DESIGN AND LANDSCAPE TITLES
[anon.],
ENGLISH GARDEN DESIGNS adapted for the U.S.
(Southampton, NY: The Hampton Gardener, 1986 [1985])
quarto, 24 pp., bibliography, appendices, ill. sketches of garden and
border plants. a very scarce work
presenting plans based on designs in specific English gardens.
front cover a little soiled, o/w a v.g. copy in stapled paper
photographic wraps. $10
James
Adams, LANDSCAPING WITH HERBS. (Portland,
OR: Timber Press, 1987) quarto, 223
pp., index, bibliography, charts and other appendices, ill. with color photos
and detailed b&w border and garden plans.
An excellent work on how to make use of the ornamental values of herbs in
designing attractive as well as useful gardens.
v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $15
William
Adams, GROUNDS FOR CHANGE: Major Gardens of the 20th Century.
(Boston: Bullfinch, 1993) oblong
quarto, 216 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with garden plans and superb color
photos by Everett Scott. Far more
than a "picture book," this work presents an interesting overview of
significant modern gardens around the globe with amazing insight.
as new in d.j. $15
Andrew
Addkinson [with Jack Kramer], 100 GARDEN PLANS.
(NY: Random House, 1977) quarto,
235 pp., ill. with very useful perspective and plan drawings by Michael Valdez
and botanical drawings by Robert Johnson. a
rather scarce work, and one of the best recent books of garden plans.
v.g. copy in torn d.j. $10
Marella
Agnelli etal., THE AGNELLI GARDENS AT VILLAR PEROSA: Two Centuries if a Family
Retreat. (NY: Abrams, 1999)
small folio, 220 pp., bibliography, ill. with beautiful color photos
(some of them fold-out) and b&w reproductions of old photos.
A wonderful presentation of a 25 acre private garden north of Turin that
dates form the early 1700s. fine
copy in d.j. $15
Stephen
Anderton, URBAN SANCTUARIES: Peaceful Havens for the City Gardener.
(Portland, OR: Timber Press, 2001) quarto,
144 pp., decorative end-papers, index, ill,. with excellent color photos.
an innovative and rather opinionated work on creating intimate private
city gardens. v.g. copy in d.j.
$15
William
Nino Araque & Rafael Arraiz Lucca, LOS JARDINES DE CARACAS.
(Caracas, Venezuela: C. Punceles de Alcock / C. Macahdo de La Corte 1998)
small folio, 219 pp., bibliography, appendix, ill. with outstanding color
photos by Gonzalo Galavis, Karl Weidmann, & Roman Rangel.
text and captions in Spanish. An
impressive and very scarce work, one of the very few on the subject.
v.g. copy in d.j. $100
Anthony
Archer-Wills, DESIGNING WATER GARDENS: A Unique Approach.
(London: Conran Octopus, 1999) quarto,
192 pp., index, list of suppliers, unusual decorative end-papers, ill. with many
fine color photos and monocolor design drawings.
A unique work on the inspirational sources and design elements for a
variety of modern water gardens, a far cry from the books on the subject that
show the reader how to construct fountains and pools and select fish! v.g. copy
in d.j. $15
Anne
Ashberry, GARDENS ON A HIGHER LEVEL: For Windows, Balconies and Courtyards [and
roof gardens]. (London: Hodder &
Stoughton, 1969) 152 pp., decorative
end papers, appendices, ill. with b&w and color photos and line drawings by
N. Creina Glegg (the drawings of small garden and container plans are
excellent!). a useful and
surprisingly uncommon work, probably the best on the subject to date.
v.g. copy in darkened d.j. $15
Martin
Ashton, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS. (Mexico
City: Atrium Internacional de Mexico, 2002)
quarto, 191 pp., text in English and Spanish, well ill. with color photos
and b&w plans and design sketches. a
little known but very interesting study of 13 modern landscape design projects
from around the world. v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j.
$15
Sandra
Austin, COLOR IN GARDEN DESIGN. (Newtown,
CT: The Taunton Press, 1998) quarto,
165 pp., index, well ill. with color photos and color charts.
Since Gertrude Jekyll first addressed the subject in 1908 many works have
been written on the subject, but this is one of the few modern-era works
studying the colors themselves in detail.
v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $15
Martha
Baker [with Anne Marie Cloutier], GARDEN ORNAMENTS: A Stylish Guide to
Decorating Your Garden. (NY: Potter,
1999) quarto, 208 pp., index, list
of sources, ill. with many color photos by Charles Baker.
A practical approach, differing from most garden ornament books, in a
particular covering use of garden ornament in smaller urban and suburban
gardens. v.g. copy in d.j.
$15
Elizabeth
Banks, CREATING PERIOD GARDENS. (London:
Preservation Press/The National Trust, 1991)
square quarto, 239 pp., decorative end-papers, index, bibliography, lists
of gardens and plants; ill. with color and b&w photos by Jerry Harpur as
well as reproductions of old illustrations, and useful garden sketches.
One of the better produced and best illustrated works of this genre, and
surprisingly scarce. v.g. copy in
d.j. $15
P.M.
Bardi, THE TROPICAL GARDENS OF BURLE MARX. (NY:
Reinhold, 1964) quarto, 160 pp.,
text in English, Spanish & German; ill. with 227 color and b&w photos by
M. Gautherot of Marx's gardens, many showing the bold design elements for which
this designer gained renown, and a few designs.
A very scarce work, the first on the subject, written by the Director of
the São Paulo Museum of Art. a v.g.
copy in olive green cloth binding. $75
Alexander
Bartholomew etal., CONSERVATORIES, GREENHOUSES AND GARDEN ROOMS.
(NY: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1985)
quarto, 192 pp., indices, plant lists, ill. with color photos and
drawings. Rather than emphasizing
great historical structures like many books on the subject, this one provides an
excellent practical overview for the modern gardener.
v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $10
Ernst
Baumann, NEW GARDENS [Neue Garten]. (Zurich,
Switzerland: Editions Girsberger, 1955) oblong
format small quarto, 232 pp., profusely ill. with b&w photos, sketches, and
garden plans. text in German and
English. a scarce study of eight
representative modern gardens by an important Swiss landscape architect.
very minor foxing, o/w a v.g. copy in linen buckram binding with green
decoration, in a badly torn d.j. $25
Martin
Baxendale, THE VERY SMALL GARDEN. (London: Souvenir Press, 1986)
square format, 128 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with color and b&w
photos; a most useful work for the owner of the really small garden, with many
space-saving suggestions. v.g. copy
in worn d.j. $10
Paul
Bennett, GARDENS FOR THE NEW COUNTRY PLACE: The Landscape Architecture of Edmund
Hollander and Maryanne Connelly. (NY:
Watson-Guptill Publishers, 2003) small
oblong folio, 160 pp., ill. with superb color photos and garden plans.
A beautifully illustrated of estate and other country gardens designed by
this firm Long Island and the metropolitan New York area, including photos of
design elements of interest to the owners of more modest gardens.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Elizabeth
Bibb, IN THE JAPANESE GARDEN. (Washington:
Starwood, 1991) quarto, 107 pp., index, lovely color & b&w photos by
Michael Yamashira. an attractive and
interesting work highlighting design elements so vital in Japanese gardens.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Richard
Bisgrove, THE GARDENS OF GERTRUDE JEKYLL. (Boston:
Little Brown, 1992) square quarto,
192 pp., index, appendices, ill. with 100 color photos by Andrew Lawson and with
45 watercolor designs by Jekyll, most of which have not heretofore been
published. An attractive book making
excellent use of the photos and revealing design plans; becoming scarce.
as new in d.j. $15
M.E.
Bottomley, DESIGN OF SMALL PROPERTIES. (NY:
Macmillan, 1934 [1926]) 233 pp.,
appendix listing plants, ill., with 64 garden plans and sketches; an important
work dealing not only with the actual property design, but stressing selection
of appropriate plants for small American gardens.
gilt decoration faded, o/w a v.g. copy in blue cloth in blue cloth
binding. $15
Patrick
Bowe, GARDENS IN CENTRAL EUROPE. (NY:
Train/Scala, 1991) quarto,
215 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with the typically superb color photos
of Nicolas Sapieha. a beautiful
book, and especially important for its coverage of an region ignored by most
other books on European gardens. as
new in d.j. $20
Patrick
Bowe, THE GARDENS OF IRELAND. (NY:
Little Brown/New York Graphic Society, 1986)
square quarto, 192 pp., index, list of gardens, fine color photos by
Michael George; an excellent work covering 21 public and private Irish gardens.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Kathryn
Bradley‑Hole, LOST GARDENS OF ENGLAND, From the Archives of Country Life.
(London: Aurum Press, 2004) small
folio, 192 pp., index, bibliography, an interesting and attractively produced
study of gardens depicted in Country Life magazine.
v.g. copy in d.j. $20
Kathryn
Bradley-Hole, VILLA GARDENS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN, From the Archives of Country
Life. (London: Aurum Press, 2006)
small folio, 207 pp., index, bibliography, an interesting and
attractively produced study of gardens depicted in Country Life magazine with
recent color photos taken of the same gardens.
v.g. copy in d.j. $20
Christopher
Bradley-Hole [and Mark Griffiths], MAKING THE MODERN GARDEN.
(NY: Monacelli Press, 2007) 192
pp., index, bibliography, ill. with excellent color photos.
a wide range of gardens are used to promote the principals of modern
garden design. v.g. copy in d.j.
$20
Jean
Spiro Breskend, BACKYARD DESIGN: Making the Most of the Space Around Your House.
(Boston: Bullfinch/Little Brown, 1998 [1991])
Introduction by Elvin McDonald. square
quarto, 223 pp., list of suppliers, well ill. with color photos and b&w
design sketches. The best book to
date on backyards of all sizes and types. fine
copy in d.j. $15
C.H.
Bressey [Editor, for the Roads Beautifying Association], ROADSIDE PLANTING.
(London: Country Life, 1930) 170
pp., index, ill. with b&w photos, extensive plant lists.
a little-known but excellent work grouping trees for various kinds of
roadside plantings. edges and a few
leaves mildly foxed, o/w a v.g. copy in tan cloth binding.
$10
Mitchell
Bring & Josse Wayembergh, JAPANESE GARDENS: Design & Meaning.
(NY: McGraw-Hill, 1981) square
format, 214 pp., index, bibliography, list of plants, ill. with b&w photos,
maps, and especially useful plans and drawings.
A study, by example, of the most important concepts of the Japanese
garden--quite possibly the one of many works which best achieves this end.
a v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $20
M.
Kent Brinkley & Gordon W. Chappell, THE GARDENS OF COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG.
(Williamsburg, VA: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1996)
quarto, 168 pp., index, bibliography, plant lists. ill. with color photos
by David M. Doody and attractive color garden plans.
A very attractive work, the best to date on the subject.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Lucinda
A. Brockway & Lindsay H. Cavanagh, GARDENS OF THE NEW REPUBLIC:
Fashioning the Landscapes of High Street, Newburyport, Massachusetts.
(Albany, TX: Bright Sky Press, 2004)
large square quarto, 160 pp., index, bibliography, plant lists, ill. in
color and b&w with historic photos and modern photos by Sally R. Chandler.
The fascinating history of wonderful gardens that developed in the 19th
century in this bustling port city. v.g.
copy in d.j., nicely inscribed by the author, Brockway.
$20
Lucinda
A. Brockway & Lindsay H. Cavanagh, GARDENS OF THE NEW REPUBLIC:
Fashioning the Landscapes of High Street, Newburyport, Massachusetts.
(Albany, TX: Bright Sky Press, 2004)
large square quarto, 160 pp., index, bibliography, plant lists, ill. in
color and b&w with historic photos and modern photos by Sally R. Chandler.
The fascinating history of wonderful gardens that developed in the 19th
century in this bustling port city. v.g.
copy in d.j. $15
John
Brookes, THE ESSENTIALS OF GARDEN DESIGN. (NY:
Alfred Knopf, 2008) small oblong
quarto, 208 pp., index, well ill.in color and b&w with drawings, photos, and
garden plans. An excellent overview
of garden design by eh creator of over 1,200 gardens.
v.g. copy in pictorial boards in d.j.
$15
John
Brookes, A PLACE IN THE COUNTRY. (London:
Thames & Hudson, 1984) 240 pp.,
index, bibliography, profusely ill. with 264 plates, 98 in color; an important
recent work on small rural and suburban gardens.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
John
Brookes, NATURAL LANDSCAPES: How to design, build, and plan your garden with
nature in mind. (London: Doring
Kindersley, 1998) quarto, pictorial
boards, attractive decorative end-papers, 190 pp., index,
bibliography, ill. with many color photos and a few design sketches.
The perceptive designer John Brookes takes his turn at suggestions for
natural garden elements. v.g. copy
in d.j. $15
John
Brookes, ROOM OUTSIDE: A New Approach to Garden Design.
(NY: Viking, 1970) 192 pp.,
color, b&w ills. & sketches; A book of interesting suggestions for
modern gardens. v.g. copy in d.j.
$15
John
Brookes, THE BOOK OF GARDEN DESIGN. (NY:
Macmillan, 1991) square quarto, 352
pp., index, profusely ill. in color (photos and sketches); Brookes' latest
accomplishment: his unique insights into all aspects of garden design,
especially varied details, rescues the book from the "coffee table"
fate! a v.g. copy in d.j.
$20
John
Brookes, THE COUNTRY GARDEN: A Seasonal Guide to Designing and Planting Gardens
with Natural Style. (NY: Crown
Publishers, 1987) quarto, 224 pp.,
index, planting guide, ill. with many color photos and a few design sketches.
The author's first work on the subject covering both types of natural
gardens and garden details. v.g.
copy in d.j. $15
John
Brookes, THE GARDEN BOOK: Designing, Creating and Maintaining Your Garden (NY:
Crown, 1984) quarto, 288 pp.,
profusely ill. in color, index, 4 appendices.
another very useful recent work by Brookes.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
John
Brookes, THE SMALL GARDEN. (NY:
Macmillan, 1979 [1978]) quarto, 256
pp., profusely ill. in color with photos and drawings; quite possibly the best
recent work on the subject. v.g.
copy in d.j. $15
Emily
Brown, LANDSCAPING WITH PERENNIALS. (Portland:
Timber Press, 1986) quarto, 304 pp.,
index, various plant lists, profusely ill. with 150 color photos and excellent
600 b&w line drawings and border plans. One of the best works to date on
designing a garden for herbaceous perennials, now rather scarce.
a v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Glenn
Brown [Editor], EUROPEAN AND JAPANESE GARDENS: Papers read before The American
Institute of Architects. (Phila.:
Henry Coates, 1902) 162 pp.,
pictorial cover, very well ill. with b&w photos.
a scarce work presenting four important essays by A.D.F. Hamlin, R.
Clipston Sturgis, John Galen Howard & K. Honda on English, French, Italian
and Japanese gardens. darkening of
the covers and top of b.s. worn, o/w a v.g. copy in decorative brown cloth
binding. $15
Jane
Brown, BEATRIX: The Gardening Life of Beatrix Jones Farrand, 1872-1959.
(NY: Viking, 1995) quarto,
252 pp., index, notes, list of her commissions and what work they involved; ill.
with color photos of her gardens as well as with old photos and garden plans.
A long-overdue work on one of America's most important landscape
architects. v.v. copy in d.j.
$25
Jane
Brown, LANNING ROPER AND HIS GARDENS. (NY:
Rizzoli, 1987) quarto, 224 pp., index, list of his commissions; well ill. with
color and b&w ills. and garden plans. Roper
(1912-1983) designed important dens in the U.S. and on the continent.
v.g. copy in d.j. $20
Jane
Brown, SISSINGHURST: Portrait of a Garden. (NY:
Abrams, 1990) square quarto, 136
pp., index, notes, excellent color photos by John Miller as well as some older
photos of the garden being developed. a
superbly written and produced work capturing the personality of Sissinghurst and
its noted owners. fine copy in d.j.
$15
Jane
Brown, THE ENGLISH GARDEN THOROUGH THE 20TH CENTURY: From Gertrude Jekyll to
Geoffrey Jellicoe. (Woodbridge, UK:
Garden Art Press, 1999 [1986]) quarto,
287 pp., decorative end-papers, ill. with new and old photos, plans, drawings,
and paintings in color and b&w. The
best study of English garden design in the 20th century, a revised edition of
the 1986 work The English Garden in Our Time.
v.g. copy in d.j. $20
Kendall
Brown, JAPANESE-STYLE GARDENS OF THE PACIFIC WEST COAST.
(NY: Rizzoli, 1999) quarto,
176 pp., directory & bibliography, ill. with attractive color photos by
Melba Levick. An attractive and
informative new work covering 20 gardens of the period 1890 to the present in
the western United States and Canada, where Japanese influence on garden design
remains strong. fine copy in d.j.
$15
Harold
Bruce, THE GARDENS OF WINTERTHUR IN ALL SEASONS.
(NY: Viking, 1978) Introduction
by Henry dupont, historical section by C. Gordon Tyrrell.
quarto, 196 pp., well ill. with superb color & b&w photos;
becoming rather scarce, this is the best work on these gardens.
v.g. copy in d.j. $10
Charlene
Bry & Marshall Crosby & Peter Loewer, A WORLD OF PLANTS: The Missouri
Botanical Garden. (NY: Abrams, 1989)
quarto, 190 pp., index, ill. with fine color photos by Kiku Obata and
historic b&w photos. essays on
this little-known but important 79 acre botanic garden dating to the 19th
century. v.g. copy in d.j.
$15
Karl-Dietrich
Buhler, THE SCANDINAVIAN GARDEN. (London:
Frances Lincoln, 2000) square
quarto, 192 pp., index, ill. with color photos and b&w garden plans.
The best comprehensive work on the subject to date in an attractive
format. v.g. copy in d.j.
$25
Lorraine
Burgess, GARDEN ART: The Personal Pursuit of Artistic Refinements, Inventive
concepts, Old Follies and New Concepts for the Home Gardener.
(NY: Walker & Co., 1981) quarto,
191 pp., index, list of sources, gazetteer of gardens, ill. with color and
b&w photos and line drawings. A
somewhat different approach to the subject, presenting modern garden ornament at
a scale and cost that will appeal to owners of modest gardens.
v.g. copy in worn d.j. $10
John
Burk, THE GARDENS AND BOTANICAL FACILITIES OF SMITH COLLEGE: Education,
research, and Pleasure. (Northampton,
MA: Smith College, 1981) 25 pp.,
ill. with b&w and color photos and plans, including an overall campus map
and fold-out plan of the Lyman Plant House.
The complete story of the gardens and greenhouses that date to the
College's establishment here in 1872. v.g.
copy in stapled wraps. $5
Margaret
Cadwaladr, IN VERONICA'S GARDEN. (Qualicum,
Canada: Madrona Books, 2002) large
format octavo, 212 pp., index, bibliography, appendices, ill. with color and
b&w photos. The fascinating
story of the creation of a naturalistic garden on the west coast of Canada by a
transplanted British noblewoman. v.g.
copy in stiff pictorial wraps. $10
R[orderick]
Cameron, GREAT COMP AND ITS GARDEN: One Couple's Achievement in Seven Acres.
(Maidstone, UK: Bachman & Turner, 1981)
small tall quarto, 184 pp., index, bibliography, appendix, old map
reproduced on end-papers, ill. with color and b&w photos.
The fascinating account of the establishment of a garden at a 16th
century country house in Kent. v.g.
copy in d.j. $15
George
Carter, THE NEW LONDON GARDEN. (London:
Mitchell Beazley, 2000) quarto, 176
pp., index, decorative end-papers, ill. with fine color photos by Marianne
Majerus. While there have been many
books issued on older London gardens, this is the first on public and private
contemporary gardens. v.g. copy in
slightly worn d.j. $15
Molly
Chappelett, GARDENS OF THE WINE COUNTRY. (San
Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1998) quarto,
204 pp., ill. with color photos. An
attractive study of gardens of the Napa Valley region.
fine copy in d.j. $15
Thomas
Church, GARDENS ARE FOR PEOPLE. (NY:
McGraw-Hill, 1983) revised edition,
with contributions by Michael Laurie & Grace Hall; quarto, 256 pp., index,
profusely illustrated with examples of garden design components.
First issued in 1955, this remarkable work provides countless examples of
ways to improve modest size American gardens.
v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $30
Thomas Church, GARDENS ARE FOR PEOPLE. (NY: McGraw-Hill, 1983) third revised edition, with contributions by Michael Laurie & Grace Hall and a new Preface; quarto, 256 pp., index, profusely illustrated with examples of garden design components. First issued in 1955, this remarkable work provides countless examples of ways to improve modest size American gardens. v.g. copy of a quality softbound edition. $10
Thomas
Church, YOUR PRIVATE WORLD, A Study of Intimate Gardens. (San Francisco:
Chronicle, 1969) 202 pp., quarto,
index, well ill.; A scarce and
important work on modern gardens, emphasizing design elements and featuring
gardens designed by Church. v.g.
copy in torn d.j. $40
James
M. Clark & others, URBAN PARADISE: GARDENS IN THE CITY.
(NY: Public Art Fund, 1994) Public
Art Issues No. 3. 36 pp., appendix,
ill. with many color and b&w photos, drawings, maps, and plans.
an exhibition catalog of a fascinating show which appeared at the Paine
Webber Art Gallery, featuring brief but very interesting essays.
v.g. copy in stapled pictorial wraps of a scarce pubication.
$15
Ethne
Clarke, THE GARDENS OF TUSCANY. (NY:
Rizzoli, 1990) Foreword by Sir
Harold Acton. oblong format, 160
pp., index, bibliography, photographic notes, ill. with fine color photos by
Raffaello Bencini. the scarcest book
in this series, which primarily covered English gardens; a fine overview of the
subject, which has become rather scarce. front
free end-paper mildly creased, o/w a v.g. copy in torn d.j.
$15
Ethne
Clarke, HERB GARDEN DESIGN. (NY:
Macmillan, 1995) square quarto, 144
pp., index, bibliography, extensive plant list, ill. with excellent color photos
by Clive Nichols and color garden plans from watercolors by Jean Sturgis.
a very attractive and useful work on various kinds of herb gardens which
has become somewhat scarce. v.g.
copy in d.j. $15
Ethne
Clarke, HIDCOTE: The Making of a Garden. (London:
Michael Joseph, 1989) 164 p., index,
bibliography, ill. with b&w and color photos and garden plan.
The story of the creation of a famous and often-visited garden in Kent by
Sir Lawrence Johnston in the early 1900s. v.g.
copy in slightly worn d.j. $15
Ethne
Clarke, ENGLISH TOPIARY GARDENS. (NY:
Clarkson Potter, 1988) oblong
format, 160 pp., index, bibliography, 135 fine color photos by George Wright; an
excellent overview covering both older and modern gardens that has become rather
scarce. v.g. copy in d.j.
$15
Ethne
Clarke & Clay Perry, ENGLISH COTTAGE GARDENS.
(NY: Viking, 1986) oblong
format, 160 pp., index, bibliography. Perry's
remarkable color photos and adequate descriptive material accentuates summer
visits to a variety of cottage gardens; becoming somewhat scarce.
v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $15
Ethne
Clarke & Clay Perry, ENGLISH COUNTRY GARDENS.
(London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1986)
oblong format, 160 pp., index, bibliography.
Perry's remarkable color photos and adequate descriptive material
accentuates summer visits to a variety of cottage gardens in a work that is
becoming somewhat scarce. The American edition was issued as English Cottage
Gardens. v.g. copy in d.j.
$15
Grady
Clay [Editor], LANDSCAPES FOR LIVING. (NY: McGraw‑Hill, 1980)
quarto, 152 pp., index, biographical sketches of the contributors, well
ill. with color and b&w photos, garden plans, and drawings.
Sponsored by Landscape Architecture magazine, this work featuring short
essays on various aspects of the subject, is surprisingly scarce.
v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $15
Derek
Clifford, A HISTORY OF GARDEN DESIGN. (NY:
Praeger, 1967 [1966]) revised
edition. 252 pp., 82 ills., index,
appendices, bibliography; originally
issued in 1962, this very scarce work remains the best on the subject to date.
v.g. in worn d.j. $35
Brian
Clouston [Editor], LANDSCAPE DESIGN WITH PLANTS.
(London/NY: Heinemann/Van Nostrand, 1977)
456 pp., quarto, hundreds of ills., index;
Published for the Landscape Institute, the work is divided into 3
sections: design, practical aspects of plants and lists of plants; a very
valuable work and far more useful for the gardener than most landscape design
"textbooks." v.g. copy in
torn d.j. $15
Peter
Coats, GREAT GARDENS OF THE WESTERN WORLD. (NY:
Spring Books, 1968 [1963]) quarto,
288 pp., profusely illustrated; Covers 38 gardens all over the world.
v.g. copy in d.j. $10
Paul
Collins, SMALL GARDEN DESIGN. (Seacaucus,
NJ: Chartwell Books, 1989) quarto,
128 pp., index, glossary, ill. with color photos and garden plans.
One of the less common recent works on the subject containing a number of
interesting ideas. v.g. copy in
slightly torn d.j. $10
Sybil
Connolly & Helen Dillon, IN AN IRISH GARDEN.
(NY: Harmony, 1986) quarto,
160 pp., index, well ill. with color & b&w photos; an attractive and
interesting work covering 27 private Irish gardens.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
[Terrance
Conran], TERRANCE CONRAN'S GARDEN STYLE. Consulting
Editors John McGowan & Roger DuBern. (NY: Crown, 1991)
quarto, 159 pp., index, ill. with color photos & excellent detailed
color & monochrome drawings. interesting
detailed descriptions and drawings of specific design elements and garden
structures. v.g. copy in worn d.j.
$10
Ferris
Cook, THE GARDEN TRELLIS: How to Build and Vines to Cultivate.
(NY: Artisan, 1996) 96 pp.,
pictorial boards, decorative end‑papers, index, bibliography, list of
sources, ill. with charming flower paintings and useful design drawings by the
author. An information‑filled
and very attractive small work, one of the very few devoted solely to trellis
gardening. v.g. copy in d.j.
$10
Geoffrey
Coombs & Keith Rushforth, MAKING A SMALL GARDEN.
(London: Cassell/RHS, 1993) 256
pp., index, well ill. with color photos, line drawings & garden plans.
an outstanding new work, filled with information on a wide variety of
interesting plants and useful information on small garden design and planting in
the Wisley Gardening Companions Series--a refreshing alternative to the
attractive but essentially useless "coffee-table" books by which we
are presently inundated. v.g. copy
in d.j. $15
Guy
Cooper & Gordon Taylor, THE CURIOUS GARDENERS' SIX ELEMENTS OF GARDEN
DESIGN. (London: Headline
Publishing, 2002) quarto, index,
bibliography, ill. with excellent color photos by Clive Boursnell.
Based on a renowned British television series, this work traces garden
design principles thorough a tour of 40 outstanding gardens.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Guy
Cooper & Gordon Taylor, GARDENS FOR THE FUTURE: Gestures Against the Wild.
(NY: Monacelli Press, 2000) square
quarto, 224 pp., bibliography, ill. with fine color photos and a few garden
plans. An attractive work the highly
futuristic gardens created in the last few years, and the modern architecture to
which they are related. v.g. copy in
d.j. $15
Guy
Cooper & Gordon Taylor, PARADISE TRANSFORMED: The Private Garden for the
Twenty-first Century. (NY: Monacelli
Press, 1996) square quarto, 208 pp.,
bibliography, ill. with fine color photos and a few garden plans.
An attractive work concentrating on gardens created in the last few
years, and ranging from the traditional to the decidedly daring and abstract.
fine copy in d.j. $15
Guy
Cooper & Gordon Taylor & Clive Boursnell, ENGLISH HERB GARDENS.
Foreword by Rosemary Verey. (NY:
Rizzoli, 1986) oblong format octavo,
160 pp., index, bibliography, glossary of plants, ill. with fine color photos;
brief descriptions of 58 herb gardens, mostly of modern vintage, and few covered
in other works. v.g. copy in d.j.
$15
Guy
Cooper & Gordon Taylor & Clive Boursnell, ENGLISH WATER GARDENS.
Foreword by Geoffrey Jellicoe. (Boston:
Little Brown, 1987) oblong format,
160 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with fine color photos; a comprehensive
survey of a variety of English gardens with water elements.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Sally
Court, ROSES IN MODERN GARDENS. (London:
Mitchell Beazley, 2004) quarto, 160
pp., index, lists of sources and roses, well ill. with color photos.
an excellent work on using roses in all aspects of modern garden design.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
May
Cowan, INVEREWE: A Garden In the Northwest Highlands.
(London: Geoffrey Bles, 1964) 152
pp., ill. in color & b&w, list of plants;
The fascinating story of a garden created in 1862 and owned by the
National Trust of Scotland. v.g.
copy in d.j. $15
Freda Cox, DESIGNING
AND CREATING A
Madison
Cox, PRIVATE GARDENS OF PARIS. NY: Harmony, 1989)
quarto, 224 pp., index, bibliography, glossary, 225 outstanding photos
(color and b&w) by Philippe Perdereau. A
work depicting some fascinating but little-known gardens.
fine copy in d.j. $15
Marshall
Craigmyle, THE LONG-FLOWERING GARDEN: Over 500 Plants for All Seasons and
Interests. (NY: Metro Books, 2001)
quarto, pictorial boards, 160 pp., index, bibliography, appendix, well
ill. with color photos. a fairly
unique work covering annuals, perennials and shrubs all selected for their long
blooming periods in temperate climate gardens.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Chuck
& Barbara Crandall, COURTYARDS AND PATIOS: Designing and Landscaping Elegant
Outdoor Spaces. (NY:
Friedman/Fairfax, 1998) square
quarto, 144 pp., index, list of sources, ill. with color photos and garden
plants. a useful work covering the
attractive and also practical features in smaller urban gardens.
v.g. copy in d.j. $10
Sylvia
Crowe, GARDEN DESIGN. (Woodbridge, Suffolk: Garden Art Press, 1994)
quarto, 296 pp., pictorial end-papers, indices, bibliography, appendices.
ill. with the original monochrome plates and many new color photos taken
for this edition. A beautifully
produced revised and expanded edition of this classic work.
fine copy in d.j. $25
Sylvia
Crowe, GARDEN DESIGN. (London:
County Life, 1958) the scarce first
English edition; 230 pp., index,
bibliography, ill. with photos, reproductions of old ills., and line drawings by
Carol Møller. This remains a
classic work on the history and development of garden design.
some cover spotting and a little wear to top of front cover, front
end-papers foxed, o/w a v.g. copy in torn d.j.
$20
Sylvia
Crowe, GARDEN DESIGN. (Funtington,
UK: Packard/Gibson, 1981) revised
edition. 224 pp., index,
bibliography, ill. with photos, reproductions of old ills., and line drawings by
Carol Møller. This remains a
classic work on the history and development of garden design and is scarce in
this edition. a v.g. copy in torn
d.j. $20
Anne
Cunningham, CRYSTAL PALACES: Garden Conservatories of the United States.
(NY: Princeton Architectural Press, 2000)
square quarto, pictorial boards, decorative end-papers, 178 pp., index,
bibliography, glossary, ill. with excellent color photos.
The first book on the subject, covering significant conservatories
constructed from Victorian times to the present.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
[Adele
Cygelman] & Erica Lennard, SECRET GARDENS OF HOLLYWOOD and Private Oases in
Los Angeles. (NY: Universe Books,
2003) square quarto, 208 pp., list
of sources, Lennard's stunning photos reveal these distinctive gardens rarely
seen by the public. v.g. copy in d.j.
$15
Rick Darke, THE
Alexandra
D'Arnoux & Bruno de Laubadere, GARDENS BY THE SEA.
(NY: Clarkson N. Potter, 2002) translated
by Paul Stuart Rankin. quarto,
pictorial boards, 240 pp., index, ill. with the fine color photos of Erica
Lennard. a beautiful book covering
striking seaside gardens of Europe and America, some boldly contemporary and
others traditional and wildly romantic. v.g.
copy in d.j. $15
Karen
Dardick, ESTATE GARDENS OF CALIFORNIA. (NY:
Rizzoli Publications, 2002) quarto,
175 pp., index, ill. with fine color photos by Melba Levick.
A beautifully illustrated overview of some of the finest gardens on the
west coast. v.g. copy in d.j.
$15
John
Dawes, THE SWIMMING POOL & THE GARDEN: An International Illustrated Guide to
the Design and Construction of Swimming Pools.
(Edinburgh: John Bartholomew & Sons., 1975 [1974])
quarto, 175 pp., index, bibliography, appendices, interesting decorative
end-papers, well ill. with b&w and color photos and design plans.
This uncommon books deals to a large degree with the garden settings of
pools and draws on an interesting world-wide perspective.
a little foxing towards the extremities, o/w a v.g. copy in d.j.
$15
Page
Dickey, BREAKING GROUND: Portraits of Ten Garden Designers.
(NY: Artisan, 1997) small
folio, 207 pp., index, ill. with beautiful color photos by Erica Lennard.
beautifully presented examples of the work on ten significant modern
designers, with the publisher's promotional literature included.
v.g. copy in d.j. $10
John
Diekelman & Robert Schuster, NATURAL LANDSCAPING: Designing With Native
Plant Communities. (NY: McGraw Hill,
1982) large square format, 277 p.,
index, glossary, appendices; ill. with b&w and color photos and very useful
line drawings and garden plans. A
very useful work designed for use in the northeast and upper midwest.
v.g. copy in d.j. $10
Julia
Lester Dillon, THE BLOSSOM CIRCLE OF THE YEAR IN SOUTHERN GARDENS.
(NY: A.T. de la Mere, 1922) 201+
pp., ill. with b&w photos. a
scarce work on planning and planting southern gardens, on of the first on the
subject; the author was a prominent Georgia writer and landscape architect.
green cloth with mounted color photo in circular medallion on front
cover, with a little edge wear; internally v.g. except for a little end-paper
foxing and creasing of one corner of first 4 leaves, o/w a clean, tight copy.
$35
Tracy
DiSabato-Aust, THE WELL-DESIGNED MIXED GARDEN: Building Beds and Borders with
Trees, Shrubs, Perennials, Annuals, and Bulbs.
(Portland: Timber Press, 2003) quarto,
480 pp. index, bibliography, glossary, plant lists, appendices, hardiness map,
ill. with useful color photos and color/b&w line drawings.
one of the best works ever published on designing and planting the mixed
border. v.g. copy in d.j.
$20
Ursula
Dohna, PRIVATE GARDENS OF GERMANY. (NY:
Harmony, 1987) small folio, 223 pp.,
index, bibliography, color & b&w photos by Philipp Schonborn; valuable
in that it covers gardens not described in other works.
v.g. copy in worn d.j. $15
Denis
Doman [Editor], ARTHUR CALDWELL: The Life and Work of a Prairie-School Landscape
Architect. (Boston: Johns Hopkins
University Press, 1997) large format
octavo, 307 pp., index, bibliography notes, well ill. in b&w with photos,
plans and designs. A useful recent
work, the first on an important
American landscape architect. v.g.
copy in d.j. $15
Stephanie
Donaldson, VENZANO: A SCENTED GARDEN IN TUSCANY.
(North Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square Publishing, 2001)
quarto, 144 pp., index, list of suppliers, decorative end-papers, ill.
with fine color photos. The
fascinating story of how two Australians created a garden with mostly scented
plants on an ancient Etruscan estate. fine
copy in d.j. $15
Francis
Dorleans, PRIVATE GARDENS OF THE FASHION WORLD.
(NY: Abbeville/Vendome, 2000) small
folio, 207 pp., ill. with fine color photos by Claire de Vireau.
A nicely worldwide illustrated study of 18 gardens which are as one might
expect, as distinct as their owners. v.g.
copy in d.j. $15
Lake
Douglas & Jeanette Hardy, GARDENS OF NEW ORLEANS: Exquisite Excess.
(San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2001)
square quarto, 208 pp., index, appendix, ill. with excellent color photos
by Richard Sexton. An interesting
study of the city's unique gardens, many of them are distinctive small gardens
featuring ornamental iron and other garden ornament; the information on New
Orleans garden history is most useful. v.g.
copy in cloth/pictorial boards (no d.j. was issued).
$20
William
Lake Douglas & John Brookes etal., GARDEN DESIGN: History, Principles,
Elements, Practice. (NY: Simon &
Schuster, 1984) square quarto, 224
pp., index, bibliography, appendix, many color photos.
Commissioned by the American Society of Landscape Architects to meet the
need for a modern comprehensive work on garden design.
v.g. copy in sunned (as usual) d.j. $15
Andrew
J. Downing, A TREATISE ON THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF LANDSCAPE GARDENING.
(Sakonnet, RI: Theophrastus, 1977) reprint
of 9th [1887] edition, including a supplement by Henry W. Sargent.
592 pp., index, b&w ill. from the original. the best modern edition
of this classic work, which has now become rather scarce.
a v.g. copy in green cloth binding. $35
Shirley
du Boulay, THE GARDENERS. (London:
Hodder & Stoughton, 1985) square
quarto, 158 pp., brief biographies, ill. with color photos.
An interesting anthology of sorts, where each of the following famous
English gardeners describes his or her own garden: Roy Lancaster, Geoffrey
Smith, Frances Perry, Alan Titchmarsh, Sheila Macqueen, Alan Gemmell, Percy
Thrower, Mary Spiller, John Brookes, Stefan Buczacki & Clay Jones.
v.g. copy in d.j. $10
Teri
Dunn, GARDEN ACCESSORIES: Designing with Collectibles, Planters, Fountains, and
More. (NY: Friedman/Fairfax, 2000)
square quarto, 288 pp., index, list of sources, well. ill. with color
photos. a useful work because it
covers such a wide range of ornament, furniture, fencing,a nd structural
details. v.g. copy in d.j.
$10
Joe
Earle [Editor], INFINITE SPACES: The Art and Wisdom of the Japanese Garden.
(Rutland, VT: Tuttle Publishing, 2000)
Introduction by Julie Moir Messervy.
