Summer Catalogue 2011-12 - Hill of Content Bookshop

Gardening
Paul Bangay’s
Guide To Plants
Paul Bangay
HB $59.95
In a Paul Bangay
garden, you can be
sure that every plant
has been carefully
selected to achieve a
particular purpose at a
specific site. Rich with
anecdotes about what
has worked best over the years and with a special
focus on plants for our changing climate, this
collection showcases Paul’s A-list plants and
contains the practical advice readers need to give
their own patch of green the Paul Bangay look.
The Edible Balcony
Indira Naidoo
PB $39.95
Popular media
personality and foodie
Indira Naidoo
transforms her tiny
13th-floor balcony into
a bountiful kitchen
garden. She soon
establishes a productive
urban oasis that takes
just 10 minutes a day to maintain, yet provides her
with an ever-changing selection of fresh fruit,
herbs and vegetables. Featuring 60 delicious
recipes showcasing her home-grown produce, plus
plenty of practical advice.
Grandiflora
Celebrations
Saskia Havekes
HB $59.95
According to Sydney
florist Saskia Havekes,
flowers are an essential
part of our daily life. In
this stunning
compilation of over
100 arrangements,
Saskia shows you how
to bring the beauty of
flowers into your own home, providing a wealth of
ideas on choosing blooms, selecting vases,
composing backdrops and designing your own
superb floral creations.
The New Organic
Gardener
Tim Marshall
HB $55.00
Tim Marshall’s passion
and love of gardening
is present on every
page of this book. He
not only guides you
through the principles
of organic gardening,
he explains the
reasons behind these principles and why they
work. The New Organic Gardener shows you how
to grow a large range of not just vegetables and
herbs but also flowers, trees, including fruit trees,
shrubs and even a traditional lawn.
The Little Vegie
Patch Co.
Fabian Capomolla
and Mat Pember
PB $45.00
Fabian Capomolla and
Mat Pember run a
successful business
installing edible
gardens. After years of
helping clients set up
spaces to grow their own fruit and vegetables they
believe anyone can create their own little edible
garden, in most any area. In this easy-to-use guide
they show you how simple it is! Lots of fun and
packed full of all the information you’ll need.
The Smell Of
Summer Grass
Adam Nicolson
HB $35.99
Adam Nicolson was
determined to leave
metropolitan life, but the
rundown farm was not
quite what he bargained
for. The scenery was
breathtaking and the rural
neighbours charming, but
the hard end of real farming
life was another. For the reader the whole enterprise
is full of delight – frank, witty and touching, it is a
testament to the importance of holding on to your
dreams and turning them into reality.