Carters Tested Seeds (Raynes Park, London). Garden & Lawn 1936. Catalogue.
1st. Ed. Pub. Carters Tested Seeds. 1936 pp.106 with b/w. and some col. photos. Small 4to. Signature to first page. VG. softback. Original four page Calendar of shows of the RHS for 1936 and the application for fellowship slip, loosely inserted. Scarce.
Carter’s lengthy and well illustrated catalogue of vegetable and flower seeds and grass seeds for sports grounds.
£25.00 [ref: 69825]
Case, F.W. & R.B. Trilliums.
1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 1997 pp.285 with col. photos., line drawings & dist. maps. 8vo. Fine hardback fine dw., with gently sunned on spine.
The first in-depth treatment of this graceful garden plant is part field guide and part gardener’s handbook. All 43 species are covered.
£22.50 [ref: 71587]
Charles, G. Cacti and Succulents. An illustrated guide to the plants and their cultivation.
1st. Ed. Pub. Crowood Press. 2003 pp.192 with colour photos. 4to. Fine hardback in thor. vg. dw.
Over 250 different species or genera and their natural habitats are described in this book and the author gives advice on all aspects of care and cultivation. An invaluable guide and reference book.
£30.00 [ref: 64169]
Chatto, Beth. Beth Chatto’s Garden Notebook.
1st. Ed. Pub. Dent. 1988 pp.298 with b/w. line drawings. 8vo. With a charming inscription by the author Beth Chatto on the title page dated 1990. Nr. fine softback.
Beth Chatto reveals what is really involved in maintaining a unique and flourishing garden. Written from notes that she kept regularly, this engaging book offers help on a whole range of topics.
£12.00 [ref: 71580]
Chatto, Beth. The Damp Garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. Dent. 1982 pp.336 with col. photos. and b/w. plans. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
Thoughout this book Beth Chatto conveys the practical gardening wisdom and sense of design and colour for which she is famous.
£10.00 [ref: 69067]
Chatto, Beth. The Damp Garden.
Pub. Dent. 1982 pp.336 with some colour photos. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw.
£14.00 [ref: 47754]
Chatto, Beth. The Damp Garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. Dent. 1982 pp.336 with col. photos. and b/w. drawings. 8vo. Hardback. Contents fine. With a charming inscription by the author on the title page. Boards with knock to bottom edges in vg. dw.
Thoughout this book Beth Chatto conveys the practical gardening wisdom and sense of design and colour for which she is famous.
£20.00 [ref: 71579]
Chatto, Beth. The Damp Garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. Dent. 1982 pp.336 with col. photos. and b/w. plans. 8vo. Hardback. Previous owner’s small label. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw., with gently suned spine.
Thoughout this book Beth Chatto conveys the practical gardening wisdom and sense of design and colour for which she is famous.
£10.00 [ref: 66613]
Chatto, Beth. The Dry Garden.
1st. Ed. Rep. Ed. Pub. J.M. Dent. 1990 pp.189 with b/w. photos and illus. 8vo. Fine softback.
An informative guide to creating a ‘dry garden’ using plants that need very little attention and are naturally adapted to flourish in dry shade, continuous sunshine or even extreme drought.
£5.00 [ref: 71051]