https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=SVL(gardenyourselfhappy)%20-%20MINOR%3AITD16&QRYTEXT=Garden%20yourself%20happy&SETLVL=SET&CF=BIB&SORTS=DTE.DATE1.DESC&NRECS=20 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3173635&CF=BIB Turn the outdoor space you may not own into one that makes you feel at home. This book brings together projects, inspiration, and handy know-how specifically tailored to people who rent. With chapters designed around lease lengths, readers will find something for their outdoor space, whether they plan to rent for just a few months or expect to stay in their home for several years or more. Written by Matthew Pottage, this must-have book combines creative ideas with serious gardening expertise - all without breaking the bank or needing countless hours of hands-on work. Turn the outdoor space you may not own into one that makes you feel at home. This book brings together projects, inspiration, and handy know-how specifically tailored to people who rent. With chapters designed around lease lengths, readers will find something for their outdoor space, whether they plan to rent for just a few months or expect to stay in their home for several years or more. Written by Matthew Pottage, this must-have book combines creative ideas with serious gardening expertise - all without breaking the bank or needing countless hours of hands-on work.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Pottage, Matthew<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2022.<br />191 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 23 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Forum Library Wythenshawe - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 712.6 - In-transit from Forum Library Wythenshawe to City Library (Set: 16 May 2024) - C0000020385285<br /> https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3190932&CF=BIB Can love and friendship blossom on a rooftop? The residents in Brisbane's Riverview apartment block barely know each other. They have no idea of the loneliness, the lost hopes and dreams, being experienced behind their neighbours' closed doors. Vera, now widowed, is trying her hardest to create a new life for herself in an unfamiliar city environment. Unlucky-in-love Maddie has been hurt too many times by untrustworthy men, yet refuses to give up on romance. Ned, a reclusive scientist, has an unusual interest in bees and worm farms. Meanwhile, the building's caretaker, Jock, has all but given up hope of achieving his secret dream. When a couple of gardening enthusiasts from one of the apartments suggest they all create a communal garden on their rooftop, no one is interested. Not at first, anyway. Can love and friendship blossom on a rooftop? The residents in Brisbane's Riverview apartment block barely know each other. They have no idea of the loneliness, the lost hopes and dreams, being experienced behind their neighbours' closed doors. Vera, now widowed, is trying her hardest to create a new life for herself in an unfamiliar city environment. Unlucky-in-love Maddie has been hurt too many times by untrustworthy men, yet refuses to give up on romance. Ned, a reclusive scientist, has an unusual interest in bees and worm farms. Meanwhile, the building's caretaker, Jock, has all but given up hope of achieving his secret dream. When a couple of gardening enthusiasts from one of the apartments suggest they all create a communal garden on their rooftop, no one is interested. Not at first, anyway.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Hannay, Barbara<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Sydney : Michael Joseph Australia, 2021.<br />352 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />Didsbury Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback - Available - C0000020383115<br /> https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2973384&CF=BIB It is 1916 and England is at war. Desperate to help in whatever way they can, Ivy and Louisa enlist as gardeners at Kew, taking on the jobs of the men who have gone to fight. Under their care, the gardens begin to flourish - but Ivy and Louisa aren't being treated fairly, and not everyone wants them there. Without women's rights, the pair begin to struggle - but can the support of the Suffragettes help their cause? And when a tragedy overseas affects the people closest to them, can the women of Kew pull together to support themselves and their country through the darkest of times? It is 1916 and England is at war. Desperate to help in whatever way they can, Ivy and Louisa enlist as gardeners at Kew, taking on the jobs of the men who have gone to fight. Under their care, the gardens begin to flourish - but Ivy and Louisa aren't being treated fairly, and not everyone wants them there. Without women's rights, the pair begin to struggle - but can the support of the Suffragettes help their cause? And when a tragedy overseas affects the people closest to them, can the women of Kew pull together to support themselves and their country through the darkest of times?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Lovell, Posy, 1973-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Trapeze, 2021.<br />296 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Books to Go - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback - Onloan - Due: 05 Jun 2024 - C0000020380157<br />Didsbury Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback - Available - C0000020373488<br />Forum Library Wythenshawe - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback - Available - C0000020370546<br />North City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback - Available - C0000020373184<br /> https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3061716&CF=BIB Tempted to have a go at gardening? Keen to grow your own veg or tame an out-of-control border? This no-nonsense practical manual, packed with clear advice and photos on the essentials, shows you where to start and how to progress. Beginning with inspirational ideas to help you plan your plot, this book walks you through each stage of your chosen garden project. Clear guidance helps you select which plants will work in the space you have and step-by-step photography demystifies caring for plants such as perennials, bulbs, climbers, shrubs, and edibles. Easy-to-follow advice makes mastering basic techniques and troubleshooting common garden problems simple. Tempted to have a go at gardening? Keen to grow your own veg or tame an out-of-control border? This no-nonsense practical manual, packed with clear advice and photos on the essentials, shows you where to start and how to progress. Beginning with inspirational ideas to help you plan your plot, this book walks you through each stage of your chosen garden project. Clear guidance helps you select which plants will work in the space you have and step-by-step photography demystifies caring for plants such as perennials, bulbs, climbers, shrubs, and edibles. Easy-to-follow advice makes mastering basic techniques and troubleshooting common garden problems simple.<br />Second edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2021.<br />351 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Beswick Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635 - Available - C0000020383674<br />Brooklands Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635 - Onloan - Due: 25 May 2024 - C0000020376350<br />Forum Library Wythenshawe - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635 - Onloan - Due: 22 May 2024 - C0000020247306<br />Withington Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635 - Onloan - Due: 13 May 2024 - C0000020247148<br /> https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3061799&CF=BIB Arthur Parkinson's town garden is like a path of pots, a tiny, exposed stage on bricks. Despite its small size, a flower-filled jungle in Venetian tones is grown here each year, in defiance of urbanisation. The plants act like drapes, closing gently as their growth engulfs the front door, from either side of the path, to the buzz of precious bees. This is gardening done entirely in pots, yet on a grand scale that will inspire anyone who wants their doorstep or patio to be a glamorous and lively canvas that nurtures them visually and mentally. With his bantam hens at his feet, Arthur shares his life, knowledge, flair, and influences for planting creatively, all of which combine to create a space that's rich in ever-changing colour and life. Arthur Parkinson's town garden is like a path of pots, a tiny, exposed stage on bricks. Despite its small size, a flower-filled jungle in Venetian tones is grown here each year, in defiance of urbanisation. The plants act like drapes, closing gently as their growth engulfs the front door, from either side of the path, to the buzz of precious bees. This is gardening done entirely in pots, yet on a grand scale that will inspire anyone who wants their doorstep or patio to be a glamorous and lively canvas that nurtures them visually and mentally. With his bantam hens at his feet, Arthur shares his life, knowledge, flair, and influences for planting creatively, all of which combine to create a space that's rich in ever-changing colour and life.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Parkinson, Arthur<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Kyle Books, 2021.<br />208 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 26 cm<br /><br />Abraham Moss Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635.986 PAR - Onloan - Due: 23 Apr 2024 - C0000020373989<br />Avenue Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635.986 PAR - Available - C0000020373986<br />Brooklands Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635.986 PAR - Available - C0000020373983<br />Forum Library Wythenshawe - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635.986 PAR - Available - C0000020373987<br />Longsight Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635.986 PAR - Available - C0000020373988<br /> https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3085324&CF=BIB All Marnie wants is somewhere to call home. Mourning lost years spent in a marriage that has finally come to an end, she needs a fresh start and time to heal. Things she hopes to find in the rural west Lancashire village her mother always told her about. With nothing but her two green thumbs, Marnie takes a job as a gardener, which comes with a little cottage to make her own. The garden is beautiful - filled with roses, lavender, and honeysuckle - and only a little rough around the edges. Which is more than can be said for her next-door-neighbour, Ned Mars. Marnie remembers Ned from her school days but he's far from the untroubled man she once knew. A recent relationship has left him with a heart as bruised as her own. Can a summer spent gardening help them heal and recapture the forgotten dreams they've let get away? All Marnie wants is somewhere to call home. Mourning lost years spent in a marriage that has finally come to an end, she needs a fresh start and time to heal. Things she hopes to find in the rural west Lancashire village her mother always told her about. With nothing but her two green thumbs, Marnie takes a job as a gardener, which comes with a little cottage to make her own. The garden is beautiful - filled with roses, lavender, and honeysuckle - and only a little rough around the edges. Which is more than can be said for her next-door-neighbour, Ned Mars. Marnie remembers Ned from her school days but he's far from the untroubled man she once knew. A recent relationship has left him with a heart as bruised as her own. Can a summer spent gardening help them heal and recapture the forgotten dreams they've let get away?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Ashley, Trisha<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Black Swan, 2021.<br />430 pages : map (black and white) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Arcadia Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback - Onloan - Due: 04 Jun 2024 - C0000020375311<br /> https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3085327&CF=BIB From the green-thumbed optimist who views their garden as a calming getaway to those that see backyard life as more of a struggle against weeds and pests, almost all gardeners will meet a creature or two who will drive them to despair. Plenty of gardeners are ready to swear off nasty chemical deterrents and bloodthirsty solutions. But how can you save your squash and uphold your hostas at the same time? This book serves up a smorgasbord of eco-friendly ideas and solutions. They're legal, humane and - best of all - effective. Cut through the old wives tales, save your salt for seasoning, and discover gold-standard, sustainable planting solutions and crop-saving tips from gardeners who know exactly how you feel. From the green-thumbed optimist who views their garden as a calming getaway to those that see backyard life as more of a struggle against weeds and pests, almost all gardeners will meet a creature or two who will drive them to despair. Plenty of gardeners are ready to swear off nasty chemical deterrents and bloodthirsty solutions. But how can you save your squash and uphold your hostas at the same time? This book serves up a smorgasbord of eco-friendly ideas and solutions. They're legal, humane and - best of all - effective. Cut through the old wives tales, save your salt for seasoning, and discover gold-standard, sustainable planting solutions and crop-saving tips from gardeners who know exactly how you feel.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Akeroyd, Simon<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Mitchell Beazley, 2021.