Gardening books

amanda47

I;m looking for a good book for a friend for Christmas. I want something that will advise you about when to plant and what to plant. My friend loves gardening but don't have a lot of luck with her plant's. :beer:

wallbash

The expert books ,written by Dr D.G. Hessayon

WTFH

I like the RHS books, although I don't have this one:
http://www.rhsshop.co.uk/productdetails.aspx?id=10000134&itemno=9781405347396

My favourite book on the subject is the Readers Digest "The Gardening Year" by Roy Hay. It's been out of print for a while, but you can pick it up on Amazon/Ebay.
I got my copy (the 1970 edition) at a village fete for 50p. I would have paid £10 or more for it!

amanda47

WTFH wrote: »

I like the RHS books, although I don't have this one:
http://www.rhsshop.co.uk/productdetails.aspx?id=10000134&itemno=9781405347396

My favourite book on the subject is the Readers Digest "The Gardening Year" by Roy Hay. It's been out of print for a while, but you can pick it up on Amazon/Ebay.
I got my copy (the 1970 edition) at a village fete for 50p. I would have paid £10 or more for it!

That one looks good.

Rummer

Allotment Month by Month Gives the tasks to do on a month by month basis, ideal as an all round book

amanda47

wallbash wrote: »

The expert books ,written by Dr D.G. Hessayon

Will check this one thank you.

amanda47

WTFH wrote: »

I like the RHS books, although I don't have this one:
http://www.rhsshop.co.uk/productdetails.aspx?id=10000134&itemno=9781405347396

My favourite book on the subject is the Readers Digest "The Gardening Year" by Roy Hay. It's been out of print for a while, but you can pick it up on Amazon/Ebay.
I got my copy (the 1970 edition) at a village fete for 50p. I would have paid £10 or more for it!

Just purchased Roy Hay one on e-bay £2-99 will keep this one myself. Thanks.

WTFH

Rummer wrote: »

Allotment Month by Month Gives the tasks to do on a month by month basis, ideal as an all round book

Got that one too - yes, it's good!

Cordie

I agree with Wallbash the Dr D. G. Hessayon books are excellent especially as you seem to be buying for someone fairly new to gardening.

The two I would start with are the Tree & Shrub Expert and the Flower Expert.

I_have_spoken

I'll have a look along my bookcase later...from memory Monty Dons' "Complete Gardener" isn't bad, esp. if you have a desire to reduce synthetic chemicals on food crops.

Must if be a book? "The Geoff Hamilton BBC Collection" on DVD is something of a classic, but you have his book "Ornamental Kitchen Garden" too.

My friend loves gardening but don't have a lot of luck with her plant's

It's for enthusiasts rather then beginners, but the RHS "Plant Propagation" has everything about growing from seeds and cuttings.

trollopscarletwoman

Past christmas but for future reference the expert books are great. Got most of them.

On the vegetable side I would recommend the two books written by welsh allotment gardener Terry Walton who appears on radio 2.