The Virago Book of Women Gardeners, edited by Deborah Kellaway (Virago, £7.99 in UK)

What, an entire anthology of writers wittering on about herbaceous borders and Dutch gardens and the principles on which the parterre should be laid out? And divided, as neatly as a formal garden, into sections such as "Weeders and Diggers", "Plantswomen", "Colourists". Here are writers who wax lyrical about whether it's OK to have moss in your lawn, whether an all white garden is chic or just plain dull, why it's unwise to start pruning too early in the year. The perfect gift, I've no doubt, for a keen plantswoman, or plantsman for that matter; those of us who infinitely prefer sitting in gardens to working in them will find it all, frankly, a bit of a hellebore.