<br />144 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 22 cm<br /><br />City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635.0496 - Onloan - Due: 27 May 2024 - C0000020375036<br />Gorton Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635.0496AKE - Available - C0000020368494<br /> https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3126286&CF=BIB 1974, on the island of Cyprus. Two teenagers, from opposite sides of a divided land, meet at a tavern in the city they both call home. The tavern is the only place that Kostas, who is Greek and Christian, and Defne, who is Turkish and Muslim, can meet, in secret, hidden beneath the blackened beams from which hang garlands of garlic, chilli peppers and wild herbs. This is where one can find the best food in town, the best music, the best wine. But there is something else to the place: it makes one forget, even if for just a few hours, the world outside and its immoderate sorrows. In 'The Island of Missing Trees', prizewinning author Elif Shafak brings us a rich, magical tale of belonging and identity, love and trauma, memory and amnesia, human-induced destruction of nature, and, finally, renewal. 1974, on the island of Cyprus. Two teenagers, from opposite sides of a divided land, meet at a tavern in the city they both call home. The tavern is the only place that Kostas, who is Greek and Christian, and Defne, who is Turkish and Muslim, can meet, in secret, hidden beneath the blackened beams from which hang garlands of garlic, chilli peppers and wild herbs. This is where one can find the best food in town, the best music, the best wine. But there is something else to the place: it makes one forget, even if for just a few hours, the world outside and its immoderate sorrows. In 'The Island of Missing Trees', prizewinning author Elif Shafak brings us a rich, magical tale of belonging and identity, love and trauma, memory and amnesia, human-induced destruction of nature, and, finally, renewal.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Shafak, Elif, 1971-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>UK : Viking, 2021.<br />353 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />11 copies <br /> https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3126757&CF=BIB It's the summer of 1822 and Edinburgh is abuzz with rumours of King George IV's impending visit. In botanical circles, however, a different kind of excitement has gripped the city. In the newly-installed Botanic Garden, the Agave Americana plant looks set to flower - an event that only occurs once every few decades. When newly widowed Elizabeth arrives in Edinburgh to live with her late husband's aunt Clementina, she's determined to put her unhappy past in London behind her. As she settles into her new home, she becomes fascinated by the beautiful Botanic Garden which borders the grand house and offers her services as an artist to record the rare plant's impending bloom. In this pursuit, she meets Belle Brodie, a vivacious young woman with a passion for botany and the lucrative, dark art of perfume creation. It's the summer of 1822 and Edinburgh is abuzz with rumours of King George IV's impending visit. In botanical circles, however, a different kind of excitement has gripped the city. In the newly-installed Botanic Garden, the Agave Americana plant looks set to flower - an event that only occurs once every few decades. When newly widowed Elizabeth arrives in Edinburgh to live with her late husband's aunt Clementina, she's determined to put her unhappy past in London behind her. As she settles into her new home, she becomes fascinated by the beautiful Botanic Garden which borders the grand house and offers her services as an artist to record the rare plant's impending bloom. In this pursuit, she meets Belle Brodie, a vivacious young woman with a passion for botany and the lucrative, dark art of perfume creation.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Sheridan, Sara, 1968-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2021.<br />viii, 370 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />Withington Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Hardback - Available - C0000020378312<br /> https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3151709&CF=BIB 'RHS Gardening School' is a complete resource for novice and intermediate gardeners who want to formalise their knowledge and take their skills to the next level. It provides practical guidelines on topics such as planting, pruning, growing fruit and arranging plants, as well as a fact file of growing guidelines for common plant genera and species. 'RHS Gardening School' is a complete resource for novice and intermediate gardeners who want to formalise their knowledge and take their skills to the next level. It provides practical guidelines on topics such as planting, pruning, growing fruit and arranging plants, as well as a fact file of growing guidelines for common plant genera and species.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Akeroyd, Simon<br />Revised and updated edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Mitchell Beazley, 2021.<br />256 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 26 cm<br /><br />Abraham Moss Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635 - Onloan - Due: 26 Jun 2024 - C0000020466832<br />Beswick Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635 - Onloan - Due: 25 May 2024 - C0000020383663<br /> https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2884454&CF=BIB Gardens can enhance your wellbeing, but why? Covering design, plants, and the act of gardening, this book uniquely explains why green spaces are good for you and shows how to use that knowledge to optimise your outdoor space. The plants you grow and your garden layout can induce relaxation, boost your cardio system, and enhance mood. A well-planned space will neutralise pollution, mask noise, and reduce household energy and water consumption. And gardening itself can improve flexibility and fitness, counteract nature deficiency order, and promote happiness. Award-winning garden designer Matthew Keightley and RHS scientist Alistair Griffiths pool their expertise to write an inspiring practical book brimming with ideas supported by the latest scientific research on gardens and wellbeing. Gardens can enhance your wellbeing, but why? Covering design, plants, and the act of gardening, this book uniquely explains why green spaces are good for you and shows how to use that knowledge to optimise your outdoor space. The plants you grow and your garden layout can induce relaxation, boost your cardio system, and enhance mood. A well-planned space will neutralise pollution, mask noise, and reduce household energy and water consumption. And gardening itself can improve flexibility and fitness, counteract nature deficiency order, and promote happiness. Award-winning garden designer Matthew Keightley and RHS scientist Alistair Griffiths pool their expertise to write an inspiring practical book brimming with ideas supported by the latest scientific research on gardens and wellbeing.