Nature to Build Soil Fertility by Robert Pavlis
39.99 NZD
Category: Gardening | Series: Mother Earth News Wiser Living Ser.
Build healthy soil and grow better plants Healthy soil means thriving plants. Yet untangling the soil food web and optimizing your soil health is beyond most gardeners, many of whom lack an in-depth knowledge of the soil ecosystem. Soil Science for Gardeners is an accessible, science-based guide to un ...Show more
Plant Science for Gardeners: Essentials for Growing Better Plants by Robert Pavlis
44.99 NZD
Category: Gardening | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
A little plant science grows a long way Plant Science for Gardeners empowers growers to analyze common problems, find solutions, and make better decisions in the garden for optimal plant health and productivity. Most gardeners learn by accumulating rules - water once a week, never dry out snowdrop bulb ...Show more
A Gardener's Guide to Botany - The Biology Behind the Plants You Love, How They Grow, and What They Need by Scott Zona
54.99 NZD
Category: Gardening
Ever wonder if plants sleep or why their leaves are shaped a certain way? The inner workings of the plants you love are revealed and celebrated in this guide by botany expert Dr. Scott Zona.A Gardener's Guide to Botany is not just another book on how to grow plants. Instead, it's a lushly illustrated bo ...Show more
Eat Weeds: A field guide to foraging: how to identify, harvest, eat and use wild plants (Flexibound Edition) by Diego Bonetto
45.00 NZD
Category: Gardening
The bestselling guide to foraging and eating weeds. There is food within 3 metres of your front door: this book will teach you how to open your 'plant eyes'.Three generations ago it was common practice all over the world to collect this wild food; knowledge of what, where and when to forage was a necess ...Show more
Remarkable Plants by Helen Bynum, William Bynum
44.99 NZD
Category: Gardening
A glorious celebration of the beauty, diversity, importance and sheer wonder of plants, with exquisite illustrations from the collections of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.Plants feed us, clothe us, shelter us, help transport us, and can both intoxicate and cure us. From food staples to exotic and encha ...Show more
Arboretum by Katie Scott, Tony Kirkham, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
49.99 NZD
Category: Gardening
This next instalment in the bestselling Welcome to the Museum collection in collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, is about the incredible life of trees. Trees are some of nature's most majestic and beguiling life forms. Arboretum is a beautifully illustrated celebration of trees from around ...Show more
The Gardener's Year (Macmillan Collector's Library) by Karel Capek
19.99 NZD
Category: Gardening | Series: Macmillan Collector's Library
The Gardener’s Year is a charming and light-hearted insight into the life of an amateur gardener. Structured loosely around what to plant, grow or cultivate each month, Karel Capek takes us on a rollicking journey through a year in his own small garden. Complete and unabridged. Part of the Macmillan Col ...Show more