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73160 100 GREAT BREADS


by Paul Hollywood Britain’s Favourite Baker does it again! Paul Hollywood is a fanatical lover of bread of every sort, from the very basic white and wholemeal to the complex wheat sheaf loaf. He demonstrates perfecting his


craft, the tools, techniques and tips he has discovered work best. Readers will be able to cook, very easily, their favourite flavours - French, Italian, Herb and Seed, Fruit and Nut, Savoury or Sweet. Also includes delicious Apple and Pear Pie with Fruit Sauce, Hollywood Mince Pies and Pancakes with Bananas and Cream! But, anyway, the whole book is delicious. 144 paperback pages, 24cm x 23cm.


£14.99 NOW £5


73313 MMA RAMOTSWE’S COOKBOOK: Nourishment for the Traditionally Built by Stuart Brown with a foreword by Alexander McCall Smith


The author has made a detailed study of Alexander McCall Smith’s books, set in Botswana, all about the detective Mma Ramotswe of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. To begin with, you must have Red Bush Tea, naturally decaffeinated and good for you. Roasted Mealies are a must, as is Curried Pumpkin Soup. You may not be keen to try Mopane Worm Stew or Roast Leg of Springbok, but there are plenty of other mouth-watering dishes to sample. 150 paperback pages 25cm x 19cm in dazzling colour with glossary. £14.99 NOW £4


73516 BIG BOOK OF CHOCOLATE: 365 Decadent and Irresistible Treats by Jennifer Donovan


The book goes to a Chocolate Heaven of mousses and cheesecakes, including Coffee, Chocolate and Praline Mousse, White Chocolate, Blueberry and Citrus Pots, Mocha Soufflés and a variety of delectable variations on a Tiramisu. Baked chocolate dishes come next, from Chocolate Cup Cakes to Chocolate Cream Roll with Strawberries. Desserts include Chocolate Crepes with Chestnut Cream, Pear Clafoutis and Chocolate Rice Pudding, plus a variety of chocolate ices and drinks. Spiral bound, 216pp, softback, colour photos. £12.99 NOW £2.75


74098 HUGH JOHNSON’S WINE JOURNAL


Hugh Johnson published his Wine Journal in 1985 and it has been reissued several times. He surveys the main varieties of wine in a relaxed, knowledgeable style, never being bossy and cutting through pretentious jargon where necessary. The main part of the book is Johnson’s own wine diary organised by different types, for example


under Red Wines there are sections on ‘fresh grapey’, ‘standard low-price’, ‘medium to full-bodied’ and finally ‘the darkest, turbo-powered reds’. Ends with vintage charts, a winespeak glossary and an ‘if you like this, try that ...’. 192pp, colour illus.


£14.99 NOW £5 GARDENING


I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.


- Walt Whitman


74657 WINDOW BOX ALLOTMENT


by Penelope Bennett


Penelope Bennett has a 16-foot roof garden at her London flat, and the range of her produce is impressive. Even during January she is cultivating 11 species, with the prospect of strawberries, tomatoes, lettuce and aubergines later in the


year. Almost everyone can have a miniature allotment, and window boxes and hanging baskets are ideal containers for herbs and small fruits. Transparent supermarket packaging will allow you to watch the roots of your plants developing, while toilet roll tubes make good cylinders for germination, and you will also need compost - an organic variety is essential if you intend to eat your produce. January is when the new potatoes are ready for harvesting, parsley and peas get going in February, and the author throws in a quick bread recipe for good measure, so that you can get your hands into shape for all the work that lies ahead. If you want to create a wormery, the author knows everything there is to be known, including the fact that worms are not usually posted out on Fridays to avoid leaving them hanging around at the sorting office over the weekend. Bennett takes you in chatty style through the four seasons of produce, including some mouthwatering recipes for Alpine Strawberry Jersey Ice Cream, Jerusalem Artichoke Salad and Risotto Milanese. 176pp, decorations, stockists, seed diary. £16.99 NOW £6


74984 BOB’S BASICS PRUNING, TRAINING AND


TIDYING by Bob Flowerdew Sub-titled How to Prune and Trim, Types of Plants to Prune, Ornamental Pruning, Training Vines and Trees, Discarding Waste. For over 30 years, Bob has gardened organically. He is a regular panellist on the BBC Radio’s Gardener’s Question Time and has published


many books on the subject. Now, like him, you can make the organic garden of your dreams the talk of the


neighbourhood with the simple maintenance tips in this super useful book. What sets it apart from other volumes is that it does not advise pruning every single plant in your garden. Bob offers the simplest, most effective pruning basics, and explains how to get maximum results without obsessing about the growing pattern of every plant. He just takes gardeners through the different types of trimming, that is, how to be sure you are making the right cut for a specific plant, and the techniques for building the right supports. Readers will also find a section on the most eco-friendly ways to remove pruning waste. Whatever you are growing, and whatever your garden looks like now, this fail-safe guide will help you to keep your garden beautiful and functional. 112 pages with gorgeous colour photos. $14.95 NOW £5


