Other books
From making your own compost to creating your own tinctures, a selection of other books to consider this month.
PERFECT COMPOST by Simon Akeroyd
National Trust, £6.99
ISBN 978-1911358947
A useful guide to making goodquality compost, with information on composting set-ups and which bits of kitchen waste you can compost, and which you really shouldn’t.
SPIRIT OF PLACE by Bill Noble
Timber Press, £26.99
ISBN 978-1604698503
Bill Noble explores the history of New England gardens and how they were shaped by a rugged landscape, harsh climate, and European ideas about design and plantsmanship.
SUMMER WILDFLOWERS OF THE NORTHEAST by Carol Gracie
Princeton University Press, £25 ISBN 978-0691199344 A beautifully illustrated introduction to the summerblooming wildflowers found in northeastern USA and Canada.
PRESERVING THE SEASON by Mary Tregellas
IMM Lifestyle Books, £14.99 ISBN 978-1504801225
Put your excess harvest to good use with this collection of more than 90, easy-to-follow recipes for jams, jellies, chutneys, marmalades, pickles and more. by Erin Lovell Verinder
Thames & Hudson, £19.95
ISBN 978-1760760465
A beginner’s guide to using plants for wellbeing, with recipes for teas, tinctures, syrups, balms and baths, to aid common ailments from bad skin to lack of energy,
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