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 ....

400 Trees and Shrubs for Small Spaces

Diana M Miller

Trees and shrubs are a valuable asset to a garden bringing structure, shade, year-round interest and the all-important vertical dimension. However, choosing the right ones for ....

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. ....

African Violets

In Search of the Wild Violets, a Monograph on the Genus Saintpaulia

Reinhild Raistrick

African violets are iconic, one of the most important of all plants in the nursery trade for pot-plants. Every year millions are sold in nurseries, super-markets, and flower ....

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 ....

Another World Lies Beyond

Creating Liu Fang Yuan, the Huntington Chinese Garden

T June Li

From the Lake of Reflected Fragrance to the Pavilion for Washing Away Thoughts to the Isle of Alighting Geese, this gorgeously illustrated volume explores the Huntington's ....

Applied Principles of Horticultural Science

Laurie Brown

"Applied Principles of Horticultural Science" is that critical thing for all students of horticulture - a book that teaches the theory of horticultural science through the ....

Around the World in 80 Gardens

Monty Don

Accompanies a 10 part BBC2 television series for January 2008. The gardens chosen will include recognisable gardens of supreme beauty and interest as ....

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 ....

Avant Gardeners

50 Visionaries of the Contemporary Landscape

Tim Richardson

Profiles fifty contemporary landscape practices from around the world. With between four and six case studies for each designer, this title presents an encyclopaedic look at the ....

Bleeding Hearts, Corydalis, and their Relatives

Mark C Tebbitt, Magnus Liden and Henrik Zetterlund

Members of the bleeding heart family, such as the well-known Chinese bleeding heart, have long been among the best-loved flowers of the perennial border. In recent years, ....

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

Don Normark

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 presents a ....

Britains Favourite Plants

Over 1,000 Plants Chosen by the Nation's Top Nurseries

Edited by Geraldine Sweeney

Compiled by the Royal Horticultural Society, this is the ultimate handbook for gardeners wishing to find out about key plant species for their garden. With plants arranged in a ....

The Brother Gardeners

Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obsession

Andrea Wulf

One January morning in 1734, cloth merchant Peter Collinson hurried down to the docks at London's Custom House to collect cargo just arrived from John Bartram, his new contact ....

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 ....

Chicago Gardens

The Early History

Cathy Jean Maloney

Once maligned as a swampy outpost, the fledgling city of Chicago brazenly adopted the motto Urbs in Horto or City in a Garden, in 1837. Chicago Gardens shows how this upstart ....

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 ....

Coleus

Rainbow Foliage for Containers and Gardens

Ray Rogers

Favourites in the Victorian Era, these plants have made a comeback with a dazzling variety of leaf colour, shape and pattern. And no other plant is so easy to grow and ....

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 ....

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 Complete Illustrated Handbook of Garden Pests and Diseases and How to Get Rid of Them

A Comprehensive Guide to Over 750 Garden Problems and How to Identify, Control and Treat Them Successfully

Andrew Mikolajski

The greatest deterrent to every would-be gardener is coping with weeds and dealing with plants that fail to thrive no matter how well nurtured they have been. This is a guide ....

Companion Planting

Margaret Roberts

Companion planting is the age-old practice of planting different plants in close proximity so that they can help one another in some way. ....

The Complete Planting Design Course

Plans and Styles for Every Location

Hilary Thomas and Steven Wooster

The book takes a comprehensive approach to the complex process of Planting Design. It shows how to choose and combine plants for specific effects: for year-round colour and ....

The Complete Practical Handbook of Garden Bulbs

How to Create a Spectacular Flowering Garden Throughout the Year in Lawns, Beds, Borders, Boxes, Containers and Hanging Baskets

Kathy Brown

Beautiful bulbs provide a display of spectacular colours and dramatic shapes throughout the seasons, from the best-loved and well-known daffodils and tulips to the exquisitely ....

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. ....

Darwin's Garden

Down House and the Origin of Species

Edited by Michael Boulter

Five years after returning from his trip around the world on HMS Beagle, the young Charles Darwin became the owner of Down House in Kent, where he moved his growing ....