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Griffiths, Alastair<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2020.<br />224 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Chorlton Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635GRI - Onloan - Due: 09 Apr 2024 - C0000020271698<br />Didsbury Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635GRI - Available - C0000020271589<br />Forum Library Wythenshawe - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635 - Onloan - Due: 20 Jun 2024 - C0000020321108<br /> https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2917462&CF=BIB Having a beautiful garden shouldn't require hours of weeding and planting. Here, you will learn how to transform your garden with the clever use of decorative elements such as gravel, water and sculpture. Popular columnist Elspeth Thompson showcases seven distinctive gardens created from spaces ranging from terrace and city nook to suburban garden and country retreat, demonstrating how easily you can recreate your space. Utilising decorative elements like topiaries, potted plants, mosses, rocks, lighting and art, Elspeth designs striking havens that can be adapted to suit your mood or the season. Having a beautiful garden shouldn't require hours of weeding and planting. Here, you will learn how to transform your garden with the clever use of decorative elements such as gravel, water and sculpture. Popular columnist Elspeth Thompson showcases seven distinctive gardens created from spaces ranging from terrace and city nook to suburban garden and country retreat, demonstrating how easily you can recreate your space. Utilising decorative elements like topiaries, potted plants, mosses, rocks, lighting and art, Elspeth designs striking havens that can be adapted to suit your mood or the season.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Thompson, Elspeth<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : CICO Books, 2020.<br />143 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 25 cm<br /><br />Beswick Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 712.6THO - Available - C0000020269863<br /> https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2917463&CF=BIB Biodynamic gardening means taking a holistic approach to the garden and being aware of the interrelatedness of the soil, plants and vegetables. The principles of biodynamics also bring a spiritual aspect to the meditative art of gardening, emphasising the influence of invisible energies, such as the lunar cycles, on the garden. You will discover how to take advantage of the natural rhythms of the moon, by planning your gardening activities to coincide with the most favourable conditions in the sky. For example, during a waxing moon, the earth is exhaling, and it is best to sow non-root plants. During a waning moon, the earth is inhaling, and biodynamic gardeners should water and fertilise their crops. With step-by-step illustrations for 25 projects, explanatory diagrams and stunning colour photographs, it's easy to see how biodynamic techniques can work for any gardener. Biodynamic gardening means taking a holistic approach to the garden and being aware of the interrelatedness of the soil, plants and vegetables. The principles of biodynamics also bring a spiritual aspect to the meditative art of gardening, emphasising the influence of invisible energies, such as the lunar cycles, on the garden. You will discover how to take advantage of the natural rhythms of the moon, by planning your gardening activities to coincide with the most favourable conditions in the sky. For example, during a waxing moon, the earth is exhaling, and it is best to sow non-root plants. During a waning moon, the earth is inhaling, and biodynamic gardeners should water and fertilise their crops. With step-by-step illustrations for 25 projects, explanatory diagrams and stunning colour photographs, it's easy to see how biodynamic techniques can work for any gardener.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Jackson, Matt (Garden and landcape consultant)<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : CICO Books, 2020.<br />158 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Withington Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635JAC - Available - C0000020269953<br /> https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2917464&CF=BIB Turn your garden into a bright summer paradise with a collection of 35 projects to create stylish, fragrant, and abundant displays. There are gorgeous flowering plants, lush foliage, special occasion displays, and edible fruit and vegetable harvests. Turn your garden into a bright summer paradise with a collection of 35 projects to create stylish, fragrant, and abundant displays. There are gorgeous flowering plants, lush foliage, special occasion displays, and edible fruit and vegetable harvests.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Hardy, Emma<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : CICO Books, 2020.<br />143 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Forum Library Wythenshawe - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635.953HAR - Available - C0000020269990<br /> https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2969044&CF=BIB Sustainable gardening is becoming increasingly important for us, as is the rewilding of our public spaces. So how can we contribute in our own gardens and create a beautiful and relaxing space that is also a rich habitat for native species? 'Rewild Your Garden' is a delightfully illustrated, practical guide to the plants and sustainable techniques that will encourage and protect bees, birds and butterflies. So whether you have a balcony or a large open space, join horticulturalist Frances Tophill in welcoming wild spaces back into your garden - and giving a little something back to the planet. Sustainable gardening is becoming increasingly important for us, as is the rewilding of our public spaces. So how can we contribute in our own gardens and create a beautiful and relaxing space that is also a rich habitat for native species? 'Rewild Your Garden' is a delightfully illustrated, practical guide to the plants and sustainable techniques that will encourage and protect bees, birds and butterflies. So whether you have a balcony or a large open space, join horticulturalist Frances Tophill in welcoming wild spaces back into your garden - and giving a little something back to the planet.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Tophill, Frances<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Greenfinch, 2020.