1001 Gardens You Must See Before You Die

Edited by Rae Spencer-Jones

Features a showcase of the best examples of man's artistic taming of nature from the world's most outstanding landscape gardeners. This book covers everything from the ....

The 5-Minute Gardener

How to Plan, Create and Sustain a Low-Maintenance Garden

Brenda Little

With a little preparation and a few minutes a day, new or experienced gardeners can have a colorful flower garden and a bounty of vegetables with this fun and handy manual. ....

The A-Z of Allotment Vegetables

Caroline Foley

An essential handbook for all allotment gardeners, this book provides expert advice on ....

Alpine Plants

Ecology for Gardeners

John EG Good and David Millward

The book covers the key aspects of the alpine flower relevant to those wishing to get the most of their plants in the garden by understanding them in the wild. Well ....

Armitage's Native Plants for North American Gardens

Allan M Armitage

Atlas Ilustrado de Plantas en Maceta

Jorge Echagüe

Provides advise on how to obtain beautiful flowerpots for your terrace/balcony. The book teaches which species are more suitable for a terrace, which adapt better to a certain ....

Attracting Wildlife to your Garden

John A Burton and David Tipling

Offers many practical suggestions on planning a wildlife garden, attracting, observing and feeding garden wildlife. There is also useful information on the benefits of each ....

Backyard Blueprints

Design, Furniture and Plants for a Small Garden

David Stevens

Every house in the world has a backyard, a vital outdoor space where life happens. In this book the author shows you how to make the most of the area and create a haven of ....

Berries

Roger Yepsen

Berries are edible jewels, distillations of sunlight, soil and floral perfumes. Some offer ambrosial sweetness; others are as assertive as herbs and spices. Roger Yepsen ....

Bonsai with Japanese Maples

Peter Adams

With their delicate foliage, seasonal color changes, and intricate pattern of branching, Japanese maples are among the most popular and suitable plants for bonsai design. In ....

Botanic Gardens

A Living History

Brian Johnson and Scot Medbury

A comprehensive and practical guide to the world's foremost botanic gardens. This visually stunning book unearths the fascinating history of the botanic garden, from the ....

The Botanical Gardens at the Huntington

Edited by Huntington Botanical Gardens

The Huntington Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California, are a remarkable showcase of exotic plants from all over the world, and this lavishly illustrated volume depicts many ....

Bringing a Garden to Life

The Wiggly Wigglers Guide to Bringing Your Garden to Life

Jenny Steel

Noted wildlife author Jenny Steel tells the story of the renovation of the tired old Wiggly Wigglers garden at Blakemere, turning it into a fantastic haven for wildlife. ....

Buddlejas

David D Stuart

This authoritative book provides the first comprehensive coverage of the popular and varied genus Buddleja. Buddlejas are wonderful garden plants whose tolerance of drought, ....

Buried Treasures

Finding and Growing the World's Choicest Bulbs

Janis Ruksans

For decades Janis Ruksans has been scouring remote and dangerous regions of Europe and Asia to bring back the botanical treasures that he offers through his nursery, often ....

Cactus Basics

Tony Mace

The strange and beautiful world of cacti and succulents is explored in this guide to their care and cultivation. It includes tips and techniques on treating pests, diseases, ....

Cacti and Succulents

Gideon Smith

This book familiarizes the reader with the fascinating world of cacti and succulents - ....

Calochortus

Mariposa Lilies & their Relatives

Mary E Gerritsen and Ron Parsons

With their graceful stance, brilliant colors, and intricate markings, members of the North American genus Calochortus are among the most dazzling bulbous plants in the ....

Camellias

The Gardener's Encyclopedia

Jennifer Trehane

For decades, large swathes of the United States and Europe believed camellias to be altogther too tender for garden use, their exquisite blooms in pure colors giving the ....

Ceanothus

David Fross and Dieter Wilken

Though it has an unrivaled range of blue flowers and includes plants suitable for many gardening and landscaping situations, this North American native genus has long been ....

Chelsea: The Greatest Flower Show On Earth

Leslie Geddes-Brown

21 days, over 590 tons of soil, 157,000 visitors; all these make up the Chelsea Flower Show, the greatest flower show on earth. Each colourful page shows the painstaking ....

