Gardens (descriptions, history etc) books

Photographs play a hugely influential, but largely unexamined role in the practice of landscape architecture and...  Read More >>

Photographs play a hugely influential, but largely unexamined role in the practice of landscape architecture and...  Read More >>

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Farmscape: The Design of Productive Landscapes situates agriculture as a design practice, using a wide range of...  Read More >>

The Routledge Handbook on Historic Urban Landscapes in Asia-Pacific sheds light onto the balancing act of urban...  Read More >>

With more than 1,000 images and descriptive texts, this is the ultimate celebration of the world's most gorgeous...  Read More >>

Consider not only the lilies of the field, but all the plants, trees, herbs, shrubs, and flowers that play a role...  Read More >>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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