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01/09/2010

Vegetables etc

Baker, Harry -  RHS Growing Fruit
Originally published in 1980, this updated edition gives the basics on an extremely wide range of fruits – much more than just the most common types, giving cultivation, pruning, varieties etc and illustrated with diagrams and sketches. 1999 9 x 6 ¼ 191 pages
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments: 2005 printing, Slight wear to cover (RRP £8.99), New
Price: £(GBP)6.00
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Bartley, Jennifer -  Designing the New Kitchen Garden
Translates the traditional classical European kitchen garden with its blending in to its surroundings and attractive appearance to the modern garden. Well illustrated with many colour photos and plans, and good information as to how to achieve it. 2006 10 ¼ x 8 ¾ 222 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Minor wear to the dust jacket (RRP £25), New
Price: £(GBP)12.00
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View larger image of 'Complete Book of Vegetables'Biggs -  Complete Book of Vegetables
Takes the approach of the whole process from growing to eating, and as well as cultivation gives recipes for a very wide range of the usual and less common vegetables, from a well known broadcaster and writer. 2000 10 ½ x 7 ¾ 256 pages
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments: , Very minor bump (RRP £12.99), New
Price: £(GBP)7.50
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Price: £(GBP)9.00
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Bown, Deni -  RHS Encyclopedia of Herbs
Whilst primarily a comprehensive catalogue of plants which can be used as herbs, it does also include much about their history, designing a herb garden and cultivation. 1995 11 ½ x 9 ¼ 424 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: ,  (RRP £29.99), New
Price: £(GBP)20.00
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Bradley & Courtier -  The Complete Vegetable Gardener
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Cover: Softcover
Comments: ,  (RRP £14.99), New
Price: £(GBP)12.00
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Campbell, Susan -  A History of Kitchen Gardening
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Cover: Softcover
Comments: Slight wear to cover (RRP £14.99), New
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Flowerdew, Bob -  The Gourmet Gardener
This book concentrates on those varieties which are unavailable or disappointing when bought, and also tells how to preserve suitable sort for use later in the year, in a well presented and illustrated book. 2005 10 ¾ x 9 ¼ 192 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: ,  (RRP £19.99), New
Price: £(GBP)15.00
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Foley, Caroline -  The A-Z of Allotment Vegetables
A practical book, with full details of what and how to grow it, with 16 pages of colour photos. 2006 9 ¾ x 6 ¾ 192 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: Very minor wear to dust jacket (RRP £12.99), New
Price: £(GBP)8.50
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Foley, Caroline -  Practical Allotment Gardening
A good introductory guide to growing fruit, vegetables and herbs, well illustrated with colour photos. 2002 11 ¾ x 8 ¾ 96 pages
 
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Price: £(GBP)6.00
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Foley, Caroline -  The Allotment Handbook
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Garland, Sarah -  The Herb Garden
A collection of articles on gardening etc by this well known personality. 224 pages 8 ¼ x 5 ½ 2000 Frances Lincoln
 
Cover: Hardback
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Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Hamilton, Nick -  Grow Organic Fruit and Vegetables
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Cover: Softcover
Comments: ,  (RRP £14.99), New
Price: £(GBP)9.00
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Holmes, Caroline -  A Zest for Herbs
Concentrates on how to incorporate herbs in to garden designs, to get the benefit of not just of the health and flavour of them but to also obtain the best visual effect. Well illustrated with colour photos. 2004 10 ¼ x 8 ¼ 160 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: ,  (RRP £20), New
Price: £(GBP)13.50
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Jordan -  Fungi
After a brief introduction, this is a tremendous colour photo encyclopaedia - 3 photos per page. 384 pages 1995 11 x 9
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments: 2004 softcover edition, same number of pages as first edition, but with some changed photos and revised naming where appropriate., Very slight wear to cover. (RRP £15.99), New
Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Jordan, Peter -  Field Guide to Edible Mushrooms of Britain and Europe
A practical guide for those who wish to learn about which fungi are edible with good clear identification photos as well as where you might find them, description, cooking suggestions and advise on what might look similar. 2006 9 ¾ x 6 ¾ 160 pages
 
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Juniper & Mabberley -  The Story of the Apple
Relates the history of the apple, from its earliest known origins in Asia through its introduction to the western world and subsequent development, with a wealth of stories of its journey. Illustrated with 12 pages of colour photos and 8 of colour paintings. 2006 9 ¼ x 7 ¼ 219 pages plus 20 pages of colour illustrations.
 