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 ....

The Elements of Organic Gardening

HRH The Prince of Wales

Stephanie Donaldson

In The Garden At Highgrove, HRH The Prince of Wales gave an overview of how the garden had developed over 20 years. In this more practical book he describes the organic ....

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. ....

Epimediums and Other Herbaceous Berberidaceae

David G Barker

A new and revised edition of this popular booklet. David Barker introduces the Berberidaceae family and describes the species and cultivars of Epimedium and other ....

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. ....

The Faber Book of Gardens

Edited by Philip Robinson

Philip Robinson presents here a reading of gardens that spans centuries and cultures, exploring their mysterious nature, as scenes of romance, danger, beauty and calm. He is ....

Forgotten Fruits

A Guide to Britain's Traditional Fruit and Vegetables

Christopher Stocks

In an era when supermarket conformity rules, it is refreshing to discover that there are still wonderful, traditional varieties of fruit and veg out there waiting to be grown ....

Frangipani

A Practical Guide to Growing Frangipani at Home

L Ross, L Rose and J Stower

This book is a celebration of the frangipani family, inspiring gardeners and flower lovers throughout the world. ....

Fuchsias

A Practical Guide to Cultivating Fuchsias, with Over 500 Beautiful Photographs and Illustrations

John Nicholass

Fuchsias, with their striking, exotic flowers, are among the most popular and versatile of garden plants. They come in an enormous range of colours - from white and pale pink ....

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 ....

The Gardener

Horticulture in Pakistan

AK Khan

Gardens

An Essay on the Human Condition

Robert Pogue Harrison

Humans have long turned to gardens-both real and imaginary-for sanctuary from the frenzy and tumult that surrounds them. Those gardens may be as far away from everyday reality ....

Gardeners

Encounters with Exceptional People

Diana Ross

Gardening writer Diana Ross visits twenty gardens and interviews their owners, including Roy Lancaster, Thomas Pakenham, Lady Salisbury, Beth Chatto and James Lovelock. She ....

Gardenwatch

Making the Most of Wildlife on Your Doorstep

Sarah Whitley

Learn how to become a 'hands-on' backyard naturalist. This fully illustrated book focuses on the interactive aspect of nature watching, providing detailed advice on ID, ....

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 ....

Gardening for Birdwatchers

Mike Toms, Ian Wilson and Barley Wilson

This new book brings together the expertise of garden designers Ian and Barley Wilson (Natural Gardens) with that of the British Trust for Ornithology to produce the ....

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 ....

Gardens, City Life, and Culture

A World Tour

Edited by Michel Conan and Chen Wangheng

Gardens have exerted a deep influence on the culture of cities. Considering each city as a whole, this book presents the profoundly different roles of gardens in cultural ....

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 ....

The Gardens of Europe

A Traveller's Guide

Charles Quest-Ritson

European Gardens have flourished for over 2,000 years and provided the greatest single influence upon gardening throughout the world. ....

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. ....

The Gardens at Kew

Allen Paterson

With over a million visitors a year, Kew is one of the world's best-loved gardens. As well as having a fascinating history and holding an unchallenged position as the world's ....

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 ....

The Garden Primer

B Damrosch

Now revised to reflect the latest research on plants, soils, tools, and techniques, this comprehensive, entertaining, down-to-earth gardening reference includes updated and ....

The Gardener's Palette

A Year of Color in the Flower Garden

Pierre Nessmann, Philippe Perdereau and Brigitte Perdereau

Approaching a flower garden as a blank canvas and the gardener as an artist, "The Gardeners Palette" demystifies the somewhat daunting task of conceiving, planning, and ....

Gardener's Pocket Companion

Vicky Bamforth

This attractive, handy pocket book is a treasure trove of gardening facts and curiosities, notes and quotes. Packed with useful and fascinating information, "The ....

