Keen, Mary. The Glory of the English Garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. Barrie & Jenkins Ltd. 1989 pp.255 with some excellent photography. A nr. fine copy in nr. fine dw.
£10.00 [ref: 48629]

Kellaway, D. Clematis. And the Ranunculaceae.
1st. Ed. Pub. Pavilion. 1994 pp.128 with col. photos. throughout. Large 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
A book full of practical advice about soil, cultivation and care.
£3.00 [ref: 40992]

Kelly, John. Ferns in Your Garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. Souvenir Press. 1991 pp.176 with colour and b/w. photos. 4to. A nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
£5.00 [ref: 53574]

Kelway, C. Seaside Gardening.
Pub. W.H. & L. Collingridge. 1962 pp.2 11 with b/w. photographic plates. Foxing to fore-edges and f.e.p. o/w. vg. bound in sl. bumped green cloth boards.
£10.00 [ref: 39147]

Kennedy, John. A Treatise upon Planting, Gardening, and the Management of the Hot-House. Vol. I & II.
2nd. Corr. & Enl. Ed. Pub. S. Hooper, London. 1777 Two volume set. 8vo. Hardbacks. Charming bookplate of Jeremy Elston to front pastedowns. Early ink mark to title page of Vol. I., a minor amount of spotting o/w. contents fine. Original full tree-calf binding in very good condition.
The second, corrected and greatly extended, edition of John Kennedy’s arboriculture and gardening manual. Kennedy was the gardener for Sir Thomas Gascoigne (1745-1810). This work was first published in 1776 and covers a wide range of topics, including the planting of trees and crops on various land types, managing vines and fruit trees in hot-houses, and the culture of vines, pineapples, asparagus and mushrooms. The last two chapters are dedicated to the cultivation of cabbages and carrots as field crops for cattle. It also addresses practical matters such as soil preparation, pruning, propagation, and controlling pests.
£225.00 [ref: 71358]

Kerr, J. Shakespeare’s Flowers.
1st. Ed. Thus 6th. Imp. Kestrel Books. 1975 pp.85 with col. illus. 4to. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
‘Combines fascinating lore and glorious pictures [illustrations of the plants] to re-create the gardens and meadows of Elizabethan England.’
£4.50 [ref: 71396]

Kerr, J. Shakespeare’s Flowers.
1st. Ed. Thus 9th. Imp. Kestrel Books. 1979 pp.85 with col. illus. 4to. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
‘Combines fascinating lore and glorious pictures [illustrations of the plants] to re-create the gardens and meadows of Elizabethan England.’
£8.00 [ref: 63691]

Kessell, Mervyn S. Rhododendrons and Azaleas.
Blandford Press, 1981. Pp.ix,176 with col. plates, text illus. & figs. VG, in price-clipped dw.
£8.00 [ref: 22854]

Keswick, M. The Chinese Garden. History, Art & Architecture.
1st. Ed. Pub. Academy Editions. 1978 pp.216 with colour and b/w. photos and illus. Large 4to. Signature. Minor sunning and spotting to top-edge, o/w. a fine hardback in lightly sunned nr. fine dw.
This book is the first attempt in any language to explore the meanings that lie behind Chinese gardens. It traces their origins back to the earliest records of Chinese civilisations, chronicles their development over more than 500 years and describes the lives and gardens of China’s most famous poets.
£18.00 [ref: 63389]

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King, Ronald. Tresco. England’s Island of Flowers. The creation of a garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. Constable. 1985 pp.160 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 4to. Bookplate to half-title. A nr. fine hdbk. in fine dw.
Ronald King’s account traces the fascinating story of the development of this unique and magic garden and the people who created it.
£10.00 [ref: 50539]