Suggestions of gardening books for Christmas?

 

Have you experts, enlightened amateurs, and fellow-gardening
pedestrians, any recommendation for what might make a good Christmas
present for a person who likes gardening, but is not an expert?
Thank you in advance!
Cat(h)

 



Any of the 'expert' series by D.G. Hessayon
Easy to read - full of really useful info - not too expensive

OR a gorgeous book with photo's - even beginners need to dream :~)

Jenny

 


"Cat(h)"  wrote...

Depends what sort of gardening they do but any good quality tools...
Felco secuteurs and holster.
Wolf Multitool small push pull weeder & long Handle. (for veg growers
mainly)
Wolf short handle and their pruning saw.(trees to prune?)
A thin bladed stainless steel trowel. (can't stand the normal type since I
got mine)
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Regards
Bob H
17mls W. of London.UK

 



Try looking in the charity shops, my wife has recently bought a number of
very good books at a very cheap price.

Alan

 


Alan Holmes wrote:

That's a good tip - I've bought a number of gardening books, in really
good condition, from my local charity shop, and that's in a not
particularly affluent part of south London, so I imagine the hunting
must be even better in more salubrious areas.

Another tip, if you're intending to buy books for somebody, is to
consider not just the beautifully illustrated large-format books but
also well-written paperbacks.  You can take them anywhere and also read
them in bed without risk of injury!  Beth Chatto has books in
paperback, as does Graham Stuart Thomas.