A Child's Garden

Enchanting Outdoor Spaces for Children and Parents

Molly Dannenmaier

Children thrive in the natural world - studies show that they work and mature better mentally, physically and emotionally when exposed to nature. ....

Classic Irises and the Men and Women Who Created Them

Clarence E Mahan

Irises are one of the world's most popular garden plants. That was not always so. The story of how several men and women transformed relatively unimpressive iris species into ....

Climbers and Wall Plants (Hillier Gardener's Guide)

Philippa Bensley

Covers all aspects of cultivation, training and care of climbing plants of many kinds, from showy clematis to functional but essential ivies. It includes information on every ....

Collins Gem Guide: Garden Wildlife

How to encourage and attract wildlife into your garden

Michael Chinery

Containing helpful expert advice and many practical projects, this is a guide to identifying and encouraging wildlife into your garden. It helps you create a miniature ....

Collins Wildlife Gardener

Stefan Buczacki

The ultimate gardening book for all wildlife lovers, written by the leading expert in the field. This book debunks the myth that you need to grow a jungle to attract ....

Compost

The Natural Way to Make Food For Your Garden

Kenneth Thompson

"Compost-making doesn't need to be hard work, costs almost nothing, and the only secret ingredient you need is patience." - Ken Thompson. Making compost isn't just simple and ....

The Complete Book of Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit

The definite book on edible gardening

Matthew Biggs, Jekka McVicar and Bob Flowerdew

Useful for the gardener and the cook, this book acts as a comprehensive guide to selecting, cultivating, harvesting and cooking your own fresh produce at home. Combining ....

The Complete Encyclopedia of Practical Gardening

Peter Mchoy

Gardening is one of the fastest-growing leisure activities in the country and more and more people are becoming interested in the design of their gardens as well as enjoying ....

The Complete Garden Wildlife Book

Mark Golley

This book combines full identification and behavioural features of over 250 species common to Britain and Europe, including birds, mammals, amphibians, wasps and bees, ....

The Cornwall Gardens Guide

DE Pett

A visitors guide to 130 gardens of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, with a list of nurseries and garden centres. ....

Cumin (Cuminum cyminum)

Production and Processing

Edited by M Kafi, MH Rashed Mohassel, A Koocheki and M Nassiri

This book documents local and international literature on cumin. These findings have been ....

The Curious Gardener's Almanac

Niall Edworthy

Includes over one thousand entries of remarkable information about flowers, vegetables, fruits, insects, composts, our climate and gardening techniques. ....

Cuttings

Christopher Lloyd

This selection of over 100 columns originally printed in The Guardian, reflects the author's passions and challenges, his eagerness to experiment, his appetites and his ....

Daphnes

A Practical Guide for Gardeners

Robin White

This intensely practical account drawn from the long experience of Robin White has been eagerly awaited by Daphne enthusiasts and collectors. Acute observation of the growth, ....

Delphiniums

David Bassett and Shirley Bassett

Gardeners throughout the world love these majestic flowers but few are aware of the range of colour and form now available with the burst of new cultivatars, several of ....

Designing California Native Gardens

The Plant Community Approach to Artful, Ecological Gardens

Glenn Keator and Alrie Middlebrook

Inspirational, practical, and easy to use, this book was created with the aim of conveying the awesome diversity and beauty of California's native plants and ....

Designing the New Kitchen Garden

An American Potager Handbook

Jennifer R Bartley

Gardening book with a North American focus, illustrated with beautiful watercolours by the author. ....

Designing and Renovating Larger Gardens

Douglas Coltart

Award-winning landscape designer Douglas Coltart offers practical instructions for designing and renovating spacious gardens, with an eye towards issues unique to those ....

Designing with Succulents

Debra Lee Baldwin

Succulent plants offer dazzling possibilities for garden design and require only minimal maintenance to remain lush and alluring year round. Featuring the work of more than 50 ....

Dream Gardens

100 Inspirational Gardens

Andrew Lawson and Tania Compton

"Dream Gardens" is a beautifully designed sourcebook of 100 modern and contemporary gardens of all styles in all parts of the world. It presents an exciting array of ....