74662 FOLIAGE PLANTS by Christopher Lloyd


From his birth in 1921 to the day he died in 2006, Christopher Lloyd lived at Great Dixter in Sussex, where he developed one of Britain’s greatest gardens. He was the author of a host of classic books, including The Well-Tempered Garden and The Adventurous Gardener as well as the book under review here. He contributed 42 years’ worth of regular weekly articles to Country


Life and was gardening correspondent of the Guardian. He has an unrivalled reputation as a plantsman, gardening writer and, above all ‘a wonderfully creative, free-spirited gardener’. Here, he tackles a central problem. Although flowers alone may make for a striking municipal bed, he argues, they will never create a satisfying garden. If you neglect leaves, you will be disappointed. He teaches readers all about those plants that are worth growing for their foliage as well as their flowers, how to use them in the garden, and what effect they will achieve in different positions, from the shady border to the sunny bed. 224 paperback pages, diagrams, list of nurseries and glossary. £12.99 NOW £5


75130 GARDEN PROBLEM


SOLVER by Rosemary Ward As the name suggests, this is your one-stop reference to


troubleshooting and re-establishing healthy growing conditions in your garden, published in association with the Royal Horticultural Society. Key to both prevention and cure of problems is an understanding of how environmental conditions affect


plants and the biology and habits of pests and diseases, thus the first section of the book is dedicated to soil, climate and the ecology of pests and diseases. By choosing the right plants for your garden means they are less likely to succumb to disease and be better equipped to fight it if it occurs, and the clever gardener will also make use of “garden friends” to keep down pest species. The book provides a wealth of remedies which include cultural, organic and chemical techniques and controls. Tackles problems with seed-raised plants, bulbs, lawns, herbaceous plants, trees, shrubs, fruit and vegetables, it even deals with the perennial bugbear of weeds and weeding! Exquisite colour drawings and photos, 192pp. $19.99 NOW £6


72080 BULB by Anna Pavord


We were as surprised by this gorgeous book as readers will be. First of all, the illustrations are superb. This very big volume is about what, for the author, are the most glorious group of plants on earth: bulbs, corms, tubers and rhizomes. All the flowers produced from this miraculous event are


ephemeral. In late winter ivory snowdrops appear as if by magic. In spring, crocuses and daffodils do their conjuring tricks, then tulips, iris and alliums and, in summer, bewitching lilies. And that is not the end, for autumn sees the emergence of cyclamen and colchicum - with its fox-coloured leaves burning against the yellow goblets of sternbergia. The author is not sure that even a forklift truck could shift a book that tried to describe all of them but, in this delightful volume, you will find about 600 of her favourite bulbs, together with their history and how to care for them. All these are fully hardy, frost hardy, half hardy or tender, and the terms are described in detail. One of the infallible rules of gardening is that no garden can have too many bulbs. 544 heavy pages 19.5 x 28cm very lavishly illustrated with lovely colour and b/w archive photos, planting guide, bulbs by season, reverse synonym index and silk bookmark.


£30 NOW £10 72609 GROWING CHINESE VEGETABLES IN


YOUR OWN BACKYARD by Geri Harrington Part one looks at 40 of the most widely enjoyed plants, divided into cucurbits (melons), beans, cabbages, radishes, herbs and water-plants and for each provides an illustration, instructions on their history, culinary use, appearance, germination, planting, soil preference, harvesting, storage and varieties. Part two shows how to be successful in real-world backyard gardening, what pots and other containers and equipment are needed. Drawings. 216pp.


$16.95 NOW £2.50 72652 HISTORIC GARDENS OF ENGLAND:


Oxfordshire by Timothy Mowl Oxfordshire has star-ranking gardens at Buscot, Buckland, Pusey and Faringdon. At Sandford Park there is a Regency double-faced Chinese Temple . Stylistically linked, but of the 1960s, is the Japanese Garden at New House, Shipton-under Wychwood. Friar Park, with its underground lakes, ice caves and enchanting fake Matterhorn. These are but a few of the gorgeous sites described in this tempting book. 192 paperback pages, colour and b/w with plans, map dated 1751, modern map and gazetteer.


