Geoff Hamilton was always one of my 'go to' authors for advice on gardening. He has taught me a lot. ( )

This is subtitled 'The Complete Book of Gardening Techniques' and does what it says on the tin! A really comprehensive book covering anything and everything you want to tackle in the garden from planting to landscaping.

There is a useful guide at the beginning to everyday and specialist equipment. The book then moves on through soil types, propagation, garden planning, hard landscaping, lawns, borders, water gardens, alpine gardens, container gardening, vegetables, herbs, fruit, greenhouse and coldframes, pests and diseases and, finally, jobs for each season.

Now I have this book, I honestly think I can prune out a few other books on similar topics and just keep this. ( )

Slightly more concise than the larger RHS Encyclopedias but follows teh same lines. Guides to everything you might wan to know how to do in the garden.

Sections on equipment, soil/cultivation, propagation, planning, landscaping, lawns, borders, wter gardens, alpine gardens, containers, vegetables, herbs, fruit, greenhouse/coldframe, pests and disease.

Lots of great illustrative photos. ( )