Title |
ISBN |
Author |
Pictures of |
Content |
The Gardener's Planning Box |
0-7548-0411-9 |
Peter McHoy |
1000 colour photos |
The complete garden planning book contains 50 garden plans with detailed coverage of different styles of garden. Gardening in small spaces book contains elements of design in small spaces, features and structures together with choosing plants. plant lists |
The Green Tapestry perennial plants for the garden |
0-00-410448-X |
Beth Chatto |
250 Plants |
Beth chatto explains how her garden and her philosophy of gardening have developed over the years with her principles of planting. Good description list of perennials in alphabetical order |
The Natural Garden BookGardening in harmony with nature |
1-85684-085-X |
Peter Harper |
Gardens and line drawings |
This promotes Gaian gardening as a replacement for conventional gardening by stressing the need to integrate the various demands of the gardener with the distinctive features of habitat or climate. Extensive plant lists for different gardens and sections of gardens |
The New Small Garden Book |
0-86318-741-2 |
John Brooke |
Plants and gardens |
A completely fresh approach to transforming any small space outside with small garden design principles explained |
The One Hour Garden |
1-85079-224-0 |
Laurence Fleming |
Plans and line drawings |
The one hour a week in the summer garden is a carpet of grass given shape and character by hedges and trees. Lists of plants to suit all sizes of garden |
The Rock Garden and its Plants |
0-460-04762-0 |
Graham Stuart Thomas |
212 Black and white rock gardens with 38 colour plants |
How to create and plant a rock garden. Includes dwarf and slow-growing conifers and shrubs for rock gardens |
The Small Garden |
1-85079-027-2 |
John Brooke |
600 Gardens, line drawings and flowers |
Design essay. 35 garden plans. Planting design essay. Good descriptions of all plants suitable for small gardens |
The Ultimate Garden Designer |
0-7063-7486-X |
Tim Newbury |
100 garden designs |
Covers basic styles or function of a garden design with colour illustrations. Recommended plant descriptions and garden features |
The Ultimate Water Garden Book |
0-7134-7942-6 |
Jean-Claude Arnoux |
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Plants for 13 garden ponds. Plant descriptions with photographs. |
Town Gardens |
1-85029-360-0 |
David Stevens |
Gardens and garden plans |
Garden design to produce gardens which can be maintained in 1 hour per week |
Veganic Gardening the Alternative System for Healthier Crops |
0-7225-1208-2 |
Kenneth Daniel O'Brien |
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An alternative system of horticulture which avoids all chemical or animal fertilizers for vegetables, herbs and fruit with cultivar data. Garden design with plants for each area |
Water features for your garden An inspirational guide to planning and planting |
1-84309-766-4 |
Peter McHoy |
16 water garden plans and 100 colour photos |
How to transform your garden with 15 plans for rock and water gardens with plant directory |
Water in the Garden |
0-86101-559-2 |
James Allison |
Ponds, water plants and fish |
Water garden design for ponds, moving and bridging water. Plants, fish, wildlife ponds and aftercare are also covered |
Wildlife in my Garden |
0902-363-72-7 |
Jane Ratcliffe |
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Book to read before designing a garden for wildlife |
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