DRUSE, KEN; ED. BY MARGARET ROACH

The Collector's Garden Designing with Extraordinary Plants

New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1996. First Edition. First Printing; Hardcover. ISBN: 0517799839. Hardcover. Cover is rusty red with white lettering on spine. Green monochrome plant pattern on endpapers. Pages are clean and tight; book appears as if unused. Lavishly illustrated with 400 color photos. "Druse's expert advice--covering everything from the history of collecting to hunting down plants and carefully maintaining property--is once again paired with more than 400 of his award-winning photos. A collector's guide with addresses for plant societies and hard-to-find plants; notes on propagation, Latin nomenclature, the language of color, importing plants, and mail-order nurseries; and suggestions for further reading make this book a comprehensive resource. For dedicated plant collectors or for gardeners eager to take the next step with their favorite pastime The Collector's Garden is the ultimate plant lover's companion". Sections are: Hunters; Missionaries; Specialists; Aesthetes; Collector's Guide. Oversized, 5#. ; Color Photographs; 8 3/4 x 11; 248 pages; Book has bumped upper front corner, light shelf wear. DJ has minor shelf wear; in a mylar cover.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 3204

Catalogue: Landscape Design

Keywords: 0517799839 Plants; Botany; Horticultural History; Horticulure; Botanical Gardens; Gardens; Garden Design; Gardening; Planting; Cultural History Science Art Furniture/Interiors/Decorating Antiques/Collectibles Reference Horticulture/Botany/Plants/Gardening

OVERY, ANGELA

The Foliage Garden: Creating Beauty Beyond Bloom

New York: Harmony Books, 1993. First Edition. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0517591731. Illustrated by Rob Proctor, Angela Overy and Barbara Gregg. Cover is mauve with grey lettering on front and spine; light bumping and rubbing. DJ has some rubbing, edge wear, 2 1/2" tear at top of front at spine; in a Brodart cover. Pages are clean and tight; printed on high quality, glossy paper. Red remainder mark on bottom of pages. End papers are mauve colored. Lushly illustrated with over 150 color photos. Some of the chapters are: Foliage Palette; Tended Thicket; Silver Threads and Golden Needles; Emerald Jungle; Garden Composed. Oversized. ; Remainder; Color Photographs; 8vo ; 160 pages. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 956

Catalogue: Landscape Design

Keywords: 0517591731 Horticulture; Plants; Foliage Plants; Garden Desig Horticulture; Plants; Botany; Gardens; Garden Design; Gardening; Foliage; All Horticulture/Botany/Plants/Gardening

PHILLIPS, SUE, COMPILER

The Small Garden Encyclopedia

London: Salamander Books Ltd, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1571458441. Cover is glazed boards. Pages are clean and tight; this is a NEW book. Green endpapers. Exhaustively illustrated with hundreds of color photos. Sections are: Planning a Small Garden; Garden Styles; Choosing Plants; Small-Scale Gardening; Patio Garden; Gardeing in Containers; Vertical Gardening; Small Water Features; Small Herb Gardens; Small-Scale Vegetables; Compact Fruit Garden; Small Greenhouse. ISBN in book is 1840653264. Oversized, 5#. ; Color Illustrations; 9 1/2 x 10 1/2; 347 pages; Cover has very minor bumping. DJ has some shelfwear and rubbing; in a mylar cover.. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 2626

Catalogue: Landscape Design

Keywords: 1571458441 Horticultural History; Horticulture; Botany; Science; Flowers; Botany; Entertaining; Planting; Plants; Gardens; Garden Design; Education Science Architecture Furniture/Interiors/Decorating Food/Wine Crafts/Needlework/Clothing/Costuming Referenc