Dwarf Campanulas

And Associated Genera

Graham Nicholls

Campanulas have long been a gardeners' favourite, their spectacular summer performance earning them a place in the herbaceous border year after year. Here their lesser-known ....

The Eco-Friendly Garden

Create a Natural, Sustainable Garden

Patricia Penell

This book champions a completely new and refreshing approach to gardening - it encourages you to see your garden as an extension of the surrounding landscape, and ....

The Elements of Organic Gardening

Highgrove, Clarence House, Birkhall

The Prince of Wales and Stephanie Donaldson

This book describes the organic practices that have turned Highgrove into one of the finest gardens in the country. The same organic principles are also employed at Clarence ....

Encyclopedia of Exotic Plants for Temperate Climates

Will Giles

With more than 1500 species and cultivars described, the Encyclopedia of Exotic Plants for Temperate Climates covers many plant groups, including aroids, bananas, gingers, ....

The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes

Rick Darke

This book addresses both the aesthetic qualities of grasses in private gardens and the opportunities and challenges of using them in wild and constructed public landscapes. ....

The English Garden

Ursula Buchan and Andrew Lawson

Explores the English garden and captures its extraordinary richness and diversity. Focusing on gardens that are open to visitors, the author explains the historical trends ....

The Essential Garden Maintenance Workbook

Rosemary Alexander

The Essential Garden Maintenance Workbook takes over where Rosemary Alexander's first book leaves off. With the newly designed garden in place how do you manage the work in a ....

Exotic Planting for Adventurous Gardeners

Christopher Lloyd

Illustrated with hundreds of photographs, this title is about the most exciting plants grown by the author in his garden at Great Dixter in East Sussex. ....

Flora

The Gardener's Bible

Edited by Tony Lord

This majestic work covers more than 20,000 plants from around the world. It is the first new gardening encyclopedia to be published for 7 years and has been written by an ....

Fuchsias: The New Cultivars

George Bartlett

"Fuchsias - The New Cultivars" follows George Bartlett's first volume, "Fuchsias - A Colour Guide", profiling another 1500 newly created cultivars with over 500 colour ....

Fundamentals of Tropical Turf Management

G Wiecko

Written in an easily-accessible style, this book provides a practical introduction to all aspects of tropical turf management. General topics covered include climate ....

The Gardener

Horticulture in Pakistan

Khan

Gardening At Eden

Matthew Biggs

Eden is unique as a botanic garden in that is young enough for all the people who conceived it to be around and accessible; and all those who planted it, and learnt from ....

The Garden at Bomarzo

A Renaissance Riddle

Jessie Sheeler and Mark Smith

Probably the most enigmatic garden in Europe, the Sacred Wood at Bomarzo in central Italy has been called extravagant, mysterious, unholy, surrealist, fascinating and good ....

Gardens and Cultural Change

A Pan-American Perspective

Edited by Michel Conan and Jeffrey Quilter

Gardens contain time, culture, and nature. They are powerful symbolic spaces onto which a society can project its ideals, either to conjure or contrive cultural change, rooting ....

The Garden Designer

Robin Williams

In this fully revised edition of a classic design and style sourcebook, Robin Williams shows you how to make beautiful gardens in which every element fits harmoniously into a ....

Garden Design

How to Create a Contemporary Outdoor Living Space

Joan Clifton

Serves as a stylish guide to hard landscaping for gardens, courtyards and terraces, using stone, wood, concrete, glass, metals, clay, synthetics and organic materials. This ....

Gardener's Directory of Shrubs & Climbers

Jonathan Edwards

Shrubs and climbers play a vital part in any garden, forming the backbone of the planting and providing seasonal colour and structure throughout the year. This expertly ....

The Gardener's Guide to Planting and Growing Shrubs, Trees and Climbers

Mike Buffin and Jonathan Edwards

Shrubs, climbers and trees provide definition to our gardens, softening the hard landscaping with colour, texture, and scent. These plants are the mainstay of the ....

The Gardener's Guide to Planting and Growing Trees

Mike Buffin

This is a comprehensive guide to planting trees successfully in any size garden, whether as solitary decorative specimens, in small groups and woodland plantings, in beds and ....

The Garden at Hidcote

Fred Whitsey and Tony Lord

This book gives the most detailed account yet of Hidcote, one of the most influential gardens in England, and one of the most visited. ....

