Fox, H.M. Garden Cinderellas. How To Grow Lilies In The Garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. Macmillan. 1928 pp.[xxiv], 269 with 4 colour plates plus b/w. photos., and illus. 8vo. Hardback. Neat inscription dated 1930. Contents fine. Original decorated green cloth boards in nr. fine condition.
£30.00 [ref: 58442]

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Francis, M. and Hester, R.T. (Eds.). The Meaning of Gardens.
1st. Ed. 4th. Prt. Pub. MIT Press. 1995 pp.ix, 283 with numerous b/w. photos and illus. 4to. A very nr. fine softback with one small crease to back cover.
With essays from thirty different contributors, this book explores the how the garden is perceived, designed, used and valued.
£22.00 [ref: 55073]

Freeling, A. (Ed.). Flowers; Their Use and Beauty, in Language and Sentiment.
1st. Ed. Pub. Darton & Co. 1851 pp.xvi, 251 with 9 hand-coloured plates (inc. frontis. and illus. title page) and b/w. vignettes throughout. Small 8vo. Hardback. AEG. Armorial bookplate of Thomas Munyard to front pastedown and neat inscription dated 1852 to ffep. Very minor, occasional spotting, o/w. contents fine. Original silver gilt decorated blue cloth boards a little shelf rubbed, o/w. in thor. vg. condition. Scarce.
£225.00 [ref: 60768]

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Friend, R.G.M. Growing Orchids in Your Garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2004 pp.218 with colour photos. Large 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw.
The author provides more than 500 orchid choices for every garden situation and supplies practical cultivation information in thorough charts and tables.
£15.00 [ref: 47575]

Friend, Rev. Hilderic. Flowers and Flower Lore.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Swan Sonnenschein & Co. 1884 pp.xvi, 704 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Hardback. TEG. Small owner’s label to front paste down. Charming inscription, dated 1887, to ffep. Internal hinges tender. Spotting to fore-edges of text block, title page, only a very minor amount elsewhere o/w. contents fine. Original cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration with closed tear to spine o/w. vg.
The second edition with additions and corrections. A very detailed, easily absorbed work.
£69.50 [ref: 71910]

Friends of Blaise, Bristol. Humphry Repton’s Red Book for Blaise Castle.
1st. Ed. Pub. Friends of Blaise, Bristol. c.1980 pp.[32] with b/w. illus. Landscape large 8vo. Nr. fine softback.
Not a complete facsimilie of the original ‘Red Book’, but this work gives a very good flavour of the original.
£25.00 [ref: 69896]

Galinou, M. (Ed.). London’s Pride. The Glorious History of the Capital’s Gardens.
1st. Ed. Pub. Anaya. 1990 pp.224 with colour & b/w. illus., throughout. With Erratum. 4to. A nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
£12.00 [ref: 56560]

Galle, Fred C. Azaleas.
1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 1985 pp.486 with col. photos and line drawings. 4to. Hardback. Small owner’s label. Spotting to fore-edges of text block and end-papers, o/w. contents fine. Some spotting to boards in a thor. vg. dw.
Considers new cultivars, new colours and combinations. There are now over 6,000 cultivars from Japan, England, Holland, Belguim and Australian. Not only is there an exhaustive account of species and cultivars but other matters that concern both growers and gardeners including a chapter on landscaping, companion plants, culture, pests and diseases, hybridizing and bonsai.
£30.00 [ref: 66974]

Garrad, L.S. The Manx Garden.
Upd. Ed. Pub. Manx Heritage Foundation. 2003 pp.170 with colour and b/w. photos. throughout. Small 4to. Fine softback.
A celebration of Manx gardens and the gardeners who created them. Originally published in 1985 and here updated to cover the end of the 20th Century.
£18.00 [ref: 59319]

Gavin, Diarmuid. Homefront in the Garden. Inspirational designs and ideas from the cutting-edge BBC TV series.
1st. Ed. Pub. BBC. 2001 pp.168 with numerous colour photos. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
£14.00 [ref: 53817]