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List Price: £12.50
Our Price: £5.80
Author:
Geoff Bryant
By Stackpole Books,U.S.
 Propagation Handbook, 2007-10-03
Essential handbook, excellent, clearly written in every way superb have used it for 10 years and was looking for a friend.
Author:
George E. Brown
By Faber and Faber
The Pruning of Tree, Shrubs and Conifers., 2006-06-18
Tony Kirkham's profile was given a great lift with the "Year at Kew" series on BBC2 and this has no doubt been of benefit to the book's sales figures happily.
So when someone of Ton Kirkham's reputation and public profile revises and enlarges upon a good book like "The Pruning of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers" it is very welcome indeed!
The problem is, not many people write decent books about trees. Most are more interested in chopping them down or mutilating them in some way. Sadly this is usually due to ignorance and failure to understand how trees work. This book goes a long way to bringing enlightenment to its readers.
It is a very good book. With an excellent tree by tree section on their specific requirements etc. Tony has also done a great job in adding modern best practice guidelines and up to date tree care methodology.
Anyone wanting to learn more about trees and their cultivation will not go wrong by purchasing this book, it is one of the best available by far!
I feel I would like Tony Kirkham if I met him and I certainly like this book.
List Price: £16.99
Our Price: £2.94
Author:
Rupert Smith
By BBC Books
Reading Rupert Smith's A Year at Kew is almost as good as visiting England's most famous botanical gardens - and certainly as good as watching the accompanying TV series. With some impressive colour plates to buttress his text, Smith presents the reader with a fascinating month-by-month journey through the beauty of the gardens, with a host of ancillary information about the people who keep this great British institution in business (and it's no easy task, as just a chapter or two of the book makes abundantly clear). Kew's Royal Botanical Gardens have been voted the country's favourite gardens (admittedly, hardly a surprise), and have been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, ranking them with the Taj Mahal and the Pyramids. The million or so visitors who visit this haven of natural beauty would certainly agree with such recognition, but - as Smith informs us - a veritable army is necessary to keep things green. This dedicated group consists of scientists, landscape architects and, of course, hosts of gardeners and botanists who maintain the non-pareil collection of plants, trees and flowers that delight the eye of the visitor. Smith describes the monthly ...
 Entertaining and absorbing account, 2004-11-06
This is an entertaining and absorbing book, a perfect read for cold nights snuggled up in an armchair or lying abed with the duvet pulled up to your chin. It offers a description of some of the work which takes place at Kew Gardens - from an insight into how decisions are made to more practical issues like the planting of specimens. Kew has a world reputation for its role in preserving plant life and its advocacy for the planet, and it is fitting that as many people as possible should hear the message and get to know about the vital work that goes on there.So, all praise to the BBC for putting together a series about Kew. Inevitably, the book of the series also comes along. While I've criticised some of the BBC book choices as merely being exploitative marketing, there is a gentle legitimacy to this volume. "A Year at Kew" is a charming publication, well written, well illustrated. It is an absorbing read to get you thinking about the coming year in your own garden, or the coming year's opportunities to get out and visit local botanical gardens or explore your native flora and fauna. The text looks at the work of Kew, making it come alive, taking a natural perspective - how do the staff at Kew encourage plants to grow, find new species, organise and arrange the displays, etc. The photos are delightfully presented - they are low key, tranquil ... there's nothing garish about the illustrations. This is not a book which shouts. It's a book which whispers. Definitely to be commended if you are a fan of the TV series, have visited (or plan to visit) Kew, or are interested in the natural world.
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