Gardens of the Lake District

Tim Longville and Val Corbett

The Lake District has a long history of distinguished gardens in many different styles, thanks to its dramatic landscape - lakes and mountains that make unbeatable backdrops - ....

Garden Natural History

Stefan Buczacki

A history of gardens in Britain with special reference to the evolution of different styles and the changing importance in them of native and exotic plant species. ....

Garden People

Valerie Finnis and the Golden Age of Gardening

Ursula Buchan, Anna Pavord and Brent Elliott

Roald Dahl and his family in their garden at Great Missenden; Nancy Lancaster, society hostess and interior designer, sporting an elegant straw sombrero and snipping ....

Garden Plants for Mediterranean Climates

Graham Payne

Comprehensively sets out the ground rules for Mediterranean gardeners. This book talks about the range of plants to consider growing, what they offer and what they demand. ....

Gardening on Pavement, Tables, and Hard Surfaces

George Schenk

Gardening on Pavement, Tables, and Hard Surfaces is the first book to describe how to grow garden plants directly on hard surfaces such as pavement, rocks, tables, and other ....

Gardening at the Shore

Francis Tenenbaum

Creating a garden in a coastal area can be daunting, even for those who have mastered the techniques of inland gardening. Wind, sand, salt, and scorching sun all combine to ....

Gardens of Scotland 2007 (Scotlands Garden Scheme)

The Gardens at San Lorenzo in Piacenza, 1656-1665

Ada V Segre

This fascinating two-volume set includes a photographic reproduction of an anonymous seventeenth-century Italian gardener's notebook from Dumbarton Oaks's Rare Books ....

Gardens in Time

Jacques Bosser and Alain Le Toquin

Ambitious in scope and a wonder to examine, Gardens in Time captures two millennia of garden history between its covers. The follow-up to world-renowned photographer Alain ....

Garden to Vase

Growing and Using Your Own Cut Flowers

Linda Beutler

As an accomplished gardener and professional florist, Linda Beutler offers unique insights into creating inspired floral arrangements and growing the plants that go into ....

Gardening with Wildlife in Mind

English Nature & Plant Press

This CD is designed to help make better gardens for wildlife, without necessarily turning them into wilderness areas. It offers practical advice about creating habitats ....

Gardening with Woodland Plants

Karan Junker

Woodland plants add magic to any garden, with lush carpets of colour, foliage at the middle level, and majestic height. Contrary to myth, large spaces and special soil are ....

Gifts from the Gardens of China

Jane Kilpatrick

The first plant enthusiasts to reach China found a wonderful array of unfamiliar garden plants that had been nurtured by Chinese gardeners for thousands of years. This is the ....

A Glossary of Garden History

M Symes

Presents an alphabetical glossary of over five hundred entries that explains and illustrates such terms, aimed at readers of garden literature and visitors to gardens. A ....

Golden Harvest

The Story of Daffodil Growing in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly

A Tompsett

Presents the history of daffodil growing in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. ....

The Good Gardens Guide 2007

Edited by Peter King and Katherine Lambert

Contains detailed articles on 600 of the best gardens in Britain, Ireland and the Channel Islands, plus 500 shorter entries. ....

Great Botanic Gardens of the World

Sara Oldfield

This superb book celebrates over 60 of the world's finest botanic gardens, showcasing the horticultural treasures of each cnotinent. Fabulous photography highlights the ....

The Greenhouse Gardener

A Swithinbank and J Swithinbank

A greenhouse can be a garden's greatest asset: its nucleus and powerhouse. There are many ways of using a greenhouse and a gardener can adopt one or all of them. In spring, ....

Green Roof Plants

A Resource and Planting Guide

Edmund C Snodgrass and Lucie L Snodgrass

In just a few years, green roofs have gone from a horticultural curiosity to a booming growth industry - primarily because the environmental benefits of extensively planted ....

Growing Carnivorous Plants

Barry A Rice

A comprehensive guide to identifying and cultivating these remarkable plants. From the well-known Venus flytrap to obscure African sundews, from the giant pitcher plant vines ....

