Designer Plants
Sunniva Harte
The latest trend in garden design is to focus on the shape and placing of plants – to treat the garden as an outdoor room, furnished with carefully considered structural plants. Featuring a wide range of styles and types of planting to add style and drama to the garden – from topiary to parterres to sculpting with natural resources, this book is a visual feast as well as a practical gardening guide.
144 pages 280 x 215 mm / 11 x 8½ in 100 colour photographs 30,000 words ISBN 1 85974 447 8 hardback
Price: £17.99
City Kitchen Gardener
Barbara Segall
Special photography by Clive Nichols
Urban gardeners need not be restricted to growing flowers, and whether you have a small back or front garden, a rooftop or patio, even just a window box or hanging basket where you could grow herbs, this authoritative guide to growing your own fruit and vegetables in minimal space is packed with information on soil, climate, propagation, pesticide-free gardening and specific plant varieties.
96 pages 280 x 215 mm / 11 x 8½ in 140 colour photographs and 8 garden plans 15,000 words ISBN 1 85974 629 2
Price £14.99 JUNE 2002
Allotment Gardener
Caroline Foley Special photography by Clive Nichols
Use your plot to produce organically-grown fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers for you and your family. Full of information and tips on all aspects of allotment gardening, including laying out the plot, sowing from seed, controlling pests and diseases without the use of chemicals and choosing what to plant.
96 pages 280 x 215 mm / 11 x 8½ in Approximately 120 colour photographs and 20 artworks 20,000 words
ISBN 1 85974 890 2 hardback
Price: £14.99 APRIL 2002
Venzano - A Scented Garden in Tuscany
Stephanie Donaldson
Aimed at aromatic plant enthusiasts, whether armchair or active gardeners, this is the fascinating story of how two Australian gardeners created a now acclaimed plant nursery in the heart of Tuscany. With ravishing photography and evocative text, the author transports us to Venzano to experience the heady scents of the lavender, rosemary, thyme, patchouli, dianthus, damask roses and many other delights of this wonderful garden.
144 pages 280 x 225 mm / 11 x 9 in Approximately 120 specially commissioned colour photographs Approximately 37,000 words ISBN 1 85974 590 3 hardback
PRICE: £17.99
The Bonsai Handbook
David Prescott Consultant editor: Colin Lewis
The exquisite art of bonsai is beautifully demonstrated in this authoritative, practical handbook, which takes the reader from a first foray into the world of miniature trees to a level of considerable expertise. The book covers both indoor and outdoor varieties and is full of practical information about cultivation, propagation and pruning.
160 pages 280 x 215 mm / 11 x 8½ in 200 colour photographs 100 artworks 45,000 words
ISBN 1 85974 708 6 hardback
Price: £17.99
Balconies and Roof Gardens
Jenny Hendy
A lavishly illustrated, inspirational book providing expert advice for gardeners on how to transform even the smallest outdoor spaces – from balconies and patios to roof gardens – into green oases in a range of styles, from Mediterranean to Japanese gardens.
128 pages 241 x 229 mm / 9½ x 9 in 130 colour photographs 20,000 words Rights Sold: Ger, Pol, USA, Can ISBN 1 85368 909 2 paperback
Price: £10.99
The Garden Floor
Nigel Colborn
Find out how to transform the often uninspiring grassed or paved space at the heart of a garden and convert it into a centrepiece. Over 12 step-by-step projects, using a range of materials, show how to create a mosaic terrace, a Japanese gravel garden, a deck garden, a patchwork lawn, a knot garden and more.
128 pages 257 x 227 mm / 10 x 9 in 90 colour photographs Approximately 60 artworks 22,000 words Rights sold: USA, Can ISBN 1 85974 274 2 hardback
Price: £17.99
Serene Gardens: Creating Japanese Design and Detail in the Western Garden
Yoko Kawaguchi
Japanese garden design aims to create an atmosphere of serenity. This beautifully illustrated book provides an inspiring introduction to traditional Japanese garden styles and gardening practice and explains to western gardeners how to choose plants and materials. Includes plant lists and climate zone maps.
144 pages 257 x 227 mm / 10 x 9 in Over 120 colour photographs Approximately 10 artworks 45,000 words Rights sold: Dan, Ger, USA, Can ISBN 1 85974 260 2 hardback
Price: £20.00
Cultivated Plants of the World
Don Ellison
Designed to aid the identification of 4,250 cultivated trees, shrubs and climbers from around the world, this beautiful photographic guide will appeal to any home gardener, nurseryman, professional botanic garden officer or amateur plant enthusiast.
608 pages 280 x 212 mm / 11 x 8½ in 4,250 colour photographs 80,000 words ISBN 1 85974 256 4 hardback
Price: £24.99
The Enchanted Orchid
Max Fulcher
Fascinating stories and anecdotes about orchids combine with practical growing information and stunning photographs to make this book a must for every orchid lover. This book is not a manual on how to grow orchids – rather it is a stylish indulgence to inspire and be enjoyed by the reader.
144 pages 250 x 209 mm / 9½ x 8 in 80 colour photographs 15,000 words ISBN 1 86436 535 8 paperback
Price: £17.99
Hydroponics
Dudley Harris
A classic work aimed at home gardeners and commercial growers.
232 pages 215 x 112 mm / 8½ x 4¼ in 15 colour photographs 147 black and white photographs 32 artworks 80,000 words ISBN 1 85368 193 8 paperback
Price: £9.99
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