“We still couldn’t live for a day without plants” says Simon Barnes . His book focuses on the 100 plants that have had the greatest impact on humanity. with a chapter on each - from the Strangler fig to the Strawberry which have changed the course of history.

The Hidden Universe written by Alexandre Antonelli the Director Science at the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew is a concise overview of biodiversity – what it is, how it works, and why it’s the key to saving life on our planet and in combating climate change.

Katherine Mansfield the outstanding original short-story writer who adored flowers and the natural world. Her passion shone through in her short stories (such as The Garden Party), poems and letters, all complied in this beautiful book.

Saffron: A Global History explores the history and cultural impact of the world’s most expensive and prized spice, its threads literally worth their weight in gold.

“Weeds and What they Tell Us” is a classic book written in the 1950’s that outlines common weeds, how they grow, what to do about them and what they can tell us about soil health.

Silent Spring is one of the most influential environmental books of the 20th century. Exposing the destruction of insects, birds, rivers through the widespread use of poisonous pesticides.

Across history the rose has been a symbol of many things, often irreconcilable: of mortality, of immortality, of virginity and of decadence. By Any Other Name tells the story of the rose.

Soil is the story of how dirt makes us and can break us and how we are all responsible for protecting this finite resource.

This book is a Plant shows us how plants sustain life on earth. They are sensitive, complex and interconnected beings, playing surprisingly active roles in ecosystems and human societies.

Mindful Crafting: The Makers Creative Journey by Sarah Samuel is a book that explores our relationship with our creativity and self-expression, and how crafting and mindfulness can together calm our mind, body, and soul.

The Book of Seeds is a fully illustrated guide to 600 seeds ranging from everyday plants and trees to some of the weirdest plants on Earth. The seeds featured in the book have been selected from the estimated 370,000 seed bearing plant species on Earth

Booker Prize winner and bestselling author Penelope Lively has always been a keen gardener. Gardening, along with reading have been the two central activities, in her life along with her writing. Life in the Garden represents her reflections and appreciation of the role gardening has played in her life.

The Insect Crisis is a wakeup call of the very real threat to our global ecosystem from collapsing insect populations. In his book Oliver Milman explores the little understood emergency of declining insect populations and argues that the threat of an “insect apocalypse” and its consequences could rival climate change.

Monty Don has now written a total of 25 books but The Jewel Garden stands apart for its real message is not really about gardening but coping with life’s challenges.