Many gardeners seem to be like us - when you’re not up to your ears in plants, soil and compost (or asleep on the sofa!), then you’ve got your nose in a book! How often have you wanted to get hold of an old gardening book, perhaps one you had years ago and lent to a friend who forgot to return it? Well, a friend of ours introduced us to abebooks.com, which is an international web-based agency putting would-be buyers of books in touch with a vast array of booksellers with books on all sorts of subjects. You can do an instant search on-line and, if what you want is not there, you can register it as a ‘want’ and you’ll receive an e-mail when it comes available. There is no obligation to buy, and the service is free! We are delighted with abebooks, and have found quite a few books we have wanted for a while. Why not try it yourself?