Grow Fynbos Plants

Neville Brown and Graham Duncan

Fynbos is a unique type of vegetation which is dominant in the Cape Floristic Region in the southwestern Cape, and growing these plants can be challenging and rewarding. There ....

Grow Your Own Veg

Carol Klein

Complementing and building upon the information covered in the TV series of the same name, this book provides the practical know-how to get growing your own vegetables. It ....

The Head Gardeners

Toby Musgrave

A study of the great Victorian and Edwardian head gardeners, a group of self-made men who transformed gardening from menial labour into a profession. This book aims to ....

Hebes

A Guide to Species, Hybrids & Allied Genera

Lawrie Metcalf

The genus Hebe is a treasure trove of more than 100 species and subspecies of medium-sized to dwarf evergreen shrubs with outstanding ornamental features, both of ....

Hellebores

A Comprehensive Guide

C Colston Burrell and Judith Knott Tyler

Not so long ago, hellebores were considered connoisseurs' plants - subdued in coloration, hard to find, and the subject of much snobbery. Today, however, they are ....

Heuchera, Tiarella and Heucherella

A Gardener's Guide

Charles Oliver and Martha Oliver

Native to the United States but now widespread in the UK, Heuchera (or `coral bells') thrive in all climates, even in shade, and produce stunning flowers in pink, coral, red ....

Hidcote

The Garden and Lawrence Johnston

Graham S Pearson

Often described as 'the most beautiful garden in England', Hidcote is a jewel in England's horticultural history. The garden's creator, Lawrence Johnston, was inspired ....

The History of Kew

Ray Desmond

This new edition of the classic work The History of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew is the definitive history of the world's greatest botanic gardens. Comprehensively revised, ....

Hollies for Gardeners

Christopher Bailes

Richly enshrouded in legend and superstition, valued for a wide variety of uses and prized by gardeners, hollies have always been part of our lives and gardens. Now they ....

How to Create A Wildlife Garden

Christine Lavelle and Michael Lavelle

Most gardeners view themselves as nature lovers, with one of the most enjoyable aspects of creating and maintaining a garden lying in the feeling of closeness to nature. It ....

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Get to Know Your Plants & Become A Better Gardener

Chris Beardshaw

From cutting and grafting to fending off bugs and pests, this work explains how understanding nature will make you a better gardener. It shows you how gardening ....

How to Make a Wildlife Garden

Chris Baines

Completely revised and updated edition of this pioneering classic work that has been unavailable for several years. Baines explains why wildlife-friendly gardens are of such ....

How to Propagate

Techniques and Tips for over 1000 Plants

John Cushnie

Most of the plants we grow in our gardens can be propagated with ease. Some of the techniques are almost foolproof, even for complete beginners; others are a bit more ....

How to Read an English Garden

Andrew Eburne and Richard S Taylor

Provides an account of the different elements of gardens of all ages and explains their meaning and their history. Among the many subjects covered are: garden design, plant ....

Impatiens

The Vibrant World of Busy Lizzies, Balsams, and Touch-Me-Nots

Raymond J Morgan

Many gardeners know of Impatiens walleriana, the species that lies behind the myriad colorful garden varieties that brighten up containers, window boxes, and shady spots ....

Infinitely Beautiful

The Dessau-Worlitz Garden Realm

Edited by Thomas Weiss

The garden at Dessau-Worlitz is one of the most remarkable and most significant in the whole of Europe. Since the year 2000 it has been a UNESCO World Heritage site - one of ....

In Search of Paradise

Great Gardens of the World

Penelope Hobhouse

A survey of the great gardens of the world, presented through magnificent photographic images and the descriptions of legendary garden designer and writer Penelope Hobhouse. ....

Italian Gardens

Helena Attlee

To many of us, the great gardens of Italy seem like paradise on earth. But how much do we know of their history, and the people who created them? In this book, illustrated ....

Jardines Botanicos de Espana y Portugal

Edited by VVAA

This guide provides data on 15 Spanish gardens and 9 Portuguese. ....

The Jewel Box Garden

Thomas Hobbs

Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could describe your garden as a jewel box full of beautiful plant treasures? The Jewel Box Garden is a luscious, full-color book that ....

Kew Palace

The Official Illustrated History

Susanne Groom

Kew Palace is Britain's smallest royal palace, and stands in the Royal Botanic Gardens, South-West London. Built in 1631 as a merchant's house, it later became the home of ....

