Title

ISBN

Author

Pictures of

Content

Take Two Plants

0-7153-0492-5

Nicola Ferguson

400 plant pairs

400 plant pairs with colour photo, each of which is made up of plants that not only enjoy the same conditions but also work together visually to create pleasing associations of colour, texture and plant form

The Companion Garden

1-85626-035-6

Bob Flowerdew

Vegetable garden companion planting

The Conservatory Gardener

0-7112-0751-8

Ann Swithinbank

Conservatory plant pictures

Definitive guide to conservatory plants and how to grow them with aquatic plants. Table for choosing the correct plants according to the temperature inside the conservatory.

The Encyclopedia of Plants for Garden Situations The right plant for the right setting

0-7134-7783-0

Fritz Kohlein Peter Menzel

Plants

Good descriptions with colour photo of perennials and annuals to suit 40 types of garden, which are detailed with photo at the beginning of the book.

The Flowering Year

0-7011-3584-0

Anna Pavord

Plant flower

Monthly planting plans with good description and photograph of each plant in that group

The Garden Plant Selector

The guide to choosing the right plants for your garden conditions

1-900618-52-X

David Joyce

1200 plants

3000 good descriptions, 1200 with colour photo. Lists of plants for sunny dry conditions, waterside and bog plants, tolerant of dry shade, heavy clay soil, alkaline soils, moist acid conditions and coastal gardens. One essay on plants in the wild and another on plants in the garden show that a successful garden is one made by matching plants to the conditions available.

The Harmonious Garden

0-88192-348-6

Catherine Ziegler

Plant combinations

Plant combinations and cultivar data

The Low-Maintenance Garden

0-00-412602-5

Peter McHoy

Plants

60 good descriptions of plants, some with colour photos. Essay of plant combinations of different plant types. Thin Booklet

The Plantfinder's Guide to Ornamental Grasses

0-7153-0638-3

Roger Grounds

Grasses

Good description of grasses, some with colour photo. Orchestrating the grasses includes combination plants. Complete alphabetical list good description of all ornamental grasses in tabular form. Lists of grasses for special uses

The Recognition and Practical Uses of Bulbous, Cormous and Tuberous Plants

International Flower Bulb Centre

Black and white bulbs and garden plant plans

Good descriptions of bulbs with black/white pictures. What bulb/plant combinations to plant in different sites in the garden. Thick booklet

The Rose

a complete handbook

Roy Genders

1,300 varieties of hybrid tea, floribunda, miniature, climbing and rambler, shrub and hedge rose, with an index showing height of each variety with its page number for its description. Companion plants

The Smaller Rhododendrons

0-7134-4471-1

Peter A. Cox

Good descriptions of small rhododendrons which are suitable for modern gardens. Good information on plant associations

The Tree Guide for Gardens

Andrew and Nick Dunn

Descriptions of trees for gardens with size, growth rate, form, flower and leaf colour. Tables showing which ornamental trees are suitable for your garden

The Winter Flower Garden

0-7099-1560-8

Sonia Kinahan

20 colour plates of plants and 40 figures of plants

From the 15 November to 15 March, there are 100 species of plant that flower and most have scent with 25 of these per month. Chapter 9 has a table of these

The Wisley Book of Gardening

0-600-36778-9

Robert Pearson

32 colour illustrations

Published 1981. How to do better gardening is detailed by the staff of Wisley using planning and planting of different plants in separate chapters with good lists

Tree Form, Size and Colour

0-419-13520-0

Bodfan Gruffydd

Black and white photos of trees

A guide to selection, planting and design of 300 trees. Large tree table (above 50ft) and small tree table(below 50ft) with foliage colour, siting and display, growth, environment and ultimate spacing

Winter Garden Glory

How to get the best from your garden from autumn through to spring

0-00-412892-3

Adrian Bloom

200 plants And planting plans

Good descriptions of best plants for continuing interest in the garden throughout the year of -trees, shrubs, conifers, perennials, ferns, grasses, heaths and heathers, alpines and bulbs. Winter colour garden plans.