In Home Ground: Sanctuary in the City, Dan Pearson, the Observer's green-fingered guru and one of the country's most respected garden designers, shares the joys and challenges of gardening on a city plot in a beautifully written and illustrated series of diary-like essays. Arranged by season, this book documents the urban gardener at work with inspirational advice on bringing your garden to life.

Packed with expert information on buying, preparing and cooking meat, the Ginger Pig Meat Book contains over 100 inspirational, seasonal recipes, from sticky marinated pork chops in April to Moroccan chicken with lemons in July. Containing specially commissioned photographs, monthly farm diaries and recommendations on the best breeds and cuts to suit every occasion, no meat lover should be without this unique and useful book.