Gardening- General Used Books - Here are the latest additions to the Gardening- General category of the Mary Ward Used Books catalogue http://www.marywardbooks.com/categories/4.html Comments: first edition . cover edges and corners somewhat worn . Format: Hardcover. Pages: 584. http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/0718114507.html The gardening scene in France ,Italy, Germany ,Holland, Spain and Scandenavia.Comparisons of form, planting, formality and informality ,topiary, houseplants- everything green Comments: board book 160 pages illustrated with photographs, charts, and diagrams overall. clean and undamaged http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/0241023866.html Comments: DUST COVER EDGES SOMEWHAT STRESSED INK INSCRIPTION ON FIRST PAGE . Format: Unknown Binding. Pages: 64. http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/B0000CLV6P.html Dorling Kindersley 1991 reprint of the 1989 first edition: hardcover in dust jacket: approximately 9 x 12 inches tall: 608 pages: comprehensively illustrated in colour through out. Synopsis : created by a team of 40 experts, photographers and consultants, under the editorship of Christopher Brickell, director-general of the R.H.S. this authoritative reference work includes over 4000 photographic plant portraits, and provides a clear and comprehensive guide to more than 8000 plants suitable for cultivation in temperate climates. Contents: Preface. How to use this book . Plant origins and names. Creating a garden. The planter's guide . The Plant Catalogue: -- trees, conifers, shrubs, roses, climbersw, grasses, bamboos, rushes and sedges, ferns, perennials, annuals and biennials, rock plants, bulbs, water plants, cacti and other succulents. The plant dictionary. Glossary of terms. Index of common names. Acknowledgements. Contributors: -- Susan Andrews, Hollies. Gary Barlow, chrysanthemums. Kenneth Beckett, shrubs, climbers, bromeliads. John Brooks, creating a garden. Eric Catterrall, begonias . Alan Coombes, Plant origins and names, trees and shrubs. Philip Damp, dahlias . Kate Donald, peonies, daffodils. Kath Dryden, rock plants. Raymond Evison, clematis. Diana Grenfell, hostas. Peter Harkness, roses. David Hitchcock, carnations and pinks. Terry Hewitt, cacti and succulents. Hazel Key, pelargoniums . Sidney Linnegar, irises. Brian Matthew, irises, bulbs. Victoria Matthews, climbers, lilies, tulips. David McClintock, grasses, bamboos, rushes and sedges. Diana Miller, perennials. African violets. John Paton, perennials. Charles Puddle , camellias. Wilma Rittershausen and Sabina Knees, orchids. Peter Rose, Ivies. Kieth Rushforth, conifers. A Schilling, rhododendrons and azaleas. Arthur Smith, gladioli. Philip Swindells, ferns, primulas. Kath Dryden and Jack Wemyss-Cooke, water plants, water lilies. John Thirkell, delphiniums. Allan Toogood, annuals and biennials. Patrick Turpin, heathers. Michael Upwood , perennials. John Wright, fuchsias. Condition: corners of dust jacket slightly rubbed: overall very clean and good. PLEASE NOTE : A VERY HEAVY BOOK. CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE THE U.K. PLEASE E-MAIL FOR SHIPPING COSTS. http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/0863183867.html Little, Brown and Company 1990: red cloth hardback with white lettering to spine in dust jacket : approximately 10.75 by 10.2 inches tall: 200 colour illustrations throughout, many full-page. Synopsis: High quality coloured photographic illustration accompanied by text describing the island of Nantucket; 22 miles off the coast of Cape Cod, 14 miles long and 3 1/2 miles wide. Purchased by Thomas Mayhew from the Earl of Stirling in 1642, 9/10 of the island was sold on to nine settlers, among them those named Starbuck, Macey, Coleman, Barnard, Coffin, Greenleaf, and Swain; half shares were sold on further to craftsmen including the Fulgers, the Gardners, and the Worths: family names which remain on the island to day. Good quality coloured plates illustrate the elegant interiors and colourful gardens of today's Nantucket. Contents -Introduction. In Town. To the West (Dionis , Hummock Potton, Maxcy's pond). To the East (Monomoy, Polpis, Quidnet, Shawkemo,Surfside. Siasconset. Sources. Condition: Upper corner of front dust jacket flap removed: price intact: minute repair to upper back edge dust jacket: gift inscription: overall very clean and good http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/%200316523348.html " Practical advice on creating the most stunning floral display in both home and garden" 288 pages. Illustrated throughout in colour. 