Book Nook: Gardening/Conservation Books from Hardie Grant and Quadrille

 Wild Life – Featuring stunning photography, Wild Life offers 50 accessible projects that will evoke the magical and healing effects of nature. You’ll press wildflowers, rewild your garden and create a series of micro-adventures in your hometown or city. 

Home Harvest – These gardening 101 cards help you start your garden from scratch, keep it healthy and abundant, and manage common garden enemies. Home Harvest breaks down the basics of growing your own herbs, vegetables, and flowers – with handy cooking tips. 

The Herb Gardening Handbook – A stylish guide to starting and maintaining 12 herb projects that will suit everything from cocktails to pizza. Using widely accessible herbs, this book is perfect for gardening beginners and seasoned pros on making the most of their herbs. 

The Big Book of House Plants – A source of inspiration for small-space gardening, featuring an impressive directory of 100 varieties of foliage. With luscious photography and a breakdown of all the essential requirements, nurture everything from succulents to houseplants. 

The Little Guide to Wildflowers – Beautifully illustrated by printmaker Tom Frost, The Little Guide to Wildflowers offers a fresh perspective on identifying 40 of the most beautiful flowers from around the world. There is also an interactive spotter's guide at the back! 

 

The Wild Bee Handbook – This beautifully-illustrated celebration of wild pollinators is a practical guide for supporting biodiversity. Featuring container gardening, the no-dig method, and the principles for rewilding—it doesn’t matter how small your space, you can still protect wild bees. 

The Flowerpot Forager – Discover 30 wild edible plants that can be grown at home, with simple recipes on how to use them. (Think pink clover lemonade and water mint pesto.) Historically, location has hampered the accessibility of foraging—but The Flowerpot Forager is here to solve that.