THE BEST GARDENING BOOKS OF THE YEAR - GARDENS ILLUSTRATED 'Informative and enthusiastic' i Paper PLANT-BASED MEDICINE FOR A CALMER, HEALTHIER LIFE It's easy to turn to the pharmacy when we're stressed, sick or feeling under the weather, but what if you turned to your garden instead? In this accessible and easy to use manual, horticultural expert, former Gardener's World presenter and Guardian columnist, Alys Fowler, shows how to take control of your health by adopting a more natural lifestyle. For thousands of years, people who had no access to clinical medicine knew how to boost their well-being by using the ingredients they found in plants. Herbs are the people's medicine; often freely available and abundant, they are ready and waiting to be plucked from around you to soothe and heal your body and mind. With guides for how to use and grow over 100 herbs - for example how to use fennel for indigestion, camomile for anxiety and nettle for hayfever - you'll soon be heading into the garden, rather than opening the medicine cabinet. Offering a fusion of botanical, practical, cultural and historical information, A Modern Herbal reveals how common herbs are the simple, cleansing way to better health and happiness. 'An important and accessible herbal for the 21st century . . . For anyone delving into herbs for the first time or those who want to broaden their herbal repertoire in the garden and home, this book is much needed' Gardens Illustrated AS SEEN IN THE GUARDIAN

Your Healthy Habits Plant-Based DietHealthy habits: Cooking for a plant-based diet is the single biggest trend in the culinary world and for very good reasons, too: improved health better weight management proven reversal of heart disease and other chronic issues easier on your wallet oh-so-much better for the planetPlant-based diet: Organic gardener, environmentalist and pop-up chef Alice Mary Alvrez wants to make it as easy as possible to reduce your footprint, grow and eat fabulous organic vegetables, and maintain a planet-positive, animal-friendly lifestyle. As she says, "I like to make it so simple that it's brain-free so you don't even have to think about it any more, you fall in love with a healthier and greener way of life." Developing a new lifestyle: Her book, Plant-powered Cooking is simply brimming with brilliant ideas you can use from tips for growing your own food (even if you have a hard time keeping houseplants alive), shopping and cooking techniques for every mealtime and even low-labor secrets for harvesting and canning the bounty from your own garden. Learn surprising facts about the impact of meat and animal products on the environment and how even small do-it-yourself ideas lead to real impact. Begin with small changes such as "Meat-free Mondays," then eliminate all meat out of your diet and replace it with beautiful food grown by your own hand. With Alice Alvrez's Plant-powered Cooking, you and your family will be living the good life. Much more than a cookbook, Alvrez's Plant-powered Cooking offers readers insight into why we eat the way we do Filled with tips, tricks and secrets for a sustainable new lifestyle so readers can go green Starter garden tips for readers at any level, so ditch the high-maintenance lawn and grow veggies, fresh herbs and eat food with the highest nutrient levels