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A pretty yet practical notebook for aspiring hen keepers with snippets of helpful advice on chicken breeds, and useful information on housing, feeding and caring for them. With plenty of space for your own notes to keep track of your prize hens, plus helpful hints from the National Trust to guide you through the hen keeping year.
A pretty yet practical notebook for aspiring hen keepers with snippets of helpful advice on chicken breeds, and useful information on housing, feeding and caring for them.
With plenty of space for your own notes to keep track of your prize hens, plus helpful hints from the National Trust to guide you through the hen keeping year, this is a must-have for any inspiring hen keeper!
Whether you care for a rambling country garden or a modest town plot, 'Gardening Secrets' offers a variety of seasonal hints and practical tips to help you make the most of your outside space. For those who are inspired by the year-round beauty of the Trust's gardens, here is a chance to learn from the experts and benefit from their years of experience.
There is advice on pruning, planting and propagation for anyone who wants to maintain and get the best from their garden - see spectacular results all year round by planting for winter interest or designing your summer flowerbeds.
If you want to be greener in your own garden, there is advice on everything from compost making and chemical-free weed control to building hedges for habitats and companion planting.
Whether you have a large lawn to maintain, a conservatory, a garden by the sea, an allotment for fruit and vegetables or a small urban plot for planting containers, this little book contains sound, accessible advice from the experts.
The best gardening advice and secrets from the National Trust head gardeners.
Part of an exciting new range of stationery
A beautiful notebook adorned with charming illustrations, exquisitely finished and printed on cloth
Includes a ribbon marker and handy storage pocket inside the back jacket
This pretty notebook is perfect for aspiring gardeners, with practical advice on how to grow a range of vegetables, from carrots to cauliflowers and spring onions to sweetcorn.
Contains plenty of space for your own notes to keep track of what you have planted when, plus helpful hints to guide you through a season in the allotment.
Essential reading for all those interested in the care of historic houses and their collections. It gives practical guidance on how to care for fragile interiors and how to display furnishings and objects within their historic context. It also includes the latest thinking on housekeeping theory and practice.
This fully revised edition of the National Trust Manual of Housekeeping is essential reading for all those interested in the care of historic houses and their collections. It gives practical guidance on how to care for fragile interiors, maintain decorative fixtures and fittings and how to display furnishings and objects within their historic context. It also includes the latest thinking on housekeeping theory and practice.
In particular, the Manual highlights the ways in which preventative conservation measures can help reduce the need for expensive repair to collections at a later date. It also explains how to strike the balance between the care and display of historic interiors and the provision of public access. Full of engaging insights into traditional and modern housekeeping techniques, the Manual explains how the nation's treasure houses have survived until today, and champions their future preservation, using conservation science, professional advice and environmentally sustainable methods and materials.
Written by internationally renowned specialists at the National Trust, this Manual brings together many years of practical experience in the care of hundreds of historic houses and their collections.