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]

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]

Gerard. John., (Woodward, Marcus). Gerard’s Herball. The Essence thereof distilled by Marcus Woodward from the Edition of Th. Johnson, 1636.
1st. Ed. thus Pub. Gerald Howe. 1927 pp.xix, 303 with portrait frontis. of John Gerard plus woodcut illus. to text. 4to. Hardback. TEG. Two neat, charming, inscriptions (dated Christmas Day 1928 and Feb. 1985) to ffep. Some spotting to fore-edge of text block, to ends and occ. internally o/w. contents fine. Cloth boards with gilt motif thor. vg.
John Gerard (also John Gerarde, 1545–1612) was an English herbalist with a large garden in Holborn. His 1,484-page illustrated Herball, or Generall Historie of Plantes, first published in 1597, became a popular gardening and herbal book in English in the 17th century.
£25.00 [ref: 72059]

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]

Green, R. Asiatic Primulas. A Gardeners’ Guide.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Alpine Garden Society. 1976 pp.viii, 163 with b/w. photos., and illus. 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
£7.50 [ref: 58852]

Green, R. Asiatic Primulas. A Gardeners’ Guide.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Alpine Garden Society. 1976 pp.viii, 163 with b/w. photos., and illus. 8vo. Thor. vg. hardback in thor. vg. dw.
£5.00 [ref: 58445]

Greenwood, P. Gardening Year. The Busy Gardener’s Essential Month-by-Month Guide.
Pub. Headline. 2004 pp.160 with colour photographs and other figs. A vg. copy in same dw.
£4.00 [ref: 40766]