by Steve | Jan 29, 2011 | Book Reviews
If you’re looking for a new book to read, or desperate to find a gift for your garden loving friend, then take a look at these beauties! The Ingenious Mr Fairchild by Michael Leapman In the early 1700s the scientific world was coming to grips with the...
by Steve | Dec 1, 2009 | Book Reviews
I recently had dinner with my sister and hatched a ‘brilliant’ plan. My sister is a teacher and works in a childcare centre. She was chatting to me about the potatoes she recently grew with the children and how excited they all were by the success. I...
by Steve | Nov 20, 2009 | Book Reviews
Last weekend I spent a very enjoyable 3 hours in this bookstore. Florilegium is the kind of place that carries every conceivable garden book under the sun. And then there’s all the wonderful books you couldn’t conceive of but that someone else has! Its a...
by Steve | Nov 10, 2009 | Book Reviews
A beautiful coffee table book covering the extraordinary garden that is Chatsworth. Thoroughly engrossing with plenty of detail about the history of the property (which is long and illustrious) and the improvements made by the Duchess of Devonshire during her 50 plus...
