[Greengage]

Some suggested gardening books for Christmas.
RHS Botany for Gardeners edited by Geoff Hodge and Simon Maughan, Mitchell Beazley.
Botany of Desire by Micheal Pollan. you will never look at apples or potatoes again in the same way, who is manipulating who
Rhapsody in Green by Charlotte Mendelson . Just goes to show you dont need an acre of ground to grow vegetables.
Wildflowers of Ireland by Zoe Devlin. Zoe won recorder of the year this year and this is an excellent bok to have at hand.
The irish garden by Jane Powers. nice coffe table book excellent photos.
“Irish Heritage Plants/Plandaí Oidhreachta” A new book by the Irish garden Plant societyand the Irish Society of Botanical Artists. An exhibition of the plates contained iin the book just finished at the NBG in Dublin.
Anyone else got any suggestions.

[Good guy]

I have Zoe Devlin's book - it's very good. That was an interesting article about her in last weekend's Irish Times.
The 'Collins Pocket Guide to Freshwater Life' is very useful for pond owners or those living near a lake/stream/river/bog. (Is that everybody?)
'Mushrooms and Toadstools' in the same series is very good too.
Helen Dillon's 'On Gardening' is a lovely, personal account of one woman's obsession.
None of the above are new but they are all worth having.