Gardens (descriptions, history etc)

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Scent Magic

Notes from a Gardener

A beautifully written, highly personal account of the gardening year

  • AvailableHardback9781910258491256 pagesGBP 30.00

A Garden Well Placed

The Story of Helmingham and Other Gardens

The story of how Xa Tollemache re-created the garden at Helmingham Hall, in Suffolk - and became a garden designer

  • AvailableHardback9781910258804176 pagesGBP 35.00

On Psyche's Lawn

The Gardens at Plaz Metaxu

This beautifully illustrated book describes the making of Plaz Metaxu, described by Tim Richardson as "Probably the most significant new garden to have been made in Britain in recent decades"

  • AvailableHardback9781910258811304 pagesGBP 50.00

Petersham Nurseries

A celebration of the hugely popular Petersham Nurseries

  • AvailableHardback9781838293109432 pagesGBP 65.00

The Star-Nosed Mole

An Anthology of Scented Garden Writing

Scent Magic author Isabel Bannerman's selection of favourite pieces evoking the scent of plants, stunningly illustrated with her unique botanical photographs

  • AvailableHardback9781910258453144 pagesGBP 20.00

Beth Chatto's Green Tapestry Revisited

A Guide to a Sustainably Planted Garden

By Beth Chatto Photographs by Steven Wooster Foreword by Julia Boulton

The beautiful, and sustainable, perennial planting of Beth Chatto's garden, chosen to suit its varied conditions

  • AvailableHardback9781999963163256 pagesGBP 30.00

Topiary, Knots and Parterres

The only book to cover the entire history of topiary, knots and parterres, from the Romans to Jacques Wirtz and Tom Stuart-Smith

  • AvailableHardback9781910258187288 pagesGBP 50.00

Husbandry

Making Gardens with Mr B

Isabel Bannerman reflects on the gardens she and her husband, Julian, have made together for the various houses in which they have lived, and the garden they are making now, at Ashington Manor in Somerset

  • AvailableHardback9781914902949128 pagesGBP 14.99

Grounded in the Garden

An artist's guide to creating a beautiful garden in harmony with nature

By TJ Maher Photographs by Jason Ingram and Clive Nichols Foreword by Jane Powers

Beautifully illustrated, personal story of an artist's garden in Ireland

  • AvailableHardback9781914902079208 pagesGBP 25.00

Gardening with Colour at Coton Manor

The story of Coton Manor garden - voted the Nation’s Favourite Garden in 2019 by garden visitors in conjunction with English Garden magazine and the National Gardens Scheme

  • AvailableHardback9781914902086240 pagesGBP 30.00

Gertrude Jekyll at Munstead Wood

Munstead Wood, home of Gertrude Jekyll for many years, was acquired by the National Trust in June 2023

  • AvailableHardback9781910258057208 pagesGBP 30.00