Lady Salisbury has been a gardener since, as a child in the 1930s, she cultivated tiny patches of her parents' gardens in Ireland and the West of England. Later, as chatelaine first of Cranborne Manor and then of Hatf

'If I have learned only one thing from my travels around the world it is that no garden is an island. Context is everything.' From the floating gardens of the Amazon to the alpine flower meadows of Norway, from modes

01 Todays English garden is full of plants that don't belong here, that once grew in the wild across the world, from S America to Australasia, from Asia to California. The notion of every cottage and suburban garden

The garden has been a constant companion in Holly Kerr Forsyth's life providing pleasure, a refuge and, occasionally, aching muscles. In this beautiful guide to creating, enjoying and maintaining the garden, Holly sh

The flower hunters were intrepid explorers - remarkable, eccentric men and women who scoured the world in search of extraordinary plants from the middle of the seventeenth to the end of the nineteenth century, and he

This is the latest book by a popular and highly professional writer who has opened the eyes of thousands of readers to both the complex beauty and the practical implications of garden design. The first part offers a worldwide survey

This anthology of practical advice from more than 50 eminent gardeners is full of wit, wisdom and experience. Comprising extracts on subjects as varied as water gardens and window boxes, lettuce and lupins, it offers

Beautiful gardens can steal your breath and feed your soul. "Gardens of Eden" brings together more than fifty of the world's most beautiful gardens. Spanning time and continents, this book visits the glorious paradise

Often described as 'the most beautiful garden in England', Hidcote is a jewel in England's horticultural history. The garden's creator, Lawrence Johnston, was inspired by many of the Arts and Crafts design ideas at the

Presents a portrait of a marriage expressed through the vision and mystery of creating a garden. This book is a story of someone who, with his wife, has been at the centre of the arts for half a century. It is a great love a

Full of solid and reliable advice to help the gardener get the most from their plants and gardens, this information-packed book has been updated for modern conditions, taking into account concerns about water, climate change and sustai

A totally integrated system of gardening - a labour-saving way to grow fruit, vegetables and herbs that taste great and help to keep the environment healthy.

Gardens have a particular significance for white Australia: they have helped make meaning and 'home' in a new place; enabled connections with the Australian environment or rejection of it and facilitated the development of f

Elizabeth Macarthur sailed into the fledgling settlement of New South Wales in 1790, after a horrific voyage from England. As a comfort and a way to evoke home in this distant and foreign land, Elizabeth set about creat

They feed us, shelter us, clothe us, cure us and clean the air that we breathe. "The Roots of Civilisation" takes a closer look at these plants that most of us just take for granted, but which have changed the world,

A fascinating account from award-winning author, Adam Nicolson, on the history of Nicolson's own national treasure, his family home: Sissinghurst. Sissinghurst is world famous as a place of calm and beauty, a garden sl

"The Lawn: A Social History" explores the strange coming-together of means, opportunity and motive in the middle of the nineteenth century, and the lasting social changes that followed when the lawn emerged as the dom

This is a book about time and the garden: all gardens, but also a particular one: that of the Dower House at Morville, where the author arrived in 1988 to make a new garden of her own. Katherine Swift takes the reader

Provides fascinating insights into trees drawn from history, literature, poetry, mythology, botan and folklore

Shows how Dutch citizens became enchanted by the combination of art and science that made up a tulip bulb. This book also illustrates how the plague, the concerns of capitalism, and the loss of trust among individuals in a ra

This title explores human greed and self-delusion and is also a tribute to the ageless search for beauty,

Our gardens are guzzling between one quarter and one half of all domestic water. With our very dry land we need to get waterwise... and fast! Complete with colourful, easy-to-follow text and diagrams, learn how to beat water