AA Publishing - Garden Photographer of the Year
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Angel - Kew - A World of Flowers
Consisting mostly of sections on different plant habitats, with brief history and future of Kew sections, this is a very enjoyable book from an expert plant photographer. 160 pages with 150 mainly large format well reproduced photos. 1993 11 ¾ x 9
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Angel, Heather - Kew - A World of Plants
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Angel, Heather - How to Photograph Flowers
Even if you don’t want to learn about plant photography you’ll enjoy this book with its inspiring photos, and if you do then it will encourage you as well as give you sound guidance. 1998 9 x 7 ¼ 131 pages
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Archer-Wills, Anthony - The Water Gardener
A very attractively produced book covering all aspects of the subject, well illustrated with colour photos and many sketches. 192 pages 10 ¼ x 10 ¼ 1993 Frances Lincoln
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Avent, Tony - So You Want to Start a Nursery
The distillation of sound practice on all aspects of these enterprises, from starting through deciding what to grow and how to do it, to all the necessary marketing and administration. 2003 9 ¼ x 6 ¼ 340 pages
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B&T World Seeds - Catalogues
Consists of the master list, plus the catalogue sub lists for Cacti, Succulents and Vegetables. 1998 11 ½ x 8
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Barcroft - Aloe vera. Nature's legendary healer
A layman's guide to the history and medicinal uses of this remarkable plant. 2 text-figs 1996 8 ½ x 5 ¼ 128 pages
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Beckett, Carr & Stevens - The Contained Garden
A large part of the book is related to the design and uses of containers, and the rest a dictionary of the most suitable plants, mainly illustrated with colour paintings. 8 ¾ x 8 ½ 1992 Frances Lincoln 168 pages
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Beutler & Mandell - Garden to Vase
A guide as to what is suitable to grow for cutting, and how to best display them, from an expert and well illustrated with many colour photos. 2007 10 ¼ x 8 ½ 304 pages
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Bianchini & Corbetta & Pistoia - The Kindly Fruits
Many medicinal and otherwise useful plants are described and illustrated with full page attractive colour paintings. 1975 11 ¾ x 8 ¼ 242 pages
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Bianchini, Corbetta & Pistoia - Fruits of the Earth
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Bishop, Sue - Photographing Flowers
The author explains how she approaches her award winning photos, with sections on equipment, the use of colour and artistic considerations. Well illustrated with many well reproduced photos from the author which show very well what can be achieved. 2004 10 ¼ x 10 ¼ 156 pages
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Blizzard - Garden Woodwork in a Weekend
Many garden projects are listed, with exploded diagrams of the components required, written instruction and pictures of the finished item in colour. 128 pages 1999 11 ¼ x 8 ¾
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Blossfeldt, Karl - Natural Art Forms - 120 Classic Photographs
Blossfelt used a number of techniques to produce striking black & white images of botanical subjects and this book reproduces 120 of them. 1998 11 x 8 ¼ 120 pages
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Brickell et al - International code of nomenclature for cultivated plants (I.C.N.C.P. or Cultivated Plant Code) Seventh edition
Incorporates the rules and recommendations for naming plants in cultivation. Regnum Vegetabile 144. Acta Horticulturae 647. 2002 9 ½ x 6 ½ 123 pages
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Brittain, Julia - Hillier Plants, People & Places
A compact reference book with over 700 entries giving concise information on over 700 entries. 2006 8 ½ x 5 ½ 192 pages
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Buczacki, Stefan & Beverley - Young Gardener
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Buczacki, Stephan - The Commonsense Gardener
Advice based on the scientific knowledge of a well known expert enables us mere mortals to make an informed decision on all matters gardening. 10 x 8 2004 Frances Lincoln 160 pages
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Chambers, John - Wild Flower Gardening
The book to tell you how to do it, from the person who did so much to popularise growing native wild flowers, illustrated with many sketches and 16 pages of colour photos. 1989 10 ½ x 7 ¾ 160 pages
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Charlesworth - The Opinionated Gardener
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Chinery - The Natural History of the Garden
If you want to know about any aspect of natural history that is going on in your garden, then this is the most comprehensive book I know of. Very good. 287 pages plus 24 plates of colour illustrations. 1977 9 ¼ x 5 ¾.
