Greenoak, Francesca. Natural Style for Gardens.
1st. Ed. Pub. Mitchell Beazley. 1998 pp.159 with colour photos. and illus. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
Practical advice on designing and creating a variety of natural gardens, from flowering lawn to sunny banks and shady woodland edges.
£12.00 [ref: 61172]
Gustafson, Herb. The Art of Japanese Gardens. Designing & Making Your Own Peaceful Space.
1st. Ed. Pub. David & Charles. 1999 pp.144 with colour photos. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
Gustafson's advice leads you, with care, through the basics behind every design and structure, and reveals the significance behind each - fences, rocks, water, buildings, ornaments and plants.
£10.00 [ref: 58458]
Hackett, B. Planting Design.
Pub. E. & F.N. Spon Ltd. 1979 pp.x, 174 with b/w. photographs throughout and 14 colour plates at centre of text. A vg. copy.
£15.00 [ref: 39696]
Hales, M. Monastic Gardens.
1st. Ed. Pub. Stewart, Tabori & Chang. 2000 pp.159 with colour photos., throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
The first comprehensive book on monastery gardens, monks and nuns also offer their insights about organic gardening and discuss the divine purpose of gardening and its symbolic significance in Christian faiths.
£30.00 [ref: 59113]
Hall, E. Garden of England. Evolution of Historic Gardens in Kent.
1st. Ed. Pub. Kent County Council. [c.1995] pp.71 with colour and b/w. photos., and illus. 8vo. Softback. Previous owner’s name and dedication to inside of front cover, o/w. a fine softback.
A survey of the evolution of garden design in England from medieval to modern, as displayed in the great gardens of Kent.
£5.00 [ref: 55115]
Harvey, S. (Ed.). Geoffrey Jellicoe. LDT Monographs No. 1.
1st. Ed. Pub. Landscape Design Trust. 1998 pp.175 with colour and b/w. photos and plans. 4to. Fine softback. As new. Limited edition of 999 copies.
This monograph aims to provide an insight into Geoffrey Jellicoe’s extensive body of work. Contributions include personal accounts from those who worked with him as well as essays exploring the background philosophies that influenced his design method.
£25.00 [ref: 58817]
Harvey, S. (Ed.). Reflections on Landscape. The lives and work of six British landscape architects.
1st. Ed. Pub. Gower Technical Press. 1987 pp.155 with b/w. illus. 4to. Fine hardback in thor. vg. dw.
Detailed accounts of the lives and work of Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe, Dame Sylvia Crowe, Sir Peter Shepheard, Brian Hackett, Peter Youngman and Brenda Colvin.
£9.50 [ref: 63704]
Heugel, Ines. French Garden Style. Rustic planters, furniture, accessories and ornaments.
1st. Ed. Pub. Hachette. 2003 pp.184 profusely illus. with colour photographs. 4to. New hardback in new dw. RRP £20.00.
Thinking of introducing some french style into your garden? This book can help with that and is divided into four main sections that cover planting, garden furniture, other accessories and ornaments.
£15.00 [ref: 49918]
Hill, W.F. Landscape Handbook for the Tropics.
1st. Ed. Pub. Garden Art Press 1995 pp.407 with colour, b/w. photos and illus. throughout. 4to. Signature. Fine hardback in fine dw. Out-of-print in hardback.
Guide to all aspects of landscape design, construction and conservation in tropical countries. Suitable for the amateur, as well as the professional.
£17.50 [ref: 61586]
Horst, Arend Jan van der. Art of the Formal Garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. Cassell. 1995 pp.144 with colour photographs. 4to. Occasional minor surface damage to blank margins o/w. nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
Illustrates how formal and romantic elements can be combined to make exciting gardens, large and small.
£7.50 [ref: 49581]