Gardening (book) worms

These reliables will provide pleasure for all the seasons, not just Christmas, writes Kitty Scully.

It’s that time of year again when gift shopping frenzy hits town and what better present to bestow on those special people of all ages in your life than a book.

I’m addicted to gardening books and have shelves full of them but somehow there is always room for more. However, like items of clothing, there are a few reliables that I just couldn’t live without or in this sense garden without. When it comes to veggie volumes, here are two books that I would classify as ‘reliables’: