The Small Garden, by Sue & Roger Norman, Polly Bolton and Lallie Cox
This beautifully illustarted book shows how toi achieve brilliant effects with hanging baskets, window boxes and moveable pots and containers; how to plant patios and terraces; how to create successful beds and borders; and how to ejoy the ultimate traditional small garden - the cottage garden.
Parragon, 1997. VG, good dust wrapper, £8
An Easy Guide to Gardening, by H.H Thomas
Not a guide to easy gardening, but an easy guide to gardening! Originally written by the editor of Popular Gardening in 1927.
Cassell, 1945. Fair, VG dust wrapper, £5
Good Gardening Guide, by Joy Larkcom, Arthur Hellyer, and Peter Dodd
Contains all the information needed to make a paradise of any garden, however unpromising it may seem. A compehensive and authoritative full-colour guide to everything a gardener needs to know, full of clearly explained practical tips. Originally published as The Observer Good Gardening Guide.
Galley Press, 1989. Very good, fair dust wrapper, £7
Colour in the Winter Garden, by Graham Stuart Thomas
Phoenix House, 1957. Fair ex-library, no dust wrapper, £3
The Weekend Gardener, by Violet Stevenson
Techniques to create a garden that will look after itself, from a gardening editor of Woman's Realm.
W.H. & L. Collingridge, 1966. Good ex-library, good dust wrapper, £5
The Contained Garden, by Kenneth A Beckett, David Carr and David Stevens
A complete illustrated guide to growing outdoor plants in pots.
Book Club Associates, 1983. VG, good dust wrapper, £8
The Art of Container Gardening, by Faith and Geoff Whiten
How to create stylish effects with plants and pots using trees, shrubs, bulbs, perennials,
annuals, herbs and even fruit.
EP Dutton, 1987. Good, softcover, £6
Flowering Shrubs And Trees, by Louis R Russell
This book sets out to describe and recommend only those shrubs and trees which can reasonably be
expected to thrive in the British Isles with only occasional attention.
Studio Vista Ltd, 1967. Good ex-library, good dust wrapper, £4
Yew & Non-Yew, by James Bartholomew
Gardening for Horticultural Climbers
Century Books, 1996. VG, fair dust wrapper, £5
Antiques at Home, by Barbara Milo Ohrbach
Cherchez's book of collecting and decorating with antiques.
Clarkson N Potter Inc, 1989. VG, good dust wrapper, £6
Fine Porcelain and Pottery, by Stanley W. Fisher
Beautiful pieces of porcelain and pottery have been photographed for this book, which gives a
pictorial guide to English, Continental and American wares through the centuries.
Octopus Books, 1975. Good, fair dust wrapper, £6
The Armchair Book of the Garden, by Dr D.G. Hessayon
Relax in the wonderful world of garden plants, people and places, revealed by the author of the
EXPERT books. Just for once, put down those practical gardening guides and seed catalogues.
Sit back and enjoy this dip-anywhere gardening book. Here you will find the magic and the
mysteries, the surprises and the stories behind our favourite hobby.
Century Publishing, 1983. Good, good dust wrapper, £8
Through the Kitchen Window, by Susan Hill
The evocative text and exquisite paintings conjure up delights for all the senses with a wealth
of practical modern recipes, tips and imaginative ideas.
Hamish Hamilton, 1984. Very good, good dust wrapper, £3
The Victorian Household, by Marion Lochhead
The Victorian era was a domestic one, and the home became an expression of the owner's taste and
pusuitsSocial and domestic life in the upper classes revolved around the drawing room, and in
humbler homes around the parlour. Real and fictional houses are described to recreate the
Victorian scene.
Hamish Hamilton, 1984. Good ex-library, Fair dust wrapper, £3
Homes and Antiques
Mixing old and new with style - Homes with ideas, Designs for living, Entertaining, Gardening,
Discovering antiques.
BBC Magazines, 82 magazine editions between February 1993 and June 2002. Good, £50
Gardener's World
Britain's best selling Gardening magazine.
BBC Magazines, 86 magazine editions between June 1991 and October 2002. Good, £50
Traditional Homes
Renovation, upkeep and furnishing of traditional and historic houses.
Benn Consumer Publications, 64 magazine editions between October 1984 and September 1992. Good, £40
Period Living & Traditional Homes
Ideas and insipration to transform period homes - advice, specialist suppliers and special features.
EMAP Elan, 48 magazine editions between February 1990 and September 2002. Good, £30
Country Homes and Interiors
Rescuing old houses, country retreats, imaginative interiors, decorators solutions, fabrics, antiques, cottage style, inspiration and design detail.
IPC Magazines, 41 magazine editions between April 1986 and May 2001. Good, £25
Homes and Gardens
The definitive magazine for houses, gardening, decorating and cooking.
IPC Magazines, 25 magazine editions between March 1991 and November 2001. Good, £15
Country Living
Features, houses, gardens, food & drink, fashion & beauty.
National Magazine Co, 22 magazine editions between Summer 1985 and December 2001. Good, £12
Gardens Illustrated
Gardens, people, plants and places.
BBC Worldwide, 12 magazine editions between June 1993 and August 2002. Good, £6
The Plant Finder, by Chris Philip and Tony Lord
45,000 plants and where to buy them.
Headmain Ltd for the Hardy Plant Society, 1990. Good, paperback, £3
Companion Planting, by Richard Bird
How to choose and use plants that thrive together.
Headline, 1990. Very good, good dust wrapper, £8
How to Grow House Plants, by Barbara Pesch
Ideas for homes, office and apartments.
Lane Books, 1973. Fair, illustrated soft covers, £1
Roses - A Selected List of Varieties, edited by Leonard Hollis
This selected list has been complied as a guide to the amateur rose grower.
The Royal National Rose Society, 1971. Good, paperback, £2
The Rose Directory, by Jack Harkness
A handbook listing 767 rose varieties.
The Royal National Rose Society, 1982. Very good, paperback, £2
Roses, by Cyril C. Harris
Clarifies in a very lively and readable way, with many colour illustations, the complexity and mystique of the rose family, detainling soil preparation, pruning, planting times, selection of varieties, manurial requiremnets, staking and the propagation of new plants.
Hamlyn, 1969. Poor, paperback, £1
The Rose Annual
The Royal National Rose Society, 10 annual editions from 1975 to 1984. Good, £25
The Finishing Touch, by Robin Guild
264 pages with many colour photographs showing how to turn your home into something special by
making the most of those attractive things which we all own - or could easily obtain - such as
jugs and vases, old photographs and momentoes, that we often hide.
Papermac, 1982. Very good, paperback, £8
Fabric Magic, by Melanie Paine
The heart of this book shows with unmistakable style and in thoroughly practical detail how to
transform your windows, walls, beds, tables and chairs with fabric.
Windward, First Edition 1987. Fine, fine dust wrapper, £12
Flower Arranging for Special Occasions, by Pamela Westland
How to create effective focal points for specific events.
Columbus Books, 1985. Good, fair dust wrapper, £4
Flower Decorations, by Fleur Cowles
A new approach to arranging Flowers.
Conran Octopus Limited, 1985. Good, fair dust wrapper, £4
Take Three Flowers, by Violet Stevenson
How to make a decorative arrangement with the minimum amount of material.
W.H.& L. Collingridge Ltd, 1964. Fair ex-library, fair dust wrapper, £2
Christmas Arrangements, by Mary Gudgeon & John Clowes
A step by step guide to arranging silk and artificial material.
M & J Publications, 1984. Good, illustrated soft covers, £2
