LOADS, FRED.

Fred Loads' Gardening Tips of a Lifetime.

London. Hamlyn,1980., Fred Loads, the well known gardening expert of Radio 4's "Gardeners Question Time " offers advice & tips he's accumilated over years for many gardening problems. 176 pages including index. B./w. photo of author and line drawings. 9.75" x 7.75". Near fine in near fine d./w. ISBN 060038795X 1980

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N° du livre: 2540

Catalogue: Gardening

Mots-clés: gardening cultivation pruning vegetables manures

LOUDON, JANE.

ORNAMENTAL FLOWERS. Classic Natural History Prints.

London. Studio Editions, 1991., Introduction by Elizabeth Banks. First edition thus. This is an abridged & edited selection of Jane Loudon's first 4 volumes.published between 1840 & 1846. 128 pages. 90 full page beautiful botanical plates in colour. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Green cloth cover is near fine. Near fine d./w. but front bottom edge is bumped & slightly creased. 36cm. x 26cm. ISBN 1851706321 1991

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N° du livre: 7749

Catalogue: Gardening

Mots-clés: flower flora botany botanical garden

MACER WRIGHT, D.

The Cox's Orange Pippin. A Study in Cultivation.

London. Faber & Faber, 1957., (Note, the scan came out very pale, the colours are brighter than this.) All about this fine apple tree, its cultivation from planting to harvesting the fruit, each stage is explained clearly for the amateur. Pruning, compost, pests, feeding the roots, & different soils are taken in to account. Cover & contents near fine. Slightly worn & rubbed d./w. it has a small tear front top corner & 1" tear on front bottom corner. 119 pages. Colour frontispiece, 10 b. & w. photographs on 4 pages, and 18 figures within text. 8.75" x 5.5". 1957

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N° du livre: 2069

Catalogue: Gardening

Mots-clés: apples Cox's Orange Pippin fruit trees pommes cox spot

MATHEW, BRIAN.

DWARF BULBS.

London. B.T. Batsford, 1974., Published in association with the Royal Horticultural Society. Reprint, first published 1973. 240 pages. 30 colour & 50 b./w. photographs, and 59 line drawings. 9" x 6". Near fine but previous owner's address label inside front cover. Near fine d./w., price clipped, with price label of £5.95. ISBN 0713404035. 1974

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N° du livre: 6334

Catalogue: Gardening

Mots-clés: bulb garden allium daffodil fritallaria lily tulip alpine cyclamen oxalis scilla trillium iris galanthus narcissus muscari crocus

MAYHEW, ANN AND POLLARD, MICHAEL.

THE ROSE. MYTH, FOLKLORE And LEGEND.

London. New English Library / Mayhew Books Ltd., 1979., Text by Ann Mayhew, illustrated by Michael Pollard. 122 pages, illustrated with 48 paintings of roses, full page and double paged. Near fine except spine has a small bump. D./w. is slightly marked & worn, & slightly, faintly damp stained near spine. 11.75" x 9.25". ISBN 450044483 1979

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N° du livre: 1647

Catalogue: Gardening

Mots-clés: Rose flowers gardening rosa

MORE, DAPHNE.

IDEAS FOR INTERESTING GARDENS.

Newton Abbot. David & Charles, 1974., 158 pages. 6 colour photographs on 4 pages, 18 black & white on 12 pages, and 24 drawings & diagrams by the author. Near fine. No inscription or marks.. D./w. slightly bumped on top corners & edges starting to curl, o./w. near fine & not price clipped (£3.25) 8.75" x 5.5". ISBN 0715364456. 1974

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N° du livre: 3138

Catalogue: Gardening

Mots-clés: gardening landscaping bee gardens flowers shrubs

MURATA, KENJI.

Practical Bonsai for Beginners.

Tokyo & San Francisco, Japan Publications Trading Company, 1976., Softback. Twelfth printing, first published 1964. Translated by Masatsugu Tsuzawa and Donald C. Mann..120 pages, 1 colour plate, 16 gravure illustrations, and over 60 b./w. plates & figures. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Stiff card is near fine, but ends of spine slightly worn, priced 950 in Japan, and $5.95. ISBN 0870402307. 1976

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N° du livre: 8212

Catalogue: Gardening

Mots-clés: 5767 bonsaii Bonsai tree shrub miniature

NEWNES, MARY. (COMPILED BY )

ARRANGING EVERLASTING FLOWERS.

London. Ebury Press, 1987., A step-by-step guide to creating attractive flower arrangements. 128 pages. About 40 colour photographs. Foreword by Duchess of York. Near fine, no inscription or marks, but ends of spine slightly bumped. Near fine d./w., not price clipped (£10.95) but back is faintly scratched. ISBN 0852236271. 1987

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N° du livre: 5681

Catalogue: Gardening

Mots-clés: flower arranging floral decoration everlasting flowers Daisy115

NICHOLSON, B.E. ( ILLUSTRATOR.) TEXT BY ANDERSON,E.B., BALFOUR, A.P., FINNIS,VALERIE, FISH,MARGERY, WALLIS,MICHAEL.

