Library
Books about allotments and allotment gardening
There are a wide range of books about allotments and allotment gardening. Although not recommendations as such, the listings in this section are books that we have come across in our reading that might prove useful to beginners and experienced plotholders alike. The descriptions are taken from their entries on Amazon and for convenience we've included a link to their entry on Amazon too - although they are of course available from other bookshops!
Allotment Folk by Chris Opperman
Profiling the unique obsessions and preoccupations of over 40 British allotmenteers, young and old, this book dispels the myth that there's no more to allotments than home-grown vegetables, compost, weeding and an over-abundance of tomato seedlings. ...
Essentials Organic Guides - Successful allotments
A little full colour booklet on starting an allotment. £3
Other titles in the series include grow fruit, grow vegetables, control pests, how to create ponds and creating compost.
Green Books
An independent UK publishing company, producing books on a wide range of environmental and cultural issues. Lots of books on organic gardening techniques, composting, alternative technologies and eco-building techniques.
The Allotment Book by Andi Cleverly
This wonderfully illustrated book celebrates the blood, sweat and joy to be had in 'growing your own' in an allotment. Includes in-depth, practical gardening know-how, stories from allotmenteers and recipes.
The Allotment: It's landscape and culture by David Crou...
Explores the cutlure and landscape of theallotment and the part it has played in britain for 150 years.
The Half Hour Allotment by Lia Leendertz
Published by the RHS, this practical and inspirational handbook is aimed at the new generation of gardeners who want to enjoy the taste and health benefits of growing their own food, but who have little time to spare.
Expert advice and innovati ...
The Healing Fields
This volume describes the pioneering horticultural therapy work of the Natural Growth Project at the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture, where psychotherapy takes place in a natural setting on allotments and in a Remembrance Garden. ...
Your Organic Allotment by Pauline Pears
Published by the RHS, "Your Organic Allotment" will teach you everything you need to know to create a modern allotment and provide organic food for your family all year round. You will be guided through the decision to take an allotment, shown how to p ...