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Gardens (descriptions, history etc)
Brand: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
"White butterflies danced one above another, making with their white shifting flakes the outline of a shattered marble column above the tallest flowers; the glass roofs of the palm house shone as if a whole market full of shiny green umbrellas had o..
12.32£
Kiftsgate Court, perched on the northern edge of the Cotswolds Hills in Gloucestershire, is a garden composed of many different scenes. Some elements - the bluebell wood, the clipped hedging and the rose border, with its famously huge Kiftsgate rose..
49.69£
In the 1970s, in the region of the Landes, between Bayonne and Peyrehorade, on the banks of the Adour River, the photographer Jeannette Leroy and the art dealer Paul Haim created a sculpture garden around a modest farm, La Petite Escalère. With the ..
60.92£
Brand: Whittles Publishing
Descriptions and explanations of landscape and garden design techniques with examples drawn from 500 years of heritage ISBN: 9781849950824Publisher: Whittles PublishingImprint: Whittles PublishingPublished date: 16 Jun 2013DEWEY: 712.0941DEWEY editi..
48.76£
Brand: The Pimpernel Press Ltd
Isabel and Julian Bannerman have been described as 'mavericks in the grand manner, touched by genius' (Min Hogg, World of Interiors) and 'the Bonnie and Clyde of garden design' (Ruth Guilding, The Bible of British Taste). Their approach to design, w..
34.68£
Brand: Birlinn Ltd
Ian Hamilton Finlay's garden in the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh is widely regarded as one of the most significant gardens in Britain. In addition to being a spectacular example of garden design, it also features almost 300 artworks by Finlay and o..
28.72£
Yards are not quite wild, yet rarely tamed. Across diverse residential landscapes in North America and beyond, yards are regulated by the state and markets, defined by imaginary property lines on maps, and sometimes central to privilege and exclusio..
34.58£
Landscape gardening involves a partnership between gardener and environment and an understanding of why and how plants grow where they do. Phillips takes the reader on an illustrated garden tour through the rich ecosystems of the Southwest and into ..
45.31£
Brand: Cabi Publishing
Following on from the success of Garden Tourism this latest offering New Directions in Garden Tourism provides an update on the statistics and growth of the global phenomenon of garden visitation. It delves in to new themes and contemporary trends, ..
50.24£
Brand: The History Press
Nymans forms one of a group of gardens in the Sussex Weald which were created before the First World War and are still beautiful today, their owners sharing a passion for new material brought back from all over the world by intrepid plant hunters. L..
19.16£
Brand: The Pimpernel Press Ltd
Alasdair Forbes has been developing his innovative and beautiful garden, Plaz Metaxu, in Devon, for the past thirty years. The thirty-two acre garden has been internationally acclaimed both as an unusually ambitious contemporary example of the makin..
58.09£
Brand: Lannoo Publishers
Outdoor Interiors showcases the most beautiful garden designs in the world. Author Juliet Roberts highlights five styles - 'traditional', 'contemporary', 'playful', 'everyday' and 'minimal' - and gives plenty of tips for achieving the same style in ..
79.60£
Brand: White Lion Publishing
From the bijou corners of Corpus Christi to the wide open lawns of Trinity, Oxford's gardens are full of surprises and hidden corners - not least the fellows' or masters' gardens, which are usually kept resolutely private. Take a tour of the stunnin..
41.37£
Brand: The Pimpernel Press Ltd
The productive garden at Lord Rothschild's private house, Eythrope in Buckinghamshire, is legendary in the garden world for the excellence of the gardening and as a haven for traditional techniques that might otherwise be lost. Under the leadership ..
38.09£
Brand: Random House
Look behind the gates of 20 exclusive country estates, from the Mornington Peninsula to The Hamptons, in this magnificent book showcasing the work of internationally acclaimed garden designer Paul Bangay, whose love affair with country gardens dates..
107.85£
Cottage to mansion, balcony to botanic garden, Planting Dreams will change the way you think about Australian gardens.Acclaimed garden historian Richard Aitken explores the fascinating environmental and social influences that have helped produce a u..
38.55£
Brand: Octopus
Aided by this book the gardener can now answer the question "What's in a name?" and they and their garden will benefit from understanding the wealth of information that has hitherto lain hidden within the mysterious world of Latin names.' - Financia..
21.77£
Brand: HarperCollins Publishers
A visually stunning celebration of England's favourite flower, the rose. The National Trust owns 30 of the most famous and beloved rose gardens in this country, from Mottisfont to Sissinghurst. There are also features on 20 iconic rose varieties, wi..
21.67£
At the south-western tip of Scotland lies Logan, the country's most exotic garden. Warmed by the Gulf Stream, southern hemisphere plants flourish in this plantsman's paradise near Port Logan in Dumfries & Galloway. This book provides the definitive ..
14.33£
Brand: Octopus
A sumptuous exploration of 21 of the world's most celebrated royal gardens, from the formal splendour of Versailles to the organic, sustainable Highgrove.In mainland Europe you can journey from the formal splendour of Het Loo in the Netherlands a..
41.67£
Brand: The Pimpernel Press Ltd
The Sunday Times Gardening Book of the Year 2019 In Scent Magic, a book which is at once romantic and extremely practical, plantswoman, designer and garden-maker extraordinaire Isabel Bannerman immerses the reader in the luscious smells of the fragr..
38.32£
Brand: Birlinn Ltd
This book is a compact colour guide of the largest survey of Scottish gardens ever mounted and the first such guidebook to all that Scotland can offer garden and plant lovers. Including descriptions of virtually all Scotland's gardens which are open..
34.68£
Scotland's Gardens Scheme 2019 Guidebook ISBN: 9780901549341Publisher: Scotland's GardensImprint: Scotland's GardensPublished date: 14 Jan 2019Language: EnglishWeight: 514gHeight: 211mmWidth: 150mmSpine width: 13mm..
11.76£
Brand: HarperCollins Publishers
A whimsical and beautiful book celebrating these hidden gems of the National Trust - from specially made secret gardens to overlooked corners of famous gardens and re-discovered lost gardens. Stunning photography is accompanied by a wealth of fascin..
21.93£