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Clarke & Toogood - The Complete Book of Plant Propagation
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Conder, Susan - Variegated Plants
After an introduction to their background and usage, the plants are then considered by type(perennials, grasses etc), all well illustrated with colour photos. 1994 Timber Press 9 ¾ x 10 191 pages
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Coombes - Collingridge Dictionary of Plant Names
A useful dictionary, giving common to Latin (and vice versa) names as well as meanings. 1985 7 ¾ x 5 ¼ 195 pages Latterly also published under the title "A-Z of Plant Names"
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Courtier - Courtyard and Patio Plants
Covers all aspects of this method of growing plants, from planning through containers, suitable plants and cultivation, all in an attractively presented style. 112 pages 2000 Cassell 10 ½ x 8 ¼
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Dannenmaier, Molly - A Child's Garden
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Darwin, Charles - Voyage of the Beagle
After all the publicity this year do you want to find out more about the great man? If so this unabridged Dover reprint of the 1845 second edition corrected with additions will give a view which we can only read about these days – in almost all the world the days of real exploration have long gone! 2002 8 ¼ x 5 ¼ 524 pages
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Davies, Paul Harcourt - Photographing Plants and Flowers
A very attractively produced book with many wonderfully reproduced colour photos which will inspire you to try yourself! Even if you’re not in to photography you’ll enjoy the wide range of fabulous pictures all well reproduced. Covers the technical aspects of photography as well as the many locations and subjects for practising it. 160 pages 2002 11 x 8 ½
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de Thame - Top 100 Star Plants
An attractively colour photo illustrated personal selection of her favourite plants, grouped by plant type. 144 pages 2002 11 ¼ x 10 ¼
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Don, Monty - Growing Out of Trouble
The diary account of the making of the BBC series where young people are encouraged to work their problems out through working on the soil in a smallholding. 2006 8 ¾ x 5 ½ 294 pages
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Douthitt - Bonsai - The Art of Living Sculpture
This books primarily takes an artistic approach to the plants, with superb pictures of what can be achieved. 144 pages 2001 9 ½ x 9
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Elliott - Selected by, Charles - The RHS Treasury of Flowers
This book brings together a very wide selection of poetry and prose about plants and flowers from Shakespeare through Farrer and Bowles to Moore and Roethke, and complemented with an equally wide range of Botanical Illustrations matched to the writing drawn from the RHS library 2006 8 ¼ x 5 ½ 144 pages
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Faber - Aloe Vera
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Farrant - Colour in Nature
Whilst only two sections of 30 pages are specifically on plants, if you are interested in nature you will find this a fascinating book. 202 pages with over 300 well reproduced colour photos. 1997 12 ½ x 9 ¾
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Feldman, Stanley - Poison Arrows
Relates the story of how the discovery of the dart poison Curare in the 16th Century has led to the development of many anaesthetics and other drugs, and a greater understanding of how the nervous system works. Written by a Professor of Anaesthetics. 2005 8 x 5 ¼ 244 pages
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FitzGerald & Robson - Irish Gardens
An account of 20 of Ireland’s most attractive and interesting gardens, well illustrated with many good colour photos and a “3D” plan. 1999 12 x 9 ½ 224 pages
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Fitzharris, Tim - Close-Up Photography in Nature
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Flowerdew, Bob - Going Organic
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Flowerdew, Bob - No-Work Garden
Covers the whole range of plants and gardening – houseplants through flowers to vegetables – all in his characteristic style of organic and green gardening. 2002 10 ½ x 9 192 pages
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Fluck, Hans - Medicinal Plants
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Fry, Carolyn - The World of Kew
Based on the TV series “A New Year at Kew”, this book tells us not just what we see on the surface when visiting it but also the work done at Wakehurst with the seedbank and the activities it carries out overseas. Well illustrated with many colour photos. 2006 10 x 7 ¾ 224 pages
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Gaia - Book of Organic Gardening
Explains the basics of organic gardening under the auspices of the HDRA and The Soil Association. 2005 9 ½ x 9 160 pages
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Gardner, Jo Ann - Herbs in Bloom
