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Gardening with Keith Kirsten (Paperback, Revised & Updated Edition): Keith Kirsten Gardening with Keith Kirsten (Paperback, Revised & Updated Edition)
Keith Kirsten
R350 R241 Discovery Miles 2 410 Save R109 (31%) Ships in 3 - 5 working days

The fourth edition of this popular title has been given a completely new look, but it remains the same practical illustrated guide that is a must-have for all gardeners. The text has been updated to incorporate more indigenous species, locally bred hybrids, and waterwise plants, in keeping with changing trends that recognize the importance of gardening in harmony with the natural environment.

The bulk of the book comprises directories that describe over 2000 plants (trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, creepers, bulbs, grasses and roses) with each entry accompanied by symbols that depict the ideal growing conditions, such as water and sun requirements, hardiness to frost, and whether the plant is deciduous, evergreen or flowering.

A brief introduction covers garden planning and design, maintenance, and how to deal with pests and diseases. The book concludes with a handy list of plants, grouped according to their suitability for particular circumstances, such as drought-tolerance, growing in containers, in full or partial shade, or to provide flowers for the vase.

Shirley - The Life Of A Botanical Adventurer (Hardcover): Shirley Sherwood, Ivan Fallon Shirley - The Life Of A Botanical Adventurer (Hardcover)
Shirley Sherwood, Ivan Fallon
R532 Discovery Miles 5 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The remarkable story of Dr Shirley Sherwood, scientist, author, travel writer, gardener as well as mother and grandmother.

Following the tragic death of her brilliant scientist husband, Michael Cross, in a freak air crash in 1964, she was left as a 30-year-old widow with two young boys aged four and three. For the next twelve years she worked as a key member of the Nobel Prize-winning team which developed Tagamet, the first blockbuster drug (sales of over $1 billion a year). After her marriage to Jim Sherwood in 1977, she left science to concentrate full-time on the huge task of restoring the fabled Orient-Express train, probably the most luxurious and exotic form of travel ever devised. The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, running between London and Venice, was relaunched in 1982, ninety-nine years after its first journey. Sherwood's history of the project sold more than 400,000 copies. The Orient-Express train was just the beginning.

The Sherwoods went on to create the five-star Orient-Express Hotels company (now Belmond), which owned some of the finest hotels in the world, including the Cipriani in Venice, the Mount Nelson in Cape Town and the Copacabana Palace in Rio. They pioneered new train routes across the Alps, started the Eastern & Oriental Express running between Singapore and Bangkok- crossing over the Bridge on the River Kwai- opened up tourism in Myanmar with the first cruise ship to operate on the Irrawaddy, and took over the railways of Peru, which run all the way to Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca.

Her most lasting achievement, the one of which she is proudest, is the Shirley Sherwood Collection of contemporary botanical art, which she started in 1990 and now includes over 1,000 paintings and drawings representing the work of more than 300 contemporary botanical artists from 36 countries. She has mounted exhibitions in many prestigious locations including the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Kirstenbosch in Cape Town and the Real Jardin Botanico, Madrid. The Shirley Sherwood Gallery in Kew Gardens is the first museum to be dedicated to modern botanical art and her books, which often accompanied her exhibitions, have been largely responsible for re-establishing botanical art in its rightful place as an important art form.

These are just some of the many achievements in a long and rich life, vividly described in this book.

Pocket Guide: Fynbos (Paperback): John Manning Pocket Guide: Fynbos (Paperback)
John Manning
R230 R184 Discovery Miles 1 840 Save R46 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Pocket Guide Fynbos features over 300 of the most spectacular and commonly seen species
from South Africa’s renowned floral kingdom – all in one handy, easy-to-use guide.

The species are presented in detail, with each entry featuring:


  • succinct descriptions of the plant and its habitat, comparisons with similar species
  • and fl owering times
  • full-colour photographs and distribution maps
  • floral key, using symbols to denote main identifying features
  • interesting facts about species.

For ease of use, the species are divided into 10 distinct groups, and an illustrated fl oral key
on the inside front cover offers fl ower lovers a smart tool with which to identify species
more accurately.

The introduction describes the world of fynbos, detailing the origins, diversity, adaptations
and conservation of this unique flora.

