Altman, Boy -  Indoor Ferns
Show how to make the most of these distinctive plants in the house, and illustrates what many of the more available species look like with colour photos. 1998 11 x 8 ½ 144 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , New
Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Baggett, Pam -  Tropicalismo
100 tropical plants suitable for cultivation are selected and illustrated with a full page colour photo with description, cultivation and comments on the opposite page. 2008 6 ¼ x 7 208 pages
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments: ,  (RRP £6.99), New
Price: £(GBP)5.00
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Beckett -  RHS Encyclopaedia of House Plants
One of the most useful guides to these plants. 492 pages with many colour illustrations. 1987 11 ¼ x 8 ½
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)12.00
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Bonar -  Complete Guide to Conservatory Plants
Good colour illustrations and information on the plants she selects, plus general information about conservatories. 192 pages with many colour illustrations. 1992 10 ½ x 7.
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)8.50
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Branney -  Hardy Gingers - RHS Plant Collector Guide
Covers Hedychium, Roscoa and Zinziber and is primarily an A-Z of the species with brief introductory chapters on cultivation, propagation etc. 2005 9 ¼ x 7 ¼ 267 pages plus 20 pages of colour photos.
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Very minor wear to dust jacket (RRP £25), New
Price: £(GBP)20.00
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Cave, Yvonne -  Succulents for the Contemporary Garden
Readers in less warm parts of the world can dream (or it is a nice book with pictures of what the plants can look like!) of growing these fascinating plants to their best in the open air – and for those in warmer climes it provides a good manual of what to grow, and how to grow it. The author lives in New Zealand, and shows how many of these plants can be used to best advantage. 2002 10 x 8 ½ 176 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: ,  (RRP £22.5), New
Price: £(GBP)15.00
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Clements -  African Violets
A well written and illustrated book by the person who has done so much to popularise these plants in Britain. 192 pages including 16 pages of colour photos. 8 ½ x 5 ¼
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments:  (RRP £9.99), New
Price: £(GBP)4.00
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Cover: Hardback
Comments: , New
Price: £(GBP)7.00
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Cooke -  The Gardener's Guide to growing Cannas
Covers all aspects of the plants and their uses, well illustrated with colour photos, and written by the person who has done so much to popularise them. 160 pages 2001 9 ¾ x 7 ¼
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments:  (RRP £19.99), New
Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Cooke -  Plantfinder's Guide to Tender Perennials
A definitive book on the subject written by a person well experienced in the types of plants (and a founder of the Half Hardy Group), and in addition to the A-Z of the plants around which it is arranged, there are also planting schemes for different locations and effects, as well as propagation and cultivation. 192 pages 1998 10 ½ x 7 ¾
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments:  (RRP £20), New
Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Dakers -  Greenhouse Plants in Colour
The illustrations are appealing, and the text quite informative. 128 pages including 32 pages of colour paintings of the plants. 1962 9 ½ x 6 ½
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: No DW, Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)5.00
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Davidson -  Illustrated Directory of House Plants
The book on houseplants produced to “Salamander’s” style, well illustrated and produced. 12 x 8 ¾ 320 pages 1990 printing of 1983 edition.
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Davidson & Innes & Bilton -  Exotic Houseplants
Mainly a colour encyclopaedia with information on each selected plant, plus general information on cultivation etc. 159 pages with numerous colour photos throughout. 1984 11 x 8
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments:  (RRP £14.99), New
Price: £(GBP)8.50
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Dimmitt, Joseph & Palzkill -  Adenium: Sculptural Elegance, Floral Extravagance
A welcome book on these increasingly popular flowering and architectural plants. Although it isn’t a formal revision of the genus, the authors take a splitters view of the species and each is described with habitat, cultivation and flower detail. A large part – about 1/3rd – is devoted to the current hybrids and there are quite long chapters on culture and propagation. Written by three enthusiasts who have good experience of growing the plants, the book is well illustrated with 490 colour photos. 2009 9 ½ x 7 ¼ 152 pages
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments: , New
Price: £(GBP)22.50
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Giles, Will -  Encyclopedia of Exotic Plants for Temperate Climates
Want to grow exotic looking plants in cooler climates? Then this book by a UK proponent of this type of cultivation provides a very wide range plants suitable to achieve these results. Well illustrated with colour photos. 2007 11 ¼ x 8 ¾ 440 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Small tear and some wear to the dust jacket (RRP £35), New
Price: £(GBP)17.50
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Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Very slight wear to the dust jacket (RRP £35), New
Price: £(GBP)22.50
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Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Slight wear to/misfit dust jacket (RRP £35), New
Price: £(GBP)22.50
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Graf -  Tropica
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Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Slight tears to the dust jacket, but otherwise very good., Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)20.00
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Herwig -  Hamlyn Encyclopedia of House Plants
Primarily a well illustrated A - Z of houseplants, along with cultural information etc. 288 pages 1984 12 x 9
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)7.50
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Huxley -  MacMillan World Guide to House Plants
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Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)8.50
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Jones & Sacamano -  Landscape Plants for Dry Regions
The book packs in more than 600 species from around the world of all types and provides descriptions and cultivation advice, with over 1200 colour illustrations. 2000 11 ¼ x 9 366 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Slightly bumped, New
Price: £(GBP)20.00
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Lawton, Barbara -  Hibiscus
The book covers both the tender exotic varieties as well as the hardier shrubby forms, and provides all the information for their selection and cultivation. Forty nine colour illustrations and a number of B&W sketches whet the appetite for the plants, and the author has been editor and manager of publications for the Missouri Botanical Gardens. 2004 9 ¼ x 6 ¼ 160 pages plus 24 pages of colour photos.
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: ,  (RRP £19.99), New
Price: £(GBP)14.00
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Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Very minor wear to the dust jacket (RRP £19.99), New
Price: £(GBP)12.00
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Nijhuis -  1001 Container Plants
This is primarily a picture book illustrating with colour photos plants suitable for containers in the house, patio or conservatory. Brief cultivation information. 143 pages. 2001 12 x 8 ½
 