THE OXFORD BOOK OF GARDEN FLOWERS.

Oxford. Oxford University Press, 1979., Reprint with corrections. Divided into shrubs, herbaceous, climbing, waterside, annuals & biennials, rock plants, bulbs & corms, & roses, arranged by their season of flowering. 207 pages. 96 colour plates, most of them illustrated with 5 or 6 flowers, so Barbara Nicholson probably painted about 500 flowers. Opposite the plates are detailed description of each plant. 9.75" x 5.25". Near fine except the top corner of f.e.p. is slightly creased; top & bottom of spine & corners slightly bumped. D./w. is price clipped, top & bottom of spine bumped otherwise near fine. 25cm. x 18cm. ISBN 0199100020. 1979

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N° du livre: 2376

Catalogue: Gardening

Mots-clés: garden flower shrub annuals perennials bulbs everlasting flowers

NICHOLSON, B. E. ( ILLUSTRATIONS), AND ANDERSON, E. B. ( TEXT )

THE OXFORD BOOK OF GARDEN FLOWERS.

London. Peerage Books, 1985, Revised reprint. First published by Oxford University Press. 207 pages including index. 96 colour plates. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine laminated cover, priced on back £8.95. 24.75cm. x 18cm. ISBN 0907408591. 1985

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N° du livre: 6160

Catalogue: Gardening

Mots-clés: garden flowers flora botany

NORMAN, KEN.

THE ESSENTIAL BONSAI.

London. Select Editions, 2002, Hardback. Reprint, first published 1998 by Anness."The definitive handbook for creating & growing your own bonsai." 64 pages, with colour photographs throughout. Advice on how to grow & care for bonsai; how to choose which species to grow, & how to grow them from seed & cuttings; 22cm. x 21cm. Laminated cover & contents are near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w., priced £6.95. ISBN 1840380780 2002

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N° du livre: 8782

Catalogue: Gardening

Mots-clés: bonsai trees cultivation

OGRIN, DUSAN.

THE WORLD HERITAGE OF GARDENS.

London. Thames & Hudson, 1993, First published in Slovenia, translated into English. A lovely book, although large & heavy its worth the extra postage! 400 pages, with 386 colour and 203 black & white photographs of beautiful gardens throughout the world. The navyblue cloth cover with gilt lettering is near fine, contents are near fine, no inscription or marks but front free endpage has been removed. D./w. is near fine, not price clipped but unpriced.. 31cm. x 26. ISBN 0500236666 1993

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N° du livre: 9307

Catalogue: Gardening

Mots-clés: gardens jardins landscape gardening horticulture plants trees shrubs flowers

OKITA, YOSHIHIRO AND HOLLENBERG, J. LELAND.

The Miniature Palms of Japan. Cultivating Kannonchiku and Shurochiku

New York: Weatherhill, 1981., Ex Library. 140 pages. 41 colour photographs on 16 pages, and about 85 in black & white. Laminated cover is near fine, contents are near fine apart from library mark & 'cancelled' stamped on front free endpage. D./w. is near fine inside library sleeve, priced £10.95. 24cm. x 15.50cm. ISBN 0834801604 1981

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N° du livre: 9736

Catalogue: Gardening

Mots-clés: palms palm tree miniature palms Japan

OSLER, MIRABEL:

A Gentle Plea For Chaos. Reflections From an English Garden.

London. Bloomsbury, 1990:, Softback. First published in 1989. 176 pages, illustrated with about 30 full page colour photographs, chapter headings decorated with b./w. wood engravings by Howard Phipps. 9.75" x 7.5". Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine stiff card cover, priced on back £9.99. 1990

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N° du livre: 5387

Catalogue: Gardening

Mots-clés: garden gardening plants bulbs trees soil shrub flower

PEPLOW, ELIZABETH & REGINALD.

IN A MONASTERY GARDEN.

Newton Abbot, Devon. David & Charles, 1988., The history of gardens created by monks around monasteries, abbeys, & cathedrals, which were planned to provide food, medicines & shelter for the surrounding community. 184 pages including glossary & index. Colour & black & white drawings by Ron Tiner, Susan Clapole White, & Joyce Tuhill. Near fine but slight, faint spots of damp (?) on endpapers. D./w. isn't price clipped (£14.95) & looks near fine but has a damp stain on the inside of the bottom edge, from contact with the orange binding. This hasn't affected the pages, but binding is faintly marked. 9.75" x 7.5". ISBN 0715389661. 1988 ISBN: 0715389661

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N° du livre: 2400

Catalogue: Gardening

Mots-clés: Monastery monks natural remedies garden