Your recommendation for the Colour Atlas of Weed Seedlings saw sales soar - £12! Admittedly I didnt scour charity shops but having worked in one and being a regular donator, Im disappointed at how many wont accept books. They think they take up too much space. Terrible loss for passing on the reading material.
I didn’t realise many were reluctant to accept books, though it’s also true that the shops tend to be well stocked in that area. We’ve also given away and picked up some great books left out on the wall, outside the front of the house - though I guess how good this “system” is will depend on where you live and how much passing foot traffic there is
I love this! I recently picked up an aerating device called a Mulch Monster at a local thrift shop. I'm also always on the lookout for gardening books in the "little free libraries" that have been popping up in our neighborhood. So far I've found a book about the history of gardening at the White House and an awesome organic gardening book from the 1970s. I'll actually be in London next month so I might have to peek inside a few charity shops!
Woah, the Mulch Monster sounds intense! And yes, you have to hit up the charity shops - you won’t be disappointed. Though your suitcase may be significantly heavier on the flight home…
I was thinking about this as well recently. The possibility that gardening books' prior owners may have been 'of a certain age' does mean that, both sadly and fortunately, it's one of the most fruitful sections of charity shops. I bet those previous owners would be glad to see them getting another life though.
I got a barely-liftable RHS gardening encyclopaedia for £1 in Walthamstow Oxfam! And 10 years ago I never would have thought D. G. Hessayon's iconic font would be a part of my bookcase, but when I saw 'The Green Garden Expert' for a steal in BHF I couldn't say no.
A man after my own heart, Stuart! And you’re absolutely right, I bet some of those previous owners would be delighted to see their collections in our muddy hands - it’s like charity shops are the great compost heaps of the garden literature world, recycling all of that delicious knowledge back into a new generation of gardens
Your recommendation for the Colour Atlas of Weed Seedlings saw sales soar - £12! Admittedly I didnt scour charity shops but having worked in one and being a regular donator, Im disappointed at how many wont accept books. They think they take up too much space. Terrible loss for passing on the reading material.
I didn’t realise many were reluctant to accept books, though it’s also true that the shops tend to be well stocked in that area. We’ve also given away and picked up some great books left out on the wall, outside the front of the house - though I guess how good this “system” is will depend on where you live and how much passing foot traffic there is
I love this! I recently picked up an aerating device called a Mulch Monster at a local thrift shop. I'm also always on the lookout for gardening books in the "little free libraries" that have been popping up in our neighborhood. So far I've found a book about the history of gardening at the White House and an awesome organic gardening book from the 1970s. I'll actually be in London next month so I might have to peek inside a few charity shops!
Woah, the Mulch Monster sounds intense! And yes, you have to hit up the charity shops - you won’t be disappointed. Though your suitcase may be significantly heavier on the flight home…
I was thinking about this as well recently. The possibility that gardening books' prior owners may have been 'of a certain age' does mean that, both sadly and fortunately, it's one of the most fruitful sections of charity shops. I bet those previous owners would be glad to see them getting another life though.
I got a barely-liftable RHS gardening encyclopaedia for £1 in Walthamstow Oxfam! And 10 years ago I never would have thought D. G. Hessayon's iconic font would be a part of my bookcase, but when I saw 'The Green Garden Expert' for a steal in BHF I couldn't say no.
A man after my own heart, Stuart! And you’re absolutely right, I bet some of those previous owners would be delighted to see their collections in our muddy hands - it’s like charity shops are the great compost heaps of the garden literature world, recycling all of that delicious knowledge back into a new generation of gardens