Gardens (descriptions, history etc) books

1482 books were found.

France in Bloom

France in Bloom

Author: Stephane Bern
ISBN: 9782080202505
Format: Hardback
$58.22

Featuring the full range of garden design styles - traditional French, English, Italian, and Japanese; botanical...  Read More >>

Sanctuary: Artist-Gardeners 1919-1939

Sanctuary: Artist-Gardeners 1919-1939

Author: Paul Liss ,  Christopher Woodward
ISBN: 9781999314552
Format: Paperback
$38.81

This publication concerns aspects of the garden as seen through the eyes of 35 20th-century British artists.  Read More >>

How to Read Gardens: A Crash Course in Garden Appreciation

How to Read Gardens: A Crash Course in Garden Appreciation...

Author: Lorraine Harrison
ISBN: 9781789940282
Format: Paperback
$33.61

How to Read Gardens is the essential guide for the garden visitor.  Read More >>

The House Party: A Short History of Leisure, Pleasure and the Country House Weekend

The House Party: A Short History of Leisure, Pleasure...

Author: Adrian Tinniswood
ISBN: 9780571350964
Format: Hardback
$24.99

A gorgeous evocation of the country house party by celebrated social historian Adrian Tinniswood.  Read More >>

The Gardener's Travel Companion to England: What to see and where to stay

The Gardener's Travel Companion to England: What to...

Author: Janelle McCulloch
ISBN: 9781864707571
Format: Hardback
$49.99

This garden-lover's guide to England is both a valuable resource and inspiring coffee-table book for those who adore...  Read More >>

The Shirley Sherwood Collection: Botanical Art Over 30 Years

The Shirley Sherwood Collection: Botanical Art Over...

Author: Shirley Sherwood
ISBN: 9781842466933
Format: Hardback
$85.00

This book is a celebration of the Shirley Sherwood Collection of contemporary botanical art, made over a period...  Read More >>

Understanding Metropolitan Landscapes

Understanding Metropolitan Landscapes

Author: Andrew MacKenzie (Australian National University, Australia)
ISBN: 9781138600874
Format: Paperback
$79.99

Using a range of illustrated case studies, this book presents a compendium of concepts and ideas that have emerged...  Read More >>

Understanding Metropolitan Landscapes

Understanding Metropolitan Landscapes

Author: Andrew MacKenzie (Australian National University, Australia)
ISBN: 9781138600867
Format: Hardback
$284.00

Using a range of illustrated case studies, this book presents a compendium of concepts and ideas that have emerged...  Read More >>

Urban Connections in the Contemporary Pedestrian Landscape

Urban Connections in the Contemporary Pedestrian Landscape...

Author: Philip Pregill (California State University, Pomona, USA)
ISBN: 9780815355601
Format: Paperback
$79.99

This book explores the significant physical and cultural changes in our urban areas following the implementation...  Read More >>

Scent Magic: Notes from a Gardener

Scent Magic: Notes from a Gardener

Author: Isabel Bannerman ,  Richard E Grant
ISBN: 9781910258491
Format: Hardback
$77.63

A beautifully written, highly personal account of the gardening year  Read More >>

Kew's Big Trees

Kew's Big Trees

Author: Christina Harrison ,  Christina
ISBN: 9781842466872
Format: Paperback
$18.87

Discover how one of the world's best tree collections came to be; learn the stories behind 20 of its most intriguing...  Read More >>

Great Gardens of London: 30 Masterpieces from Private Plots to Palaces

Great Gardens of London: 30 Masterpieces from Private...

Author: Victoria Summerley ,  Hugo Rittson Thomas
ISBN: 9780711244092
Format: Hardback
$51.75

In Great Gardens of London, Victoria Summerley and Hugo Rittson Thomas collaborate to unearth the most fascinating...  Read More >>

English Gardens: From the Archives of Country Life Magazine

English Gardens: From the Archives of Country Life Magazine...

Author: Kathryn Bradley-Hole ,  Duke of Devonshire
ISBN: 9780847865796
Format: Hardback
$170.00

This is the definitive and most authoritative book ever published on the glories of English gardening – historically...  Read More >>

Urban Connections in the Contemporary Pedestrian Landscape

Urban Connections in the Contemporary Pedestrian Landscape...

Author: Philip Pregill (California State University, Pomona, USA)
ISBN: 9780815355588
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This book explores the significant physical and cultural changes in our urban areas following the implementation...  Read More >>

Chihuly at Kew: Reflections on nature

Chihuly at Kew: Reflections on nature

Author: Dale Chihuly ,  Tim Richardson
ISBN: 9781842466827
Format: Hardback
$65.00

Chihuly at Kew: Reflections on nature is a celebration of the work of iconic artist Dale Chihuly, who once again...  Read More >>

Healing Las Vegas: The Las Vegas Community Healing Garden in response to the 1 October tragedy

Healing Las Vegas: The Las Vegas Community Healing Garden...

Author: Donna A McAleer ,  Stefanie Evans
ISBN: 9781948908474
Format: Hardback
$52.67

The story of the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden as told through photographs and the words of survivors, first...  Read More >>

Teachings of the Garden: Conversations in Japan

Teachings of the Garden: Conversations in Japan

Author: Carola Platzek
ISBN: 9783903172272
Format: Paperback
$51.72

Looking at Japanese gardens will quickly reveal that they cannot be viewed as isolated from other art forms or social...  Read More >>

Teaching Landscape: The Studio Experience

Teaching Landscape: The Studio Experience

Author: Karsten Jørgensen (Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway) ,  Nilgül Karadeniz (Ankara University, Turkey)
ISBN: 9780815380542
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This book gathers a range of expert contributions from across the world to collect best-practice examples of teaching...  Read More >>

Reciprocal Landscapes: Stories of Material Movements

Reciprocal Landscapes: Stories of Material Movements...

Author: Jane Hutton
ISBN: 9781138830684
Format: Paperback
$83.99

Reciprocal Landscapes: Cases in Material Movement traces five everyday landscape construction materials–fertilizer,...  Read More >>

Ian McHarg and the Search for Ideal Order

Ian McHarg and the Search for Ideal Order

Author: Kathleen John-Alder
ISBN: 9781138681729
Format: Hardback
$284.00

Kate John-Alder explores McHarg’s formative years, and investigates how his ideas developed in both their complexity...  Read More >>

Modern Color/Modern Architecture: Amédée Ozenfant and the Genealogy of Color in Modern Architecture

Modern Color/Modern Architecture: Amédée Ozenfant and...

Author: William W. Braham
ISBN: 9781138742017
Format: Hardback
$231.00

First published in 2002, this book provides a fascinating survey of this most contemporary topic that will inspire...  Read More >>

The Liberty Hyde Bailey Gardener's Companion: Essential Writings

The Liberty Hyde Bailey Gardener's Companion: Essential...

Author: Liberty Hyde Bailey ,  John A. Stempien
ISBN: 9781501740237
Format: Hardback
$59.49

"""Every family can have a garden."" -Liberty Hyde BaileyFinally, the best and most accessible garden writings of...  Read More >>

Teaching Landscape: The Studio Experience

Teaching Landscape: The Studio Experience

Author: Karsten Jørgensen (Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway) ,  Nilgül Karadeniz (Ankara University, Turkey)
ISBN: 9780815380559
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This book gathers a range of expert contributions from across the world to collect best-practice examples of teaching...  Read More >>

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