Cover: Laminated Illustrated Hard cover
Comments:  (RRP £17.99), New
Price: £(GBP)9.00
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Pedley -  Coleus
A good account of these attractive plants, illustrated with 16 pages of colour photos. 1974 9 ½ x 6 ¼ 116 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: Quite worn dust jacket, Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)5.00
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Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)8.00
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Phelan, Joan -  The Successful Conservatory and Growing Exotic Plants
This book, based on practical experience, goes much further than just suggesting which plants to grow, but also goes in to the practical aspects of designing a suitable structure, and how to lay it out aesthetically. 2002 10 ¾ x 8 ¼ 154 pages
 
Cover: Card
Comments: , , New
Price: £(GBP)11.00
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Phillips and Rix -  Conservatory and Indoor Plants vol 1
Profusely illustrated with colour photos. The first volume about a wide range of these interesting plants in their classic series. 286 pages 1997 11 ½ x 8 ½
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , New
Price: £(GBP)12.50
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Phillips and Rix -  Conservatory and Indoor Plants vol 2
Profusely illustrated with colour photos. The second volume about a wide range of these interesting plants in their classic series. 319 pages 1997 11 ½ x 8 ½
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , New
Price: £(GBP)12.50
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Preissel -  Brugmansia and Datura
The only English book on the subject, this is a very well accomplished translation from the German original. Comprehensively covers cultivation, classification and the species, well illustrated with 100 colour photos. 144 pages 2002 10 x 8
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments: , New
Price: £(GBP)14.00
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Rauh -  Tropische Hochgebirgsflanzen
Good quality PHOTOCOPY of the original with pictures poorly reproduced, properly hardbound. 1988 9 ½ x 7 206 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Riffle -  The Tropical Look
Sub titled “An encyclopaedia of landscape plants for worldwide use”, it is primarily an A – Z of visually attractive plants for warmer climes – and to dream about! 428 pages plus 409 colour photographs. 1998 11 ¼ x 8 ¾
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments:  (RRP £32), New
Price: £(GBP)24.00
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Rix -  Subtropical and Dry Climate Plants - The definitive practical guide
For those who garden abroad, or in the more favourable parts of the UK, this guide helps to suggest plants for consideration in these warmer and sometimes drier climes – or maybe for those planning ahead for UK climate change! Also useful as an identification guide to plants seen abroad. Written in association with Kew, and very well illustrated with colour photos. 2006 11 ¼ x 8 ¾ 256 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: Very slightly bumped and damaged dust wrapper (RRP £30), New
Price: £(GBP)20.00
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Rogers & Hartlage -  Coleus
In these gloomy times perhaps we might consider growing some of the colourful and easygoing plants which use to be fashionable, and Coleus comes in to that category. This book is written by an enthusiast for the plants, and conveys it in this book with what you’d need to know about the plants, how to grow and suggestions for their use, with many varieties described and illustrated in colour. 2008 9 ¼ x 8 ¼ 228 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: ,  (RRP £20), New
Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Hole in spine of dust wrapper (RRP £20), New
Price: £(GBP)7.50
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Rohwer, Jens -  Tropical Plants of the World
An attractive and handy sized book for taking around when visiting areas with these sumptuous plants, or just enjoying them when at home. The very good colour photos are on one page (mainly 2 or 3 per page but sometimes 4) with the text on the opposite page. 2002 7 ¾ x 5 287 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Slight wear to the dust jacket (RRP £16.99), New
Price: £(GBP)8.50
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Ross, Linda -  Frangipani
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Cover: Softcover
Comments: ,  (RRP £17.99), New
Price: £(GBP)13.50
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Roth & Schrader -  Hot Plants for Cool Climates
Packed with lots of suggestions of plants, both familiar and less commonly grown, and techniques as to how to get that tropical effect in temperate climates, with colour photos to tempt you. 2000 9 ¾ x 7 ½ 228 pages
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments: Some wear to the cover (RRP £19.99), New
Price: £(GBP)8.50
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Cover: Softcover
Comments: , Slight wear to cover (RRP £19.99), New
Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Skalicka & Subik -  Illustrated Encyclopaedia of House Plants
Covers a wide range of plants, giving details as well as numerous colour and B&W photos. 350 pages 1988 9 ¼ x 6 ½
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)6.00
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Sparrow & Hanly -  Subtropical Plants
With 200 colour photos, this is a useful guide to the plants that can be seen in warmer climes, and how to grow them, which can be useful for protected cultivation in the UK. 2002 9 ¾ x 7 176 pages
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments:  (RRP £14.99), New
Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Steens, Andrew -  Bromeliads for the Contemporary Garden
Written by a New Zealand nurseryman, this book covers over 200 varieties from 28 genera suitable for outdoor cultivation in warmer climates. Well illustrated with many colour photos, this is also a very attractive book to browse for those of us who cannot grow them outside and can be used for inspiration for plants to grow indoors. 2003 10 x 8 ½ 198 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: ,  (RRP £22.5), New
Price: £(GBP)12.00
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Swithinbank -  Conservatory Gardener
More a colour dictionary than her handbook, covering a wide range of the usual and unusual. 192 pages with numerous colour photographs. 1993 10 ¼ x 10 ¼
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)12.00
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Swithinbank -  Handbook of Greenhouse and Conservatory Plants
More an information than a picture book, and covers a really wide range of plants from her own experience. 188 pages plus 8 pages of colour illustrations. 1989 9 ½ x 6 ¼
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)7.50
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Taylor -  The Milder Garden
A book for those who would like to be more adventurous in the range of plants that they grow. 273 pages plus 16 pages of colour photos. 1990 9 ½ x 6 ¼
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)12.00
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Taylor -  Weather in the Garden
A unique book, looking at the climates plants grow in around the world, and how we can understand how to use the microclimates within our gardens to try to successfully grow some of the more challenging plants. 376 pages 1996 9 ¼ x 6
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)12.00
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Vanderplank -  Passion Flowers
THE book about these plants, which will tell you all you want to know about them. 224 pages with 120 colour illustrations. Second edition 1996 11 x 8
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments: Third edition with very minor amendments,  (RRP £18.95), New
Price: £(GBP)13.50
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Vermeulen -  Encyclopaedia of Container Plants
A well illustrated A-Z, including some of the less common species. 280 pages 1996 9 ½ x 6 ½
 