This book tells the authors approach to getting the best of both worlds from herbs, both for their culinary value and decoration. Well illustrated with many colour photos, 80 herbs are covered with detail of use, propagation, history etc. 394 pages 6 ¼ x 9 ¼ Timber Press 1998
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Garnweidner, Edmund - Mushrooms and Toadstools - Collins Nature Guides
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Genders - Scented Wild Flowers of Britain
After a brief introduction about scent and its aspects, the plants are covered by families. 256 pages plus 32 plates of colour paintings. 1971 9 ¾ x 5 ½
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Genders - Scented Flora of the World
Large introductory section about the nature of scent, followed by a comprehensive A – Z of plants with scented (not just pleasantly!) flowers, leaves or roots. 560 pages plus 24 pages of B+W photos. 1977 9 ½ x 6
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Geneve, Robert - A Book of Blue Flowers
Blue is a less common hue in flowers, and this book considers not only what is blueness and how it is affected by environment etc, but also considers it uses in the garden and then goes through an A – Z of the plants giving much information on species, propagation etc. 327 pages 9 ¼ x 6 ¼ Timber Press 2000
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Gillman - The Truth about Organic Gardening
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Gillman, Jeff - The Truth about Garden Remedies
In spite of the cover design this is a quality Timber Press book in which a Professional Horticultural Researcher looks at traditional practices and considers the evidence for their effectiveness or otherwise and how to use the best of practises. 2006 9 x 6 212 pages
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Graham, Martyn - Hardy Palms and Palm-Like Plants
If you’d like to produce that “Far away look” for your garden then this book will guide you through the practicalities. Choice of plants extends from true Palms through Agaves, Cordylines, Phormiums, Yuccas etc, and all well illustrated. 2002 10 ¾ x 8 ¼ 172 pages
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Greenaway & Marsh (text) - The Illuminated Language of Flowers
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Greer & Dole - Woody cut stems for Growers and Florists
Whilst written for those who wish to produce and sell cut stems, there is plenty of information for the non commercial grower about plants that can be useful in a garden setting for cutting as well as display. 2009 9 x 6 ¼ 512 pages plus 48 pages of colour photos.
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Greuter - International code of botanical nomenclature (Vienna Code)
The full rules for the naming of plants. 9 ½ x 6 ¼ 2006 edition
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Grieve - A Modern Herbal
An A-Z encyclopedia with details of numerous plants and their uses, with a number of sketches. Originally published 1931 – 1976 edition 8 ¼ x 6 912 pages
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Guinness & Knox - Garden your way to Health and Fitness
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Hall, Steven, Buchanan, Yun & Cole - Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of the World
Takes a worldwide view of these plants, highlighting those species which are known to be edible or poisonous, with good identification information and colour pictures as well as cooking suggestions. Additional information is provided on cultivation and some of the more unusual modes of growth, and some medical uses of them. 2003 9 ¼ x 6 ¼ 371 pages
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Hammer - The New Topiary
Describes and illustrates the Topiary techniques used by Longwood Gardens in the USA to produce imaginative and striking designs quickly and effectively. 264 pages 1991 Garden Art Press 11 x 8 ½
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Harberd, Nicholas - Seed to Seed - The Secret Life of Plants
Written by a professional biologist with the John Innes institute, this is part diary of his observations on Thale Cress which can be found growing in a Church Yard, which is the “Fruit Fly” of the plant world for experiments involving breeding, and an insight in to how plants develop and their biology as well as how research actually progresses. 2006 8 ½ x 5 ¾ 311 pages
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Harland, Gail - Photographing Your Garden
Starting by reviewing the equipment suitable for this purpose, the book then moves on to its usage and subject selection. Well illustrated with colour photos. 2003 10 ¾ x 8 ¼ 179 pages
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Hemsley, Alan - Tropical Garden Style with Hardy Plants
If you wish to achieve a tropical look to your garden in the UK then this book guides you through the practicalities before describing a wide range of suggested species to achieve the effect with many colour illustrations. 2002 10 ¾ x 8 ¼ 186 pages
