Houseplants and Design: A New Zealand Guide Liz Carlson 9781991006110 | $45.00 This book is an accessible, detailed, and beautiful guide to houseplants and their many benefits, from Lyttelton-based writer Liz Carlson. The photography in this book is outstanding, with a combination of detailed images of a huge variety of specimens alongside inspirational photos … Read More
‘New Zealand Gardens to Visit Juliet Nicholas & Rosemary Barraclough 9780143776086 | $55.00 This is a gorgeous, large, lush and detailed guide to gardens across the country that are open for visitors. Moving from north to south, and covering 50 gardens in total, this book spans a wide variety of styles, exploring the great … Read More
Planta Sapiens Paco Calvo 9780349128443 | $39.99 Are plants intelligent? ‘Planta Sapiens’ is the result of decades of research into this question. Scientist and philosopher Paco Calvo explores – with fascination and insight – to what degree plants are able to do things like plan ahead, communicate with one another, and have sleeping and … Read More
Handmade: Learning the Art of Chainsaw Mindfulness in a Norwegian Wood Siri Helle 9781783787470 | $32.99 Review by Scorpio Books When Siri Helle inherits a small, isolated forest cabin without electricity, water, or a toilet, she decides to build an outhouse herself. Having never made anything with wood before, this decision takes her on … Read More
Sounds Wild and Broken: Sonic Marvels, Evolution’s Creativity and the Crisis of Sensory David George Haskell 9781760642587 | $40.00 Review by Scorpio Books Many of us around the world noticed the almost immediate effect of lockdowns on our ability to hear the natural world around us – as we turned the volume down on human … Read More
The Land Gardeners – Cut Flowers Bridget Elworthy and Henrietta Courtauld 9781760761738 | $55.00 Review by Scorpio Books New edition by popular demand! HEALING OUR SOILS, HEALING OUR PLANTS, HEALING OUR PLANET The Land Gardeners show you how to establish organic garden beds and sow, grow and harvest over 100 varieties of cut flowers. In … Read More
Grow – Wāhine Finding Connection Through Food Sophie Merkens 9780995142367 | $59.99 Review by Scorpio Books ‘Grow’ follows Sophie Merkens – a photographer and food writer – as she travels the length of Aotearoa seeking stories from women who have special connections with place and community through food. From divers and hunters to chefs, foragers, … Read More
The Well Gardened Mind: Rediscovering Nature in the Modern World By Sue Stuart-Smith 9780008100735 $29.99 Review by Scorpio Books Our June Book of the Month is not a new book, but a Scorpio staff favourite. An essential addition to any gardener’s bookshelf, it’s the perfect read to retreat into when the weather prevents us from … Read More
The Abundant Garden: A Practical guide to growing a regenerative home garden By Niva Kay & Yotam Kay 9781988547718 $45.00 Review by Ray Shipley from Scorpio Books Niva and Yotam Kay, of Pakaraka Permaculture in the Coromandel, say in the introduction to The Abundant Garden that they “love making gardening accessible, fun and attainable for … Read More
Soil: The incredible story of what keeps the earth, and us, healthy By Matthew Evans 9781922351418 $36.99 Review by Charlotte Nicholl from Scorpio Books What we do to the soil, we do to ourselves. Soil is a joyful, magical book by farmer, cook and environmental warrior Matthew Evans. It tells the unlikely story of our … Read More