MASON, ANTONY.

House Plants.

Lanark (Scotland): Geddes & Grosset Ltd. 1988. 1st ed. "Know your house plants and how to look after them." Pp 128. Some b/w illustrations. 4 colour illustrations. P/b. Illustrated cover. G+.

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Book number: 14131

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Keywords: Mason House Plants Gardening Pests Diseases Propagation A7811 Gardening

MASON, CATHERINE.

The Ornamental Herb Garden. From Windowboxes to Knot Gardens.

London: Conran Octopus Ltd, 1997. 1st ed. "With its combination of striking photographs, informative artworks and accessible text, this book will enable anyone to create their own stunning herb garden." 25cms. x 23.5cms. Pp. 96, colour illustrations throughout. Dark green cloth, illustrated d/w. VG/VG.

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Book number: 28771

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Keywords: Mason Ornamental Herb Garden Windowboxes Knot Gardens Illustrated Noamzcouk 26496 Gardening

MCLEAN, TERESA.

Medieval English Gardens.

London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1989. 0712635378. "English gardens in the period between the Norman Conquest and the Renaissance..These are among the most varied, colourful, fragrant and neglected delights of English history, and are overdue for redemption from the obscurity into which the better-documented still-surviving gardens of later centuries have plunged them." Pp.272/14(index), 12 pages of black & white illustrations + 6 line drawings in the text, toning to pages. Paperback, small crease to lower front corner. G+.

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Book number: 46239

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Keywords: Mclean Medieval English Gardens Monastic Castle Palace Manor House Herbs Vegetables Orchard Frueit Trees Vineyards Flowers 47815 Gardening

MENAGE, R.H.

A Greenhouse Manual.

London: Max Parrish & Co. Ltd, 1964. 1st ed. Over a Hundred Questions asked and answered. Pp. 128/8 (ads), 16 b/w photographs, 12 drawings. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w has small closed tear to rear top of spine. VG/G+.

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Book number: 27341

Catalogue: Gardening

Keywords: Menage Greenhouse Manual Illustrated 24419 Gardening

NICHOLS, BEVERLEY.

Garden Open Today. (with drawings by William McLaren).

London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. 1st edition. "In this book on practical gardening, the characters step aside and the garden comes into full view, with Mr Nichols revealing some of the lessons that, as a practical workman, he has learned in the past thirty years about the eternally absorbing art..Apt at times to interrupt a serious practical discussion with a light-hearted recollection of some of the characters who have contributed tom the gaiety of his gardening life." Pp.252, frontispiece and decorated title page + occasional further illustrations by William McLaren, illustrated endpapers. Brown cloth, dustwrapper has wear to top of spine and top rear edge. VG/VG.

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Book number: 50565

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Keywords: Beverley Nichols Garden Open Today Drawings William Mclaren Greenhouse Insecticidesgarden Design Flower Decoration Gardening Life 52040 Gardening

NICOLSON, PHILIPPA.

V. Sackville-West's Garden Book.

London: Book Club Associates, 1974. 1st Book Club ed. "She had an unusual capacity for combining a romantic attitude to gardening with hard practical advice." Pp. 250, colour frontis, 4 colour photos, 18 b/w photos. Green cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. VG/VG.

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Book number: 15611

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Keywords: Nicolson V Sackville West Garden Book Illustrated A9590 Gardening

OSBORN, A.

Pruning Hardy Shrubs.

London: Royal Horticultural Society, 1968. Revised ed. Booklet. Advice on pruning hardy shrubs. Pp. 19. P/b. G+.

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Book number: 29547

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Keywords: Osborn Pruning Hardy Shrubs 27008 Gardening

PANKHURST, ALEX.

Who Does Your Garden Grow?

Dedham: Earl's Eye Publishing, 1992. 0951813307. 3rd impression. Who are the plants in your garden? "Who Does Your Garden Grow? traces the background of over 100 famous cultivars. The book describes the plants, how they came about, and the many talented people they commemorate." Pp.168, 4 pages of colour plates + many black & white photo illustrations, signed by the author to title page, newspaper review clipping loosely enclosed. Black cloth, dustwrapper. VG/VG.

