A short history of flowers
£16.99In A Short History of Flowers, Advolly Richmond of Gardeners’ World explores the exciting stories behind the most popular garden flowers.
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Grounded in the garden
£25.00Beautifully illustrated, personal story of an artist’s garden in Ireland
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Gardening with colour at Coton Manor
£30.00The 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
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The English gardener’s garden
£34.95The ultimate celebration of England’s most gorgeous gardens, showcasing their enduring appeal from historic masterpieces to individual creations of today
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The writer’s garden
£30.00The Writer’s Garden presents an intriguing study of the beautiful gardens and outdoor spaces of 30 history’s greatest writers.
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England’s gardens
£25.00We may all feel we know what an ‘English’ garden is, but do we really? ‘England’s Gardens’ offers a holistic, modern-day tour and an update on the history of some of the most iconic, enduring, and influential gardens across the country. This book will help you get to know England’s gardens up close and personal. Garden historian Stephen Parker leads you through England’s horticultural history, unearthing the cultural context and hidden stories behind the gardens, and bringing lesser-known garden makers to the fore.
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Miss Willmott’s ghosts
£10.99Ellen Ann Willmott was a remarkable woman whose achievements in horticulture, botany, landscape architecture, photography and more, should have made her one of the most well-known trailblazers of her age. Yet, both posthumously and within her lifetime, she instead became known as a bitter, cantankerous and eccentric miser, and her reputation has been forever stained by the image of her maliciously seeding other people’s gardens with thorns. The beginnings of this prickly myth can be traced back to her conspicuous absence at what should have been the pinnacle of her career: the Royal Horticultural Society’s inaugural Victoria Medal of Honour Award ceremony, at which she was due to be one of only two female recipients. Universally difficult and mean as she has been portrayed ever since. Sandra Lawrence has been granted access to her archives, and with it has uncovered the secrets behind this thorniness.
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Gardens of the National Trust
£25.00The definitive guide to hundreds of Britain’s most outstanding gardens, in the care of the National Trust
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Venetian Gardens
£40.00Few world cities hold the romance and historical sweep of Venice. Thousands visit every year – and a mixture of crowds and climate leave it vulnerable, so much so it is often said to be in danger of sinking – but away from the usual tourist haunts around St. Mark’s square are exceptional hidden treasures, some 500 gardens, many of them with fascinating stories. Starting in the heart of the city and working their way out to the Veneto, Monty and Derry celebrate the beauty of these places and tell their unique stories: from a beautiful nunnery garden with a history of exotic animals and a kitchen garden of the historic Foundation to the Madonna church to the estates of famous Venetian families, like the spectacular Giusti Renaissance garden.
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Husbandry
£14.99Isabel 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
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The Secret Gardens of the South East
£22.00Unique, behind the scenes access to 20 surprising and hidden horticultural jewels in Sussex, Kent and Surrey, the garden of England.