Gardens (descriptions, history etc)
Gardener's Garden
By Toby Musgrave
The inspirational resource for garden designers and garden-lovers - now available in a compelling compact format.
NGS: The Garden Visitor's Handbook 2017
By The National Gardens Scheme NGS
Previously known as The Yellow Book, NGS Gardens to Visit 2017 is the National Gardens Scheme's annual essential garden-visiting guide to nearly 4,000 locations in England and Wales, supporting nursing, caring and gardening charities.
Japanese Stone Gardens: Origins, Meaning, Form
By Donald Richie
Gain some new ideas along with the principles and history of Japanese stone gardening with this useful and beautiful garden design book
The Princess\'s Garden: Royal Intrigue and the Untold Story of Kew
By Vanessa Berridge
The untold story of how our national obsession with gardening came to be.
Gardens of Marrakesh
By Angelica Gray
The first book to be published on this fascinating subject, Gardens of Marrakesh champions the city' s relevance today in a world of water scarcity and urban development and explores its green heritage, considering some twenty gardens both from an historic and cultural perspective.
Landscape Theory in Design
By Susan Herrington
Phenomenology, Materiality, Cybernetics, Palimpsest, Cyborgs, Landscape Urbanism, Typology, Semiotics, Deconstruction - the minefield of theoretical ideas that students must navigate today can be utterly confusing, and how do these theories translate to the design studio? Landscape Theory in Design introduces theoretical ideas to students without the use of jargon or...
Making for Home
By Alan Tait
As a child living in a bleak coastal village on the Solway Firth during World War 2, Alan Tait's Dr Barnardo's papier mache collection box, with its thatched roof and chimney, represented a different world, a bright and safe one, and inspired him to imagine the homes that might lie...
Short History of Gardens
By Gordon Campbell
A Short History of Gardens embraces the beauty and practicality of gardens, in history and culture across the world. Gordon Campbell also look at variations on the modern garden, including the suburban garden, the city garden, the guerrilla garden, and the vegetable garden, and considers the future of gardens.