Gardens of Paris Sketchbook

Jean-Pierre Le Dantec and Fabrice Moireau

Though, relative to its size, Paris has fewer parks than many other densely built capitals, few big cities can boast such a variety of gardens possessing such a diversity ....

Garden Plants for Scotland

Kenneth Cox and Raoul Curtis-Machin

Scotland is one of the best places in the world to garden. Its maritime climate, ample rainfall, and the rarity of severe droughts and really hot weather mean that huge ....

Gardeners' Question Time

Plant Chooser

Matthew Biggs, John Cushnie, Bob Flowerdew and Bunny Guinness

This book has a week by week approach, detailing species and varieties of plants when they are at their best in the year. John loves the cones on the Korean Fir in January, ....

Gardening Secrets

From National Trust Head Gardeners

National Trust Experts

Whether you care for a rambling country garden or a modest town plot, "Garden Secrets" offers a variety of seasonal hints and practical tips to help you make the most of your ....

Gardens of Scotland 2008

A Directory of Scotland's Finest Gardens Opening for Scotland's Garden Scheme

"Gardens of Scotland", frequently called "The Yellow Book", is published annually and contains information about all of the gardens opening for the Scheme during the year, ....

Garden Tourism

Richard W Benfield

More people visit gardens than go to Disneyland and Disneyworld combined, and more than visit Las Vegas annually, making it one of the largest retail sectors in the tourism ....

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 ....

Growing Citrus

The Essential Gardener's Guide

Martin Page

The unique foliage, aromatic flowers, and dramatic colors of citrus add an exotic touch to the garden, terrace, deck, or balcony. The delicious and nutritious fruits they ....

Grow It, Eat It

Simple Gardening Projects and Delicious Recipes

Royal Horticultural Society

From plot to plate, this is a cookery and gardening book in one, from the experts at the RHS. Is your child a budding gardener or chef? Children will love learning how to plant ....

Grow Organic

From storing winter vegetables to making your own compost, discover how to plan, design and maintain your own organic garden with this comprehensive guide. Pick up tips on a ....

Growing Trees from Seed

A Practical Guide to Growing Trees, Vines and Shrubs

Henry Kock, Paul Aird, John Ambrose and Gerald E Waldron

Thanks to this book, any gardener can now grow trees from seeds within as little as ten years. The secrets are to know what seeds to collect and how to prepare and plant them. ....

Guide des Jardins Botaniques de Suisse

Colette Gremaud

Guide to the 26 botanical gardens of Switzerland. ....

The Head Gardeners

Forgotten Heroes of Horticulture

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 ....

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 ....

High and Dry

Gardening with Cold-Hardy Dryland Plants

Robert Nold

Anyone with an interest in hardy, drought-tolerant plants will find an abundance of tempting possibilities. Gardeners in the Interior West and Great Plains face a daunting ....

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, ....

Home-grown Fruit

Inspiration and Practical Advice for Would-be Smallholders

Jane Eastoe

What could be tastier than fruit, picked straight from your back garden? Growing your own fruit can be a rewarding pastime and you don't need a big garden or allotment to ....

Home-grown Vegetables

Inspiration and Practical Advice for Would-be Smallholders

Diana Galligan

What could be tastier than vegetables, picked straight from your back garden? Growing your own vegetables can be a rewarding pastime and you don't need a big garden or ....

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 to Prune

Techniques and Tips for Every Plant and Season

John Cushnie

John Cushnie has been pruning plants for more years than he cares to remember. He now draws on those decades of experience to guide readers through techniques that will ....

How to Store Your Garden Produce

The Key to Self-sufficiency

Piers Warren

"How to Store Your Garden Produce - The Key to Self-Sufficiency" is the modern guide to storing and preserving your garden produce, enabling you to eat home-grown goodness all ....

An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs

A Comprehensive A-Z of Herbs and Their Uses

Jessica Houdret

The fragrant waft of herbs from a sunlit garden is a sensory experience to be relished. Since ancient times, cultures all over the world have prized herbs for their scents, ....

In Celebration of Fynbos

Paul Godard and Petra Vandecasteele

This is a treasure trove of practical information and exquisite photography. It showcases 50 plants from the Fynbos kingdom, focusing on how to use them in gardening, ....

The Informed Gardener

Linda Chalker-Scott

In this introduction to sustainable landscaping practices, Linda Chalker-Scott addresses the most common myths and misconceptions that plague home gardeners and horticultural ....

The International Dahlia Register (1969) - Eighteenth Supplement

Irish Florilegium

The Wild and Garden Plants of Ireland

EC Nelson and W Walsh

Available again, a lavish, large-format collection of plant watercolours from acclaimed botanical artist Wendy Walsh. ....

Islamic Gardens and Landscapes

D Fairchild Ruggles

Ranging across poetry, court documents, agronomy manuals, and early garden representations, and richly illustrated with pictures and site plans, Islamic Gardens ....

Jardines Botanicos de España y Portugal

Asociacion Ibero-Macaronesica de Jardines Botanicos

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

Jekka's Complete Herb Book

J MacVicar

This is all-time classic gardening bestseller with over 350 varieties of herb to grow and over 200 delicious and inventive recipes. It is a spread-by-spread reference work ....

Joe's Urban Garden Handbook

Joe Swift

Any outdoor space in an urban environment, however small, is an invaluable bonus. Here, expert garden designer Joe Swift shows us how to create an area that meets all your ....

A Journey to Nine Islands

Chicago Botanic Garden

Accompanied by charming and accessible text, the floral centerfolds of Journey to Nine Islands invite the reader to participate in the world of the Chicago Botanic ....

Life in the Soil

A Guide for Naturalists and Gardeners

James B Nardi

Leonardo da Vinci once mused that "we know more about the movement of celestial bodies than about the soil underfoot," an observation that is as apt today as it was five ....

Lilacs

A Gardener's Encyclopedia

John Fiala and Freek Vrugtman

First published in 1988 by award-winning American hybridizer Reverend John Fiala, this unique reference quickly became known worldwide as the lilac lovers' bible. The latest ....

The Little Book of Compost

For a Healthy Garden and Happy Planet

Allan Shepherd

A fun and practical guide to compost from the bestselling author of 'The Little Book of Slugs' and 'The Organic Garden'. Whether you're crazy about compost or just keen to ....

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 ....

Making Sense of Garden Design

Lindsay Gray, Helen Lachenicht and Sharon Walker

In this concise and systematic publication, the authors have pooled their cumulative knowledge and wisdom of their own practical experience, as well as their respective, ....

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 ....

Managing the Wet Garden

Plants That Flourish in Problem Places

John Simmons

Water is usually a gardener's friend, bringing lush plant growth and the sensory delights of fountains, streams, and ponds. But even gardeners can have too much of a ....

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 ....

Modern Tropical Garden Design

Made Wijaya

Made Wijaya, Asia's leading landscape designer, shows how the most exuberant tropical plants and design inspirations have a place even in modern gardens. To underline his ....

The New Book of Salvias

Sages for Every Garden

Betsy Clebsch

Salvias, commonly known as sages, grow throughout temperate and subtropical parts of the world, from sea level to altitudes of more than 11,000 feet (3400 meters). They occur in ....

The New Self-sufficient Gardener

The Complete Illustrated Guide to Planning, Growing, Storing and Preserving your own Garden Produce

John Seymour

John Seymour's classic guide gives you the knowledge and expertise to create your own self-sufficient garden and produce what you need. ....

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 ....

On Guerrilla Gardening

A Handbook for Gardening without Boundaries

Richard Reynolds

When Richard Reynolds began gardening secretly outside his council block in south London, he had no idea he was part of a global movement committed to combating the urban ....

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 Gardener

How to Create Vegetable, Fruit and Herb Gardens Using Completely Organic Techniques

Christine Lavelle

Whether starting an organic garden from scratch or applying organic principles to an existing garden, this book is filled with step-by-step information that will help you ....

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 ....