This compact guide is an invaluable aid for anyone interested in South Africa’s astonishing
floral treasures.
Take Root And Grow - A Growing Gardening Guide (Paperback): Susan Torrance Take Root And Grow - A Growing Gardening Guide (Paperback)
Susan Torrance
R395 R309 Discovery Miles 3 090 Save R86 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Gardening allows you to know where your food comes from – and that is empowering! Not growing your own food is leaving one of the most important and basic aspects of human life to someone else

For me, healthy soil = healthy plants = healthy people. Our health and wellbeing are the result of all the choices we make. We definitely are what we eat – and grow

With this book, I hope that gardening may feed and sweeten your soul, and gladden your heart, as it does for me every day of my life. - Susan Torrance

Pacific Northwest Month-by-Month Gardening - What to Do Each Month to Have a Beautiful Garden All Year (Paperback): Christina... Pacific Northwest Month-by-Month Gardening - What to Do Each Month to Have a Beautiful Garden All Year (Paperback)
Christina Pfeiffer; As told to Mary Robson
R731 R613 Discovery Miles 6 130 Save R118 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Transactions of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Vol. 1: For the Year 1891 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): Massachusetts... Transactions of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Vol. 1: For the Year 1891 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
R457 R432 Discovery Miles 4 320 Save R25 (5%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Park's Floral Magazine, Vol. 52: December, 1916 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): Geo W Park Park's Floral Magazine, Vol. 52: December, 1916 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
Geo W Park
R363 R336 Discovery Miles 3 360 Save R27 (7%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Park's Floral Magazine, Vol. 45: December, 1909 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): Geo W Park Park's Floral Magazine, Vol. 45: December, 1909 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
Geo W Park
R375 R340 Discovery Miles 3 400 Save R35 (9%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Bolgiano's: Fall 1967 (Classic Reprint) (Hardcover): F W Bolgiano and Company Bolgiano's: Fall 1967 (Classic Reprint) (Hardcover)
F W Bolgiano and Company
R810 Discovery Miles 8 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
In The Garden (Paperback): In The Garden (Paperback)
R99 R82 Discovery Miles 820 Save R17 (17%) Ships in 4 - 8 working days
Heath Robinson: How to Make a Garden Grow (Hardcover): W.Heath Robinson, K. R. G. Browne Heath Robinson: How to Make a Garden Grow (Hardcover)
W.Heath Robinson, K. R. G. Browne
R305 R256 Discovery Miles 2 560 Save R49 (16%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Ever wondered how to make a garden attractive in December? Or what to do with that corner by the dustbin? Answers to these questions can be found in this compact and charming book of tips for the green-fingered, accompanied by Heath Robinson's highly inventive and humorous cartoons. First published in 1938, the book gives an insight into gardening trends on the eve of the Second World War while also addressing common concerns faced by gardeners. It features many typically elaborate contraptions such as the Combined Telescopic Spaderake for digging and raking at the same time, the Inebriate Roller for making wobbly garden paths and the Osoeezi Slugsticker. While some are patently ridiculous - a lawn is de-thistled and resown with the help of a barrel of grass seed strapped onto a small donkey - others are before their time, such as a special pump that can divert your bathwater into your garden hose, a contraption that is not wildly dissimilar to gadgets on the market today. Finally, the growing of vegetables inspires some sage advice: 'with the right kind of upbringing, a marrow will attain astonishing dimensions, and can be used for boasting purposes.' Poking gentle fun at a British obsession with a detailed illustration on almost every page, this book will delight both aspiring and experienced gardeners alike.

The Complete Guide to Pickling - Pickle and Ferment Everything Your Garden or Market Has to Offer (Paperback): Julie Laing The Complete Guide to Pickling - Pickle and Ferment Everything Your Garden or Market Has to Offer (Paperback)
Julie Laing
R521 R446 Discovery Miles 4 460 Save R75 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Gardening Puzzle Book - 200 Brain-Teasing Activities, from Crosswords to Quizzes (Hardcover): Felicity Hart The Gardening Puzzle Book - 200 Brain-Teasing Activities, from Crosswords to Quizzes (Hardcover)
Felicity Hart
R301 Discovery Miles 3 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Time to down your trowel and pick up a pencil This bountiful crop of 200 gardening-themed puzzles has something for anyone with green fingers and a love of a good brain-teaser Gardeners are a naturally smart species. But you don't need to be an expert to enjoy this book. When your hands deserve a rest after you've been out toiling in the garden, or when the weather has you cooped up inside, how about a puzzle or two to cultivate the mind? From quick quizzes and riddles to more leisurely crosswords and sudoku, whether you're a gardening obsessive or just enjoy pottering around your plot, there's plenty in these pages to tickle your fancy and keep your brain as sharp as a thorn and as strong as an oak. Inside you will find a rich variety of puzzles, including these: Find the flowers, fruit and veg hiding within word searches Spot the differences between various idyllic views of a garden Shuffle the letters of anagrams to locate your trusty tools Wind your way through a series of intricate hedge mazes