Cover: Laminated Illustrated Hard cover
Comments: , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)7.50
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Vermeulen -  Encyclopaedia of House Plants
A very well illustrated A-Z covering a very wide range of plants. 320 pages 1995 9 ¼ x 6 ½
 
Cover: Laminated Illustrated Hard cover
Comments: , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)7.50
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Warren, William -  The Tropical Garden
A superbly illustrated account of these gardens, categorised by type such as Religious, Colonial etc. 12 x 9 ¼ Revised 1997 edition 224 pages
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments:  (RRP £19.99), New
Price: £(GBP)15.00
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Wennstrom & Stenman -  The Genus Hoya
A good overall book on these attractive and little known plants apart from a few common species. Brief introductory sections cover their taxonomy, habitat, morphology, pollination, cultivation and propagation. The main part of the book covers 118 of the species and a few cultivars with brief description and habitat along with comments and advice on how easy each is to grow and flower. Each specie is also illustrated with two colour photos showing the leaves and flowers. 2008 9 ½ x 6 ¾ 144 pages
 
Cover: Laminated Illustrated Hard cover
Comments: , New
Price: £(GBP)27.50
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Whistler -  Tropical Ornamentals
Covers more than 400 species that are commonly seen in the tropics, and not only describes and illustrates them with a colour photo but also covers cultivation and propagation. 9 ¼ x 6 ¼ Timber Press 2000 542 pages
 
Cover: Softcover
Comments: ,  (RRP £25), New
Price: £(GBP)15.00
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Cover: Hardback
Comments:  (RRP £40), New
Price: £(GBP)25.00
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Zachos, Ellen -  Tempting Tropicals - 175 irresistable Indoor Plants
Covers a wide range of plants, from the well known to many lesser grown, which she believes provides the best for indoor decoration, along with how to look after and where to place them. Well illustrated with colour photos. 2005 9 ¼ x 7 ¼ 328 pages
 
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Slight wear to dust jacket (RRP £19.99), New
Price: £(GBP)10.00
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