Shephard, S. Seeds of Fortune. A Gardening Dynasty.
Pub. Bloomsbury. 2003 pp.xix, 300 with colour plates and b/w. figs. 8vo. New hardback in new dw.vRRP £19.99.
A captivating account of adventure, big business and Veitch family intrigue in the horticultural world.
£12.50 [ref: 46664]
Smith, R. A Year At Kew.
1st. Ed. Pub. BBC. 2004 pp.192 with colour photographs throughout. 4to. A new hardback in new dw. RRP £16.99.
£10.00 [ref: 49921]
Spens, Michael. Modern Landscape.
1st. Ed. Pub. Phaidon. 2003 pp.239 with colour photographs and plans throughout. Large 4to. New hardback in new dw. RRP £45.00.
A visually stunning, in-depth analysis of contemporary landscape architecture.
£35.00 [ref: 51632]
Steel, Jenny. Making Wildlife Ponds. How to create a pond to attract wildlife to your garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. Brambleby Books. 2016 pp.79 profusely illustrated with colour photos. 8vo. A new softback.
Step-by-step guide for the digging, lining, filling and planting a wildlife pond, with advice on its maintenance. Very well illustrated with images of both the plants and wildlife found in these ponds.
£8.99 [ref: 53454]
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Strong, Roy. Roy Strong. Self-Portrait as a Young Man.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bodleian. 2013 pp.296 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP £25.00.
Here, Roy Strong recalls his shy, solitary childhood in suburban north London, his grammar school and university education, and his formative trip to Italy. His memoir captures the excitement and energy of a period when a generation of post-war meritocrats shaped modern Britain.
£20.00 [ref: 61658]
Turner, Roger. Capability Brown. and the Eighteenth-Century English Landscape.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Phillimore. 1999 pp.204 with many illus. 4to. New hardback in new dw. RRP £19.99.
This is is the revised, re-set and updated edition of a book first published in 1985.
£15.00 [ref: 49996]
Verey, Rosemary. The American Man’s Garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bulfinch. 1990 pp.ix, 165 with colour photographs throughout. 4to. New hardback (few dust marks to top-edge of text block) in new dw. RRP £25.00.
In her introduction, Mrs. Verey surveys four centuries of American gardening, noting the contributions of great gardeners including George Washington and Fletcher Steele. She then provides a showcase of 27 of the most beautiful and interesting gardens created and maintained by men in the United States and Canada.
£18.00 [ref: 40657]
Withner, C.L. and Harding, P.A. The Cattleyas and Their Relatives. The Debatable Epidendrums.
1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2004 pp.300 with col. photos. & line drawings. 4to. New hardback in new dw.
‘The Debatable Epidendrums’ focuses on the portion of the genus with pseudo-bulbs.
£30.00 [ref: 61654]