THE BOOKS

Buy this book Come on an adventure to Dino-land and learn to play Danny’s Dinosaur Dribble. This fully illustrated and highly entertaining children’s book features an incredible mix of football and dinosaurs.
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Buy this book Are the creatures that visit and live in your garden friends or foes? How can you discourage the bad and nurture the good? And how does each animal fit into the essential garden ecosystem?
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Buy this book Inside the country house, what exactly were the duties of the master's valet and the lady's maid? How did these fit into the daily routine? And what were the protocols for visitors?
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Buy this book A weed is simply a plant in the wrong place at the wrong time. But while no gardener wants their patch full of unwelcome invaders, every weed has its good points – it may be edible, attract bees and butterflies, or have medicinal or other qualities.
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Buy this book Explore the world of numbers from the evolution of counting, to the way in which our houses, roads and telephone numbers are designated. Find out why almost all snowflakes have six sides, learn about the ancient ‘science’ of numerology, and discover the backstories behind films, books and songs with numbers in their titles.
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Buy this book Did you know that dolphins are believed to rescue people in danger of drowning? That an old cure for whooping cough was to hang a live frog in the chimney? Or that the monstrous Kraken could pull a ship to its doom?
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Buy this book A fascinating compilation of accumulated wisdom includes traditional sayings and superstitions to explain whether, and why, they still work today.
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Buy this book Enhance your understanding of the natural world with this absorbing miscellany of plant lore and legend
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Buy this book The English countryside is a truly remarkable place. Its secrets include hoards of treasure buried beneath farmers’ fields, carnivorous plants, beetles that fight each other for a mate, strange big cats that prowl the fields and moors
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Buy this book All the essential information needed to run, live in and visit a country house can be found in this new book introduced by Julian Fellowes, creator of the award winning Downton Abbey.
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Buy this book Delve into the personal lives of the Royal family, past and present, from difficult childhoods to fashion icons, from love matches to divorces, and from unrehearsed coronations to assassination attempts, royal scandals and untimely deaths.
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Buy this book Published by Reader’s Digest in November 2011 this is a total revision and rewrite of the original 1988 book for which Ruth has contributed a third of the A to Z text - chiefly the entries on cookery, gardening, craft and home making.
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Buy this book This is a great value three-book box set containing a unique collection of generations of advice, old wives' tales, proverbs and country wisdom.
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Buy this book "Amazing & Extraordinary Facts about the English Countryside" explores the flora and fauna, customs and traditions that give the English countryside its unique charm and special identity.
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Buy this book An enthralling book that not only satisfies our fascination for lost wisdom of our ancestors but also indulges the British obsession with the weather.
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Buy this book "Wise Words & Country Ways for House and Home" contains generations of advice on simple ways to run an environmentally-friendly home, based around well known, and not so well known, sayings.
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Buy this book Getting an allotment into shape and keeping it that way is a challenge. This excellent guide is all about the experience of having an allotment and to getting the most from it.
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Buy this book This is a unique and charming collection of cooking and kitchen-based sayings, proverbs and country wisdom.Containing the familiar and the unfamiliar, this mixture of practical tips and amusing anecdotes is the perfect addition to any kitchen.
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Buy this book "The Gardener's Wise Words and Country Ways" is a unique and fascinating collection of accumulated wisdom, old wives' tales and gardening proverbs.
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Buy this book This is a fascinating and absorbing miscellany of traditional wisdom, proverbial sayings and modern science that uncovers the truth behind many generations' worth of superstitions and customs relating to plants and animals.
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Buy this book The fascinating answers to the questions of everyday life are all in Love, Luck and Lessons for Life.
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