Landscaping Earth Ponds

The Complete Guide

Tim Matson

The guru of earth ponds explains how to site, design, shape, and plant these beloved fixtures of rural landscapes-and make them fit your property and your life. In the ....

The Landscaping Ideas of Jays

A Natural History of the Backyard Restoration Garden

Judith Larner Lowry

Elegantly organized by season, this lyrical yet practical guide to backyard restoration gardening celebrates the beauty, the challenges, and the rewards of growing native ....

Landscape Trees and Shrubs

Selection, Use and Management

M Forrest

This book presents a horticultural overview of the main plant families of trees and shrubs from temperate regions that are cultivated in urban and rural landscape schemes. ....

Late Summer Flowers

Marina Christopher

Shows how, by choosing plants that have a late flowering season, or offer such bonuses as attractive foliage, seedheads or berries, you can get the best from the garden in ....

The Little Book of Garden Villains

How to deal with pests you can't stand

Allan Shepherd

Every gardener has their bugbears, or should it be bugs to bear - slugs, aphids, vine weevil and the rest. Now The Little Book of Garden Villains helps the starter gardener ....

The Magnificent Flora Graeca

How the Mediterranean Came to the English Garden

Stephen Harris

The publishing of the Flora Graeca was a landmark event in 1830. Only 25 copies were published, due to the book's size of 10 double folio volumes and its numerous ....

The Making of the Alnwick Garden

Ian August

Ian August was about to retire from his position as the Factor for the Northumberland Alnwick Estates when the Duchess asked for his help with a new project for a couple of ....

Making Wildflower Meadows

Pam Lewis

Pam Lewis's passion for traditional pasture management and the preservation of our native species of plants and her extensive meadow-making experience, are translated into ....

The Management and Maintenance of Historic Parks, Gardens and Landscapes

The English Heritage Handbook

John Watkins and Thomas Wright

This reference is for all those professionals, agents, owners, designers and managers concerned with the many aspects of managing historic gardens, parks and design ....

A Master Guide to the Art of Floral Design

Alisa A de Jong-Stout and Hannah Sigur

Now available in paperback, A Master Guide to the Art of Floral Design is a fresh approach to an ancient art. Exquisite photography and illustrations join with a unique, ....

Mediterranean Gardens

Jean Mus and Dane McDowell

Presents 19 gardens in the Provence, Greece, Portugal etc. The descriptions of the gardens are accompanied by the landscape architect's comments. ....

Middle East Garden Traditions: Unity and Diversity

Questions, Methods and Resources in a Multicultural Perspective

Edited by Michel Conan

This book unites new information and surprising results from the last fifteen years of garden research, at a remove from the cliches of Orientalism. Garden archaeology reveals ....

Middle East Garden Traditions: Unity and Diversity

Questions, Methods and Resources in a Multicultural Perspective

Edited by Michel Conan

This book unites new information and surprising results from the last fifteen years of garden research, at a remove from the cliches of Orientalism. Garden archaeology reveals ....

The National Plant Collections Directory 2007

Over 650 Specialist Collections and Where to Visit Them

National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens

Contains details of the 650 National Plant Collections in the UK, including opening times, directions, facilities and availability of plants for sale. ....

New Brazilian Gardens

The Legacy of Burle Marx

R Silva

Presenting over thirty new gardens and landscapes located across Brazil, from the coast to the hills, from the cities to the jungle, "New Brazilian Gardens" offers an exciting ....

The New York Botanical Garden

Gregory Long and Anne Skillion

The institution's remarkable history and unparalleled collections are presented in one magnificent volume. ....

Niwaki

Pruning, Training and Shaping Trees the Japanese Way

Jake Hobson

Over the years, Japanese gardeners have fine-tuned a distinctive set of pruning techniques that coax out the essential characters of their garden trees, or niwaki. In ....

No Nettles Required

The Reassuring Truth about Wildlife Gardens

Ken Thompson

In this illuminating book, Ken Thompson explains that encouraging wildlife is actually entirely compatible with ordinary gardening, costs next to nothing, and is almost ....

