Gear, A. & J. Organic Gardening : The Whole Story.
1st. Ed. Pub. Watkins. 2009 pp.xix., 268 with colour photos. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw.
The organic movement is at an all-time high and this book offers a grassroots guide to the birth, development and fundamentals of organic gardening.
£10.00 [ref: 64723]

Gerrish, H. Edwardian Country Life. The Story of H. Avray Tipping.
1st. Ed. Pub. Frances Lincoln. 2011 pp.208 with col. & b/w. photos. and illus. throughout. 4to. Nr. fine hardback in fine dw. Half-title inscribed by the author, Helena Gerrish.
'Edwardian Country Life' tells the fascinating story of Henry Avray Tipping, architectural historian and designer of the gardens at Chequers and Dartington Hall. Tipping was central to the lives and work of such distinguished garden designers as Robinson, Jekyll and Peto.
£65.00 [ref: 71886]

Gildemeister, H. Gardening the Mediterranean Way. Practical Solutions for summer-dry climates.
1st. Ed. Pub. Thames & Hudson. 2004 pp.222 with 207 col. photos. Small 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
This is an important reference work for beginners and the experienced alike. The book is enhanced by a comphrehensive listing of drought-tolerant plants, which offers valuable information for gardeners keen to preserve the beauty of their gardens throughout the dry summer.
£17.50 [ref: 71048]

Giles, Will. Encyclopedia of Exotic Plants for Temperate Climates.
1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2007 pp.440 profusely illus. with colour photos. 4to. Hardback. Author’s signature to half-title. Fine in fine dw.
More than 1,500 plants are treated including Aroids, Bamboos, Bananas, Bromeliads, Succulents, Yuccas, Palms, Cycads and Restios.
£95.00 [ref: 64259]

Glattstein, J. Bulbs for Garden Habitats.
1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2005 pp.296 with col. photos. throughout. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw.
Judy Glattstein offers a new approach to planting bulbs based on matching the plants to the garden habitats where they will be healthiest and happiest.
£8.00 [ref: 71748]

Gloag, John. Mr Loudon’s England. The Life and Work of John Claudius Loudon, and his influence on architecture and furniture design.
1st. Ed. Pub. Oriel Press. 1970 pp.224 with b/w. photos. & line illus. Large 8vo. Thor. vg. to nr. fine hardback.
Although known primarily for his work as a botanist and landscape gardener this book is concerned with his effect on domestic architecture and furniture design in nineteenth century England.
£4.50 [ref: 70092]

Godfrey, W.H. Gardens in the Making.
1st. Ed. Pub. B.T. Batsford. [1914] pp.xvii, 207 with b/w. illus and garden plans throughout. 8vo. Contents fine. Original blue cloth boards in thor. vg. condition. With bookplate of Richard Burnie Armistead to inside front cover (Capt. R.B. Armistead, 1890-1965 served in the West Yorkshire Regiment during Word War 1 and was awarded the Military Cross).
Walter Hindes Godfrey was an English architect, and architectural and topographical historian. This book is concerned not with the choice of flowers and shrubs, but rather considers the layout, general effect and proper relationship of all parts of a garden to the whole.
£35.00 [ref: 60610]

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Godfrey, W.H. Gardens in the Making.
1st. Ed. Pub. B.T. Batsford. [1914] pp.xvii, 207 with b/w. illus. and garden plans throughout. 8vo. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block and to endpapers o/w. contents fine. Original blue cloth boards in thor. vg. condition.
Walter Hindes Godfrey was an English architect, and architectural and topographical historian. This book is concerned not with the choice of flowers and shrubs, but rather considers the layout, general effect and proper relationship of all parts of a garden to the whole.
£20.00 [ref: 69914]

Gorer, Richard. The Flower Garden in England.
B.T. Batsford, 1975. Pp.viii,178 with b/w plates. Clean, tight copy, in dw.
£4.00 [ref: 15852]

Gotch, J.A. The English Home. From Charles I. to George IV. Its Architecture, Decoration and Garden Design.
1st. Ed. Pub. B.T. Batsford. [1918] pp.x 410 with b/w. photos., and illus. 8vo. Bookplate. Minor foxing at ends, text block becoming disbound, o/w. contents fine. Original decorated blue cloth in vg. condition.
With highly charming bookplate of Captain Peter Archie Denny, 1st Bn Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders.
£15.00 [ref: 58625]