Books published by Home Farm Books

This is the fourth instalment of the "Ditchfield's Little Wonder Book" series, "Stocking the Garden Pond". It deals chiefly with adding, fostering, and maintaining aquatic life in a garden pond, with helpful advice and diagrams throughout. This handy volume will be of utility to existing and prospective pond owners alike, and it would make for a great addition to collections of gardening literature. Contents include: "Introduction", "Plant Pockets", "Preparing the Compost", "True Aquatic Plants", "Surfacing Plants", "Marginal Bog Plants", "Floating Plants", "Indigenous Fish", "Cultivated Varieties", "Feeding Pond Fish", "Breeding Gold Fish", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction.

¿Colour in the flower garden¿ is a vintage book on gardening that focuses on the use and variety of colourful flowers. It offers guidance for which flowers are best for each season, providing detailed descriptions, simple instructions, and expert tips to help the reader create a beautiful flower garden of their own. Contents include: ¿Introduction¿, ¿A March Study And The Border Of Early Bulbs¿, ¿The Wood¿, ¿The Spring Garden¿, ¿Between Spring And Summer¿, ¿The June Garden¿, ¿The Main Hardy Flower Border¿, ¿The Flower Border In July¿, ¿The Flower Border In August¿, ¿The Flower Borders In September¿, ¿Wood And Shrubbery Edges¿, etc. Gertrude Jekyll (1843 ¿ 1932) was a British garden designer, horticulturist, photographer, craftswoman, artist, and writer. She is responsible for designing and creating over 400 gardens in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States, as well as writing more than 1,000 articles for related magazines. She is credited with having had a significant influence on gardening by both British and American enthusiasts. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on the history of gardening.

"Me and Dod" is a 1924 novel by Lady Greaves. It is a charming and heart-warming story told through the eyes of "Tuppie", Prince Lilywhite, which is believed to have been a Maltese dog owned by the author. This lovely tale is highly recommended for dog lovers, and it would make for a fantastic addition to family collections. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction.

"How to Care for the Feet of your Horses and Mules" was originally published with the indention of helping farmers get more work from their farm animals by keeping them in better physical condition. This timeless volume contains a range information and suggestions that will be of utility to modern horse-owners, and it would make for a useful addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: "Description of Horses' Feet", "How the Hoof Grows", "Caring for Colt's Feet", "Caring for Feet of the Unshod Horse", "The Need for Horseshoeing", "Preparation for Shoeing", "Fitting the Shoe", "Nailing the Shoe", "Common Diseases of the Hoof and their Treatment", "Brittle Hoofs", "Spongey Hoofs", "Thrush", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction.