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Villa Gardens of the Mediterranean | |||
| From the Archives of Country Life | Crafts & Hobbies | |||
| Kathryn Bradley-Hole | ||||
| Aurum 2006 208 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 184513124X 305x250mm | ||||
| Published Price £40.00 | Sale Price £9.99 | |||
| Despite its essential Britishness, Country Life has for over a century featured exceptional gardens of Continental Europe. The Ottoman splendour of Mustapha Superieur, Edith Wharton's garden at Hyeres, the Villa Cypris on Cap Martin, the garden created by William Walton on Ischia in the Bay of Naples... This impressive book draws on the magazine's archives to present photographic portraits, with commentary by Kathryn Bradley-Hole, of over 30 gardens in Algeria, France, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain. | ||||
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Cassell's Directory of Climbers and Wall Shrubs | |||
| Everything You Need to Create a Garden | Crafts & Hobbies | |||
| Richard Bird | ||||
| Cassell 2000 112 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0304356034 260x200mm | ||||
| Published Price £14.99 | Sale Price £3.99 | |||
| Exploring the element of height in the garden, this Cassell's Directory describes and illustrates more than 250 plants, from true climbers to wall shrubs and plants with vertical shapes. Preceding the plant directory are chapters on planning and creating your garden, with practical sections giving step-by-step instructions for basic gardening techniques and special projects such as simple topiary, trellises and wall-training. | ||||
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Subtropical and Dry Climate Plants | |||
| The Definitive Practical Guide | Crafts & Hobbies | |||
| Martyn Rix | ||||
| Timber 2006 256 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0881928089 280x213mm | ||||
| Published Price $44.95 | Sale Price £6.99 | |||
| Subtropical plants have always been a challenge in British gardens, but in recent decades more gardeners have started to experiment with plants native to the subtropical and dry regions of the world. This authoritative guide comprises introductory chapters and a directory of over 700 plants - trees, shrubs, climbers, perennials, bulbs, annuals and cacti and succulents - with a detailed description of each plant and notes on cultivation, paying particular attention to watering and overwintering. | ||||
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Trees and Shrubs for Foliage | |||
| Crafts & Hobbies | ||||
| Glyn Church | ||||
| ACC 2003 160 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 187067345X 290x235mm | ||||
| Published Price £14.95 | Sale Price £3.99 | |||
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Trees and Shrubs for Flowers | |||
| Crafts & Hobbies | ||||
| Glyn Church | ||||
| ACC 2003 160 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 1870673433 290x235mm | ||||
| Published Price £14.95 | Sale Price £3.99 | |||
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Trees in the Landscape | |||
| Crafts & Hobbies | ||||
| Graham Stuart Thomas | ||||
| Sagapress 1997 200 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0711223963 243x186mm | ||||
| Published Price £25.00 | Sale Price £5.99 | |||
| One of the towering figures of gardening, Graham Stuart here concentrates on the art of tree-planting to create a landscape. Informed throughout by a love of the countryside and an awareness of conservation problems, this practical manual deals with landscaping history, growth patterns, the creation of perspective, drainage and climate problems; it discusses over 40 species of trees and shrubs; and quotes freely from the landscape masters, documenting parks and estates that are exemplars of arboreal elegance. | ||||
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The London Gardener | |||
| Guide and Sourcebook | Crafts & Hobbies | |||
| Elspeth Thompson | ||||
| Frances Lincoln 2004 288 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0711222592 | ||||
| Published Price £12.99 | Sale Price £3.99 | |||
| Elspeth Thompson has come to love the challenges of gardening in a small urban space or on a city allotment and her book is an inspiration - as well as a mine of information - for the capital's gardeners. Part one covers problems specific to London, notably polluted London clay soil, and how to overcome them; part two is a tour of the city's horticulturally interesting parks and gardens; and part three is a practical directory of nurseries, suppliers, courses, societies etc - and where to get well-rooted horse manure. | ||||
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The Gardens of Versailles | |||
| Crafts & Hobbies | ||||
| Pierre-Andre Lablaude | ||||
| Scala 2005 232 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 2866563603 275x210mm | ||||
| Published Price £19.95 | Sale Price £6.99 | |||
| In 1990 a vast restoration project was initiated for the park at Versailles, aimed at returning the gardens, as closely as possible, to their original layout. This book celebrates the event by presenting a detailed history of the gardens, from the hunting estate acquired by Louis XIII, to the park of today, magnificently illustrated with over 200 reproductions of paintings, prints and plans and modern colour photographs. | ||||
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Seeing Gardens | |||
| Crafts & Hobbies | ||||
| Sam Abell | ||||
| National Geographic 2004 208 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 0792265629 | ||||
| Published Price £18.99 | Sale Price £2.99 | |||
| Sam Abell's illustrated chronicle of the 30 years he spent photographing gardens around the world with 150 pictures accompanied by text that offers context rather than commentary. | ||||
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World in a Garden | |||
| Crafts & Hobbies | ||||
| Bill Malecki | ||||
| National Trust 1999 96 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0707803616 195x195mm | ||||
| Published Price £9.99 | Sale Price £4.99 | |||
| Presenting a selection of plants that originated in other parts of the world, this visual reference guide shows just how many cherished garden favourites are actually introduced 'alien' species. The plants are shown in their original habitats along with at-a-glance information about their origins and their uses in the British garden. | ||||
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Irises | |||
| Crafts & Hobbies | ||||
| James Parry | ||||
| National Trust 1999 96 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0707803675 195x195mm | ||||
| Published Price £9.99 | Sale Price £5.99 | |||
| Irises are some of the most stately garden plants, and the images presented here by leading flower photographers celebrate their elegance and beauty. From pure white Juneau to almost black | ||||
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A Year in the Garden | |||
| A Photographic Tour | Crafts & Hobbies | |||
| John Sales; Margaret Willes | ||||
| National Trust 2001 143 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0707802911 215x240mm | ||||
| Published Price £17.99 | Sale Price £4.99 | |||
| The National Trust cares for an incredibly wide range of gardens, varying in size from Stourhead's imposing landscapes and Biddulph Grange's flights of fancy to Beatrix Potter's cottage garden at Hill Top and the compact plot of Mompesson House in Salisbury. Crisp yew topiary iced with frost, swathes of massed spring bulbs, opulent summer roses... This eye-catching visual survey depicts Trust gardens through the seasons with photography by Nick Meers and Stephen Robson. | ||||
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English Pleasure Gardens | |||
| Crafts & Hobbies | ||||
| Rose Standish Nichols | ||||
| Godine 2003 293 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 1567922325 | ||||
| Published Price $21.95 | Sale Price £5.99 | |||
| A history of the English garden by Rose Standish Nichols (1872-1960), one of America's earliest professional gardeners. First published in 1902. New introduction by Judith B Tankard. | ||||
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Pears | |||
| Crafts & Hobbies | ||||
| Jim Arbury; Sally Pinhey | ||||
| Wells & Winter 1997 103 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0953213609 296x218mm | ||||
| Published Price £19.99 | Sale Price £3.99 | |||
| Jim Arbury presents a guide to the identification of over 50 pear cultivars, all of them grown in the pear collection at the RHS's Garden at Wisley. With watercolour paintings by Sally Pinhey. | ||||
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