£17.99 NOW £3.50 72681 WILLIAM ROBINSON: The Wild


Gardener by Richard Bisgrove William Robinson is best known for his fervent endorsement of ‘wild gardening’ - including the naturalising of bulbs. His discovery of Alfred Parsons as the ideal artist to illustrate his ideas helped to foster a new era of the ‘plantsman’s picturesque’ and thus to launch the ideal of the English cottage garden, which is apparent in such gardens as Hidcote Manor and Sissinghurst, and has resonated around the world ever since. As a young man, he travelled throughout Britain, then to Paris, the Alps, North Africa and across North America. These experiences led to a constant stream of opinionated publications on subjects ranging from asparagus cultivation to cremation and from the advantages of wood fires to the evils of the bedding-out system. His hugely successful journals, and later his home at Gravetye Manor - now a hotel - provided a platform and focus for other great horticultural names such as Gertrude Jekyll, Frank Crisp, Ellen Willmott and E. A. Bowles. His views on a sustainable approach to life have important lessons for the 21st century. 256 pages 24cm x 29.5cm illus in colour and b/w. £30 NOW £12


74532 TULIPS by Liz Dobbs 70 tulips from a private Dutch collection are showcased. We think original tulips came from Turkey. Dry bulbs travel well so it didn’t take long before illustrated books showed potential customers what tulips could look like and Amsterdam as a thriving port became the trading centre. Tulips


were also raised in France in what was then Flanders and a craze for tulips broke out in England in the 17th century. Bizarre meant the bloom was yellow with a pattern of any colour. Byloemen was a white tulip with stripes of black or purple. Rose was a white bloom with red or pink markings and today we use ‘feathered’ to describe colours shading in from the edge of the petals while a ‘flame’ is the markings that run from the top of the petals towards the base. 224 page paperback, classification checklist. £7.99 NOW £3


72714 GORGEOUS GARDENING BOOSTERS: 1,001 Fast and Effective Ways to Improve


Your Garden published by Reader’s Digest ‘Discover the top 20 super boosters’ and ‘Find out which plants, tools and materials are star performers - the best of the best’. Tried and tested tips, handy hints and expert know-how, to bring out the true potential of our plot. Now we are confident that our roses will bloom for longer, our fruit trees will yield a more plentiful crop and our borders will have the wow factor. 288 pages 21.5cm x 27.5cm in riotous colour. £14.99 NOW £4.50


72890 SELF SUSTAINING GARDEN: The Guide


to Matrix Planting by Peter Thompson By combining plants into self-governing communities - “matrix” gardening - we can create delightful gardens that require much less maintenance and, as an added benefit, less chemical control. Chapters deal with different aspects of garden design, pools and wet areas, grasses, mixed borders and utilising shade and shelter. Colour photos and drawings. 192pp, 8"×10".


£16.99 NOW £3


73526 GARDEN FARMING by Hugh Lanham The book is firmly based on the author’s sound knowledge gained over many years of experimentation with different kinds of livestock and crops. Not only looks at producing crops and tending animals, but he also examines vegetable growing systems and techniques, covers roots, legumes, brassicas and perennials, and considers what is involved in keeping livestock like rabbits, poultry, pigs, goats and other larger animals on a small scale. 160 paperback pages, 70 colour photos. £10.99 NOW £2.50


74001 A VICTORIAN FLOWER DICTIONARY by Mandy Kirkby


Subtitled ‘The Language of Flowers Companion’, we know that a thousand thoughts are invested in a flower. Daffodils signal new beginnings, daisies innocence, lilacs mean first emotions of love, periwinkles tender recollections. This beautifully illustrated dual dictionary of flora and meanings, and suggestions for creating expressive arrangements. Now modern day romantics are enjoying a resurgence of this bygone custom. Dozens of stunningly beautiful full page colour artworks. Useful glossary at the end with sections like A New Job, Funerals, To Say Thank You, Illness and more. 188pp. $22 NOW £5


74107 ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: Growing Fruit by Harry Baker


There are sections on blackberries, black, red and white currants and gooseberries, followed by plants that may be grown in greenhouses such as melons and vines. Apples and pears have 14 sections, with advice on how to establish a good shape and vigorous growth, together with information about restricted forms such as espaliers and dwarf pyramids. Cherries, figs, peaches, apricots, quinces and other exotic fruits are covered in the final section of the book. 191pp, paperback, diagrams and drawings.