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Henrey - British botanical and horticultural literature before 1800
Comprising a history and bibliography of botanical and horticultural books printed in England, Scotland, and Ireland from the earliest times until 1800. A standard and one of the most frequently cited bibliographies, and a detailed history of British botany and horticulture. This facsimile of 800 copies, by Sandpiper Books, was sold within a year of publication. New. £190 1999 reprint (first publ. 1975). 11 x 7 ½ 3 vols., 1180 pp., 31 colour plates, 210 text-figs
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Hepper - Kew - Gardens for Science & Pleasure
A well written and illustrated account of all aspects of Kew. 195 pages 1982 11 x 9 ¾
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Hulme - Familiar Wild Flowers 1 - 4
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Jong-Stout & Sigur - A Master Guide to The Art Of Floral Design
A highly visual book showing the results which can be achieved and the techniques to accomplish them. 2002 10 x 10 230 pages
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Jordan - Fungi
After a brief introduction, this is a tremendous colour photo encyclopaedia - 3 photos per page. 384 pages 1995 11 x 9
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Jordan, Peter - Field Guide to Edible Mushrooms of Britain and Europe
A practical guide for those who wish to learn about which fungi are edible with good clear identification photos as well as where you might find them, description, cooking suggestions and advise on what might look similar. 2006 9 ¾ x 6 ¾ 160 pages
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Joyce - Foliage
Sub titled “Dramatic and subtle leaves for the garden”, this is a personal selection by the author of those plants that he thinks give a wide range of colours and effects, very well illustrated with colour photos. 160 pages 2001 10 ¾ x 8 ¾
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Joyce, David - Topiary and the Art of Training Plants
Takes you through the basics of producing your own topiary, and the uses of them, all well illustrated with colour photos and diagrams. 1999 10 ¼ x 10 ¼ 160 pages
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Kew Magazine - Kew Magazine
The successor to “Curtis’s Botanic Magazine” each issue give detailed information on selected species and illustrated with the best botanic art available. 9 ½ x 6
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Comments: Volume 1 part 1 (1984) to Volume 6 part 4 - 24 issues in all loose as published, Slight mark to the cover of Part 6 issue 4, Second hand book – please see important information
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Lacey, Stephen - Scent in your Garden
Takes the reader through all aspects of scent and the garden, and provides a wide range of suggestions for various locations and type of plants, all well illustrated (I wish it were also scented) with colour photos. 192 pages 10 x 9 ¾ 1991 Frances Lincoln
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Larkcom, Joy - Grow your own Vegetables
The latest updated edition of this classic, first published in 1976, by the person who has done so much to promote vegetable growing over the years. 2002 7 ¾ x 5 384 pages
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Lloyd, Christopher - The Adventurous Gardener
His approach to experimentation and questioning accepted wisdom, written by one of our greatest gardeners. 248 pages plus 8 pages of photos. 1983 8 ¾ x 5 ¾
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Lloyd, Christopher - Gardener Cook
A somewhat unusual topic from an author who often has an angle different from most other people, we are taken across the whole range of fruit and vegetables from both the cultivation and culinary aspects. 10 x 7 ½ 1997 Frances Lincoln 256 pages
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Lloyd, David - The Colour Book
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Loewer, Peter - Seeds: The Definitive Guide to Growing, History and Lore
Takes us through all aspects of seeds from their botany including pollination, heredity, dispersal and germination. Sources of seed, including the less common are also covered, and it finishes with the practical gardener issues of getting them to grow and keeping your own seeds. 1995 9 x 6 228 pages
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Lucas & Synge - IUCN Plant Red Data Book
Profiles 250 species in danger. 1978 9 ¼ x 6 540 pages
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Malitz - Plants for the Future
Whilst we have had the benefit of many fine hybrids, there are still many possibilities, especially wide crosses, which might now be possible with the new techniques which are becoming available. The author lets his imagination wander around the tempting possibilities. 224 pages plus 44 pages of colour photos. 1996 Timber Press 9 ¼ x 6 ¼
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Manandhar, Narayan - Plants and People of Nepal
A comprehensive ethnobotany of the country, compiled over more than 30 years. 2002 11 ¼ x 8 ¾ 599 pages plus 36 pages of colour photos.