The Organic Gardener's Year

A Seasonal Guide to Growing What You Eat

Graham Clarke

An indispensable guide for the aspiring organic gardener - season by season. Whether planting on a windowsill or in a garden, this easy-to-navigate reference is full of ....

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 ....

Parks and Gardens

A Researcher's Guide to Sources for Designed Landscapes

David Lambert, Peter Goodchild and Judith Roberts

The third edition of this popular handbook presents an invaluable introduction to and summary of printed and documentary sources in Britain for those seeking to research the ....

A Passion For Plants

Behind the Scenes at the Royal Horticultural Society

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 ....

Plant-Driven Design

Creating Gardens That Honor Plants, Place, and Spirit

Scott Ogden and Lauren Springer Ogden

For too long, garden design has given pride of place to architecture, artifice, and arbitrary principles. The results? Soulless landscapes where plants play subordinate ....

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 ....

Pots and Plants

Inspired Year-Round Ideas for Your Outside Space

Barbara Segall

This is a practical and inspirational book on which plants go best into which type of pot in order to have a colourful garden in every season of the year. This book also ....

RHS New Encyclopedia of Gardening Techniques

The Essential Practical Guide

"The RHS New Encyclopedia of Gardening Techniques" is the new definitive guide explaining all the essential techniques you are ever likely to need. It reflects modern ....

RHS Plant Finder 2008-2009

Royal Horticultural Society

Find the right plants for your garden with the help of the experts at the RHS. Whatever plant you are looking for, you'll find it: with over 4,000 new entries you can browse ....

Roses

Jerome Goutier

An attactive 2-volume box set. The first volume, "The Art of the Rose", provides an illustrated history of roses and their present-day uses, from their Chinese origins to ....

The Rose

David Austin

David Austin has an international following as a rose grower with an intimate knowledge of his chosen flower. In this wide-ranging book, he examines ....

The Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Gardening

Edited by Christopher Brickell

A comprehensive, step-by-step guide to gardening techniques, now in its bicentennial edition. A must-have for any gardening enthusiast, it also includes the 200-year history ....

The Royal Horticultural Society: Pests and Diseases

Pippa Greenwood and Andrew Halstead

Tackle pests and diseases fast with this handy gardener's guide. Learn to identify, treat and prevent plant problems with the help of the experts at the RHS. A detailed A-Z ....

RSPB Handbook of Garden Wildlife

Peter Holden and Geoffrey Abbott

This is a brand new title designed as a companion to the best-selling "RSPB Handbook of British Birds". This RSPB-endorsed guide includes sections covering over 200 of the ....

Science and the Garden

The Scientific Basis of Horticultural Practice

Edited by D Vince-Prue, D Ingram and PJ Gregory

Why are plants green? Why cut beneath a leaf node when taking cuttings? Why do plants need so much water? "Science and the Garden" takes the 'Why' of gardening and provides ....

Secret Lives of Garden Wildlife

Dominic Couzens and Peter Partington

There is no wildlife closer to us than that found in our gardens - or indeed, in our houses - so it follows that many of those creatures we love, such as foxes and ....

Seeds

The Ultimate Guide to Growing Successfully from Seed

Jekka McVicar

This is a fully comprehensive guide to please even the most thorough grower. Beginning with an overview of the nature of seeds, including how they are pollinated and ....

The Self-Sustaining Garden

The Guide to Matrix Planting

Peter Thompson

The harder gardeners work, the more problems seem to multiply. Few of us realize that, if we let them, plants can do much of the hard work for us. This remarkable book, first ....

Small Garden Design Bible

Tim Newbury

No matter what your taste or how tiny your outside space this practical and inspirational book will have a garden for you. With 40 fabulous garden designs to copy - ....

Success With Acid-Loving Plants

Graham Clarke

Many gardens have acid soil. Tell-tale signs will be adjacent gardens, or the wider landscape, containing masses of healthy plants such as rhododendrons, camellias and ....

Timber Press Pocket Guide to Hostas

Diana Grenfell and Michael Shadrack

Boasting diverse leaf shape, size, color, and texture, it is no wonder that hostas continue to reign as the most popular perennial plants in North America. Not only are ....

