Crowe, Sylvia (et al). The Gardens of Mughul India. A history and a guide.
1st. Ed. Pub. Thames & Hudson. 1972 pp.200 with col. & b/w. photos. and illus. throughout. Large 8vo. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
The first fully comprehensive book on the Mughul gardens of India, tracing their origins in Persia.
£10.00 [ref: 69924]

Crowe, Sylvia. Garden Design.
1st. Ed. Pub. Country Life. 1958 pp.229 with b/w. photos. plans and illus. Large 8vo. Hardback. Although not inscribed as such, from lib. of Sylvia Landsberg the highly esteemed designer and rejuvenator of gardens. Contents fine. Orignal boards, showing some marking on rear, o/w. thor. vg. Scarce in first edition.
Sylvia Crowe’s ‘Garden Design’ has influenced several generations of landscape architects and specialist garden designers since it was first published in 1958. It encompasses both a fascinating history of design in gardens and a stimulating study of the need for these principles to be applied to the contemporary landscape.
£75.00 [ref: 62408]

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Dale, P. & Yen, B.C. Wordsworth’s Gardens and Flowers. The Spirit of Paradise.
1st. Ed. Pub. ACC Art Books 2018 pp.232 with colour illus. throughout. Small 4to. New hardback in new dw. RRP £30.00.
Wordsworth was as passionate about his gardens at Dove Cottage and Rydal Mount as he was about the untamed world that surrounded them. With contemporary horticultural illustrations throughout, this book traces his interest in the natural world to his childhood fondness for gardening, before examining the references to flowers in his verse.
£27.50 [ref: 60635]

Darke, R. The Colour Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses. Sedges, Rushes, Restios, Cat-tails and selected Bamboos.
1st. Pub. Weidenfeld & Nicholson. 1999 pp. 325 with many coloured plates. VG. copy in dw. lightly bumped on corners. In-print at £32.50.
£25.00 [ref: 38856]

Darke, R. (Ed.). Manual of Grasses.
1st. Ed. Pub. Macmillan. 1994 pp.xlvi, 169 with line drawings throughout. 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
The text here is derived from ‘The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening’ which was originally published in 1992 in four volumes.
£4.00 [ref: 46303]

Darnell, A.W. Orchids for the Outdoor Garden. A Descriptive List of the World’s Orchids that may be Grown Outdoors in the British Isles.
1st. Ed. Pub. L. Reeve & Co. 1930 pp.xx, 467 with colour frontis., and b/w. plates. Large 8vo. Thor. vg hardback.
£60.00 [ref: 58439]

David Austin Roses Limited. Handbook of Roses 2022. Special 60th. Edition.
1st. Ed. Pub. David Austin. 2022 pp.148 with col. photos. throughout. Large 8vo. Fine softback.
A special, beautifully illustrated, edition of the David Austin Roses Catalogue which also includes information on where, when and how to plant.
£15.00 [ref: 69813]

David, P. A Garden Lost in Time. The Mystery of the Ancient Gardens of Aberglasney.
1st. Ed. Pub. Weidenfield & Nicolson. 1999 pp.192 with colour photos. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
This work traces the gardens from their derelict state through each stage of restoration.
£5.00 [ref: 69057]

Davies, J. Herbs and Herb Gardens.
1st. Ed. Pub. Shire. 1983 pp.32 with b/w. photos. and plans. 8vo. Fine softback.
This books helps to show that anyone can grow herbs successfully. Several types of herb garden are described, including one that will produce salad and cooking herbs throughout the year.
£5.00 [ref: 59871]

Davies, J. The Victorian Flower Garden.
Pub. BBC. 1991 pp.240 with colour photographs and other illus. A vg. copy in same dw.
£4.00 [ref: 40817]