Attlee, Helena. & Latham, Charles. Italian Gardens. Romantic Splendor in the Edwardian Age.
1st. Ed. Pub. Monacelli. 2009 pp192 with b/w., photos., throughout. 4to. New hardback in new dw. RRP £55.00.
Reveals the vanished magnificence of the Italian aristocracy’s landscapes in superb images by Charles Latham (dating from the early 1900s), obtained from the archives of Country Life magazine. Helena Attlee presents the history and design of each garden.
£35.00 [ref: 56319]

Bechtel, H. et al. The Manual of Cultivated Orchid Species.
3rd. Ed. Pub. Blandford. 1998 pp.585 with over 860 colour photographs. Fine hardback in fine in dw. Out-of-print. Latest edition.
One of the most comphrehensive books on Orchids and their cultivation.
£45.00 [ref: 34499]

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. Out-of-print.
A complete practical guide to growing and collecting Bamboos. Includes colour photographs for identification purposes.
£12.50 [ref: 41005]

Bennett, Jackie. Shakespeare’s Gardens.
1st. Ed. Pub. Frances Lincoln. 2016 pp.192 with colour photographs throughout. 4to. New hardback in new dw. RRP £25.00.
Tells the story of the gardens William Shakespeare knew as a boy and as a man. The five Stratford-upon-Avon gardens represent the different phases of his life, from his birthplace in Henley Street through to his final home at New Place, where he created a garden to reflect his fame and wealth.
£20.00 [ref: 56146]

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]

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, Adrian. Gardening with Conifers.
Pub. Frances Lincoln. 2001 pp.192 with colour photographs throughout. 4to. New hardback. RRP £25.00. Last copy.
From giant sequoiadendrons to low, spreading junipers, the range of conifer forms and sizes is vast and 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. 2004 pp.168 with colour photos., throughout. Large 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP. £16.99.
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.
£15.00 [ref: 57091]

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]