1994 Colour Library publication in Very Good condition. http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/0862837960.html T. C. and D. C. Jack, 1909: first edition:two leather backed volumes approximately 8 by 11 inches tall: gilt edged pages: volume 1, 200 pages: volume 2, 196 pages: marbled endpapers: illustrated with 100 plates in full colour from paintings by Beatrice Parsons, Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale, Anne Lea- Merritt, Hugh L. Norris, Lilian Stannard, Margaret Waterfield, A Fairfax Muckley, and Frances E. James. Synopsis: Comprehensive instruction on the cultivation of flowers, including choice and comparison of varieties, garden planning , planting, pruning, and propagation; with a text accompanied by black and white diagrams and full-page colour illustrations. Contents: Volume 1: Roses. Bulbs. Hardy herbaceous plants. Rockery plants. Greenhouse, conservatory and hothouse Flowers. Window and room plants. Volume 2: Carnations. The Dahlia. Sweet peas. Annuals. Aquatic plants. Arches, pergolas, pillars, and stumps. Beautiful walls and fences. Orchids. The chrysanthemum. Tender bedding plants. Flowers for the suburban Garden . Condition : ex-library from the University College of North Wales and used: leather spine of volume 1 has pieces missing , leather spine of volume 2 half missing:leather edges of both volumes rubbed : front covers partly detached: University bookplate to front endpapers of both volumes:the occasional small library stamp: contents very clean and good with the occasional fox mark . Overall collectable and worth rebinding. Please note: these are heavy books, please e-mail for shipping cost . http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/mw0012345%20mw0.html Guild Publishing 1988; hardback in dust jacket; 168 pages including index; colour illustrations throughout;. Condition: as new. http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/0711220557.html 125 page alphabetical list of garden flowers including full description, cultivation advice and illustration .Dust cover edges somewhat stressed . Price corner removed http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/mw00453.html Comments: cover slightly stressed with price corner removed. name printed on first page. otherwise clean and undamaged . Pages: 128. http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/B0000CK4Q0.html Comments: pristine - as new- immediate availability . Format: Hardcover. http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/000412880X.html Cassell paperback 2001: approximately 9.5 by 11.5 inches tall: 160 pages: colour illustrated throughout. Synopsis : A description and display of 30 gardens, each the winner of a Chelsea gold medal, containing ideas for adaption and reproduction. The gardens featured are:-The herbalist's garden. New England cottage. Garden of the book of Gold. The olive grove. The lock keeper's garden. The National Trust's centenary garden. A Garden for roses. A modern roof garden. The Zeneca garden. A touch of paradise. Classical calm with the capture of tomorrow. A Japanese tea Garden. The reflective garden. A garden of golden memories. A forest garden. A celebration of Gertrude Jekyll. Le Bousquet dear Chanel. The mariner's garden. A decorative kitchen garden. Chef's roof garden. Rocks and waterfalls. The spout garden. The Portmeirion garden. A Japanese artist' any garden . A garden in Provence. The greening of industry. The Latin garden. A romantic woodland garden. Sculpture in the garden. The quarry man's garden. A water meadow garden. Any garden for children. The railway garden. Country Life's Centenary garden. An English country garden. The forgotten pavilion. Harpers and Queen's classical garden. A chapter on the designers, an index and acknowledgements are included; and the text is supported by full colour photographic illustration and colour plans. Condition very clean and good overall. http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/1841881260.html Collingridge 1965 :green cloth hardcover in dust jacket; 95 pages including index; b/w photographic illustrations. Condition:Some foxing to page edges, overall clean and good. http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/mw0010081.html 1993 paperback: approx 9 x 10 inches tall: first edition: ex library book in laminated cover : library stickers; cover creased: light staining to first few pages : overall acceptable; imediate availability http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/185793282X.html