Gardening in a Changing World - Plants, People and the Climate Crisis (Hardcover): Darryl Moore Gardening in a Changing World - Plants, People and the Climate Crisis (Hardcover)
Darryl Moore
R461 Discovery Miles 4 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Our planet, the Earth, is under threat, with potentially catastrophic consequences for ourselves and the other lifeforms it sustains. Yet Nature itself can still rescue us - with plants playing a pivotal role, in the countryside - and everywhere. In gardens and parks, plants are the mainstay of our relationship with the natural world, and we celebrate them for the pleasures they bring. However, that can be part of the problem: too often we value plants for their aesthetic qualities rather than the vital role they play in the ecology of the Earth. In Gardening in a Changing World Darryl Moore explores how gardens can be better for human beings and for all the other lifeforms that inhabit them. Recent developments in horticulture and plant science show us that we need to rethink our attitude to plants beyond purely aesthetic concerns, and to adopt more holistic approaches to how we design, inhabit and enjoy our gardens. He looks at the history of garden design, to show how we got to where we are today, and recommends ways of changing to new principles of sustainable ecological horticulture. This challenging and important new book will be essential reading for professionals and students of horticulture and garden and landscape design, as well as for anyone interested in making gardens part of the solution to the future of life on Earth.

GNOMES AND GARDENS (Hardcover): GNOMES AND GARDENS (Hardcover)
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R299 R188 Discovery Miles 1 880 Save R111 (37%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A look at all aspects of gnome life, their origins and fashions, their pastimes, opinions and culinary tastes. It examines urban gnomes, suburban, bucolic and wild ones.

Park's Floral Magazine, Vol. 44 - December, 1908 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): George W. Park Park's Floral Magazine, Vol. 44 - December, 1908 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
George W. Park
R363 R336 Discovery Miles 3 360 Save R27 (7%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Star Roses - Fall 1958 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): Conard-Pyle Company Star Roses - Fall 1958 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
Conard-Pyle Company
R363 R336 Discovery Miles 3 360 Save R27 (7%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Vaughan's Book for Florists - Spring, 1952 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): Vaughan's Seed Company Vaughan's Book for Florists - Spring, 1952 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
Vaughan's Seed Company
R411 R350 Discovery Miles 3 500 Save R61 (15%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Park's Floral Magazine, Vol. 51 - April, 1915 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): George W. Park Park's Floral Magazine, Vol. 51 - April, 1915 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
George W. Park
R375 R339 Discovery Miles 3 390 Save R36 (10%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Park's Floral Magazine, Vol. 49 - March, 1913 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): George W. Park Park's Floral Magazine, Vol. 49 - March, 1913 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
George W. Park
R375 R339 Discovery Miles 3 390 Save R36 (10%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Vaughan's Book for Florists - Spring 1950 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): Vaughan's Seed Company Vaughan's Book for Florists - Spring 1950 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
Vaughan's Seed Company
R393 R344 Discovery Miles 3 440 Save R49 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Park's Floral Magazine, Vol. 42 - A Monthly Journal of Floriculture; March, 1906 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): George... Park's Floral Magazine, Vol. 42 - A Monthly Journal of Floriculture; March, 1906 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
George Watt Park
R363 R336 Discovery Miles 3 360 Save R27 (7%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Radio Service - The Farm Forum; April 1, 1929-March 28, 1929 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): United States Department of... Radio Service - The Farm Forum; April 1, 1929-March 28, 1929 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
United States Department of Agriculture
R424 R361 Discovery Miles 3 610 Save R63 (15%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Park's Floral Magazine, Vol. 47 - January, 1911 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): George W. Park Park's Floral Magazine, Vol. 47 - January, 1911 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
George W. Park
R377 R340 Discovery Miles 3 400 Save R37 (10%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Park's Floral Magazine, Vol. 52 - A Monthly Journal of Floriculture; August, 1916 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): George... Park's Floral Magazine, Vol. 52 - A Monthly Journal of Floriculture; August, 1916 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
George Watt Park
R363 R336 Discovery Miles 3 360 Save R27 (7%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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