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Martin - Essence of Paradise
Subtitled “Fragrant plants for indoor gardens”, this is a personal account of the fragrances to be enjoyed by month. 218 pages with a number of colour illustrations 1991 9 ¼ x 7 ¼
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Mawer, Simon - Gregor Mendel - Planting the seeds of Genetics
Recounts the life of Mendel, and how he came to discover the basics of genetics, and follows the story through to the current day knowledge and uses of the technology. 2006 10 ½ x 7 ½ 176 pages
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McDonald, David - The Jewel Box Garden
A highly visual approach which gives numerous ideas of details people can use to create impact and interest in their gardens, with 160 good size and quality colour photos. 2004 10 x 10 176 pages
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McIndoe, Andrew - Living Lawns
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McVicar, Jekka - Seeds
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Moggi & Guignolini - Simon & Shusters(MacDonald's) Guide to Garden Flowers
After a brief introduction to the botany, cultivation etc of the plants, the main part is descriptions of over 360 very wide ranging species, along with a colour illustration of each. 511 pages 1983 7 ½ x 4 ½
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Nash & Stroupe - Plants for Water Gardens - The complete guide to Aquatic Plants
A well illustrated comprehensive guide to these plants. 1999 9 ¾ x 8 ½ 224 pages
Cover: Softcover
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Nicholson & Brightman - The (Oxford) Illustrated Book of Flowerless Plants
Covers a wide range of plants, from seaweeds through fungi, mosses, lichens and ferns to be found in the UK, in the standard “Oxford” series style. Around 95 full page colour composite paintings illustrate the plants, with descriptions on the opposite page. 1966 9 ¾ x 7 208 pages
Cover: Hardback
Comments: 1979 reprint, Rather worn and slightly torn dust jacket, Second hand book – please see important information
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Comments: 1979 reprint, , Second hand book – please see important information
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Oldfield, Sara - Great Botanic Gardens of the World
Written by someone closely involved with botanic gardens and plant conservation for many years, this book looks at 60 of the worlds gardens, their history and role in conserving our world flora. Well illustrated with many colour photos, many large format. 2007 11 ¾ x 9 ¾ 160 pages
Cover: Hardback
Comments: Very minor wear to dust jacket (RRP £24.99), New
Price: £(GBP)15.00
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Paul & Rees - The Water Garden
A good basic introduction to designing, installing and planting ornamental pools and natural water features. 1986 8 ¾ x 8 ¾ 168 pages
Cover: Softcover
Comments: , Slightly bumped (RRP £9.99), New
Price: £(GBP)6.00
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Pavord, Anna - The Naming of Names
Traces the development of botanical naming and classification from the earliest days through to 1705 when the fundamentals were established. Written in an engaging style, and illustrated with many contemporary B&W and colour illustrations. 2005 10 x 7 ½ 471 pages
Cover: Hardback
Comments: (RRP £30), New
Price: £(GBP)15.00
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Pears & Stickland - RHS Organic Gardening
Originally published in 1995, this updated edition gives the basics on the basics of all aspects of Organic Gardening with many sketches and diagrams. 1999 9 x 6 ¼ 191 pages
Cover: Softcover
Comments: , Slightly damaged copy (RRP £8.99), New
Price: £(GBP)6.00
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Peel - Collins Family Garden
Designed to not only make a garden suitable for all the family, but also within the constraints of time etc of family life, this book is full of ideas and information as to how to do it, well illustrated in colour. 128 pages 1999 10 ¾ x 8
Cover: Hardback
Comments: (RRP £14.99), New
Price: £(GBP)9.00
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Phan Van Lit & Lew Buller - Mountains in the Sea - The Vietnamese Miniature Landscape Art of Hon Non Bo
Want to try something completely different? Then how about trying these miniature landscapes based on the Vietnamese landscape, often incorporating rock features. Includes information on the scenery of Vietnam and the history of development of this style, along with practical advice and design ideas. 10 ½ x 7 ½ Timber Press 2001 232 pages.