£8.99 NOW £4


74278 ADAM THE GARDENER: A Pictorial Guide to Each Week’s Work


by Cyril Cowell and Morley Adams In the 1940s, Adam The Gardener was a national treasure. Each week, in the Sunday Express, he advised gardeners exactly what to plant and how. In this nostalgic book, the weekly world of the peerless Adam has been brought back to life for today’s keen gardener, who will be just as readily captivated by his reliability and peerless knowledge. As well as techniques - pruning and potting, forcing and grafting - and planting instructions for an impressive range of flowers, fruits and vegetables, readers will also learn how to plan a new garden, what gadgets they will need, including an earwig trap, and all about colour harmony in the garden. 144 pages, line drawings.


£10 NOW £4 GREAT BRITAIN


I don’t know what London’s coming to - the higher the buildings the lower the morals.


- Noël Coward, Collected Sketches and Lyrics


74890 EXPLORING THE ISLANDS OF ENGLAND AND WALES: Including the Channel Islands and the Isle


of Man by Julian Holland In the first ever complete guide to the inhabited islands around the coastline of England and Wales, the author’s detailed text includes geology, history, flora and fauna, directions for access, tourist info,


places to stay, walks, locations to visit, interesting facts about the inhabitants and their customs, and relevant websites and contacts. Some of these islands are well known commercial, financial and holiday destinations, while others are small, remote, peaceful and mysterious, but all of them are reasonably accessible. From the deserted white, sandy beaches and clear blue seas of the Isles of Scilly, to the funfairs and beach huts of Hayling Island, the rugged remoteness of Lundy, the art Deco experience of Burgh Island, the teeming bird life of the Farne Islands and Skomer, or just the pleasure of having a pint with the landlord of the George and Dragon pub on windswept Foulness, there is so much to discover. We know that you will enjoy it. 160 pages generously illus in super colour with over 200 specially commissioned photos, and 36 Island and locator maps. £19.99 NOW £7.50


75121 TERRIBLY ENGLISH by Rupert Besley


Custard, cricket, Shakespeare, fog, dogs, mangold hurling, marmite, spadgewhistles - cartoonist Besley runs a fond eye over all that is impenetrable about England. Catch up on customs, clothes, class and all things English from tourist hotspots to homely truths, national foibles, from Ackenthwaite and Barfs in Cumbria to Bottoms and Splatt in


Cornwall. A county by county gazetteer, poetry, first steps in horsemanship, Christmas in Merrie England, recipe corner, house and gardens and what’s eaten where like Dorset knobs to Cumberland sausage, here is all manner of social questions and even an English Citizenship Test. Colour cartoons, 137pp in paperback.


£6.99 NOW £3


74886 THE BARNETS AND HADLEY by the Barnet and


District Local History Society We love stocking the ‘Britain in Old Photographs’ series from Sutton. Here are presented over 250 fully captioned historic photos which give an unforgettable impression of what Chipping, New and East Barnet, Hadley and Cockfosters was like in years gone by. Although the photos show the huge changes that


have occurred over the past 100 plus years and the changes in the lives and living conditions of the people of Barnet, it is also remarkable how recognisable things still are. Revisiting the development of familiar streets and districts, providing a lasting record of houses, public buildings, shops, businesses and pubs and recalling famous individuals who left their mark on the town, such as the Byngs (who built nearby Wrotham Park, among other things), the literary Trollopes and explorer David Livingstone, as well as policemen, firemen, postmen, footballers and others from the town’s past, this is local history at its best. 160pp softback. £9.99 NOW £5


74897 HENLEY ON THAMES PAST AND PRESENT by John


Pilling and Lorraine Woods With the annual Regatta and other royal associations and its often stratospheric property prices it is hard to believe that Henley-on- Thames was once a down-at-heel town. Back in the 1840s, the building of the GWR through nearby Reading at a stroke deprived the


town of its road and river trade, and although a branch line eventually arrived in 1857, Henley had missed out on the railway age. But was the Regatta, and particularly its 1851 patronage by Prince Albert, that put the town back on the map as a place for the social élite and luxury hotels, boatbuilding and service industries flourished. John Pilling has brought together some 120 photos from the Victorian, Edwardian and inter-war periods, adding fascinating and informative captions. Professional photographer Lorraine Woods has then snapped the same subject from the same (or as close as possible) viewpoint in 2000 to give us an instant and absolutely compelling then and now comparison, showing both the continuity and the contrasts. The chapter on the Regatta is particularly revealing! 128pp softback. £9.99 NOW £5


75167 THE FABER BOOK OF LONDON


edited by A.N. Wilson What sets London apart from the other great capital cities of the world is that it has evolved in a gloriously haphazard manner. Unlike, say, Rome, Paris or St Petersburg, there has been no despot to level the site and plan and rebuild it to some grand design,


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