<br />191 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 22 cm<br /><br />Beswick Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 639.92 - Available - C0000020383672<br />City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 639.92 - Onloan - Due: 31 May 2024 - C0000020459180<br />Forum Library Wythenshawe - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 639.92 - Available - C0000020322318<br />Hulme High St - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 639.92 - Available - C0000020389616<br />Newton Heath Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 639.92 TOP - Available - C0000020322273<br /> https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3037160&CF=BIB Outside a remote manor house in an idyllic wood, a baby girl is found. The Harrington family takes her in and disbelief quickly turns to joy. They're grieving a terrible tragedy of their own and the beautiful baby fills them with hope, lighting up the house's dark, dusty corners. Desperate not to lose her to the authorities, they keep her secret, suspended in a blissful summer world where normal rules of behaviour - and the law - don't seem to apply. But within days a body will lie dead in the grounds. And their dreams of a perfect family will shatter like glass. Years later, the truth will need to be put back together again, piece by piece. Outside a remote manor house in an idyllic wood, a baby girl is found. The Harrington family takes her in and disbelief quickly turns to joy. They're grieving a terrible tragedy of their own and the beautiful baby fills them with hope, lighting up the house's dark, dusty corners. Desperate not to lose her to the authorities, they keep her secret, suspended in a blissful summer world where normal rules of behaviour - and the law - don't seem to apply. But within days a body will lie dead in the grounds. And their dreams of a perfect family will shatter like glass. Years later, the truth will need to be put back together again, piece by piece.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Chase, Eve<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>UK : Penguin Books, 2020.<br />386 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Avenue Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback - Available - C0000020376056<br />Chorlton Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback - Onloan - Due: 05 Oct 2023 - C0000020375949<br />City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback - Available - C0000020241959<br />Forum Library Wythenshawe - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback - Reservation allocation expired (Set: 08 Apr 2024) - Onloan - Due: 04 Jun 2024 - C0000020478211<br />Gorton Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback - Onloan - Due: 11 Apr 2024 - C0000020376000<br />North City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback - In-transit from Didsbury Library to North City Library (Set: 27 Apr 2024) - C0000020376011<br />Withington Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback - Onloan - Due: 06 Jun 2024 - C0000020376109<br /> https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2737049&CF=BIB Regardless of your experience or budget, with Adam's help and know-how you can design your dream garden, whether it's a small urban garden, a classic cottage garden, a suburban front garden, a low-maintenance space or a city roof terrace. His practical, no-nonsense approach strips away complex garden design concepts and focuses on your needs and preferred garden style to help you plan and build a garden that works for you. Learn how to design a garden that reflects your practical needs, lifestyle, budget, personality, soil, and climate. Build it yourself following the clear, uncomplicated step-by-step instructions that show you everything from laying turf to terraces, planting trees or building a raised bed or water feature. Enjoy it month by month with his simple checklist of what to do when to keep your garden in shape. Regardless of your experience or budget, with Adam's help and know-how you can design your dream garden, whether it's a small urban garden, a classic cottage garden, a suburban front garden, a low-maintenance space or a city roof terrace. His practical, no-nonsense approach strips away complex garden design concepts and focuses on your needs and preferred garden style to help you plan and build a garden that works for you. Learn how to design a garden that reflects your practical needs, lifestyle, budget, personality, soil, and climate. Build it yourself following the clear, uncomplicated step-by-step instructions that show you everything from laying turf to terraces, planting trees or building a raised bed or water feature. Enjoy it month by month with his simple checklist of what to do when to keep your garden in shape.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Frost, Adam<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2019.<br />255 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Brooklands Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 712.6 - Available - C0000020376347<br />City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635 - Available - C0000020238252<br />Newton Heath Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 712.6 - Available - C0000020383803<br />North City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635 - Available - C0000020238551<br /> https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2781009&CF=BIB Spring will come. The leaves on its trees will open after blossom. Before it arrives, a hundred years of empire-making. The dawn breaks cold and still but, deep in the earth, things are growing. Spring will come. The leaves on its trees will open after blossom. Before it arrives, a hundred years of empire-making. The dawn breaks cold and still but, deep in the earth, things are growing.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Smith, Ali, 1962-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>UK : Hamish Hamilton, 2019.<br />339 pages ; 23 cm<br /><br />Avenue Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Hardback - Available - C0000020238415<br />Chorlton Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Hardback - Onloan - Due: 21 May 2024 - C0000020237933<br />City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Hardback - Available - C0000020237901<br />Didsbury Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Hardback - Available - C0000020237989<br />Forum Library Wythenshawe - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Hardback - Available - C0000020238488<br />Gorton Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Hardback - Available - C0000020238793<br />Hulme High St - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Hardback - Available - C0000020238820<br />Longsight Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Hardback - Available - C0000020238916<br />Newton Heath Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Hardback - Available - C0000020239763<br />Withington Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Hardback - Available - C0000020237988<br /> https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2789709&CF=BIB Do you want your outdoor space to look as stylish and as well designed as your home? 