Cover: Hardback
Comments: (RRP £25), New
Price: £(GBP)12.00
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Phillips, Sue - Cottage Garden Flowers - RHS Wisley Handbook
A concise introduction to these plants, covering choice of plants for soil and situation and cultivation. 96 pages 8 ½ x 5 ½ 2003
Cover: Softcover
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Price: £(GBP)4.00
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Podlech, Dieter - Herbs and Healing Plants - Collins Nature Guides
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Cover: Plastic
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Potterton Ed, David - Culpepper's Colour Herbal
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Cover: Softcover
Comments: (RRP £15.99), New
Price: £(GBP)13.50
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Raven, Sarah - The Cutting Garden
Bringing the garden in to the home is the theme of this book by a popular broadcaster and writer. The first half of the book covers how to grow plants for cutting and then display what you’ve grown, and the second part gives varieties of plants suitable for usage as cut plants (foliage as well as flowers) in the house by season and colour. 1996 10 ¼ x 10 ¼ 168 pages
Cover: Hardback
Comments: (RRP £25), New
Price: £(GBP)16.50
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Richards & Tyrl - Dyes from American Native Plants
Cover the principles and practice of dying before looking at the plants that have been used for the purpose. 2005 9 ¼ x 6 ¼ 339 pages
Cover: Hardback
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Price: £(GBP)13.50
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Richardson, Beth - Gardening with Children
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Cover: Softcover
Comments: Slight wear to cover (RRP £14.95), New
Price: £(GBP)9.50
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Rogers - Pots in the Garden
Pots and other containers can be such useful items in the garden, either for accent, temporary decoration or in places where permanent planting isn’t possible. This attractive book looks at what makes an attractive feature, how to achieve it and what plants to use, well illustrated with many colour photographs to inspire you. 2007 9 ¼ x 8 ¼ 248 pages
Cover: Hardback
Comments: Very slight wear to dust jacket (RRP £20), New
Price: £(GBP)13.50
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Royal Horticultural Society (sponsors) - European Garden Flora
A monumental work setting out to list and briefly describe all plants known to be in cultivation in Europe. 11 x 8 ½
Cover: Hardback
Comments: Vol. 1: Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae; Angiosperms Alismataceae to Iridaceae Contents include Cycadaceae (2 pages), Gnetales (1 p.), Aloineae (17 pp.), other Liliaceae, Agavaceae (19 pp.), Dioscorea (1 p.), , New
Price: £(GBP)80.00
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Comments: Vol. 2: Juncaceae to Orchidaceae Includes Bromeliaceae (15 pp.), , New
Price: £(GBP)60.00
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Comments: Vol. 3: Casuarinaceae to Aristolochiaceae Includes Aizoaceae (38 pp.), Cactaceae (99 pp.). The latter is contributed by Hunt, Taylor, Leuenberger, and other collaborators, and edited by RBG, Edinburgh, , New
Price: £(GBP)85.00
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Cover: Hardback
Comments: Vol. 4: Dilleniaceae to Leguminosae Includes Crassulaceae (75 pp.)., , New
Price: £(GBP)98.00
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Sanders - Garden Foes
No date – 1930’s edition? Character book, first published 1911, with separate sections on Flowers, Fruit and Vegetables illustrated with sketches, B&W photos and quite a few colour illustrations. 7 ¼ x 4 ¾ 368 pages
Cover: Hardback
Comments: No DW, Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Schenk, George - The Complete Shade Gardener
That this book originally published in 1984 is still in print - albeit in its 2002 updated edition of the 1991 revision – speaks volumes about its quality, added to which Christopher Lloyd gave it a good recommendation. A quarter of the book covers coping with shade whilst the rest covers the plants he recommends. 9 x 7 311 pages
Cover: Softcover
Comments: , (RRP £16.99), New
Price: £(GBP)12.00
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Segall, Barbara - Gardens by the Sea
The book starts by looking at 21 impressive seaside gardens around the world before looking at the features often to be found in them and finally at the strategies for successfully growing plants in these environments and detailing 150 of the more interesting plants too be grown there. Extremely well illustrated by photos from Jerry Harpur. 2002 11 ¼ x 9 ¾ 140 pages
Cover: Hardback
Comments: (RRP £30), New
Price: £(GBP)15.00
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Simmons, John - Managing the Wet Garden
In gardening as in life, taking a problem and making it in to strength is a useful technique for success. So for anyone with an area which stays wet for most or all of the year, this book provides a large range of options along with the necessary information and encouraging pictures for making it in to an attractive area rather than a headache. 2008 10 ½ x 7 ½ 310 pages
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Slight bump and very slight wear to the dust jacket (RRP £25), New
Price: £(GBP)15.00
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Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Slight bump and some damage to the dust jacket (RRP £25), New
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Smith - A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names - Their Meanings and Origins
A classic being the first compact dictionary of botanical terms in general usage. 1997 Dover reprint of the 1963 original under the title “A Gardener’s Book of Plant Names”. 8 ½ x 5 ¼ 408 pages
Cover: Softcover
Comments: , (RRP £11.5), New
Price: £(GBP)6.50
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Snodgrass - Green Roof Plants - A Resource and Planting Guide