Timber Press Pocket Guide to Water Garden Plants

Greg Speichert and Sue Speichert

Water is a soothing and delightful addition to any garden, and water features - streams, waterfalls, and bog gardens - continue to be popular design elements in the modern ....

Tropicalismo!

100 Plants That Sizzle

Pam Baggett

Does your garden lack zing? Are your borders a bore? Spice them up with a touch of the tropics Tropical plants bring sizzle to every garden. Bananas in Maine, cannas in ....

Tropical Gardens of Hawai'i

David Leaser

A visit to one of Hawai`i's botanical gardens helps us escape the hustle and bustle of daily life, and reminds us how lucky we are to live here. These ....

The Truth about Organic Gardening

Benefits, Drawnbacks, and the Bottom Line

Jeff Gillman

Gardeners tend to assume that any organic product is automatically safe for humans and beneficial to the environment--and in most cases this is true. The problem, as Jeff ....

Tulipmania

Money, Honor, and Knowledge in the Dutch Golden Age

Anne Goldgar

In the 1630s the Netherlands was gripped by tulipmania: a speculative fever unprecedented in scale and, as popular history would have it, folly. We all know the ....

The Ultimate Rose Book

Stirling Macoboy and Tommy Cairns

Stirling Macoboy's book has become a classic among rose lovers, not just for its beautiful pictures and comprehensive coverage, but also thanks to its author's ....

Venus's Flytrap

Miraculum Naturae

Tim S Bailey

This book enlightens the reader with what's needed to know, and more, to grow this remarkable plant. Set forth in straightforward, easy-to-understand language, are the ....

Vertical Gardens

Bringing the City to Life

Anna Lambertini and Jacques Leenhardt

Bringing nature into urban environments has always been a challenge for metropolitan areas. One of the most spectacular solutions to this problem is the vertical garden. ....

The Vertical Garden

From Nature to the City

Patrick Blanc

The secrets of plants that cling, grip, and climb, from the inventor of the vertical garden. Patrick Blanc, an artist with a green thumb, has created dozens of his admired ....

Waterwise Gardening

Water, Plants and Climate - A Practical Guide

Ian Cooke

This book is packed with advice and useful information on gardening with limited or dwindling water supplies. It looks at ways of storing and recycling water as well as ....

The Well-Tended Perennial Garden

Planting & Pruning Techniques

Tracy DiSabato-Aust

With more than 130,000 copies sold since its original publication, The Well-Tended Perennial Garden has proven itself to be one of the most useful tools a gardener can ....

When Perennials Bloom

An Almanac for Planning and Planting

Tomasz Anisko

Large plantings of perennial flowers can cost tens of thousands of dollars in large gardens or public parks. Even smaller-scale designers and landscapers can't afford to ....

The Wildlife Garden Specialist

Edited by Alan Bridgewater and Gill Bridgewater

For many, one of the joys of having outdoor space is the wildlife it attracts. This book provides guidance and information for those who wish to ensure that their garden is as ....

William Robinson

The Wild Gardener

Richard Bisgrove

In this book Richard Bisgrove, author of the bestselling Gardens of Gertrude Jekyll, analyses William Robinson and his remarkable contribution to gardening. ....

A Year at Kew: Series 3 DVD

The Complete Third Series

Alan Titchmarsh

Narrated by Alan Titchmarsh, this critically acclaimed BBC2 series is a month-by-month journey through the world's greatest botanical garden. It follows the work of Kew's ....

A Year in the Life of an English Meadow

Andy Garnett, Polly Devlin and Chris Smith

Andy Garnett and his wife, the writer Polly Devlin, bought Cannwood Meadow in 1983. Realizing that this Somerset meadow, which has benefited from benign husbandry over many ....

A Year in the Life of Kew Gardens

Joanna Jackson

With over a million visitors a year, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, is one of the world's best-loved gardens. As well as having a fascinating history and holding an ....