'RHS Design Outdoors' will give you the ideas and know-how you need to make that happen. Award-winning designer Matt Keightley has curated a collection of 35 gardens, created either by him or by other leading contemporary designers, that will provide the inspiration to transform your outdoor space. Do you want your outdoor space to look as stylish and as well designed as your home? 'RHS Design Outdoors' will give you the ideas and know-how you need to make that happen. Award-winning designer Matt Keightley has curated a collection of 35 gardens, created either by him or by other leading contemporary designers, that will provide the inspiration to transform your outdoor space.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Keightley, Matthew<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Mitchell Beazley, 2019.<br />255 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 26 cm<br /><br />City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 712.6 - Available - C0000020238176<br /> https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2797957&CF=BIB In Victorian England, headstrong adventuress Elizabeth takes up her late father's quest for a rare, miraculous plant. She faces a perilous sea voyage, unforeseen dangers and treachery that threatens her entire family. In present-day Australia, Anna finds a mysterious metal box containing a sketchbook of dazzling watercolours, a photograph inscribed 'Spring 1886' and a small bag of seeds. It sets her on a path far from her safe, carefully ordered life, and on a journey that will force her to face her own demons. In Victorian England, headstrong adventuress Elizabeth takes up her late father's quest for a rare, miraculous plant. She faces a perilous sea voyage, unforeseen dangers and treachery that threatens her entire family. In present-day Australia, Anna finds a mysterious metal box containing a sketchbook of dazzling watercolours, a photograph inscribed 'Spring 1886' and a small bag of seeds. It sets her on a path far from her safe, carefully ordered life, and on a journey that will force her to face her own demons.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Nunn, Kayte<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Orion, 2019.<br />390 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Arcadia Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback - Onloan - Due: 23 Apr 2024 - C0000020239295<br /> https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2834498&CF=BIB 'Garden Wildlife' is a book that looks at the habitats in our gardens from the point of view of wild animal and plants. If we understand our gardens in this way, then we can appreciate that different parts of our gardens essentially mimic wild habitats in microcosm. This means that we can provide places for wild animals and plants to flourish in our gardens, whether they happen to be in rural, suburban or urban settings. Above all, we need to get away from the current obsession with tidiness and sterility in our gardens, and allow odd corners to go wild, so that our native species can live alongside us in the modern world. Without wildlife to discover and observe in our gardens, our lives are impoverished, so we have a duty to ourselves and our children to invite nature back into our outside spaces. 'Garden Wildlife' is a book that looks at the habitats in our gardens from the point of view of wild animal and plants. If we understand our gardens in this way, then we can appreciate that different parts of our gardens essentially mimic wild habitats in microcosm. This means that we can provide places for wild animals and plants to flourish in our gardens, whether they happen to be in rural, suburban or urban settings. Above all, we need to get away from the current obsession with tidiness and sterility in our gardens, and allow odd corners to go wild, so that our native species can live alongside us in the modern world. Without wildlife to discover and observe in our gardens, our lives are impoverished, so we have a duty to ourselves and our children to invite nature back into our outside spaces.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Cheshire, Gerard, 1965-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Barnsley : White Owl, 2019.<br />136 pages ; 25 cm<br /><br />Didsbury Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 639.920941CHE - Available - C0000020259642<br />Withington Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 639.920941CHE - Available - C0000020259678<br /> https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2846885&CF=BIB Bring colour and life to your garden during the cold winter months with Emma Hardy's wonderful planting ideas. There are plenty of creative ways here to bring vitality to your garden in winter, with ideas for planting pots, forcing bulbs, growing winter crops, and more. In the first chapter, Stems and Leaves, you will learn how to make a stunning wreath from succulents, plant a decorative tabletop display of miniature conifers and grow ferns in a reclaimed sink. Add scent to your winter garden with beautiful bulbs, where you will find bright hyacinths in glass jars, crocuses in jelly moulds, a china tureen of snowdrops, and other imaginative ideas. Bring colour and life to your garden during the cold winter months with Emma Hardy's wonderful planting ideas. There are plenty of creative ways here to bring vitality to your garden in winter, with ideas for planting pots, forcing bulbs, growing winter crops, and more. In the first chapter, Stems and Leaves, you will learn how to make a stunning wreath from succulents, plant a decorative tabletop display of miniature conifers and grow ferns in a reclaimed sink. Add scent to your winter garden with beautiful bulbs, where you will find bright hyacinths in glass jars, crocuses in jelly moulds, a china tureen of snowdrops, and other imaginative ideas.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Hardy, Emma<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : CICO Books, 2019.