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Book number: 44948

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Keywords: Alex Pankhurst Signed Who Does Your Garden Grow Plants Flowers Gardening 46431 Gardening

PEARCE, S.A.

Flowering Shrubs.

London: W.H. & L. Collingridge Ltd, 1956. 2nd imp. Amateur Gardening Handbook No. 2. Pp. 92, 19 b/w illustns. Toning to pages. Illustd. laminated boards. G.

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Book number: 13933

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Keywords: Pearce Flowering Shrubs Amateur Gardening Handbook No 2 Illustrated A7856 Gardening

PEARSON, ROBERT.

The Winter Garden. (A Wisley Handbook).

London: Cassell Educational. 1989. 1st ed. "In winter one takes in the detail of flower, leaf and berry with enhanced perception. It might be a group of trees and shrubs in the early morning mist, or the beautiful patterns and colourings of tree barks - when they are lit by low midday sun". Pp 64, many colour illustrations. P/b, illustrated cover. VG.

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Book number: 27927

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Keywords: Pearson Winter Garden Wisley Trees Shrubs Flowers 25241 Gardening

PERRY, FRANCES.

Water Gardens.

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. 1962. 1st ed. "Clear and detailed advice on all aspects of water gardens ... streams, ponds or pools." Pp 169. Many b/w illustrations. P/b. Slightly scuffed spine. Illustrated cover. G+.

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Book number: 14459

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Keywords: Perry Gardening Aquatics Pools Plants Ponds Water A8348 Gardening

PILCHER, MICHAEL. DAVIS, LISA AND HURRION, DAVID.

Garden Terms.

London: Hamlyn. 1995. "In many cases not only is the meaning of the word given, but also details of methods and techniques... Enables you to identify and control pests and diseases". Pp 184. P/b, illustrated cover. VG.

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Book number: 27932

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Keywords: Pilcher Davis Hurrion Garden Terms Pests Gardening Diseases 25224 Gardening

PRUCHA, JAROSLAV.

A Concise Guide in Colour: Flowers from Seed. (Illustrated by Frantisek Severa.) Translated by O. Kuthanova

London: Hamlyn, 1977. 2nd imp. "Flowers from Seed is in every way a book to delight the keen home gardener, packed with information and visually attractive." 17cms. x 11.5cms. Pp. 252, 88 colour illustrations. Illustrated laminated boards with matching illustrated d/w. VG/G+.

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Book number: 25586

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Keywords: Prucha Severa Kuthanova Concise Guide Colour Flowers from Seed Illustrated 22330 Gardening

RICHARDSON, ERNEST.

Marsh Gardens: Their Construction & Maintenance.

London: Water Life, nd. 'Water Life' series. No.7. 2nd edition. Pp.32, b/w illustrations, photos and figure illustrations. Pbk, spine rubbed. G.

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Book number: 33734

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Keywords: Ernest Richardson Marsh Gardens Construction Maintenance Water Life Series Gardening 33900 Gardening

RITTERSHAUSEN, BRIAN & WILMA .

Popular Orchids. Brian and Wilma Rittershausen.

Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles Limited, 1970 . 0715349732. First edition with dustwrapper, signed by the authors. 9.0" x 5.75" x 1.0" . pp.240 . Illustrated dustwrapper. Spine faded and edges lightly rubbed. Clean green cloth covered boards, with bright gilt titles to spine. Dedication to front free-endpaper: "26th May 1971, To Major Keeling with compliments Wilma Rittershausen, B. S. Rittershausen, Chelsea Flower Show." Clean text and illustrations throughout. A very good book. ** "Brian and Wilma Rittershausen are the second generation to run their family orchid-growing business (now located at Burnham Nurseries, just outside Newton Abbot, Devon). Their father's book on Successful Orchid Culture was a classic of its kind, and this volume now take its place.." - Excerpt from rear fly-leaf.

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Book number: 42029

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Keywords: David & Charles Limited Newton Abbot Devon Popular Orchids Brian and Wilma Rittershausen 43323 Gardening