Whilst this book does cover the principles of how to create and maintain green roofs, it’s main strength is the catalogue of over 200 species and cultivars suitable for them giving full details of the conditions they prefer as well as their aesthetic qualities. 2006 9 ¼ x 6 ¼ 203 pages
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , (RRP £20), New
Price: £(GBP)14.00
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Stary6b & Jirasek - Herbs
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Cover: Hardback
Comments: , , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)5.00
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Stearn - Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names
A fascinating browse through the origin of many of the plant names, technical terms etc we frequently use without a second thought of their derivation and meaning, compiled by Stearn and Archibald Smith before him. 363 pages. Cassell 1996 edition 9 ½ x 6 ¼
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Slightly damaged dust wrapper (RRP £20), New
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Taylor & Young - Photographing Garden Wildlife
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Cover: Hardback
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Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Taylor, Patrick - Gardens of Britain & Ireland - Eyewitness Companion
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Cover: Plastic
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Thompson, Peter - Self-Sustaining Garden
The author, formerly head of the Physiology Department at Kew, takes us through his approach to more successful and easier gardening by trying to align what is grown to the location, and to use techniques which minimise the need for pesticides and improve the soil. Well illustrated with colour photos and sketches. Based on his experiences in the UK and wide travelling around the world looking at how the plants grow. 200710 x 7 ¾ 192 pages
Cover: Hardback
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Price: £(GBP)12.50
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Thompson, Robert - Close-up & Macro - A Photographer's Guide
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Cover: Hardback
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Price: £(GBP)15.00
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Treasure - Bonsai Life Histories
Whilst the book covers all the basics of growing Bonsai, the main part of it shows how plants were grown and trained over many years to the final product. Fascinating! 144 pages 2001 9 ¾ x 9
Cover: Hardback
Comments: Some wear to the dust jacket (RRP £16.99), New
Price: £(GBP)13.50
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Trehane, Piers - Index Hortensis volume 1 Perennials
A guide to the correct naming of garden plants, including families, genera, species, cultivars, synonyms English herb names etc. 1989 8 ½ x 5 504 pages
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)7.50
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Trew - The Herbal of the Count Palatine
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Cover: Hardback
Comments: , , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)8.50
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Tukey - The Organic Lawn Care Manual
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Cover: Softcover
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Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Voss et al - International Code of Botanical Nomenclature
Not quite so formidable as it may seem, as it is repeated in English, French and German, and half is a list of conserved names. For those who want to understand it all! 1983 9 ½ x 6 ¼ 472 pages
Cover: Hardback
Comments: No DW, stain on front cover, Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)15.00
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Ward, Bobby - A contemplation upon flowers - Garden Plants in Myth & Literature
The end product of many years work, a very wide range of plants are covered. 1999 9 x 6 446 pages
Cover: Softcover
Comments: , (RRP £14.99), New
Price: £(GBP)9.50
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Cover: Softcover
Comments: , Slight fold to one page (RRP £14.99), New
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Weemaes, Margot - The Royal Glass-houses at Laeken
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Cover: Softcover
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Welch, Charles - Breeding New Plants and Flowers
After an explanation of how plants hybridise and produce seed, the main part of the book is the consideration of the practicalities and techniques for a wide range of ornamental and useful plants. Rather different. 10 x 7 ¾ 2002 144 pages
Cover: Hardback
Comments: (RRP £19.95), New
Price: £(GBP)15.00
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Wheeler, Chris & Valerie - Sink & Container Gardening using dwarf hardy plants
Details how to achieve this charming way of growing and displaying plants, showing how to do it, and suggesting many suitable plants for them. 2001 10 ¾ x 8 ¼ 136 pages
Cover: Card
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Price: £(GBP)10.00
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Wolfenden, Joan - The Glory of the Garden
The gloriously illustrated account of the development of her garden in Bonchurch, IOW, written in script and illustrated with her own paintings. 1982 9 ¼ x 7 175 pages
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)12.00
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Wolfenden, Joan - The Year from Yaffles
The follow on from her first successful book “The Glory of the Garden”, in which she chronicles the garden through the year in the same charming style of the first book of her paintings and hand written text. 1987 9 x 7 ¾ 104 pages
Cover: Hardback
Comments: , Second hand book – please see important information
Price: £(GBP)12.00
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Yoshimichi & Masato - Variegated Plants in Colour
A very wide range of variegated plants are illustrated with a colour photo, ranging from cacti and other succulents through orchids, perennials and shrubs to trees. 1998 11 ¼ x 8 ¾ 296 pages
Cover: Softcover
Comments: , , New
Price: £(GBP)20.00
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