<br />144 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Longsight Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635.953HAR - Available - C0000020260298<br />Withington Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635.953HAR - Onloan - Due: 03 Jun 2024 - C0000020260308<br /> https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2863561&CF=BIB Nightingale House, 1919. Liddy Horner discovers her husband, the world-famous artist Sir Edward Horner, burning his best-known painting 'The Garden of Lost and Found' days before his sudden death. Nightingale House was the Horner family's beloved home - a gem of design created to inspire happiness - and it was here Ned painted The Garden of Lost and Found, capturing his children on a perfect day, playing in the rambling Eden he and Liddy made for them. When Ned and Liddy's great-granddaughter Juliet is sent the key to Nightingale House, she opens the door onto a forgotten world. The house holds its mysteries close but she is in search of answers. For who would choose to destroy what they love most? Whether Ned's masterpiece - or, in Juliet's case, her own children's happiness. Something shattered this corner of paradise. But what? Nightingale House, 1919. Liddy Horner discovers her husband, the world-famous artist Sir Edward Horner, burning his best-known painting 'The Garden of Lost and Found' days before his sudden death. Nightingale House was the Horner family's beloved home - a gem of design created to inspire happiness - and it was here Ned painted The Garden of Lost and Found, capturing his children on a perfect day, playing in the rambling Eden he and Liddy made for them. When Ned and Liddy's great-granddaughter Juliet is sent the key to Nightingale House, she opens the door onto a forgotten world. The house holds its mysteries close but she is in search of answers. For who would choose to destroy what they love most? Whether Ned's masterpiece - or, in Juliet's case, her own children's happiness. Something shattered this corner of paradise. But what?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Evans, Harriet, 1974-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Headline Review, 2019.<br />546 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Chorlton Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback - Available - C0000020272024<br />Didsbury Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback - Available - C0000020261868<br />Gorton Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback - Available - C0000020272023<br /> https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2615177&CF=BIB Turn your garden into a bright summer paradise with a collection of 35 projects to create stylish, fragrant, and abundant displays. Turn your garden into a bright summer paradise with a collection of 35 projects to create stylish, fragrant, and abundant displays.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Hardy, Emma<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : CICO Books, 2018.<br />143 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 25 cm<br /><br />Beswick Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635.953 - Available - C0000020084326<br />Brooklands Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635.953 - Available - C0000020084692<br />Longsight Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635.953 HAR - Available - C0000020084411<br />Newton Heath Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635.953 HAR - In-transit from New Moston Outreach Library to Newton Heath Library (Set: 28 Apr 2018) - C0000020084412<br /> https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2615905&CF=BIB Let the RHS guide you through the surprisingly simple steps to creating a garden you can enjoy with your friends, and even show off to them. Are you surrounded by weeds? Is your lawn forlorn? Are the bushes deceased? Fear not! 'How To Garden When You're New To Gardening' shows you the basics to get your green space under control and keep it that way. With the expertise of the RHS, this book gives simple step by step instructions, with clear images to help you build your dream garden, no matter the size and scale. Take the pain out of planting, potting, and pruning and enjoy your precious patch of land. Let the RHS guide you through the surprisingly simple steps to creating a garden you can enjoy with your friends, and even show off to them. Are you surrounded by weeds? Is your lawn forlorn? Are the bushes deceased? Fear not! 'How To Garden When You're New To Gardening' shows you the basics to get your green space under control and keep it that way. With the expertise of the RHS, this book gives simple step by step instructions, with clear images to help you build your dream garden, no matter the size and scale. Take the pain out of planting, potting, and pruning and enjoy your precious patch of land.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2018.<br />255 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Arcadia Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635 - Available - C0000020086323<br />Beswick Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635 - Available - C0000020086358<br />Chorlton Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635 - Available - C0000020085607<br />City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635 - Onloan - Due: 04 Jun 2024 - C0000020459170<br /> https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2625354&CF=BIB Build and craft 25 beautiful small homes and feeders to attract wildlife to your garden. 'Handmade Bird, Bee, and Bat Houses' features homes to build for everything from bees to bats, and bluebirds to butterflies. Each house is beautifully designed, with colourful details, but is also perfectly adapted for its intended inhabitants. There are birdhouses you can hang up or place on stands, a bee house you can 'plant' in your flowerbed, and there's even a home for a toad. There are also feeders for birds and butterflies, and homes for ladybirds. With her trademark attention to detail, Michele McKee-Orsini has designed a collection of miniature palaces for the wildlife that we should all be encouraging into our gardens. Build and craft 25 beautiful small homes and feeders to attract wildlife to your garden. 'Handmade Bird, Bee, and Bat Houses' features homes to build for everything from bees to bats, and bluebirds to butterflies. Each house is beautifully designed, with colourful details, but is also perfectly adapted for its intended inhabitants. There are birdhouses you can hang up or place on stands, a bee house you can 'plant' in your flowerbed, and there's even a home for a toad. There are also feeders for birds and butterflies, and homes for ladybirds. With her trademark attention to detail, Michele McKee-Orsini has designed a collection of miniature palaces for the wildlife that we should all be encouraging into our gardens.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>McKee-Orsini, Michele<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : CICO Books, 2018.