The Organic Garden

Green Gardening For A Healthy Planet

Allan Shepherd

The Organic Garden will redefine what it means to be an organic gardener. Not simply a manual of organic practice, it will also be a starting point for ethical ....

Organic Gardening

The Natural No-dig Way

Charles Dowding

Charles Dowding, who started the first vegetable box scheme in 1983, shares the philosophy, tips and techniques which have enabled him to run a successful organic ....

The Organic Gardeners Handbook

Michael Littlewood

This comprehensive yet concise guide tells the gardener all he needs to know about organic cultivation. From the basics of climate, geology and soils, through an ....

Ornamental Bamboos

David Crompton

Bamboos are among the most fascinating of plants. Their unusual life cycle, tremendous power of growth, and extraordinary diversity of size and form give them a special ....

The Oxford Companion to the Garden

Patrick Taylor

This sumptuous new Oxford Companion is devoted to gardens of every kind and the people and ideas involved in their making, in every part of the world where the designed ....

Palms and Cycads

David Squire

Palms, with their distinctive fronds, and seed-bearing cycads add exotic appeal to any setting. This handy sourcebook provides sound advice on selecting a suitable plant and ....

Parsleys, Fennels, and Queen Anne's Lace

Herbs and Ornamentals from the Umbel Family

Barbara Perry Lawton

Parsleys, Fennels, and Queen Anne's Lace is the gardener's introduction to the characteristics, cultivation, and history of one of the most distinctive families of the ....

The Passion for Pelargoniums

How They Found their Place in the Garden

Anne Wilkinson

Anne Wilkinson's new book tells the story of the pelargonium, one of the most popular plants in Britain, Europe, America and Australia. Quick and reliable to grow for summer ....

A Pattern Garden

The Essential Elements of Garden Making

Valerie Easton

A Pattern Garden gives us the tools for creating our own highly satisfying garden spaces. Easton identifies 14 garden patterns that she sees as fundamental to successful ....

Perennials

The Gardener's Reference

Susan Carter, Carrie Becker and Bob Lilly

Perennials play a central role in today's gardens. Choosing specific plants, however, can be daunting. Is this plant hardy in my area? How big does it get? When does it ....

The Perennial Garden

Creative Planning Schemes for Every Season

Michael King

Tells about choosing, visualizing, growing, and caring for perennials - the best group of plants for bringing year-round colour, scent, shape, and texture to your garden. ....

Plant Biotechnology in Ornamental Horticulture

Edited by Yi Li and Yan Pei

Presents an in-depth overview of the key scientific and technical advances, issues, and challenges in one of the fastest growing segments of the agriculture industry. This ....

Plant People

Behind-the-Scenes at Britain's Best-loved Gardening Institution

Carolyn Fry

No nation feels quite as passionately about its gardens as the British and no institution embodies this passion more than The Royal Horticultural Society. Famous for ....

Plants, People and Places

The Plant Lover's Companion

Julia Brittain

This is an A-Z of places associated with plants, plant hunters from yesterday and today, and from across the world. It takes an in-depth look at the plants themselves: where ....

Plant Solutions

Nigel Colborn

Problem-solving guide to finding the right plant for the right place in your garden. Packed with plant suggestions, cultivation notes and companion ideas, "Plant Solutions" ....

Planting with Trees

Andrew McIndoe and Rosamond McIndoe

This book approaches the subject from three user-friendly angles: which trees are best for foliage and colour; what each offers at different times of year; and which do best ....

Policies and Pleasaunces: A Guide to the Gardens of Scotland

Katie Campbell

An informative and fascinating guide for anyone exploring Scotland's heritage. Whether you are a casual tourist, dedicated gardener or garden historian, Katie Campbell's vivid ....

Pots in the Garden

Expert Design & Planting Techniques

Ray Rogers

No longer a technique just for apartment dwellers or novice gardeners, the use of ornamental containers on decks, patios, terraces, and in the garden itself can save ....

Practical Gardener's Guide to Growing Vegetables, Fruits and Herbs

Richard Bird

There is nothing quite like growing your own vegetables, herbs and fruit, and this classic kitchen garden book will give you the know-how, skills and techniques to grow ....

Propagation Basics

How to Make More from Your Plants

Steve Bradley

An award-winning guide to