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Price: £(GBP)12.50
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Larkcom, Joy -  Grow your own Vegetables
The latest updated edition of this classic, first published in 1976, by the person who has done so much to promote vegetable growing over the years. 2002 7 ¾ x 5 384 pages
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments:  (RRP £9.99), New
Price: £(GBP)8.00
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Leendertz, Lia -  The Half Hour Allotment
Tells you how to have a successful allotments for busy lives (but aren’t they meant to be for relaxation?!) Well illustrated with colour photos. 2006 10 x 7 ¾ 160 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Slight fault to dust jacket (RRP £16.99), New
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View larger image of 'Herbs - The Complete Gardener's Guide'Lima & Forsyth -  Herbs - The Complete Gardener's Guide
Covers everything you might expect, from selection and cultivation, through to a wide range of uses, all extremely well illustrated with colour photos. 224 pages 11 x 9 2001 Firefly 2001
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments:  (RRP £17.95), New
Price: £(GBP)12.00
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View larger image of 'Jekka's Complete Herb Book'McVicar, Jekka -  Jekka's Complete Herb Book
An encyclopaedia of all the plants used as herbs, written by the person who has done so much to popularise them, and covers both their cultivation and uses. 1994 10 ½ x 7 ¾ 256 pages
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments:  (RRP £12.99), New
Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Meredith, Ted -  The Complete Book of Garlic
Garlic is popular for both its health and flavour properties, and the author covers all aspects from their natural history and history in cultivation, through cultivation and varieties, storage to using in cooking – not forgetting their chemistry. All you’d need to know well illustrated with colour photos. 2008 10 ¼ x 8 330 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Very slight bump/wear to dust wrapper (RRP £25), New
Price: £(GBP)15.00
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Perrone, Jane -  The Allotment Keeper's Handbook
A compact book which takes you from the basics of choosing where to grow them, through what and how to grow, for those new to growing them and want it to be an enjoyment. 2007 7 ¼ x 5 ¼ 327 pages
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments: , Very slight fold to the cover (RRP £14.99), New
Price: £(GBP)12.00
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Petherick & Aclare -  The Kitchen Gardens at Heligan
Covers the traditional methods of producing fruit and vegetables, and how they are used and modified today to produce as far as possible vegetables they way they use to be. Well illustrated in colour. 2006 9 ¾ x 7 ¾ 208 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: ,  (RRP £20), New
Price: £(GBP)16.00
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Reader's Digest -  Food from your Garden & Allotment
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Cover: Softcover
Comments: ,  (RRP £14.99), New
Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Reich, Lee -  Landscaping with Fruit
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Cover: Softcover
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Romans, Alan -  The Potato Book
Written by an enthusiast who has worked for the seed potato industry this book gives the history of this staple to our diet, along with cultivation etc, and a guide to over 250 varieties with descriptions etc and colour photos. 2005 9 ¼ x 7 128 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Slight wear to dust jacket (RRP £16.99), New
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Smit/McMillan Browse -  The Heligan Vegetable Bible
Details the less common varieties grown at Heligan, along with cultivation and flavour, all well illustrated, from this renowned team. 9 ¾ x 7 ¾ 2000 256 pages
 
Cover: Softcover
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Smith, Edward -  The Vegetable Gardener's Bible
Takes you through all aspects of the production of vegetables along with his choices, well illustrated with colour photos. 2004 10 ¾ x 8 ½ 309 pages
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments: , Very minor wear to cover (RRP £20), New
Price: £(GBP)12.50
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Smith, Edward -  Incredible Vegetables from Self-Watering Containers
Describes the author’s approach to easy production of vegetables using self watering containers. Well illustrated with colour photos, and covers all the basics of growing and what to grow. 2006 10 ¾ x 8 ½ 254 pages
 
Cover: Softcover
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Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Tabor, Roger -  All About Herbs
Cover not only the usual cultivation and culinary uses of herbs but also their role in beauty treatment and natural cleansers. 176 pages 9 ¾ x 7 ¾ 2002 Frances Lincoln
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments:  (RRP £19.99), New
Price: £(GBP)12.50
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van Wyk, Ben-Erik -  Food Plants of the World
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Cover: Hardback
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