<br />128 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 28 cm<br /><br />City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 639.9 - Available - C0000020240379<br />Didsbury Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 639.9 - Available - C0000020240378<br />Hulme High St - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 639.9MCK - Adult Paperback - Available - C0000020236168<br /> https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2636741&CF=BIB Dozens of gardening dilemmas are solved with this trusty guide filled with ingenious gardening hacks. Whether you're a regular Best In Show looking for some time-saving tips or you've just planted your first seedlings and you want to learn more, 'Gardening Hacks' is your fully illustrated manual to blossoming as a gardener. Dozens of gardening dilemmas are solved with this trusty guide filled with ingenious gardening hacks. Whether you're a regular Best In Show looking for some time-saving tips or you've just planted your first seedlings and you want to learn more, 'Gardening Hacks' is your fully illustrated manual to blossoming as a gardener.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Marshall, Dan (Writer on life hacks)<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Chichester : Summersdale, [2018]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2018<br />189 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 18 cm<br /><br />Gorton Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635 - Available - C0000020089763<br /> https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2639013&CF=BIB This volume is packed with practical information and inspirational ideas for anyone who wants to grow plants in a variety of outside spaces, from balconies to stairways, windowsills to doorsteps. Look inside to discover a host of creative step-by-step projects, such as speedy salads, wildlife pots, fragrant baskets and green garden walls. Handy plant profiles tell you what's best to grow in a variety of conditions, such as wind, shade and drought. Whether you choose to start with a simple pot or tackle a more ambitious project, with this beautifully illustrated book you'll soon see how even the smallest spaces can be amazing growing spaces. This volume is packed with practical information and inspirational ideas for anyone who wants to grow plants in a variety of outside spaces, from balconies to stairways, windowsills to doorsteps. Look inside to discover a host of creative step-by-step projects, such as speedy salads, wildlife pots, fragrant baskets and green garden walls. Handy plant profiles tell you what's best to grow in a variety of conditions, such as wind, shade and drought. Whether you choose to start with a simple pot or tackle a more ambitious project, with this beautifully illustrated book you'll soon see how even the smallest spaces can be amazing growing spaces.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Maguire, Kay<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Mitchell Beazley, 2018.<br />144 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 22 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Moss Side Powerhouse Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635 - In-transit from Moss Side Powerhouse Library to Gorton Library (Set: 15 May 2024) - C0000020089549<br />Moss Side Powerhouse Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 635 - In-transit from Hulme High St to Moss Side Powerhouse Library (Set: 18 May 2024) - C0000020389016<br /> https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2648025&CF=BIB Kate is on the run from her almost-divorced husband who is determined to have her back, and she has found the perfect place to hide - a little cottage on Nightingale Square in Norwich, far away from her old life in London. But the residents of Nightingale Square don't take no for an answer, and Kate soon finds herself pulled into a friendship with Lisa, her bossy but lovely new neighbour. Within a matter of days Kate is landed with the job of campaigning the council to turn the green into a community garden, meanwhile all the residents of Nightingale Square are horrified to discover that the Victorian mansion house on the other side of the square has been bought by developers. But when all hope is lost, the arrival of a handsome stranger is sure to turn things around! Kate is on the run from her almost-divorced husband who is determined to have her back, and she has found the perfect place to hide - a little cottage on Nightingale Square in Norwich, far away from her old life in London. But the residents of Nightingale Square don't take no for an answer, and Kate soon finds herself pulled into a friendship with Lisa, her bossy but lovely new neighbour. Within a matter of days Kate is landed with the job of campaigning the council to turn the green into a community garden, meanwhile all the residents of Nightingale Square are horrified to discover that the Victorian mansion house on the other side of the square has been bought by developers. But when all hope is lost, the arrival of a handsome stranger is sure to turn things around!<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Swain, Heidi<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Simon & Schuster, 2018.<br />448 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Arcadia Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback - Available - C0000020093856<br />City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback - Available - C0000020093353<br />Forum Library Wythenshawe - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback - Available - C0000020093273<br />Gorton Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback - Available - C0000020093844<br />Hulme High St - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback - Available - C0000020094456<br />Longsight Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback - Available - C0000020093188<br />Newton Heath Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback - Available - C0000020093837<br />Withington Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback - Available - C0000020093298<br /> https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2656867&CF=BIB 'The Story of the English Garden' is the National Trust's accessible history of the nation's gardens, sumptuously illustrated and artfully curated. From tiny medieval gardens to vast Georgian parks, from Victorian glasshouses crammed with exotic specimens to the elegant outdoor 'rooms' of the Edwardians and the functional, ecologically aware gardens of today, this book explores the love affair between the English and their gardens for over 500 years. 'The Story of the English Garden' is the National Trust's accessible history of the nation's gardens, sumptuously illustrated and artfully curated. From tiny medieval gardens to vast Georgian parks, from Victorian glasshouses crammed with exotic specimens to the elegant outdoor 'rooms' of the Edwardians and the functional, ecologically aware gardens of today, this book explores the love affair between the English and their gardens for over 500 years.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Edwards, Ambra<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : National Trust, 2018.<br />304 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 27 cm<br /><br />Didsbury Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 712.0942 - Available - C0000020093945<br />