Arbury, J. and Pinhey, S. Pears.
Pub. Wells & Winter. 1997 pp.103 with 15 colour illus. plates at centre of text. A new hdbk. with dw. RRP. £23.50.
Each cultivar in this work is comprehensively described and beautifully illustrated in water colour paintings. Detailes over fifty cultivars. There are others, but those selected are those that the gardener or commercial grower in this day and age is most likely to come across in the gardens and orchards of Great Britain.
£15.00 [ref: 44669]

Bell, M. The Gardener’s Guide to Growing Temperate Bamboos.
Pub. David & Charles; Timber Press. 2000 pp.159 with colour photographs throughout. 4to. A new hdbk. in new dw. RRP £16.99.
£12.50 [ref: 41005]

Billington, Jill. Colour Your Garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Royal Horticultural Society. 2004 pp.192 profusely illustrated with colour photos. throughout. 4to. A new softback. RRP £14.99.
£8.00 [ref: 49994]

Blakesley, D. &. Buckley, P. Woodland Creation For Wildlife and People In A Changing Climate. Principles and Practice.
Pub. Pisces Publications. 2010 pp.xi, 171 with colour photographs, dist. maps and text figs. A new softback copy. RRP £24.95.
Lively and informative. Recommended.
£22.50 [ref: 47628]

Blomfield, D. Kew Past.
Pub. Phillimore 2004 pp.144 with b/w. photographs and other text figs. throughout. 8vo. A new hdbk. in new dw. In-print at £15.99. A very interesting read.
A well written and nicely illustrated history of Kew Botanic Gardens.
£3.00 [ref: 44812]

Bloom, A. Gardening with Conifers.
Pub. Frances Lincoln. 2001 pp.192 with colour photographs throughout. A new copy in same dustwrapper. In-print at £25.00.
From giant sequoiadendrons to low, spreading junipers, the range of conifer forms and sizes is vast and cones can provide interest in the garden throughout the year. Adrian Bloom shows how conifers can be used in almost any size and situation.
£12.50 [ref: 45817]

Boney, A.D. The Lost Gardens of Glasgow University.
1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 1988 pp.vi, 298 with illus. 8vo. A new hardback. RRP £14.95.
£5.00 [ref: 49926]

Bourne, Val. The Natural Gardener. The way we all want to garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. Frances Lincoln Edition. 2004 pp.168 beautifully illus. with colour photography. Small 4to. New softback. RRP. £14.99.
Highly recommended. Demonstrates how you can use organic principles to create a garden that is not only healthy, with the balance to control pests and diseases in an environmentally friendly way, but also extraordinarily beautiful.
£12.50 [ref: 51627]

Bowe, P. & Sapieha, N. Gardens in Central Europe.
1st. Pub. Antique Collectors Club. 1991 pp.215 with many colour photographs. New hardback in new dw. RRP £25.00.
Covers the areas of Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia and Western Romania.
£18.00 [ref: 43889]

Brown, Jane. Tales from the Rose Tree. Ravishing Rhododendrons and their travels around the world.
1st. Ed. Harper Collins. 2004 pp.xii, 308 with colour & b/w. plates. 8vo. New hardback in lightly marked, new dw. RRP £20.00.
A thorough examination of the Rhododendron’s history and uses.
£12.50 [ref: 49931]