Features: This golden encyclopaedia of needlework complements the library of every cross-stitcher; 2001 designs for every occasion and category of stitching -- holidays, alphabets, florals, nature, sports, children, babies, Christmas, animals and numerous others; Each motif collection accompanies by[...]

Featuring updated information on the latest decorating styles and trends, a new edition of a wide-ranging home decorating guide offers specific advice on how to work with available materials and textures, utilize color and light, and overcome common dilemmas for each area of the house, select furnis[...]

A step-by-step guide to do-it-yourself plumbing offers detailed instructions for a broad spectrum of home plumbing projects, from repairing and maintaining various elements in the system to new installations, along with clear diagrams, photographs, and illustrations that guide homeowners through eac[...]

Gazebos, pergolas, trellises, arbors, and more This book offers a multitude of ideas for overhead outdoor structures in a wide variety of settings and regional contexts, from small to large scale and from attached to unattached. Cutaways, exploded diagrams, charts, and graphs help readers decide wh[...]

Presents more than seven hundred delicious, easy-to-prepare recipes that use five ingredients or less, with tempting dishes that range from appetizers, soups, and salads, to meat, poultry, and seafood main courses, to desserts, accompanied by helpful shopping lists and cooking tips.[...]

A collection of quick-and-easy dinnertime solutions features more than 250 delicious recipes for family meals, including five-ingredient dishes, off-the-shelf fix-ups, and meal ideas for unexpected, last-minute guests. Original.[...]

Gertrude Jekyll is one of the most influential 20th-century garden designers. This book shows the best of her garden designs and a wonderful collection of her planting plans, made more accessible by extensive analysis and reinterpretation of the originals, accompanied by simple watercolours of the p[...]

Hampton Court Palace has the finest Baroque park and garden layout in Britain. Set within 2,000 acres of parkland and bounded on its south and east sides by the River Thames, the historic landscape possesses a rich overlay of garden improvements from the early 16th to the 21st centuries. This book e[...]

This inspirational book is an illustrated survey of more than 60 major gardens in Italy, from the lakes north of Milan down to Ravello in the south. They include the Villa Balbianello, Isola Bella, Giardini Giusti, Villa Medici, Villa Gamberaia, La Mortella, Villa Lante, Villa d'Este, Giardini di Ni[...]

A new edition, completely redesigned and including new photographs, of the classic account of Russell Page's garden designs. Perhaps the greatest garden designer of the twentieth century, Russell Page (1906-85) was trained as an artist, and brought an architectural sensibility and a keen eye for sty[...]

The magnificent parks and gardens owned by English Heritage are far less well-known than its evocative medieval abbeys or Victorian mansions. Yet these remarkable places offer a wide-ranging variety of gardening pleasures. Some have stunning designs, while others are important for their history or t[...]

Helena Attlee and her photographer husband Alex Ramsay have been visiting Italian gardens, photographing them and writing about them, for two decades. In recent years Helena has been leading garden tours to Italy, arranging for clients to enjoy lunch with garden owners, chat with gardeners and discu[...]