Based on the Sakuteiki by Tachibana no Toshitsuna.
large square format octavo, 126 pp., primarily a book of excellent color
photos and accompanying text, demonstrating the classic principles of Japanese
gardening from the classic work on the subject.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Joe
Eck, ELEMENTS OF GARDEN DESIGN. (NY:
Holt, 1996) 164 pp., index, ill.
with a few drawings by Lisa Brooks. A
refreshing alternative to all the garden design books chocked full of full color
plans and photos. This work presents
a series of design elements valuable to improving a garden, and forces you to
read the text. If you have visited
North Hill, the author's famous Vermont garden, you will see these principles
subtly at work. a v.g. copy in d.j.
$10
Melanie
Eclare, GLORIOUS GARDENS OF IRELAND. (London:
Kyle Cathie Ltd., 1999) Foreword by
Jim Reynolds. quarto, decorative
end-papers, 160 pp., index, gazetteers of gardens, ill. with excellent color
photos. a very attractive and highly
personal account of visits to a wonderful selection of gardens.
v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $15
Paul
Edwards, ENGLISH GARDEN ORNAMENT. (Cranbury,
NJ: Barnes, 1965) the large format
American edition. quarto, 110 pp., many graphic ills. in color and b&w.
a good summary study. v.g.
copy in d.j. $10
Paul
Edwards & Katherine Swift, PERGOLAS, ARBOURS AND ACHES: Their History and
How to Make Them. (London: Barn
Elms, 2001) square quarto, 168 pp.,
decorative end-papers, index, list of gardens, well ill. with color photos as
well as design sketches and reproductions of older illustrations.
By far the best work to date on the subject, with contributions by Linda
Farrar, Sylvia Landsberg, Jan Woudstra, Robin Whalley, and Andrew Clayden.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Sima
Eliovson, GARDEN BEAUTY OF SOUTH AFRICA. (Johannesburg:
Macmillan, 1979) quarto, 150 pp.,
decorative end-papers, list of gardens, ill. with excellent color photos.
An attractive survey of not only the famous botanical gardens but also a
broad survey of interesting private gardens.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Barbara
W. Ellis, DECKSCAPING: Gardening and Landscaping On and Around Your Deck.
(North Adams, MA: Storey Books, 2002)
square quarto, 167+ pp., index, hardiness map, ill. with color photos.
Valuable as the first work to deal expressly with deck gardens.
v.g. copy in torn d.j. $10
Torsten
Olf Enge & Carl Freidrich Schorer, GARDEN ARCHITECTURE IN EUROPE.
(Hohenzollernring, Germany: Benedikt Taschen, 1992)
quarto, 236+ pp., map and list of gardens, ill. with color and b&w
photos, plans, and engravings. an
attractive and scarce work covering many famous gardens in western Europe.
v.g. copy of a quality softbound work in stiff wraps in a mylar
protector. $15
David
Engel, JAPANESE GARDENS FOR TODAY. foreword
by Richard Neutra. (Rutland, VT:
Tuttle, 1967 [1959]) quarto, 270
pp., interesting tricolor decorative covers in an Oriental motif, index,
bibliography, profusely ill. with color and b&w photos and line drawings; a
significant work, in that it consists of a guide to designing modern Japanese
gardens, rather than another work on Japanese garden history.
v.g. copy in torn d.j. $20
John
Esten, HAMPTONS GARDENS: A 350-YEAR LEGACY.
(NY: Rizzoli Publications, 2004) oblong
quarto, 157 pp., decorative end-papers, bibliography, notes, ill. with historic
b&w photos and plans, reproductions of paintings, and modern color photos by
Evelene Weschler. a wonderfully
illustrated and long-overdue study of many classic gardens on Long Island's
South Fork. v.g. copy in d.j.
$20
Hazel
Evans, THE PATIO GARDEN: Designing, Constructing, Planting and Furnishing an
`Outdoor Room'. (NY: Viking, 1985)
square format, 167 pp., index, appendices, well ill. with color photos and color
and monochrome sketches and plans. The
best recent work on the subject, intended for the owner of the modest sized
garden. v.g. copy in d.j.
$15
Nan
Fairbrother, THE NATURE OF LANDSCAPE DESIGN, as an Art Form, a Craft, a Social
Necessity. (London: Architectural
Press, 1974) Foreword by F. Fraser
Darling. 252 pp., over 200 b&w
photographic ills.; based on the
author's extensive experience in the U.S. & U.K., this is one of the more
perceptive works on the subject, published a few years after her death in 1971.
the very scarce original British edition.
v.g. copy in torn d.j. $20
Nan
Fairbrother, THE NATURE OF LANDSCAPE DESIGN, as an Art Form, a Craft, a Social
Necessity. (NY: Knopf, 1974)
252 pp., over 200 ills.; Based on the author's extensive experience in
the U.S. & U.K., this is one of the more perceptive works on the subject.
standard trade edition. v.g.
copy in slightly torn d.j. $15
Gabriel
Faure, GARDENS OF ROME. trans. by
Frank Kemp. (Fair Lawn, NJ:
Essential Books/Nicholas Kaye, 1960) 201
pp., fold-out map, ill. with newly taken b&w photos.
This smaller format "edition" is a largely revised work,
intended to be used by the traveller in Rome, and updated from the author's many
years being acquainted with the subject. v.g.
copy in worn but attractive d.j. $20
Rudy
& Joy Favretti, FOR EVERY HOUSE A GARDEN: A Guide for Reproducing Period
Gardens. (Hanover, NH: University
Press of New England, 1990 [1977]) 137
pp., index, extensive list of plants, ill. in b&w with old photos, drawings
& plans. a brief but valuable
work, one of the few on the subjects written for an American audience.
softbound (this was never issued in hardcover), v.g. copy.
$10
Jean
Feinberg, WAVE HILL PICTURED: Celebrating a Garden.
(NY: Abrams, 1991) oblong
quarto, 168 pp., an essay by Peter Sauer, and photos in b&w and in color by
noted photographers Lois Conner, Jan Groover, Stephen Scheer and Philip Tanner
of this famous 28 acre garden in Riverdale, Bronx, owned by the City of New
York. as new in d.j.
$10
Derek
Fell, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDEN DESIGN AND STRUCTURE: Ideas and Inspiration for
Your Garden. (Buffalo, NY: Firefly
Books, 2005) quarto, pictorial
boards, 244 pp., index, ill. with over 800 color photos.
A excellent modern dictionary of garden design details and techniques.
v.g. copy in d.j. $10
Derek
Fell, DEERFIELD, an American Garden Through Four Seasons.
(Gardenville, Pa.: Pidcock, 1986) square
quarto, 96 pp., index, ill. with 104 fine color photos of a private garden in
Pennsylvania which was created in 1946. v.g.
copy in d.j. $10
Derek
Fell, GARDEN ACCENTS. (N. Dighton, MA: JG Press, 1995)
updated edition. pictorial
covers. quarto, 144 pp., index, bibliography, list of sources; well illustrated
with fine color photos of garden ornaments and other "special
features" of landscape design, and a quite worthwhile work.
as new in d.j. $10
Derek
Fell, IMPRESSIONIST ROSES: Bringing the Romance of the Impressionist Style to
Your Garden. (NY: Metro Books, 2001
[1999]) square quarto, 136+ pp.,
index, appendices, decorative end-papers, ill. with photos by the author.
Fell, the author of a number of books on impressionist artists and their
gardens, shows how to create this effect with the use of roses.
$15
Derek
Fell, THE IMPRESSIONIST GARDEN. (NY:
Carol Southern, 1994) square quarto,
144 pp., index, beautifully ill. with color photos, copies of paintings and
plans of gardens. An interesting new
work extending beyond the author's expertise on impressionist artists' gardens
to ideas and plan for incorporating the essence of these famous gardens into
newly created ones. v.g. copy in d.j.
$15
David Finn, 20TH-CENTURY AMERICAN SCULPTURE IN THE
Sue
Fisher, THE HANGING GARDEN: Creative Displays for Every Garden.
(North Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square, 1996)
large format, 160 pp., index, list of suppliers, ill. with b&w
drawings & color photos by John Glover.
essentially a "picture book," but useful because it is
well-produced and the only work on the subject.
v.g. copy in d.j. $10
T.J.
Fisher & Roy Guste, ORLEANS EMBRACE along with SECRET GARDENS OF THE VIEUX
CARRE. (New Orleans, LA: Morgana
Press, 2006) 73, 207, 66 pp., ill.
with b&w and color photos. A
unique combination of a work on the history and architecture of New Orleans and
its gardens, including a reproduction of the uncommon 1993 work by Guste in the
middle of the more recent work. v.g.
copy of a quality hardcover work in pictorial boards.
$25
Olda
FitzGerald, IRISH GARDENS. (NY:
Morrow, 1999) small folio, 224 pp.,
index, bibliography, guide to gardens covered.
ill. with garde plans and 220 fine color photos by Stephen Robson.
An attractive work dealing with 20 of the most interesting Irish gardens
in more depth than usually seen in this type of work.
fine copy in d.j. $15
H[arry]
L[uft] V[erne] Fletcher, THE FEATURE GARDEN.
(Newton, Mass.: Branford, 1961) 142
pp., well ill. with black-and-photos and line drawings, a small but useful work
on various design elements such as garden ornaments, pools, steps, seats,
troughs, bird houses, tubs, trellises and fountains.
end-papers darkened, o/w a v.g. copy in d.j.
$10
Daniel
Foley, THE COMPLETE BOOK OF GARDEN ORNAMENTS, COMPLEMENTS & ACCESSORIES.
(NY: Crown, 1972) 247 pp.,
425 photos & 25 color plates, bibliography; one of the better recent works
on the subject. v.g. in worn d.j.
$10
Raymond
Foster, TREES & SHRUBS IN GARDEN DESIGN. (Newton Abbot: David & Charles,
1982) 231 pp., index, ill. with
color & b&w photos, line sketches and useful charts of height and
spread. a very valuable recent work.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Clarence
Fowler, ENGLISH HOUSE GROUNDS. (NY:
Mabel Parson, 1924) quarto, 99 pp.,
ill. with 40 b&w photos of smaller English house gardens.
Originally conceived by Samuel Parsons as a way to demonstrate the merits
of English house gardens to Americans, the work was completed following his
death and then issued by his daughter, Mabel, as well as Fowler, and under the
direction of editor, Eugene Clude. aquamarine
paper covered boards with a dark blue wide cloth b.s., in very good condition.
$50
Mark
Francis & Andreas Riemann, THE CALIFORNIA LANDSCAPE GARDEN: Ecology, Culture
and Design. (Berkeley: Univ. of
California Press, 1999) quarto, 234
pp., index, bibliography, notes, appendix, ill. with color and b&w photos
and distinctive color paintings by Yan Nascimbene.
An excellent new work on the California garden written from a historical
perspective. fine copy in d.j.
$15
Charlotte
Frieze, SOCIAL GARDENS: Outdoor Spaces for Living & Entertainment.
(NY: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1988)
square quarto, 223 pp., lists of resources, ill. with 230 fine color
photos by Peter C. Jones. an
interesting study of entrances, backyards, terraces, decks, garden rooms and
other specific garden spaces of particular interest to owners of today's small-
and medium-sized gardens. v.g. copy
in d.j. $15
Michio
Fujioka, JAPANESE RESIDENCES AND GARDENS: A Tradition of Integrity.
(Tokyo: Kodansha, 1995 [1982]) quarto,
48 pp., bibliography, ill. with photos and sketches in color and b&w; a
brief but beautifully illustrated treatise on the relationship between Japanese
residences and their accompanying gardens in the Great Japanese Art series.
v.g. copy in d.j. $10
Timmy
Gallagher, THE GARDENS AT FILOLI. (San
Francisco, Pomegranate Art Books, 1994) oblong
quarto, 128 pp., ill. with fine color photos by Christopher McMahon.
An attractive and scarce study of impressive 654-acre Northern California
rather formal estate gardens. a v.g.
copy in slightly worn d.j. $15
Leslie
Garisto, FROM BAUHAUS TO BIRDHOUSE: Imaginative Housing for the Feathered
Community. (NY: Harper Collins,
1992) large format octavo, 87 pp.,
decorative end-papers, index, list of sources.
ill. with color photos and b&w construction plans.
The only work on the subject, covering old and new, plain and very
ornamental birdhouses. v.g. copy in
d.j. $10
Madge
Garland, THE SMALL GARDEN IN THE CITY. (London/NY:
Architectural Press/Brazillier, 1973) 126
pp., ill. with b&w photos; one of the few works treating the small urban
garden from a historical perspective. v.g.
copy in slightly worn d.j. $15
Jamie
Garnock, TRELLIS: The Creative Way to Transform Your Garden.
(NY: Rizzoli International, 1991) quarto,
160 pp., index, bibliography, list of suppliers, ill. with color photos by Hugh
Palmer and b&w drawings. The
best in-depth work to date, presented from a historical perspective, and in a
very attractive format. v.g. copy in
slightly worn d.j. $15
Georgia
Garnsey, COLORADO'S GREAT GARDENS: Plains, Mountains & Plateaus.
(Edgewood, CO: Westcliffe Publishers,1988)
small oblong folio, 142 pp., ill. with fine color photos by Rob Proctor.
A rather scarce work covering an interesting selection of gardens not
found in other works. v.g. copy in
slightly worn d.j. $20
Howard
Garrett, LANDSCAPE DESIGN . . .TEXAS STYLE.
(Dallas: Taylor Publishing Co., 1986)
quarto, 161 pp., index, glossary, ill. with color photos and design
sketches. This uncommon work
presents 38 case studies of gardens in all kinds in urban and rural Texas.
v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $15
Lucy
Gent, GREAT PLANTING. (London:
Ward-Lock, 1995) quarto, 160 pp.,
index, ill. with garden plans and color photos.
A useful work on planting design and plant selection, using examples from
great gardens in the United States and United Kingdom.
v.g. copy in d.j. $10
Michael
Gibson, THE ROSE GARDENS OF ENGLAND. (Chester,
CT: Globe Pequot Press, 1988) large
format octavo, 160 pp., index, bibliography, gazetteer of gardens, ill. with
color photos by Marianne Majerus. For
the many books on English roses, this is one of the very few devoted to the best
rose gardens in England. v.g. copy
in d.j. $15
John
Gilbert, GARDENS OF BRITAIN: A Visitor's Guide.
(London: Artists House, 1993 [1987])
quarto, 113 pp., photographic end papers, pictorial boards, ill. with
color photos and maps. a scarce and
completely original guide to 200 selected British gardens open to the public.
v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $10
Humphrey
Gilbert‑Carter, A GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSITY BOTANIC GARDEN.
(Cambridge, UK: University Botanic Garden, 1947)
195 pp., bibliography, ill. with b&w papers and maps on the
end‑papers. Originally issued
in 1932 this work provides a detailed description of the plants found in this
historic garden. b.s. a little
sunned, o/w a v.g. copy in light green cloth binding.
$5
Maureen
Gilmer, ROOTED IN THE SPIRIT: Exploring Inspirational Gardens.
(Dallas: Taylor Publishing co., 1997)
large format octavo, 194 pp., index, appendices, well ill. with color
photos by Jerry Pavia and color garden plans.
Quite possibly the best work on the subject to date, covering such topics
as "The Biblical Garden," "The Water of Life,"
"Enchanting the Landscape," "The Memory Garden" and
"The Celestial Garden." fine
copy in d.j. $10
Maureen
Gilmer & Michael Glassman, WATER WORKS: Creating a Splash in the Garden.
(Chicago: Contemporary Books, 2002) quarto,
198 pp., list of sources, ill. with excellent color photos by Mick Hales.
One of the less common works on the subject, filled with many ideas for
incorporating pools and fountains in your garden.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Judy
Glattstein, CONSIDER THE LEAF: Foliage in Garden Design.
(Portland: Timber Press, 2003) 227
pp., index, bibliography, ill. with color photos.
the newest and most complete work covering all aspects of the subject.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Judy
Glattstein, GARDEN DESIGN WITH FOLIAGE. (Pownal,
VT: Storey, 1991) large format, 216
pp., index, bibliography, glossary, appendix; ill. with photos, plans and
sketches in color. a comprehensive
work including annuals, perennials, grasses, ferns, vines, ground covers, tree
and shrubs. v.g. copy in d.j.
$15
Walter
H. Godfrey, GARDENS IN THE MAKING. (London:
T. Batsford & Co., n.d.[1914] 207
pp. & 3 pp. of book advertisements. index. ill.with charming garden plans
and engravings by the author and Edmund L. Wratten.
an important and fairly scarce work on small garden design and especially
specific design elements. damp stain
on end-papers and adjoining leaves, covers showing some wear and fading, o/w a
good+ copy of a charming classic work of its era.
$15
Rupert
Golby, THE CONTAINER GARDENER. (Owings
Mills, MD: Stemmer House, 1995 [1993]) Introduction
by Jim Keeling. quarto, 160 pp.,
index, list of sources, ill. with fine color photos and a few line drawings.
This scarce book is one of the best works on the subject, written from a
unique historical perspective by a noted British garden designer.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Robert
Gordon & Sydney Eddison, MONET: THE GARDENER.
(NY: Universe, 2002) large
format octavo, ill. with historic b&w photos and color reproductions of
paintings. More than merely
reproducing his garden paintings, these two essays study the artist as a
gardener. v.g. copy in d.j.
$15
Dean
Gottehrer, NATURAL LANDSCAPING. (NY:
E.P. Dutton, 1978) 182 pp.,
bibliography, appendices, ill. with b&w photos and sketches.
a comprehensive work for cold-climate gardeners covering the basics and a
number of details useful in creating and maintaining natural gardens.
v.g. copy in d.j. $10
J.E.
Grant-White, GARDEN ART AND ARCHITECTURE. (London/NY:
Abelard-Schuman, 1968) quarto, 160
pp., excellent ills.; a scarce work covering the old and the new, from the
modest to the extravagant. v.g. copy
in d.j. $15
Mary
Grant-White, POTS AND POT GARDENS. (London/NY:
Abelard-Schuman, 1969) 160 pp., index, well ill. with b&w photos; one of the
few works on the subject; v.g. copy in d.j.
$15
Ronald
Gray, CAMBRIDGE GARDENS. (Cambridge,
UK: Pevensey Press, 1984) large
format octavo, 79 pp., index, maps on end-papers, ill. with color photos by
Ernest Frankl. a surprising scarce
and useful work. v.g. copy in
slightly torn d.j. $10
Francesa
Greenoak, GLORIOUS GARDENS: A Portfolio of Ideas for Planting and Design.
(NY: Crescent, 1993 [1989]) quarto,
192 pp, index, ill. with color photos. This
useful work covers walled gardens, herb gardens, winter gardens, kitchen
gardens, scented gardens, secret gardens, paved gardens, and social gardens,
among others. v.g. copy in d.j.
$10
Francesa
Greenoak, NATURAL STYLE FOR GARDENS. (San
Francisco: Soma, 1998) quarto, 159
pp., index, decorative end-papers. well
ill. with color photos and drawings. an
imaginative and attractive work on designing various kinds of natural gardens.
v.g. copy in d.j. $10
Mac
Griswold & Eleanor Weller, THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN GARDENS: Proud Owners
- Private Estates - 1890-1940. (NY:
Abrams, 1992) square quarto, 408
pp., index, notes, appendix, profusely ill. with color and b&w photos and
some garden plans. a superbly
produced landmark survey of 500 private estate gardens across America.
fine copy in d.j. $20
Sarah
Guest, PRIVATE GARDENS OF AUSTRALIA. (NY:
Harmony, 1990) quarto, 224 pp.,
index, bibliography, color and b&w photos by Jerry Harpur; good coverage of
40 gardens that just don't appear in any other works.
v.g. copy in torn d.j. $15
Bunny
Guinness, GARDEN TRANSFORMATIONS: Designer Secrets and Tricks of the Trade.
(Newton Abbot, UK: David & Charles, 1999)
quarto, 168 pp., index, list of suppliers.
ill. with many color photos and a few b&w drawings.
an interesting variety of fairly simple solutions to all kinds of garden
design problems. v.g. copy in d.j.
$10
Fenja
Gunn, LOST GARDENS OF GERTRUDE JEKYLL. (NY:
Macmillan, 1991) quarto, 144 pp.,
index, bibliography. ill. with watercolors and drawings by the author,
reconstructing 20 gardens where Jekyll's original plans have been lost.
definitely one of the more interesting books of Jekyll to have been
published in recent years. as new in
d.j. $15
Roy
Guste Jr., THE SECRET GARDENS OF THE VIEUX CARRE.
(Boston: Little Brown, 1993) square
quarto, 208 pp., well ill. with fine color photos.
Essentially a "coffee table" book as are so many published
these days, but nonetheless valuable for its depiction of a number of never-seen
private gardens in New Orleans' historic French Quarter.
This book is becoming somewhat scarce but nonetheless not as rare as some
might believe. v.g. copy in slightly
worn d.j. $35
Antonio
Haas, GARDENS OF MEXICO. (NY:
Rizzoli, 1993) quarto, 223 pp.,
index, well ill. with the fine color photos of Nicolas Sapieha.
an attractive recent work presenting an excellent overview of the
subject, complimenting the earlier O'Gorman work which has only monochrome
photos. a v.g. copy in slightly worn
d.j. $25
Brian
Hackett, PLANTING DESIGN. (NY:
McGraw Hill, 1979) 174 pp.,
pictorial boards, index, bibliography, ill. with color and b&w photos and
garden plan sketches. While many
landscape architecture textbooks are highly technical and of little use to the
garden owner, this useful work by an English scholar adapts the principles of
landscape architecture for the owners and creators of modest gardens.
a v.g. copy in pictorial boards (no d.j. was issued).
$15
Miles
Hadfield, LANDSCAPE WITH TREES. (London:
Country Life, 1967) 199 pp., ill.,
index, bibliography; a comprehensive and scarce history of the use of trees in
the U.K. from the English woodlands to their use in landscape gardening.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
George
Hall, GARDEN MAKING FOR AMATEURS. (London:
Ernest Benn, 1953) 186 pp., ill.
with b&w photos and sketches of garden plans and design elements.
An uncommon work on planning and planting small gardens, by an expert on
the subject. v.g. copy in torn,
faded d.j. $10
Geof
Hamilton, GEOF HAMILTON'S PARADISE GARDENS: Creating and Planting a Secluded
Garden. (London: BBC Books, 1997)
large format octavo, 256 pp., index, appendix, ill. with color photos.
a book full of interesting approaches to creating gardens with privacy.
v.g. copy in d.j. $10
Jill
[Duchess of] Hamilton & Penny Hart & John Simmons, THE GARDENS OF
WILLIAM MORRIS. (NY: Stewart, Tabori
& Chang, 1999) square quarto,
160 pp., attractive decorative end-papers (with Morris designs), index,
bibliography, chronology. ill. with
color and b&w photos of gardens, color reproduction of designs, and copies
of archival materials. A fascinating
work on Morris' gardens, showing the relationship to his art.
fine copy in d.j. $15
Patricia
Riley Hammer, THE NEW TOPIARY: Imaginative Techniques from Longwood Gardens.
(Northiam, UK: Garden Art Press, 1991)
quarto, 264 pp., index, extensive bibliography, list of sources, tables
of plants, well ill. with color photos and very useful monochrome line drawings.
One of the best work on creating modern topiary.,
v.g. copy in slightly faded d.j. $15
Leroy
Hannebaum, LANDSCAPE DESIGN: A Practical Approach.
(Reston, VA: Reston, 1991) first
edition. 392 pp., index,
bibliography. ill. with color photos
and b&w design sketches. of the
few landscape architecture manuals that is not terribly highly technical and
therefore of use to the novice or owner of modest urban or suburban garden.
v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $10
Pamela
Harper, DESIGNING WITH PERENNIALS. (NY:
Macmillan, 1991) quarto, 326 pp.,
index, bibliography, list of sources, ill. with 300 color photos by the author.
an uncommon and very valuable work covering various uses of perennials in
landscape design and planting. v.g.
copy in d.j. $15
Julie
Harrod, THE GARDEN WALL: Fences, Hedges and Walls, Their Planning &
Planting. (NY: Atlantic Monthly
Press, 1991) oblong format, 160 pp.,
index, bibliography, list of sources; ill. with color photos.
useful for its interesting treatments of walls and fences.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
[John
Drayton Hastie], THE STORY OF MAGNOLIA PLANTATION AND ITS GARDENS, Their First
500 Years. (Charleston, CS: Magnolia
Plantation, 1984) quarto, pictorial
boards, 48 pp., decorative end-papers, plant list, well ill. with color photos.
A brief but attractive, illustrated history of the famous estate owned by
the Drayton family since 1676. v.g.
copy in worn d.j. $15
Gordon
Hayward, GARDEN PATHS: Inspiring Designs and Practical Projects.
(Charlotte, VT: Camden House, 1993) quarto,
214 pp., index, bibliography, glossary, lists of gardens and suppliers.
Very well ill. with useful color photos and b&w design and
construction detail sketches. A
scarce and very useful work, by far the best on the subject, covering both
design aspects and practical construction details.
v.g. copy in pictorial boards (no d.j. was issued).
$15
Arthur
Hellyer, GARDENS OF GENIUS: Four Centuries of Garden Making in the British
Isles. (London: Hamlyn, 1980)
quarto, 223 pp., index, glossary, well ill. in color and b&w.
The scarcest and quite possibly the best of the myriad of recent works on
"great gardens" of Britain. v.g.
copy in d.j. $15
Jacqueline
Heriteau, GLORIOUS GARDENS: Designing, Creating, Nurturing.
(NY: Roundtable/Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1996)
large quarto, 240 pp., list of sources, profusely ill. with color photos.
An excellent and rather scarce book on planning and planting natural
gardens, weekend gardens, kitchen gardens, small gardens, water gardens, shade
gardens, xeriscape gardens, hillside gardens, seashore gardens and rock gardens.
v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $15
Marianne
Heron, GARDENS OF IRELAND. (London:
Collins & Brown, 1999) square
quarto, 159 pp., gazetteer of gardens, ill. with color photos by Steven Wooster.
An attractive treatment of 30 gardens open to the public.
fine copy in d.j. $15
David
Hicks, COTSWOLD GARDENS. (London:
Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1995) quarto,
160 pp., index, list of gardens, decorative end-papers. ill. with beautiful
color photos by Andrew Lawson. A
very scarce and little known work by the famous English designer. v.g. copy in
d.j. $20
Adrian
Higgins, THE SECRET GARDENS OF GEORGETOWN: Behind the Walls of Washington's Most
Historic Neighborhood. (Boston:
Little Brown, 1994) quarto, 233 pp.,
index, ill. with fine color photos by Mick Hales.
excellent coverage of little-seen gardens not covered in other works.
a copy in slightly worn d.j. $15
John
Highstone, VICTORIAN GARDENS: How to Plan, Plant, and Enjoy Them.
(San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1982) 183 pp., index, bibliography,
plant list, ill. with b&w photos, line drawings, and garden plans.
a very useful guide for creating gardens in the Victorian style.
good+ copy of a quality softbound work.
$5
May
Hill, FURNISHING THE OLD-FASHIONED GARDEN: Three Centuries of American
Summerhouses, Dovecotes, Pergolas, Privies, Fences and Birdhouses.
(NY: Abrams, 1998) quarto,
160 pp., index, bibliography, notes, well ill. in color and b&w with both
modern photos and period illustrations. The
best work to date on the history of American garden buildings.
fine copy in d.j. $10
Penelope
Hill, CONTEMPORARY HISTORY OF GARDEN DESIGN: European Gardens Between Art and
Architecture. (Basel: Birkhauser,
2004) large quarto, 259+ pp., index,
glossary, ill. with many color and b&w photos.
an intriguing study of some amazing modern European gardens.
a v.g. copy in slightly torn d.j. $25
Thomas
Hinde, STATELY GARDENS OF BRITAIN. (NY:
Norton, 1983) quarto, 192 pp.,
index, garden visitors' guide; ill. with outstanding color photographs by Dmitri
Kasterine; Depicting 24 important
British gardens, this stands out as probably the best of the many "great
gardens" books on British gardens ever published.
Included are garden plans and photos of some of the gardeners responsible
for their creation and care. surprisingly
scarce; v.g. copy in d.j.
$15
Penelope
Hobhouse, GARDEN STYLE. (Boston:
Little Brown, 1988) quarto, 216 pp.,
index, bibliography, listing of gardens, profusely illustrated with fine color
photos; a well-produced work providing many useful suggestions for garden design
and planting by citing examples in American and English gardens.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Penelope
Hobhouse, PRIVATE GARDENS OF ENGLAND (NY:
Harmony Books, 1987) quarto, 223
pp., 160 outstanding b&w & 65 color photos by Hugh Palmer; An
outstanding work covering 33 British gardens.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Penelope
Hobhouse, [PENELOPE HOBHOUSE'S] GARDEN DESIGNS.
(NY: Holt, 1997) square
quarto, 168 pp., index, beautifully ill. with color photos and garden plans.
An outstanding book presenting some of Penelope Hobhouse's most famous
garden designs. v.g. copy in d.j.
$15
Penelope
Hobhouse, THE SMALLER GARDEN: PLANNING AND PLANTING.
(London: Collins, 1981) large
format octavo, 192 pp., index, glossary, appendices, ill. with b&w and color
photos. One of the distinguished
author's earliest and scarcest works. v.g.
copy in slightly faded, slightly worn d.j. $15
Mark
Holborn, THE OCEAN IN THE SAND: Japan: From Landscape to Garden.
(London: Fraser, 1978) oblong
format, 104 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with b&w photos.
a well-written and produced work showing, with considerable historical
background, how essential themes in Japanese gardening are represented in
specific design elements. v.g. copy in d.j.
$15
Charles
Holme, THE GARDENS OF ENGLAND IN THE NORTHERN COUNTIES.
(London: The Studio, 1911) quarto,
xxxvii pp. plus 136 b&w photographic plates plus 8 color plates from
paintings by George Elgood and others. The
scarcest of a series of 3 works on outstanding gardens in different regions of
England. v.g. copy in green cloth
binding with a calf leather b.s. (slightly worn) with gilt lettering; the books
is an unusually v.g., clean, tight copy. $25
Caroline
Holmes [Editor], ICONS OF GARDEN DESIGN. (Munich,
GE: Prestel Verlag, 2001) Quarto,
176 pp., index, bibliography, glossary. ill.
with 300 excellent color photos. an interesting new work tracing the history of
garden design through a tour of 77 iconic gardens worldwide.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Walter
Houk, THE BOTANICAL GARDENS AT THE HUNTINGTON.
(San Marino, CA/NY: Huntington Library/Harry Abrams, 1996)
quarto, 192 pp., index, bibliography, well ill. with contemporary color
and historic b&w photos. a very
attractively produced updated illustrated history of the famous botanical
gardens. v.g. copy in d.j.
$15
Henry
Hubbard & Theodora Kimball, AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF LANDSCAPE
DESIGN. (Boston: Hubbard Educational
Trust, 1967 [1929]) revised edition
[first was in 1917], quarto, 419 pp., 36 pp. of plates, index, extensive
bibliography, appendices (lists of plants, designs, etc.)
the first important and information-filled textbook in the field equally
useful for the home owner. a v.g.
clean, tight copy in green cloth binding. $20
Joseph
Hudak, DESIGNS FOR GARDENS. (Portland:
Timber Press, 2000) large format
octavo, 217 pp., index, ill. with b&w photos.
An excellent, refreshing work providing imaginative solutions to design
problems faced by the majority of owners of modest-sized gardens in temperate
climates, by the author of noted works on using plants in the landscape.
v.g. copy in slightly torn d.j. $15
Joseph
Hudak, SHRUBS IN THE LANDSCAPE. (NY:
McGraw Hill, 1984) quarto, 292 pp.,
index, appendix, bibliography, ill. with a few color and many b&w photos;
with extensive lists and coverage of over 1000 plants for many purposes, this is
one of the best recent works on the subject.
v.g. copy in d.j. $10
Joseph
Hudak, SHRUBS IN THE LANDSCAPE. (NY:
McGraw Hill, 1984) quarto, 292 pp.,
index, appendix, bibliography, ill. with a few color and many b&w photos;
with extensive lists and coverage of over 1000 plants for many purposes, this is
one of the best recent works on the subject.
v.g. copy in d.j., nicely inscribed by the author.
$20
Joseph
Hudak, TREES FOR EVERY PURPOSE. (NY:
McGraw Hill, 1980) quarto, 229 pp.,
index, bibliography, appendix, errata slip, ill. with b&w and color photos
and useful sketches of tree outlines and details.
a most useful work for selecting trees in landscape design.
v.g. copy in worn d.j., signed by the author.
$20
Martha
Brooks Hutcheson, THE SPIRIT OF THE GARDEN.
(Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1923)
quarto, 221 pp., profusely illustrated;
an important work, dealing with such subjects as the use of water in
design, arbors and gateways, hedges, and the "importance of axis."
The intent of the work was to show principles of garden design by
example. bookplate, end-papers darkened, covers
beginning to fade, internally a v.g. copy. $20
Martha
Brooks Hutcheson, THE SPIRIT OF THE GARDEN.
(Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1923)
quarto, 221 pp., profusely illustrated;
an important work, dealing with such subjects as the use of water in
design, arbors and gateways, hedges, and the "importance of axis."
The intent of the work was to show principles of garden design by
example. end-papers darkened, covers
beginning to fade, internally a v.g. copy. $25
Edward
Hyams & William Macquitty, GREAT BOTANICAL GARDENS OF THE WORLD.
(NY: Macmillan, 1969) quarto,
288 pp., profusely ill. in color & b&w.
The best work to date on the subject.
v.g. copy in d.j. of the original (U.S.) edition.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Edward
Hyams, IRISH GARDENS. (NY:
Macmillan, 1967) square quarto, 160
pp., index, ill. with 88 b&w and 15 color photos by William MacQuitty; the
standard work on the subject, covering 12 important gardens at length and
proving good general historical background information.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Alice
Ireys, DESIGNS FOR AMERICAN GARDENS. (NY:
Prentice Hall, 1991) quarto, 164 pp., index, list of sources. ill. with color
photos and full-page color plans. modern
day plans for all size gardens. v.g.
copy in d.j. $10
Tatsuo
Ishimoto, THE ART OF THE JAPANESE GARDEN. (NY:
Crown Publishers, 1958) 128 pp.,
ill. with over 200 b&w photos by the author.
a rather scarce work on the art and aesthetics unique to Japanese
gardening. v.g. copy in torn d.j.
$10
Barbara
Israel, ANTIQUE GARDEN ORNAMENT, Two Centuries of American Taste.
(NY: Abrams, 1999) quarto,
256 pp., index, bibliography, notes, appendices (in particular, a descriptive
listing of makers), ill. with color photos by Mick Hales and 300 b&w photos.
A superb new work covering garden ornament used in Americans from 1740 to
1940. fine copy in d.j.
$15
Teiji
Itoh, SPACE AND ILLUSION IN THE JAPANESE GARDEN.
(NY/Tokyo: Weatherhill/Tankosha, 1973 [1965])
229 pp., appendix, ill. with b&w and color photos by Sosei Kuzunishi.
an excellent and fairly scarce work covering two fundamental principles
of the Japanese garden, "borrowed scenery" and "the great within
the small." v.g. copy in worn
d.j. $15
Gervase
Jackson-Stops & James Pipkin [photographer], THE COUNTRY HOUSE GARDEN: a
Grand Tour. (Boston: NY Graphic
Society, 1987) quarto, 223 pp.,
index, ill. with beautiful color photos; studies of garden features, art and
architecture in country house gardens in the United Kingdom.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Theodore
James Jr., LANDSCAPING: A FIVE-YEAR PLAN. (NY:
Macmillan 1988) 258 pp., index, list
of source. ill. with
color and b&w photos by Harry Haralambou.
A very useful and rather uncommon work, on planning for the transforation
of an "unformed yard" or boring garden into a landscaped garden of
great beauty; the detailed information far outweighs the lack of garden plans
found in other garden design works for the owner of the modest garden.
v.g. copy in d.j. $10
[Japan
Times], GARDENS IN KYOTO: The Japan Times Photo Book.
(Toyko: Japan Times, 1972) large
format octavo, 111 pp., well ill. with color and b&w photos and a map.
a very scare work presenting an excellent overview of Kyoto gardens: one
of the few works on the subject. owner's
name, o/w a v.g. copy in slightly torn d.j. $5
Geoffrey
& Susan Jellicoe, THE LANDSCAPE OF MAN: Shaping the Environment from
Prehistory to the Present Day. (NY:
Viking, 1975) small folio, 383 pp.,
index, index, bibliography; well ill. with color and b&w photos, engravings,
drawings, and garden plans. a
classic work on the importance of landscape design in culture from ancient times
to the present. v.g. copy in d.j.
$20
G[eoffrey]
A[lan] Jellicoe, STUDIES IN LANDSCAPE DESIGN [Vol. I].
(London: Oxford Univ. Press, 1960) 112
pp. of text and 60 b&w plates (photos, plans and sketches).
The first of a series of three works (each complete in itself) containing
eight important essays on various aspects of landscape design, past and present:
a very important and rather scarce book. barely
visible remains of former bookplate, o/w a v.g. copy in worn d.j.
$35
Geoffrey
Jellicoe, THE STUDIES OF A LANDSCAPE DESIGNER OVER 80 YEARS.
(Woodbridge, UK: Garden Art Press, 1993-1996)
quarto, 3 volumes, 226, 269, 248 pp., indices.
Volume I contains "Soundings," "An Italian Study
1923-1925," and "Baroque Gardens of Austria."
Volume II contains "Gardens and Design" and "Gardens of
Europe." Volume III contains
"Studies in Landscape Design." All
are quality fasimile reprints of the original classic works, with new color
illustrations added. A valuable
compilation of the most important works of Geoffrey Jellicoe.
fine copies in d.j.s. $120
Susan
& Geoffrey Jellicoe, MODERN PRIVATE GARDENS
(London/NY: Abelard-Schuman, 1968) oblong
format, 127 pp.; 130 photos and plans; Worldwide
coverage of some important modern gardens. v.g.
copy in badly torn d.j. $20
Susan
& Geoffrey Jellicoe, MODERN PRIVATE GARDENS
(London/NY: Abelard-Schuman, 1968) oblong
format, 127 pp.; 130 photos and plans; Worldwide
coverage of some important modern gardens. v.g.
copy in slightly torn, worn d.j. $25
Hugh
Johnson, THE PRINCIPLES OF GARDENING. (NY:
Simon & Schuster, 1996 [1979]) revised
edition. quarto, 272 pp., index,
lavishly ill. in color; far more
than a "coffee table" book, this work may be the best modern attempt
at studying the philosophy of gardening through brief but careful analysis of a
wide range of topics; a modern classic. v.g.
copy in d.j. $15
Hugh
Johnson, THE PRINCIPLES OF GARDENING. (London:
Mitchell Beazley, 1984 [1979]) the
uncommon English imprint. quarto,
272 pp., index, lavishly ill. in color; far
more than a "coffee table" book, this work may be the best modern
attempt at studying the philosophy of gardening through brief but careful
analysis of a wide range of topics; a modern classic.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Hugh
Johnson, THE PRINCIPLES OF GARDENING. (NY:
Simon & Schuster, 1979) original
edition. quarto, 272 pp., index,
lavishly ill. in color; far more
than a "coffee table" book, this work may be the best modern attempt
at studying the philosophy of gardening through brief but careful analysis of a
wide range of topics; a modern classic. v.g.
copy in d.j. $10
Jory
Johnson, MODERN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE: Redefining the Garden.
(NY: Abbeville Press, 1991) small square folio, 240 pp.,index,
bibliography, appendices, ill. with excellent color photos by Felice Frankel.
A study, with excellent examples of four kinds of modern American
landscapes. v.g copy in worn d.j., nicely
inscribed by the photographer. $20
Loyal
Johnson, HOW TO LANDSCAPE YOUR GROUNDS. (NY:
DeLaMare, 1941) 221 pp., index, ill.
with b&w photos and excellent garden plans accompanied by keys; lists of
plants. an important book showing
typical designs of modest city and suburban gardens of the era and how they were
envisioned. end-papers slightly
foxed, o/w a v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j.
$10
Helen
Swift Jones, SMALL GARDENS & LANDSCAPE PLANTING.
(NY: Wm. H. Wise & co., 1940) 21
pp., plant lists, ill. with color and b&w garden plants and b&w photos.
a small and uncommon booklet with "suggestions for planning,
constructing and planting which can be adapted to various garden areas.
an uncommon small booklet by a noted landscape architect.
v.g. copy in stapled wraps. $5
Louisa
Jones, GARDENS IN PROVENCE. (Paris:
Flammarion, 1992) quarto, 252 pp.,
bibliography, list of gardens, map, plant list, ill. with fine color photos by
Vincent Motte. An attractive work
dealing with gardens not covered in many books, and the first on this specific
region. v.g. copy in d.j.
$15
Louisa
Jones, THE FRENCH COUNTRY GARDEN: WHERE THE PAST FLOURISHES IN THE PRESENT.
(Boston: Bullfinch, 2000) square
quarto, 176 pp., index, bibliography, gazetteer of gardens.
ill. with fine color photos by Joelle Caroline Mayer & Gilles Le
Scanff. a beautifully produced and
illustrated new study. fine copy in
d.j. $15
Robin
Karson, FLETCHER STEELE, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT: An Account of a Garden Maker's
Life, 1885-1971. (NY: Abrams/Sagapress,
1989) quarto, 334 pp., index,
bibliography, notes, glossary, appendices. profusely
ill. with 231 color & b&w plates from photos, plans and drawings.
The definitive work on the life and accomplishments of a major designer
of modern gardens. as new in d.j.
$20
Yoko
Kawaguchi, SERENE GARDENS: Creating Japanese Design and Detail in the Western
Garden. (North Pomfret, VT:
Trafalgar Square Publishing, 2000) square
quarto, 143 pp., index, bibliography, hardiness map, list of gardens, ill. with
excellent color photos and b&w line drawings.
a useful guide showing how easily available materials can be used in
creating a Japanese gardens in the west. v.g.
copy in d.j. $15
Marc
Keane, JAPANESE GARDEN DESIGN. (Rutland,
VT: Tuttle, 1996) oblong quarto,
interesting decorative end-papers, 184 pp., bibliography, glossary, notes,
timeline, list of plants, ill. with color photos and with garden plans and
sketches. a very attractive and well
produced work on the history, principles and modern application of Japanese
garden design elements and principles. a
v.g. copy in slightly torn d.j. $15
Jim
Keeling, THE NEW TERRACOTTA GARDENER. revised
edition. (North Pomfret, Vt.: Trafalgar Square, 1993)
quarto, 160 pp., index, appendices, ill. with color photos and line
drawings. a truly attractive and
interesting work on terracotta pots and planters, with not only information on
styles and uses, but intriguing material on the history and manufacture of
terracotta. as new in d.j.
$15
Mary
Keen, THE GARDEN BORDER BOOK. (Deer
Park, WI: Capability's, 1987) oblong
quarto, 153 pp., index, bibliography, list of suppliers, pictorial end-papers,
ill. with color photos and fine border plans by Gemma Nesbit.
A useful book for American gardeners in designing perennial and mixed
borders. v.g. copy in d.j.
$10
Mary
Keen, THE GLORY OF THE ENGLISH GARDEN. (Boston:
Bullfinch, 1989) quarto, 256 pp.,
ill. with 250 fine color photos by Clay Perry, index, appendix; an interesting
and well illustrated work covering architectural, design and other typical
treatments in English gardens from the past to the present.
v.g. copy in d.j. $10
Herbert
J. Kellaway, HOW TO LAY OUT SUBURBAN HOME GROUNDS.
(NY: John Wiley, 1915 [1907]) xx,
134 pp. plus many additional pages of b&w photos, garden and lot plans.
the very scarce revised edition. an
important landscape architect from Boston, the author (1867-1947) studied under
Frederick L. Olmstead. owner's
inscription a little wear to top and bottom of b.s, and corners, o/w a v.g.,
clean, tight copy in green cloth with gilt decoration.
$100
Maggie
Keswick & Judy Oberlander & Joe Wai, IN A CHINESE GARDEN: The Art &
Architecture of the Dr. Sun-Yat Sen
Classical Chinese Garden. (Vancouver,
BC: The Dr. Sun-Yat Sen Garden Society, 1990)
quarto, 63 pp., appendix, biographical sketch, nicely ill. in color and
b&w. A very attractive study of
the first truly classical Chinese garden constructed outside of China in the
1980s. v.g. copy of a quality
softbound work in stiff wraps. $5
Janice
Eaton Kilby, THE COMPLETE BOOK OF GARDEN SEATING.
(NY: Lark Books, 2001) small
quarto, pictorial boards, 174 pp., appendices, ill. with color photos and useful
detailed b&w design sketches. A
worthwhile book outlining 45 projects involving the use of wood, stone, metal,
fabric, and ceramics. v.g. copy in
d.j. $15
Carol
Soucek King, EMPOWERED GARDENS: Architects and Designers at Home.
(Glen Cove, NY: PBC International, 1997)
Foreword by Michael Graves. quarto,
183 pp., directory of garden owners, well ill. with color photos.
an interesting selection of the home gardens of a number of famous modern
designers, some of the works exhibiting surprising traditional and formal
elements. v.g. copy in d.j.
$5
Carol
Soucek King, GARDENSCAPES: Designs for Outdoor Living.
(Glen Cove, NY: PBC International, 1997)
Foreword by Martha Stewart. quarto,
176 pp., directory of architects, well ill. with color photos and garden plants.
an interesting study of treatment of a wide variety of representative
garden areas immediately adjacent to residences.
v.g. copy in d.j. $10
Michael
King, PERENNIAL GARDEN DESIGN. (
Peter
King & Carole Ottensen & Graham Rose, GARDENING WITH STYLE: A Private
View of the World's Most Intimate Gardens. (London:
Bloomsbury, 1988) quarto, 192 pp.,
appendix, ill. with color and b&w photos and some b&w garden plans and
design sketches. A fascinating study
of a variety of modern gardens by a diverse array of designers; an scarce and
uncommon work, and one of the most interesting of this genre.
v.g. copy in d.j. $10
William
Klein Jr., GARDENS OF PHILADELPHIA AND THE DELAWARE VALLEY.
(Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 1995)
small quarto, 227 pp., index, appendix, map, ill. with wonderful color
photos by Derek Fell. The only
modern work on the subject, covering a wide variety of private and public
gardens. owner's
name, o/w a v.g. copy in d.j.
$15
Ehrenfried
Kluckert, EUROPEAN GARDEN DESIGN: Form Classical Antiquity to the Present.
(Cologne, Germany: Konemann, 2000) Edited
by Rolf Toman. small squarish folio,
496 pp., indices, bibliography, appendices.
ill. with superbly reproduced
color photos by Markus Bassler, Achim Bednorz, Markus Bollen and Florian Monheim.
A beautifully produced and well written new history of European garden
design. fine copy in d.j.
$25
Simpei
Kusano & Haruz Ohashi, THE JAPANESE GARDEN: Islands of Serenity.
(Toyko: Graphic-sha Publishing, 1997)
oblong quarto, pictorial boards, 103 pp., ill. with 97 beautiful color
photos by Ohashi and brief descriptive text and a poetic introduction by Kusano.
An attractive and uncommon pictorial overview of Japanese gardens.
v.g. copy in pictorial boards (no d.j. was issued).
$15
Ralph
Kylloe, RUSTIC GARDEN ARCHITECTURE. (Salt
Lake City, UT: Gibbs Smith, 1997) quarto,
132 pp., well ill. with color and b&w photos and excellent drawings.
The first book dealing solely with this wonderful furniture in past and
present, particularly in the Adirondacks and other mountain resort regions of
the northeastern United States. The
author is the preeminent expert in this field and lives in the Adirondacks.
fine copy in d.j. $15
Charles
Downing Lay, A GARDEN BOOK FOR AUTUMN AND WINTER.
(NY: Duffield, 1924) 303 pp.,
ill. with sketches, lists of plants; An
interesting early 20th century work on design and planting and their
interrelationship. Lay (1898-1956)
was an important landscape architect and planner of outdoor spaces.
small tear at top of b.s, end-papers darkened, extremities mildly foxed,
o/w a v.g. copy in brown cloth binding.
$15
Sydney
LeBlanc, SECRET GARDENS OF SANTA FE. (NY:
Rizzoli, 1997) square quarto, 192
pp., ill. with excellent color photos by Charles Mann.
an attractive recent work which is now rather scarce, the first on the
subject, covering an interesting selection of gardens.
v.g. copy in d.j. $20
Henry
Lee & Barbara W. Moore & Gail Weesner, THE PUBLIC GARDEN BOSTON.
(Boston: Friends of the Public Garden and Common, Inc., 1988)
large format oblong octavo, 80 pp., decorative end-papers, ill. with
color photos and reproductions of old photos and plans.
An attractive brief account of the history and development of a famous
public garden that has been in existence for over 350 years.
v.g. copy in d.j. $10
Alvilde
Lees-Milne and Rosemary Verey, THE ENGLISHWOMAN'S GARDEN. Foreword by Roy
Strong. (London: Chatto & Windus,
1984 [1980]) quarto, 156 pp., index,
biographical notes, decorative end-papers, well ill. with color and b&w
photos; covering 36 interesting gardens as described by their owners, this was
the first in a series of works of this genre.
v.g. copy in d.j. $10
Alvilde
Lees-Milne and Rosemary Verey, THE NEW ENGLISHWOMAN'S GARDEN. Foreword by Hardy
Aimes. (London: Chatto & Windus,
1988) quarto, 151 pp., index,
biographical notes, decorative end-papers, well ill. with color and b&w
photos; covering 38 interesting gardens as described by their owners, this
supplemented the original work. v.g.
copy in d.j. $10
Arabella
Lennox-Boyd, PRIVATE GARDENS OF LONDON. (NY:
Rizzoli, 1990) small folio, 224 pp.,
index, bibliography, fine b&w and color photos by John Miller.
an outstanding production covering a wide variety of gardens of different
eras and styles in considerable detail. v.g.
copy in d.j. $10
Arabella
Lennox-Boyd, TRADITIONAL ENGLISH GARDENS. (NY:
Rizzoli, 1987) oblong format, 160
pp., index, bibliography, appendices, excellent color photos by Clay Perry and
an Introduction by Graham S. Thomas.
describes 28 gardens owned and maintained by the National Trust.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Arabella
Lennox-Boyd, TRADITIONAL ENGLISH GARDENS. (London:
Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1987) oblong
format, 160 pp., index, bibliography, appendices, excellent color photos by Clay
Perry and an Introduction by Graham
S. Thomas. describes 28 gardens
owned and maintained by the National Trust.
a v.g. copy in d.j. $15
George Little and David Lewis, A GARDEN GALLERY: The Plants, Art, and
Hardscape of Little and Lewis. (
G.
Allan Little [Editor], SCOTLAND'S GARDENS; (Edinburgh:
Spur Books, 1981) 280 pp., index,
ill. in color and b&w; maps; good background historical information and
brief coverage of over 200 gardens open to the public.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Roddy
Llewellyn, LITTLE ENGLISH BACKYARDS. Salem,
NH: Salem House, 1985) large format
octavo, 96 pp., index, appendices, ill. with excellent color photos and b&w
garden plans. a very interesting and
uncommon work on a variety of small backyard gardens.
v.g. copy in d.j. $10
Roddy
Llewellyn, ORNAMENTAL ENGLISH GARDENS. (NY:
Rizzoli, 1990) quarto, 208 pp.,
index, bibliography, list of gardens, ill. with color photos.
a valuable work illustrating 100 classic features of garden architecture.
v.g. copy in d.j. $10
Christopher
Lloyd, OTHER PEOPLE'S GARDENS. (London:
Viking, 1995) large format octavo,
221 pp., ill. with color photos. For
the first time, Lloyd does not write about one of his own gardens, but rather an
interesting selection of gardens around the globe.
fine copy in d.j. $10
Carola
Lodari, VILLA
Janet
Loughrey, GARDENS: ADIRONDACK STYLE. (Camden,
ME: Down East Books, 2005) quarto,
176 pp.,list of sources, ill. with excellent color photos by the author.
The first work presenting an amazing array of fine public and private
gardens in a region known for it cold climate and short growing season.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Ann
Lovejoy, TEA GARDENS: Places to Make and Take Tea.
(San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1995)
square format, 114 pp., index, list of recipes, ill. with color photos.
a small but attractive designed and interesting work on creating a
variety of tea gardens. fine copy in
d.j. $15
Gary
Lyons, DESERT GARDENS. (NY: Rizzoli,
2000) quarto, 176 pp., index,
decorative end-papers, directory of gardens, ill. with fine color photos by
Melva Levick. A beautiful new work
covering 18 public and private desert gardens in California.
fine copy in d.j. $20
Charles
Lyte, THE ROYAL GARDENS IN WINDSOR GREAT PARK.
(Salcombe, UK: Adian Ellis, 1998) quarto,
192 pp., index, appendices, ill. with attractive color photos.
The first work since Lanning Roper's 1959 book on these important gardens
designed by Eric Savill and dating from the 1930s.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Elisabeth
MacDougall, GARDENS OF NAPLES. (NY:
Train/Scala, 1995) square quarto,
208 pp., index, ill. with the superb color photos of Nicolas Sapieha.
The first work on the subject, already scarce, and beautifully produced. v.g.
copy in d.j. $15
Jessie
MacGregor, GARDENS OF CELEBRITIES AND CELEBRATED GARDENS IN AND AROUND LONDON.
(Phila.: Lippincott, 1918) from
English sheets. large format octavo.
326 pp., index, ill. with 20 attractive color paintings & 6 pencil drawings
by the author. a readable,
conversational work including a great deal of interesting background on the
gardens represented. some
inobstrusive spotting to bottoms of covers, a little foxing, but internally a
clean, tight copy in a torn but very unusual d.j. which features a
mounted color illustration from a painting of Malrborough House by the author on
the front cover. Pictorial dust
jackets of this era are very, very scarce. $25
Dawn
Macleod, DESIGN YOUR OWN GARDEN. (London:
Gerald Duckworth, 1969) 227 pp.,
index, brief bibliography, ill. with b&w photos and line drawings.
A useful and surprisingly scarce work intended for the owner of a small
garden, based on the author's considerable expertise in British garden history.
a v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $10
Denise
Magnani [etal.], THE WINTERTHUR GARDEN: Henry Francis DuPont's Romance With the
Landscape. (NY: Abrams, 1995)
square quarto, 192 pp., index, chronology, bibliography, ill. with color
photos of Carol Betsch and copies of old drawings & plans.
The best work on the Winterthur gardens to date.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Jack
Maguire, OUTDOOR SPACES: Landscape Design for Today's Living.
(NY: Henry Holt, 1987) oblong
format octavo, index, list of sources, ill. with color photos by Derek Fell.
an excellent illustrated nontechnical overview of the processes involved
in modern landscape architecture. v.g.
copy in torn d.j. $10
Alison
Main & Newell Platten, THE LURE OF THE JAPANESE GARDEN.
(NY: W.W. Norton & Co., 2003) Foreword
by Julie Moir Messervy. square
format octavo, 206 pp., index, bibliography, glossary, maps of gardens, ill.
with color photos. The essence of
the Japanese garden is presented through a tour of 120 notable gardens.
v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $15
Jerome
& Seth Malitz, REFLECTING NATURE: Garden Designs From Wild Landscapes.
(Portland: Timber Press, 1998) large
oblong format octavo, 267 pp., indices, ill. with color photos taken both in
nature and in parks, estates and botanical gardens.
An interesting approach on duplicating natural landscapes, of local
interest in that one of these is Tannery Falls in the nearby Berkshires.
v.g. copy in d.j. $10
Robert
Malkin, HOW TO LANDSCAPE YOUR HOME. (NY:
Harper, 1955) 432 pp., index,
appendices containing extensive lists of plants, ill. with 514 sketches by the
author. A useful book not only for
all the suggestions for landscape details it provides, but also in reflecting
design of the modest home garden of the era.
tiny nick on top of rear cover, corners slightly bumped, o/w a v.g. copy
in bicolor cloth binding. $10
Edward
C. Martin Jr., LANDSCAPE PLANTS IN DESIGN: A Photographic Guide.
(Westport, CT: AVI Publishing Co., 1983)
quarto, 496 pp., index, appendices, profusely ill. with b&w photos.
A valuable reference work for amateur and professional alike, covering
trees, shrubs, vines, ground covers, and turf grasses.
v.g. copy of a quality hardbound work in pictorial boards.
$15
Laura
Martin, GARDENS OF THE HEARTLAND. (NY:
Abbeville, 1996) square quarto, 256
pp., index, ill. with color photos by Allen Rokach.
an important work covering estate gardens, parks, arboretums, botanic
gardens and historic gardens in a part of the county overlooked in many works on
great American gardens. fine copy in
d.j. $15
Laura
C. Martin, LAURA MARTIN'S SOUTHERN GARDENS: Their Gracious History and a
Traveler's Guide. (NY: Abbeville
Press, 1993) large square quarto,
252 pp., index, ill. with excellent color photos by David Schilling.
An attractive and very interesting history of southern gardens.
v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $15
Betty
Massingham, TOWN GARDENS. (London:
Pelham Books, 1968) 206 pp., index,
bibliography, glossary of gardens, ill. with b&w photos by Edwin Smith and a
few useful design sketches by Yvonne Skargon in the text.
A scarce and very informative work on small urban garden design elements,
demonstrated by showing examples in existing English gardens.
v.g. copy in worn d.j. $15
Dorothy
McFadden, GARDENS OF EUROPE: A Pictorial Tour.
(South Brunswick, NJ: Barnes, 1970) quarto,
200 pp., ill. with color and b&w photos by the author and James L. McFadden.
An interesting and uncommon overview of European gardens written from a
traveller's perceptive. owner's name
(of author George Taloumis), o/w a v.g. copy in well worn, faded d.j.
$10
Dorothy
McFadden, ORIENTAL GARDENS IN AMERICA: A Visitor's Guide.
(Los Angeles: Douglas-West, 1976) 248
pp., bibliography, ill. with b&w and a few color photos; a useful work
covering over 100 gardens. v.g. copy
in torn d.j., inscribed by the author.
$15
Peter
McHoy & Tessa Evelegh, GARDEN DESIGN AND DECORATION.
(NY: Barnes & Noble Books, 2000)
quarto, 512 pp., pictorial boards, decorative end-papers, list of
suppliers, filled with useful color photos and garden plans.
an uncommon and exhaustive work on design of modern small gardens,
emphasizing use of paving materials, ornaments, fencing, furniture, and small
accessories. v.g. copy in slightly
worn d.j. $10
Peter
McHoy, THE SMALL GARDEN BOOK: A Practical Guide to Successful Gardening in Small
Spaces. (NY: Smithmark, 1996 [1995])
quarto, pictorial boards, 160 pp., index, well ill. with color photos.
A useful work not as much for plans and designs as for design features
and technique details. v.g. copy in
d.j. $5
Peter
M'Hoy, THE GARDEN FLOOR: The Design and Maintenance of Lawns and Their
Alternatives. (London: Headline,
1989) oblong format, 120 pp., index,
well ill. in color; a useful work showing a creative approach to lawns, ground
cover and paving. v.g. copy in d.j.
$15
Peter
McHoy, THE WEEKEND GARDENER: All You Need to Plan and Make a Good-looking, Low
Maintenance and Fast-Moving Garden. (NY:
Gallery Books, 1990 [1985]) large
format octavo, 192 pp.,index, appendices, hardiness maps on end-papers, ill.
with color and b&w photos, and very useful garden plans and drawings.
Most often books on this subject are little more than useless collections
of photos lacking detailed text, but this is an exception, with ample design and
construction information for small and moderate sized gardens, well illustrated,
and including appropriate plant lists. v.g.
copy in dj. $5
F[rederick]
A[rthur] Mercer [Editor], GARDENS AND GARDENING, 1932.
(London/NY: Studio, 1932) quarto,
124+ pp., index, ill. with b&w photos. This
issue was devoted to selection of plants and planning various kinds of country
and town gardens, and articles on color planning, annuals, sweet peas and rock
plants. The first and scarcest of
this series, which varied greatly in content from year to year depending on the
year's theme and the contributors. neat
owner's name and ink stamp of A.H. Herrick, Associate Editor of the Garden
Digest, o/w a v.g. copy in green cloth in very scarce (faded and slightly
worn) d.j. $35
Cheryl
Merser etal., THE GARDEN DESIGN BOOK. (NY:
Regan Books, 1997) large square
quarto, glossy boards, decorative end-papers, 304 pp., index, well ill. with
color photos. An interesting series
of novel garden design suggestions for modern gardens, from the staff of Garden
Design magazine. v.g. copy in d.j.
$5
Julie
Moir Messervy,
Julie
Moir Messervy, THE INWARD GARDEN: Creating a Place of Beauty and Meaning.
(Boston: Little Brown, 1995) square
quarto, 256 pp., bibliography, ill. with fine color photos by Samuel Abeel.
a step-by-step guide to creating distinctive personal gardens, by
emphasizing each garden element. v.g.
copy in slightly worn d.j. $20
Kenneth
Midgley, GARDEN DESIGN. (London:
Pelham Books, 1977 [1966]) 218+ pp.,
index, ill. with charts, b&w drawings, and garden plans.
a very useful and rather scarce work for owners of small gardens prepared
in conjunction with the Royal Horticultural Society.
v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $10
George
O. Miller, LANDSCAPING WITH NATIVE PLANTS FOR TEXAS AND THE SOUTHWEST.
(Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press, 1991)
large format oblong octavo, 128 pp., index, bibliography, plant list,
ill. with 240 color photos. a very
useful work covering 350 plant species by a noted Southwestern ecology expert.
v.g. copy in stiff pictorial limp wraps.
$5
Michael
Miller, GARDENING IN SMALL SPACES. (NY:
Putnams, 1983) large format octavo,
160 pp., index, ill. with color photos and excellent color and b&w line
drawings and plans by Anne Ormerod. Of
this genre of books, the copious plans and designs in this little-known work are
by far the best. v.g. copy in d.j.
$10
William
Mitchell, GARDENS OF GEORGIA. (Atlanta:
Peachtree Publishers, 1989) small
folio, 214 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with many excellent color photos by
Richard Moore. A beautifully
illustrated new comprehensive survey of Georgia's gardens.
v.g. copy in d.j. $20
Steven
Moorhead, Editor, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE. (Gloucester,
MA: Rockport Publications, 1997) quarto,
208 pp., directory of landscape architects, well ill. with color photos and
plans. An attractive book showcasing
the work of some prominent modern landscape architects.
fine copy in d.j. $15
Keith
Morgan, SHAPING AN AMERICAN LANDSCAPE: The Art and Architecture of Charles A.
Platt. (Hanover, NH: University
Press of New England, 1995) squarish
quarto, 199 pp., index, bibliography, notes, chronology, exhibition list, well
ill. with b&w and color reproductions of paintings, plans, and photographs.
A wonderful new study of an important American landscape architect,
designer, and accomplished painter. v.g.
copy of a quality softbound work. $10
Baker
Morrow, A DICTIONARY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE.
(Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1987)
large format octavo, ill. in b&w with photos and drawings.
A rather scarce and very useful work, the only ever published on the
subject. v.g. copy in d.j.
$15
Monique
Mosser & Georges Teyssot [Eds.], THE ART OF WESTERN GARDENS: A Design
History from the Renaissance to the Present Day.
(Cambridge, MA: M.I.T. Press, 1991) quarto,
543 pp., index, profusely ill. with b&w and color photos and period
engravings, sketches and plans; outstanding scholarly essays by international
experts providing an enlightening history of garden design.
fine copy in d.j. $35
Desmond
Muirhead, GREEN DAYS IN GARDEN AND LANDSCAPE.
(Los Angeles: Miramar Publishing Co., 1961)
272 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with b&w photos and design
sketches. a very scarce work by a
Canadian landscape architect in which various garden design elements are
presented to the owners and designers of modest gardens.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
William
Mulligan, THE LATTICE GARDENER. (NY:
Macmillan, 1995) Foreword by
Rosemary Verey. quarto, 192 pp.,
index, bibliography, appendices, well ill. with color photos.
The only work to date (and very scarce) dealing exclusively with this
subject, hence of much value. v.g.
copy in unique mylar d.j. over pictorial boards
$15
Wendy
Murphy, BEDS AND BORDERS: Traditional and Original Garden Designs.
(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990) Foreword
by Ken Druse. quarto, 159 pp.,
index, hardiness map, ill. with excellent color photos by Joanne & Jerry
Pavia. a useful recent work with an
interesting approach to designing flower borders.
v.g. copy in d.j. $5
Elizabeth
Murray, MONET'S PASSION: Ideas, Inspiration and Insights from the Painter's
Garden. (San Francisco: Pomegranate
Art Books, 1989) square format,
pictorial covers & end-papers, 115 pp., bibliography, appendices, ill. with
color photos and color garden plans. An
attractive work, especially useful for the interesting garden designs inspired
by Monet's gardens. fine copy.
$15
Toby
Musgrave, COURTYARD GARDENS. (NY:
Hearst Books, 2000) square quarto,
160 pp., decorative end‑papers, index, plant list, ill. with color photos
and especially useful color garden designs.
Beginning with an overview of historic antecedents, this interesting work
focuses on the design and construction of the modern courtyard garden, with many
striking examples. v.g. copy in d.j.
$15
George
Nash, WOODEN FENCES. (Newtown, CT:
Taunton Press,1997) large square
format octavo, 232 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with color photos by James P.
Blair. a very well produced work
covering the use of wooden fences in history and today, principally in gardens,
covered in more detail than in any other work.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Sonja
Nelson, RHODODENDRONS IN THE LANDSCAPE. (Portland:
Timber Press, 2000) 215 pp., index,
extensive bibliography, ill. with color photos.
The first work devoted entirely to the use of rhododendrons in landscape
design. v.g. copy in d.j.
$10
Gemma
Nesbit, GARDEN GRAPHICS: How to Plan and Map Your Garden. (Deer Park, Wis.:
Capability's, 1993) oblong format,
184 pp., index, ill. with color photos, well drawn garden plans and 1,350
outline graphics symbols of plants and garden design elements.
a truly unique work covering 29 types of gardens, with garden plans keyed
to accompanying color photos, and also including a fresh new approach to using
color charts. as new in d.j.
$10
Tim
Newbury, THE ULTIMATE GARDEN DESIGNER. (London:
Ward Lock, 1995) large format
octavo, 256 pp., brief plant lists, very well ill. with color photos and a
variety of color and b&w garden plans and design sketches.
Despite its overstated title, this book does contain many very well
presented ideas for small gardens and small garden elements.
v.g. copy in d.j. $10
Samuel
Newsom, A JAPANESE GARDEN MANUAL FOR WESTERNERS: Basic Design and Construction.
(Toyko: Toyko News Service Limited, 1965)
large format octavo, 192 pp., index, well ill. with b&w photos and
drawings and a color frontis. a
scarce and very significant work, the first of its kind presenting the most
important elements of Japanese gardens to westerners.
v.g. copy in d.j., signed by the author.
$50
Samuel
Newsom, JAPANESE GARDENS: A Guide to Form and Serenity in Country Living.
(Toyko: Toyko News Service, 1960) folio,
196 pp., ill. with b&w and a few color photos by Kanto Shigemori.
An attractive work resulting form the collaboration of two experts on
Japanese gardens. a v.g. copy in
dark blue buckram with rice-paper end papers, in slightly torn d.j.
$35
Gunter
Nitschke, JAPANESE GARDENS: Right Angle and Natural Form.
(Hohenzollernring, Germany: Taschen, 1999)
quarto, 240 pp., bibliography, glossary, notes, ill. with color and
b&w photos. An excellent,
uncommon and attractive work on elements of Japanese garden design, with a
summary of the individual gardens treated in the work.
Identical in contents to the 1991 edition (The Architecture of Japanese
Gardens), despite the different pagination.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Klaas
T. Noordhuis, DESIGNING GARDENS: Ideas for Designing and Creating Your Own
Gardens from Start to Finish. (Netherlands:
Rebo, 1997 [1996]) Introduction, by
Richard Rosenfeld. large format
octavo, pictorial boards, 144 pp., ill. with color photos and b&w garden
plans. interesting approaches to
design of modern gardens of modest size from a Dutch landscape architect.
v.g. copy in slightly chipped d.j. $15
Mary Northend, GARDEN ORNAMENTS. NY: Duffield, 1916) 178 pp., well ill.; an important early work from an American perspective. owner's name, end-papers foxed, a little wear at top of b.s., o/w a v.g., clean, tight copy in dark blue cloth binding with white decoration, and part of a clipped d.j. laid in. $50
Trevor
Nottle, OLD-FASHIONED GARDENS. (Kenthurst,
AU: Kangaroo Press, 1992) quarto,
192 pp., index, appendices, ill.w with fine color photos by Ray Jarrat.
Not often seen outside Australia, this work presents a unique perspective
on preserving and recreating historical gardens.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Haruzo
Ohashi, JAPANESE GARDENS OF THE MODERN ERA.
(Toyko: Graphic-Sha Pub. Co., 1987) square
quarto, 103 pp., ill. outstanding color photos by the author.
A brief introduction followed by photos and descriptions of elements of
modern Japanese gardens. An uncommon
book in the scope of its coverage. a
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Haruzo
Ohashi, JAPANESE GARDENS OF THE MODERN ERA.
(Toyko: Graphic-Sha Pub. Co., 2000 [1987])
square quarto, pictorial boards, 103 pp., ill. outstanding color photos
by the author. A brief introduction
followed by photos and descriptions of elements of modern Japanese gardens.
An uncommon book in the scope of its coverage.
a v.g. copy of a quality hardbound reprint edition.
$5
Haruzo
Ohashi [photographer], THE TEA GARDEN. (Toyko:
Graphic-Sha Publishing Co., 1989) square
quarto, 116 pp., bilingual text, ill. with garden plans and beautiful color
photos. A very scarce and
finely-produced work on a study of 60 gardens which accompany Japanese tea
houses of all periods. v.g. copy in
d.j. $25
Cora
M. Oneal, GARDENS AND HOMES OF MEXICO. (Dallas,
TX: Banks Upshaw & Co., 1947 [1945]) 221+
pp., bibliography, decorative end papers, ill. with b&w photos.
a fairly uncommon work covering ancient and modern gardens and featuring
some Mexican garden plants. edges
very slightly worn, o/w a v.g. copy in plum cloth binding.
$20
H[enry]
Stuart Ortloff & Henry B. Raymore, THE BOOK OF LANDSCAPE DESIGN.
(NY: M. Barrows & Co., 1959) 316
pp., index, ill. with b&w photos and design sketches.
These important American landscape architects created another work
designed for the "non-professional" landowner to create modest garden,
and to become involved in municipal parks and land use planning.
v.g. copy in worn d.j. $15
H[enry]
Stuart Ortloff & Henry B. Raymore, COLOR AND DESIGN FOR EVERY GARDEN.
(NY: M. Barrows, 1954 [1951]) 301
pp., index, plant lists, ill. with b&w design sketches and border plans and
an attractive color frontis. In the
Jekyll tradition these important American landscape architects created a work
designed for the owner of the modest garden to incorporate these principles into
the herbaceous border. This is an
updated work based on their 1935 classic, Color and Succession of Bloom in
the Flower Border. v.g. copy in
slightly worn d.j. $15
H[enry]
Stuart Ortloff & Henry B. Raymore, GARDEN PLANNING AND BUILDING.
(NY: Whittlesey House, 1945 [1939]) Edited
by F.F. Rockwell. 282 pp., ill. with
excellent b&w plans and drawings. Far
more than its pragmatic title would indicate, this is a significant work of its
era instructing owners of small suburban gardens based in sound design
techniques. owner's name, o/w a v.g.
copy in torn d.j. $15
H[enry]
Stuart Ortloff & Henry B. Raymore, GARDEN PLANNING AND BUILDING.
(NY: American Garden Guild/Doubleday, 1946 [1939])
revised edition. 282 pp.,
ill. with excellent b&w plans and drawings.
Far more than its pragmatic title would indicate, this is a significant
work of its era instructing owners of small suburban gardens based in sound
design techniques. end-papers
darkened, o/w a v.g. copy in well worn d.j.
$15
H[enry]
Stuart Ortloff & Henry B. Raymore, NEW GARDENS FOR OLD.: How to Remodel the
Home Grounds. (Garden City, NY:
Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1934) 196
pp., ill. with b&w photos and very useful drawings.
A significant work of its era instructing owners of commonplace small
gardens on how to convert them to more distinctive gardens using limited
resources. owner's name, o/w a v.g.
copy in brown cloth binding. $10
Charles
Francis Osborne [Editor], HISTORIC HOUSES AND THEIR GARDENS: Palaces, Castles,
County Places and Gardens of the Old and New Worlds Described by Several
Writers. Illustrated With Plans and Photographs. (Philadelphia:
House & Garden/John Winston, 1908) Introduction
by Frank Miles Day. large quarto,
viii, 256 pp., ill. with many b&w plates: photos, drawings, and garden
plans. In this rather scarce work,
thirty gardens are presented, in the U.K., U.S., and also France, Spain, Italy,
India, Mexico, Corfu, and ancient Rome. The
authors include a young Vita Sackville West and Katherine Lee Bates.
minor wear at corners and b.s. extremities, o/w a v.g. copy in olive
green cloth binding with black, blue, white, and gilt decoration.
$75
Mirabel
Osler, THE SECRET GARDENS OF FRANCE. (NY:
Prentice Hall, 1993) 158 pp., index,
ill. with color photos; interesting gardens in obscure places discovered by the
author in her extensive travels. as
new in d.j. $10
Maggie
Oster, REFLECTIONS OF THE SPIRIT: Japanese Gardens in America.
(NY: Dutton, 1993) quarto,
240 pp., index, list of sources, ill. with 175 fine color photos by the author;
the best book to date on the subject, covering design principles, plants and
elements, and giving advice to how to use them in creating a Japanese garden in
America. v.g. copy in d.j.
$15
Carole
Ottensen, THE NEW AMERICAN GARDEN: A Manifesto for Today's Gardener.
(NY: Macmillan, 1947) quarto,
149 pp., index, bibliography, list of sources, well ill. with color photos and
b&w sketches. A book filled with
fascinating ideas for modern gardening, many relating to the use of design and
maintenance techniques with create plant selection.
v.g. copy in d.j. $5
Paula
Panich & Burba Trulsson, DESERT SOUTHWEST GARDENS.
(NY: Bantam, 1990) square
quarto, 245 pp., bibliography, profusely ill. with color photos by Terrence
Moore; a long overdue work on a neglected subject.
as new in d.j. $15
J.J.
Pape [Editor], HOLLAND, GARDEN OF THE WORLD. (Grand
Rapids, MI: Jansma & Terpstra, n.d. [1984])
quarto, 274 pp., well ill. with many color photos.
an excellent, well-illustrated account of the famous Dutch bulb and
flower industry in English, Dutch, German and French in four-column format.
v.g. copy in simulated brown leather binding in slightly torn d.j.
$10
Polly
Park, THE WORLD IN MY GARDEN. (Kenthurst,
Australia: Kangaroo Press, 1988) large
format octavo, 112 pp., index, ill. with color and b&w photos and charming
humorous line drawings in the text. A
scarce book detailing the distinctly idiosyncratic work involving the travel and
research into and ultimately the creation of a modern garden in Canberra
containing small representative Japanese, Chinese, Islamic, Indian, and
Australian gardens. v.g. copy in
worn d.j., nicely inscribed by the author.
$5
Alan
Paterson, THE GARDENS OF BRITAIN, 2: DORSET, HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT.
(London: Batsford, 1978) 176
pp., index, well ill. with b&w and color photos, garden plans and maps.
The second in an excellent series of six books, published under the
auspices of the Royal Horticultural Society, providing the most complete and
comprehensive coverage of gardens in different regions of the England.
All are becoming rather scarce. v.g.
copy in d.j. $10
Anthony
Paul & Yvonne Rees, THE WATER GARDEN. (NY:
Viking, 1986) oblong format, 167
pp., index, appendix, ill. wit color photos and color & monochrome line
drawings. a well-illustrated basic
guide to the subject. v.g. copy in
worn d.j. $15
Anthony
Paul & Yvonne Rees, DESIGNING WITH TREES.
(Topsfield, MA: Salem House, 1989) quarto,
192 pp., pictorial covers, index, appendix, profusely ill. with color photos;
aside form a listing of trees, much of the book is devoted to special features
(foliage, flowers, bark, scent, form/shape, etc.) and to use of certain trees in
special places. A useful sequel to
the Zion work that has become fairly scarce.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Anthony
Paul & Yvonne Rees, THE GARDEN DESIGN BOOK.
(Topsfield, MA: Salem House, 1988) quarto,
256 pp., index, appendix, well ill. with color photos and garden plans.
an interesting work presenting modern garden design through the eyes of
15 prominent modern garden designers, showing their approaches to various design
elements. v.g. copy in d.j.
$15
Anna
Pavord, THE BORDER BOOK: An Illustrated Practical Guide to Planting Borders,
Beds and Out-of-the-Way Corners. (London:
Doring Kindersely, 1994) small
square quarto, 160 pp., index, well ill.
with color photos and color border plans and plant groupings.
far better than the vast majority of nicely illustrated but generally
useless books of this genre, this work is particularly useful in offering many
suggested treatments for a variety of corners and small spaces that we
invariably have to deal with in our gardens.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Elizabeth
& Reginald Peplow, HERBS AND HERB GARDENS OF ENGLAND: A Comprehensive Guide.
(London: Bloomsbury Books, 1984) pictorial
boards, 208 pp., index, bibliography, glossary, well ill. with b&w and color
photos and some garden plans. A
useful guide to 90 of the most interesting herb gardens in England from
different eras. v.g. copy in torn,
wrinkled d.j. $15
Anita
Pereire & Gabrielle Van Zuylen, GARDENS OF FRANCE.
(NY: Harmony, 1983) small
folio, 223 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with outstanding color photos by
Robert Cesar of 32 private French gardens. A
beautifully illustrated study depicting gardens of many eras.
v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $15
Anita
Pereire, GARDENS FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY.
(London: Aurum Press, 1999) quarto,
216 pp., index, attractive decorative end-papers, ill. with fine color photos.
An interesting survey of over 50 contemporary gardens from across the
globe. v.g. copy in d.j.
$20
Kathryn
Phillips, PARADISE BY DESIGN: Native Plants and the New American Landscape.
(NY: North Point Press, 1998) 265
pp. An interesting treatise on
creating wild gardens, based to a great part on her personal experience.
v.g. copy in d.j. $10
Sue
Phillips, CREATING A COTTAGE GARDEN. (NY:
Grove Weidenfeld, 1990) square
quarto, decorative end-papers, 112 pp., index, brief bibliography, ill. with
fine color photos by Clay Perry and with colored drawings.
a surprisingly scarce work demonstrating the necessary features for a
traditional cottage garden. v.g.
copy in slightly worn d.j. $5
Charles
Platt, ITALIAN GARDENS. (London:
Thames & Hudson, 1993) With an
Overview by Keith Morgan. 170 pp.,
index, notes, ill. with fine reproductions of the photos in the original (1884)
work, top which are added 20 photos from the author's archive, not reproduced in
the original edition. A beautifully
produced reprint edition (the original edition has become virtually
unobtainable) with significant additions in these previously unpublished photos
and in the modern commentary. as new
in d.j. $15
George
Plumptre, GREAT GARDENS, GREAT DESIGNERS. (London:
Ward Lock, 1994) square quarto, 159
pp., ill. with fine color photos. an
interesting study of 14 important modern gardens and their designers; of local
interest, one of the gardens featured is Naumkeag, in Stockbridge, Mass.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
George
Plumptre, THE GARDEN MAKERS: The Great Tradition of Garden Design from 1600 to
the Present Day. (NY: Random House,
1993) large square format octavo,
240 pp., index, notes, bibliography, ill. with color photos;
an attractive and well-produced work, the first since the Clifford and
Crowe books. v.g. copy in worn d.j.
$15
George
Plumptre, GARDEN ORNAMENT: Five Hundred Years of Nature, Art, and Artifice.
(NY: Doubleday, 1989) small
folio, 256 pp., index, appendices, ill. with excellent color and b&w photos
by Hugh Palmer. Of the more recent
garden ornament books, this scarce work is by far the most attractive and most
informative. v.g. copy in d.j.
$25
George
Plumptre, THE LATEST COUNTRY GARDENS. (London:
Bodley Head, 1988) large format
octavo, 176 pp., index, bibliography, notes, gazetteer of gardens, ill. with
color & b&w photos and garden plans.
a long overdue and surprisingly scarce work on county gardens created
since 1945. v.g. copy in worn d.j.
$15
George
Plumptre, THE WATER GARDEN: Styles, Designs & Visions.
(London/NY: Thames & Hudson,
1993) square quarto,
208 pp., index, list of gardens. ill.
with beautiful color photos by Hugh Palmer.
a superbly produced work, covering the history and design of water
gardens around the world, certainly elevates the subject well above the usual
work on the subject. fine copy in
d.j. $15
George
Plumptre, ROYAL GARDENS OF EUROPE. (NY:
Monacelli Press, 2005) tall quarto,
208 pp., index, brief biographical sketches, gazetteer of gardens.
ill. with wonderful color photos. An
attractive and residing new look at royal gardens in a number of countries.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Mary
Jane Pool, THE GARDENS OF VENICE. (NY:
Rizzoli, 1989) quarto, 240 pp.,
index, bibliography, outstanding color photos by Alessandro Albrizzi, garden map
and reproductions of old documents. a useful and attractive work covering
gardens mostly not depicted in previous works.
v.g. copy in slightly torn d.j. $15
[Popular
Mechanics Press], POPULAR MECHANICS GARDEN BOOK: Outdoor Furniture, Fences,
Trellises, Fireplaces, Pools, Ornaments, Things for Children, Window Boxes, and
the Best Ways to Grow Grass, Flowers and Vegetables.
(Chicago: Popular Mechanics Press, 1942)
96 pp., filled with charming period b&w photos and drawings.
A fascinating collection of garden structures and accessories that
typifies what was available to the average American gardner during that time
period. v.g. copy in light gray
cloth covered boards, slightly soiled. $1
Jennifer
Potter, SECRET GARDENS. (London:
Conran Octopus, 1998) quarto,
pictorial boards, 156 pp., index, list of plants, ill. with especially fine
color photos. Quite possibly the
best of a few recent work covering a wide variety of old and new
"hidden" or "secret" gardens of distinction.
v.g. copy in d.j. $5
[Process
Architecture Company], CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE LANDSCAPE.
(Toyko: Process Architecture Co., 1988)
Dust jacket title reads "Japanese Landscape Architecture:
Contemporary Environmental Design") Preface
by Akira Sato. Communication and
Collaboration Among Worldwide Landscape Architects by Haruto Kobayashi.
quarto, 220 pp., text and captions in English and Japanese.
profusely ill. with color photos and a few b&w design sketches.
An attractive and very scare pictorial study of modern Japanese landscape
architecture with the briefest of textual introductions.
v.g. copy in d.j. $35
Helaine
Prentice, THE GARDENS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
(San Francisco: Chronicle, 1990) quarto,
255 pp., index, bibliography, fine color photos by Melba Levick.
an attractive and informative work covering 25 gardens open to the
public; a useful work supplement Victoria Padilla's 1969 book.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
"Miss
Read" [Dora Saint], THE ENGLISH VICARAGE GARDEN.
(London: Michael Joseph, 1988) large
format, 175 pp., most attractive decorative end-papers, ill. with color photos,
copies of old b&w photos, a few garden plans and charming
chapter-head drawings. an
interesting and surprisingly scarce work covering 30 English vicarage gardens,
including those of Gilbert White, S. Reynolds "Dean" Hole and Henry
"Canon" Ellacombe. v.g.
copy in d.j. $15
Yvonne
Rees, THE ART OF BALCONY GARDENING. (London:
Ward Lock, 1991) large format
octavo, 144 pp., index, plant lists, ill. with color photos and b&w
sketches. The first book to date
specifically on the use of balconies for gardens.
v.g. copy in d.j. $1520
Richard
O. Reisem, 200 YEARS OF ROCHESTER ARCHITECTURE AND GARDENS.
(Rochester, NY: Landmark Society of Western New York, 1994)
large quarto, 144 pp., index, ill. with the fine color photos of Andy
Olenick. A well illustrated study of
the development of architecture and gardens in this western New York city from
the 1790s to the 20th century. v.g.
copy in torn d.j. $10
Lanning
Roper, THE GARDENS OF ANGLESSEY ABBEY, Cambridgeshire.
(London: Faber and Faber, 1969) quarto,
96 pp. of text & 80 b&w photographic plates; garden plans on end-papers.
an important study of a little-known but significant garden established
in 1929, and containing some superb statuary and other ornaments.
limited edition of 600 copies and very scarce!
a v.g. copy in blue cloth binding in worn d.j.
$75
Lanning
Roper, THE GARDENS IN THE ROYAL PARK AT WINDSOR.
(Garden City: Doubleday, 1959) quarto,
128 pp., index, well ill. in color and b&w;
an excellent work on an important modern garden created from the 1930's
to the 1950's. v.g. copy in worn
d.j. $15
Miriam
Rothschild & Kate Garton & Lionel De Rothschild, THE ROTHSCHILD GARDENS.
(NY: Abrams, 1997) small
square quarto, 190 pp., index, ill. with reproductions of old illustrations and
with contemporary color photos by Andrew Lawson.
The first work to provide an overview of both gardens and parks owned or
created by the renowned Rothschild family. v.g.
copy in d.j. $15
Keith
Rushford & Roderick Griffin & Dennis Woodland, THE HILLIER BOOK OF
GARDEN PLANNING & PLANTING. (Newton
Abbot, UK: David & Charles, 1988) large
format octavo, 384 pp., indices, lists of sources, well ill. with color photos
and b&w line drawings and garden plans.
a surprisingly scarce work with many suggestions adaptable to small and
medium size gardens. v.g. copy in
d.j. $5
Vivian
Russell, DREAM GARDENS: A Magical Corner of England.
(North Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square, 1988)
large format octavo, 128 pp., gazetteer of gardens, ill. with color
photos. an interesting work
describing 27 gardens in Britain's "Lake District" (17 of which are
open to the public). v.g. copy in
d.j. $15
Vivian
Russell, GARDENS OF THE RIVIERA. (NY:
Rizzoli, 1993) quarto, 166 pp.,
index, bibliography, well. ill. with color and b&w photos.
an attractive study of the interesting variety of gardens that have been
established on the Riviera since the 1830's.
as new in d.j. $15
Vivian
Russell, MONET'S GARDEN: Through the Seasons at Giverny.
(NY: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1995)
square quarto, 162+ pp., index, bibliography, ill. with wonderful color
photos and reproductions of old b&w photos.
Yet another attractive book on Monet's gardens.
fine copy in d.j. $15
Katsuo
Saito & Sadaji Wada, MAGIC OF TREES AND STONES: Secrets of Japanese
Gardening. (NY: Japan Publications
Trading Co., 1965 [1964]) 2nd
edition. quarto, 282 pp., index,
bibliography, glossary, appendix of plants.
ill. with hundreds of b&w photos, sketches and drawings.
a very informative and superbly produced work covering all aspects of the
typical Japanese garden as well as specialist type gardens, using many private
and public gardens as examples. a
v.g. copy in attractive bi-color cloth binding.
$35
[John
Sales, General Editor, with various authors], THE GARDENS OF BRITAIN.
(1976-1979) a series of 7
matching volumes, issued separately. They
consists of: Patrick Synge, THE GARDENS OF BRITAIN (1): DEVON & CORNWALL.
(1977) 158 pp.; Alan Paterson, THE
GARDENS OF BRITAIN (2): DORSET, HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT. (1978)
176 pp.; Richard Bisgrove, THE GARDENS OF BRITAIN (3): Berkshire,
Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, and Hertfordshire. (1978)
208 pp.; Tom Wright, THE GARDENS OF BRITAIN (4): KENT, EAST AND WEST
SUSSEX, SURREY. (1978)
256 pp.; Kenneth Lemmon, THE GARDENS OF BRITAIN (5): Yorkshire &
Humberside. (1978) 207 pp.; John
Anthony, THE GARDENS OF BRITAIN (6): Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire,
Northamptonshire, and Nottinghamshire. (1979)
175 pp.; and Peter Verney, THE GARDENS OF SCOTLAND. (n.d. [1976])
160 pp. Each has an index and
is well illustrated with b&w and color photos, garden plans, and maps.
This excellent series of six books, published under the auspices of the
Royal Horticultural Society, provides the most complete and comprehensive
coverage of gardens in different regions of the England.
They are rarely available as a complete set.
All are very good copies in d.j.'s with the slightest of wear and fading.
$75
John
Sales & Margaret Willes, A YEAR IN THE GARDEN in England, Wales and Northern
Ireland. (NY: Abrams, 2001)
large format oblong octavo, 144 pp., biographies of authors and
photographers, ill. with fine color photos by Nick Meers and Stephen Robson.
an attractive overview of homes and country estates owned and preserved
by the National Trust. v.g. copy in
d.j. $5
Diana
Saville, GARDENS FOR SMALL COUNTRY HOUSES. (London:
Viking, 1988) 208 pp., index,
appendix, ill. in color and b&w, list of plants.
An interesting work carrying the approach of the earlier Jekyll/Weaver
work with the same title into modern times.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Diana
Saville, WALLED GARDENS: Their Planting and Design.
(London: Batsford, 1982) 168
pp., index, well ill. with b&w photos, the only recent work on the subject,
and rather scarce. a v.g. copy in
d.j. $20
Mairi
T. Sawyer, INVEREWE, An Illustrated Guide to the Inverwe Garden.
(Edinburgh: National Trust of Scotland, 1963 [1960])
Revised by J.M. Cowan. 31 pp., ill. with b&w photos and a map of the
garden. A scarce booklet guiding one
through the garden, with a plant list. v.g.
copy in distinctive stapled paper wraps, signed by the artist, Dawn Mooney 1953.
$5
Marina
Schinz, A TUSCAN PARADISE. (NY:
Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1998) square
quarto, 175 pp., ill. with color photos and garden plans.
a beautifully produced work on the gardens of Valle Pinciole, a charming
country garden. v.g. copy in d.j.
$15
Marina
Schinz & Susan Littlefield, VISIONS OF PARADISE: Themes & Variations on
the Garden. (NY: Stewart, Tabori
& Chang, 1985) small folio, 272
pp., index; Covers cottage, herb,
rose, kitchen, perennial, naturalized, Italian Renaissance and French Baroque
gardens, the quality of the photos by Marina Schinz and their reproduction is
marvelous; for lighting, detail and brilliancy of colors these are unmatched,
even in an era where publishing technology allows for full color photographic
illustrations as a matter of course. v.g.
copy in d.j. $15
R.
Terry Schnadelbach, FERRUCCIO VITALE: LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT OF THE COUNTRY PLACE
ERA. (NY: Princeton Architectural
Press, 2001) Foreword by Horace
Havemeyer III. large oblong quarto,
326 pp., index, bibliography, notes, chronology, ill. with color and b&w
photos and plans. The first detailed
study of an important American landscape architect in a beautifully produced
work. v.g. copy in d.j.
$15
Warren
Schultze & Rebecca W. Atwater Briccetti & Rick Darke, GARDEN FAVORITES:
Designing with Herbs, Climbers, Roses and Grasses.
(NY: Metro Books, 1999) square
quarto, 288 pp., index, well ill. with color photos.
A profusely illustrated study of the selection of distinctive ornamental
plants in garden design. v.g. copy
in d.j. $5
Andrew
Sclater [Editor], THE NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDEN OF WALES. (London: Harper
Collins, 2000) large square quarto,
192 pp., index, bibliography, well ill. with color and b&w photos, maps and
plans. Quite different from other
works on botanical gardens, covering one of modern creation, and including poems
by Gillian Clarke. v.g. copy in d.j.
$15
Frank
J. Scott, THE ART OF BEAUTIFYING SUBURBAN HOME GROUNDS OF SMALL EXTENT.
(NY: John Alden, 1886 [1870]) 618
pp., ill. with over 200 engravings, some showing garden plans; an important
early work on suburban gardening by a pupil of Downing's, with especially
valuable information on the use of trees and shrubs in late 19th century
landscaping. original green cloth
binding, trifle edge wear, neat owner's inscription on front free end-paper,
tiny tear tape-repaired on corner of one leaf, but in general a clean, tight,
copy of a significant work of its era often encountered in poorer condition.
$100
Frank
J. Scott, THE ART OF BEAUTIFYING SUBURBAN HOME GROUNDS OF SMALL EXTENT.
(NY: American Book Exchange, 1881 [1870])
618 pp., ill. with over 200 engravings, some showing garden plans; an
important early work on suburban gardening by a pupil of Downing's, with
especially valuable information on the use of trees and shrubs in late 19th
century landscaping. original
reddish brown cloth with gilt decoration (the cover title reads "Beautiful
Homes"), neat owner's name in front and pencil annotation on blank leaf
near rear of book, a little wear at top and bottom of b.s., minor stain on
bottom edge (not affecting pages), but in general a clean, tight, bright copy of
a significant work of its era often encountered in poorer condition.
$100
Anne
Scott-Janes, SISSINGHURST: THE MAKING OF A GARDEN.
(London: Michael Joseph, 1981 [1974])
160 pp., indices, ill. in color and b&w; the fascinating story of
Vita Sackville-West and her famous garden v.g. copy in d.j.
$15
Gay
Search [with Bonita Bulaitis], THE IMPATIENT GARDENER.
(London: Quadrille, 2002) quarto,
160 pp., index, list of suppliers, ill. with color photos by Linda Fickling.
An interesting approach to creating stylish and colorful garden
transformations that can be accomplished and appreciated in a short period of
time. v.g. copy in d.j.
$5
Carol
Seebohm & Christopher Sykes [photographer], PRIVATE LANDSCAPES: Creating
Form, Vistas, and Mystery in the Garden. (NY:
Potter, 1989) square quarto, 251
pp., index, bibliography, appendices; ill. with color photos & garden plans
by Perry Guillot. This book teaches
by example, by covering in detail 19 special private American and English
gardens. v.g. copy in d.j.
$15
Charlotte
Seeling & Carina Landau, GARDENS OF MALLORCA.
(Berlin, Germany: Feierabend Verlag, 2003)
small square folio, text in English, French & German.
280 pp., appendix, ill. with color garden plans and spectacular color
photos. a stunning production
covering gardens not depicted in most other works.
v.g. copy in d.j. $20
Kiyoshi
Seike & Masawobu Kudõ & David Engel, A JAPANESE TOUCH FOR YOUR GARDEN.
(Toyko: Kodansha International, 1982 [1980])
quarto, 80 pp., index, ill. with color photos and b&w drawings.
An information work concentrating on specific design elements and their
use. v.g. copy in d.j.
$10
E[dward]
T[errie] H[endrie] Shaffer, CAROLINA GARDENS.
(NY: Devin Adair, 1963 [1937]) 326
pp., index, ill. with b&w photos. a
highly readable account of travels visiting a number of interesting gardens,
with considerable historical background included.
a refreshing alternative to the works on regional gardens which are
largely books of color photographs and little reading material.
v.g. copy in worn d.j. $10
Sarah
Chase Shaw, NEW GARDENS OF THE AMERICAN WEST: Contemporary Gardens and Inspiring
Landscape elements. (NY: Watson
Guptill, 2003) small oblong folio,
143 pp., well ill with color photos by D.A. Horchner and garden plans.
An impressive work showcasing modern western gardens designed by
Residential Landscapes of Design Workshop. v.g.
copy in d.j. $15
Kanto
Shigemori, JAPANESE GARDENS: Islands of Serenity.
(Toyko & San Francisco: Japan Publishing, 1971)
quarto, 251 pp., index, glossary, well ill. with 223 b&w and few
color photos. The innermost meaning
of Japanese gardens is revealed
through study of 82 famous gardens. a
v.g. copy in attractive green buckram binding with white cloth b.s. with gilt
lettering in slightly worn d.j. $50
Paul
C. Siciliano, LANDSCAPE INTERPRETATIONS: History, Techniques, and, Design
Interpretations. (Clifton Park, NY:
Thomson/Delmar Learning, 2005) quarto,
310 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with color photos and garden plans.
This is a unique source book for landscape architecture drawing on
remarkable surviving gardens in Western Europe.
v.g. copy in pictorial boards. $15
Barbara
Simms, JOHN BROOKES: Garden and Landscape Designer.
(London: Conran Octopus, 2007) small
square folio, 208 pp., index, notes, appendices, ill. with color and b&w
photos and drawings by Brookes. The
long overdue work on the career and work of today's possibly most influential
garden and landscape designer. v.g.
copy in d.j. $20
John
Simonds, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE: A Manual of Site Planning & Design.
revised edition. (NY: McGraw
Hill, 1983) large quarto, 331 pp.,
index, appendices, profusely illustrated; first issued in 1961, this is the
desirable revised edition of the standard work on the subject for the layman.
v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $15
O[ssian]
C[ole] Simonds, LANDSCAPE GARDENING. (Amherst,
MA: University of Massachusetts Press, 2000 [1920])
lvi, 338 pp., with an excellent new introduction by Robert Grese, which
precedes a reproduction of the 1920 original work.
The Introduction contains additional photos and plans of Simonds, his
homes and gardens. Simonds
(1855-1931) was a very important American landscape architect who now receives
the recognition he deserves from this excellent reprint of his classic work in
the ASLA Centennial Reprint Series. v.g.
copy in d.j. $20
Linda
Joan Smith, GARDEN ORNAMENT: How to Decorate the Garden with Individual Style.
(NY: Workman Publishing Co., 1998) large
format octavo, 135 pp., list of sources, well ill. with color photos.
a useful book for the modern American gardener, drawing from the work of
the Smith and Hawken form, preeminent garden ornament manufacturers.
v.g. copy in d.j. $5
Mary
Riley Smith, THE FRONT GARDEN: New Approaches to Landscape Design.
(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1991) large
square format, 192 pp., index, bibliography, appendices.
ill. with color photos & excellent monochrome plans.
Since Johnson's Foundation Planting (1927-1937), no other book has
been published on the important subject of gardens for the fronts of houses,
where the first impression of one's property is made.
a v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Robin
Langley Sommer, TRADITIONAL GARDEN DECOR. (San
Diego, CA: Thunder Bay Press, 2001) quarto,
256 pp., index, bibliography, decorative end-papers, ill. with many attractive
color photos. an interesting new
work on a wide variety of garden structures, ornament and decor of "garden
rooms." v.g. copy in d.j.
$10
[Southern
Pine Association], BEAUTIFYING THE HOME GROUNDS: Pergolas, Trellis Designs,
Lattice Fences, Gates & Entrance Arches, Summer Houses, and Garden
Furniture. (Ottawa, Canada: Allgrove
Publishing, 2000 [1926]) quarto,
unpaginated in an unusual fold-out catalog format.
ill. with b&w photos and drawings as in the original.
A quality reproduction of a very important work showing wooden garden
structures of the era. v.g. copy in
wraps. $10
Michael
Spens, GARDENS OF THE MIND: THE GENIUS OF GEOFFREY JELLICOE.
(Woodbridge, UK: Antique Collectors' Club, 1992)
quarto, 191 pp., decorative end-papers, index, appendices, well ill. in
color and b&w, with photos, plans and drawings.
The definitive biography of the master landscape architect, Geoffrey
Jellicoe (1900-1996), in an attractive format work.
v.g. copy in d.j. $25
Michael
Spens, JELLICOE AT SHUTE. (London:
Academy Editions, 1993) quarto, 96
pp., bibliography, notes, list of designs, ill. in color and b&w with photos
& sketches. A detailed and well
illustrate account of his 20-year project creating the marvelous gardens at
Chute, and their relationship to the entirety of his work.
The scarce hardcover edition. v.g.
copy in d.j. $10
Cindy
Spicer, CAROLINA EDENS. (Winston-Salem,
NC: John Blair, 1995) square format,
176 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with color photos by Al Spicer.
a little-known but attractive and useful guide to gardens open to the
public in North and South Carolina. fine
copy in d.j. $10
Cindy
Spicer, PEACH STATE PARADISE: A Guide to the Gardens and Natural Areas of
Georgia. (Winston-Salem, NC: John
Blair, 1997) square format, 175 pp.,
index, bibliography, ill. with color photos by Al Spicer.
a little-known but attractive and useful guide to gardens and arboreta
open to the public in Georgia. v.g.
copy in d.j. $10
Carol
Spier & Warren Schultz, GARDEN IDEAS: Creative Design Solutions.
(NY: Metro Books, 1997) square
quarto, 288 pp., index, ill. with excellent color photos and a few designs.
A very useful work with detailed design and planting advice in three
areas: window boxes, trellises and arbors, and using water in the garden.
v.g. copy in d.j. $10
Fletcher
Steele, GARDENS AND PEOPLE: A Book About the Art of Harmony Between Man and His
Land. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin,
1964). first edition.
221 pp. From a worldwide
perspective, this unassuming-looking work covers many interesting aspects of the
subject, and has become a scarce classic in its genre.
a v.g. copy in d.j. $45
Guy
Sternberg & Jim Wilson, LANDSCAPING WITH NATIVE TREES.
Edition for the Northeast, Midwest, Southeast and Midsouth.
(Shelburne, VT: Chapters, 1995) quarto,
index, extensive bibliography, list of sources, ill. with color photos and
b&w tree outlines. By far the
best work ever produced on the subject. fine
copy in pictorial boards. $15
David
Stevens, CREATIVE GARDENS: How to plan and plant beautiful gardens around
individual themes. (London: Hamlyn,
1987 [1986]) quarto, 192 pp., index,
bibliography, plant lists, ill. with excellent color photos and b&w
drawings. A rather scarce and
delightfully innovative work on elements necessary to establish smaller theme
gardens. v.g. copy in slightly worn
d.j. $5
David
Stevens, PRIVATE GARDENS, Successful gardening in one hour a week.
(NY: Henry Holt, 1989) quarto,
144 pp., index, list of sources, ill. with b&w and color photos, plans and
sketches. A useful work on small,
low-maintenance urban gardens by an acknowledged English expert on the creation
and maintenance of small, sheltered gardens.
v.g. copy in d.j. $5
David
Stevens, THE GARDEN DESIGN SOURCEBOOK: The Essential Guide to Garden Materials
and Structures. (London: Conran
Octopus, 1995) square quarto, 191
pp., index, ill. with color photos & drawings.
The best encyclopedia of garden design elements since the House of
Boughs. v.g. copy in d.j.
$10
David
Streatfield, CALIFORNIA GARDENS: Creating a New Eden.
(NY: Abbeville, 1994) square
quarto, 271 pp., index, bibliography, notes, appendices, maps, profusely ill.
with color photos. an especially
valuable new work covering the varying traditions in the development of
California gardens. fine copy in
d.j. $15
Roy
Strong, A SMALL GARDEN DESIGNER'S HANDBOOK.
(Boston: Little Brown, 1987) square
quarto, 144 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with color photos and very useful
color drawings. Covering various
garden features and garden ornament, this is one of the best of the "small
garden" books. This
is the identical work as Creating Small Gardens.
v.g. copy in d.j. $5
Roy
Strong, CREATING SMALL GARDENS. (NY:
Villard Books, 1987) square quarto,
144 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with color photos and very useful color
drawings. Covering various garden
features and garden ornament, this is one of the best of the "small
garden" books. This is the
identical work as A Small Garden Designer's Handbook.
v.g. copy in torn d.j. $5
Roy
Strong, ORNAMENT IN THE SMALL GARDEN. (Buffalo,
NY: Firefly Books, 2000) square
quarto, 144 pp., index, ill. with color photos and garden plans.
one of the few works on garden ornament intended for the owner of the
small garden and covering both traditional antique and modernistic ornaments.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Roy
Strong, THE LASKETT: The Story of a Garden.
(London: Transworld/Bantam Press, 2003)
large format octavo, 271 pp., decorative end-papers, appendices,
profusely ill. with color photos and b&w photos and sketches.
The highly personal story of the author's creation of a remarkable garden
in Herefordshire. v.g. copy in d.j.
$15
David
Stuart, CLASSIC GARDEN FEATURES. (London:
Conran Octopus, 2000) quarto, 160
pp., index, list of suppliers, well ill. with color photos.
an attractive modern sourcebook for garden structures and ornaments.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
David
Stuart, PLANTING THE PERFECT GARDEN: Beautiful Designs for Pots, Borders, Town
and Country Gardens. (North Pomfret,
VT: Trafalgar Square, 1991) large
format, 168 pp., index, appendices, bibliography, ill. with color photos and
b&w plans of the identical gardens. A
useful work, in that it describes and depicts plans for planting very small
gardens, or small sections of larger gardens.
v.g. copy in d.j. $5
Faith
Swanson & Virginia Rady, HERB GARDEN DESIGN.
(Hanover, NH: Univ. Presses of New England, 1984)
quarto, 155 pp., indices, bibliography, glossary, ill. with a few b&w
photos and many plans. The only work
on the subject written for the American gardener.
v.g. copy in d.j. $20
B.H.B.
Symons-Jeune, NATURAL ROCK GARDENING. (London:
Country Life, 1936) second edition.
160 pp., index, well ill. with photos and sketches; still one of the best
works in rock garden construction, especially the use of rock outcroppings and
making artificial rock formations to look natural. some foxing, covers darkened,
o/w a v.g. copy in gray and green cloth binding.
$15
Grace
Tabor, THE LANDSCAPE GARDENING BOOK. (NY:
McBride, 1911) first edition.
180 pp., index, ill. with b&w photos.
An important work in the history of American garden design, featuring
mostly examples from larger contemporary American gardens.
bookplate, a little wear to top and bottom of b.s., internally a v.g.
copy in blue cloth binding with gilt decoration with applied color photo to the
front cover. $45
Grace
Tabor, THE LANDSCAPE GARDENING BOOK. (NY:
McBride, 1911) first edition.
180 pp., index, ill. with b&w photos.
An important work in the history of American garden design, featuring
mostly examples from larger contemporary American gardens.
one small spot damaged on b.s., internally a v.g. copy in blue cloth
binding with gilt decoration with applied color photo to the front cover.
$50
Carla
Tagliaferri, GREEN PLACES: CREATIVE GARDEN DESIGN.
(Rome, Italy: Accademia Degli Incolti, 1991?)
small oblong quarto, 364+ pp., bibliography, appendix, profusely ill. in
b&w and color with photos, plans, drawings, and engravings from all ages.
A very scarce and well-produced work on the history of Italian garden
design. This English language
edition is limited to 1300 numbered copies, signed by the author, this being #
822. v.g. copy of a quality
softbound work in stiff wraps in a mylar protector.
$100
Gisei
Takakuwa, INVITATION TO JAPANESE GARDENS. (Kyoto:
Mitsumura Suiko Shoin, 1960) the
scarce original bilingual edition. large
format octavo, 157, 83 pp., glossary, list of gardens, ill. with many b&w
photos by Kiichi Asano. a brief
history accompanying examples of many types of gardens.
neat owner's ink stamp on fly-leaf, o/w a v.g. copy in
v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $20
Judith
Tankard, THE GARDENS OF ELLEN BIDDLE SHIPMAN.
(Sagaponack, NY: Sagapress, 1996) large
format octavo, 230 pp., index, bibliography, notes, client list, ill. with sepia
reproductions of period photos and designs.
A most thorough work on an important American designer, who created over
650 gardens between 1914 and 1946. v.g.
copy in d.j. $20
Ogden
Tanner & Adele Auchincloss, THE NEW YORK BOTANIC GARDEN: an Illustrated
Chronicle of Plants and People. (NY:
Walker, 1991) quarto, 190 pp.,
index, appendix, ill. with striking color photos by Allen Rokach.
covers not only the history and layout of the gardens, but also the
garden's work in plant exploration, conservation, outreach and education.
copy # 454 of limited slipcased edition.
v.g. copy in d.j. in protective box.
$15
Ogden
Tanner, GARDENING AMERICA: Regional & Historical Influences in the
Contemporary Garden. (NY: Viking,
1990) square quarto, 255 pp., index,
bibliography, appendices, ill. with 300 color photos showing 50 gardens;
an interesting work showing how various garden owners/designers have used
indigenous materials and respected the vernacular in their work.
v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $5
Thomasina
Tarling, TRULY TINY GARDENS. (London:
Conran Octopus, 1995) square quarto,
96 pp., index, ill. with color photos and plans.
A useful addition to the many works on small gardens, for use by persons
with a very small city lot. v.g.
copy in slightly worn d.j. $10
George
C. Taylor, GARDEN MAKING BY EXAMPLE. (London:
Country Life Ltd., 1935 [1952]) revised
and enlarged edition. 180 pp.,
filled with b&w photos and excellent garden plans.
an important work for small garden design, intended to instruct the owner
of the modest garden in garden design, basically through these photos and plans.
a v.g. copy in green cloth binding. $10
Jane
Taylor [with Andrew Lawson], THE ENGLISH COTTAGE GARDEN.
(London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1994)
large oblong format octavo, 159 pp., decorative end-papers, index, ill.
with the wonderful color photos of Andrew Lawson.
a rather scarce work showcasing an excellent selection of gardens.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Patrick
Taylor, MAKING GARDENS: An Essential Guide to Planning and Planting.
(Portland:: Timber Press, 1998) large
format octavo, 244 pp., index, plant lists, ill. with color photos and very
useful color plans illustrating various kinds of small gardens.
An ingenious work designed to approach garden planning from the design of
small garden components that for a unified whole.
v.g. copy in d.j. $5
Patrick
Taylor, PERIOD GARDENS. (London:
Parkgate Books, 1998 [1991]) square
quarto, 216 pp., index, bibliography, gazetteer of gardens, ill. with color
photos and b&w garden plans. A
very interesting work on 12
important English gardens that have painstakingly been restored.
v.g. copy in d.j. over pictorial boards.
$10
Graham
Stuart Thomas, GREAT GARDENS OF BRITAIN. (NY:
Mayflower, 1979) quarto, 292 pp.,
general index and plant index, well ill. not only by color & b&w photos
but also paintings and sketches of the author's; covers gardens owned by the
National Trust. v.g. copy in
slightly sunned d.j. $10
Graham
Stuart Thomas, [Editor], RECREATING THE PERIOD GARDEN.
(Boston: Godine, 1985) 192
pp., index, color and b&w ills.; sponsored by the National Trust, its other
contributors include Paul Edwards, Kay Sanecki & Brent Elliott.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Graham
Stuart Thomas, TREES IN THE LANDSCAPE. (London:
Jonathan Cape, 1983) 200 pp., index,
bibliography, well ill. in color and b&w; one of the few, and possibly the
best work on the subject, written from a remarkable historical perspective; one
of the least known of the author's many works.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Elspeth
Thompson & Melanie Eclare, NEW DECORATED GARDEN: Transform Your Garden with
Contemporary Elements. (NY: Ryland,
Peters & Small, 2002) square
quarto, 144 pp., decorative end-papers, list of sources, well illustrated with
color photos. an interesting work on
the use of various objects and materials: garden art, furniture, containers,
etc. for adding unique touches to modern gardens.
v.g. copy in d.j. $5
Patricia
Thorpe, AMERICA'S COTTAGE GARDENS. (NY:
Random House, 1990) square quarto,
192 pp., index, ill. with color photos by Eve Sonneman; an interesting study,
the first and only to date, of American renditions of cottage gardens; some
examples, interestingly enough, are from this region of New York State.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Bonnie
Tinsley, VISIONS OF DELIGHT: The Singapore Botanic Gardens through the ages.
(Singapore, Malaysia: Singapore Botanic Garden, 1989)
small oblong quarto, decorative end-papers, 95 pp., bibliography, ill.
with color photos and drawings, plan of the garden.
The only work on a fascinating 130-year old botanic garden.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
H[enry]
Avary Tipping, ENGLISH GARDENS. (London:
Country Life, 1925) large folio, 375
pp., index, ill. with more than 600 outstanding b&w photos of houses and
gardens. Following a useful
introduction, the author portrays and analyzes 52 gardens, some older and some
recent, in a high quality work of much merit.
The author (1855-1933) was a garden designer in the Arts and Crafts style
as well as a writer and one of the major contributors to Country Life
magazine. green bicolor cloth
binding with gilt decoration, a little worn at the edges and top of the b.s.,
but in generally more than acceptable, and internally a v.g., clean, tight copy.
[extra postage will be required] $100
George
Tobey, A HISTORY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE: The Relationship of People to the
Environment. (NY: Elsevier North
Holland, 1973) quarto, 302 pp.,
bibliography, appendices, ill. with b&w maps, drawings, and charts.
An excellent history of landscape architecture in the western world that
has become rather scarce, tracing trends form one era to another.
minor cover wear and spotting, internally a v.g., clean, tight copy in
blue cloth binding. $25
Alan
Toogood, GARDEN ILLUSIONS. (Topsfield,
MA: Salem House, 1988) square
format, 80 pp., index, ill. with color photos and b&w line drawings.
a brief but useful work dealing primarily with concepts for making small
gardens appear larger, and in disguising unattractive elements such as utility
buildings. v.g. copy in d.j.
$5
Alan
Toogood, SECRET GARDENS. (North
Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square, 1987) quarto,
128 pp., index, ill. with color photos & monochrome garden plans.
A useful work on visual features to enhance the modern small garden.
v.g. copy in d.j. $5
Alan
Toogood, THE SHELTERED GARDEN. (Newton
Abbot: David & Charles, 1989) large
format octavo, 160 pp. index, ill. with color photos by John Glover &
excellent line drawings. an
especially useful work for gardeners who wish to cultivate plants of borderline
hardiness. v.g. copy in d.j.
$10
Norman
Track [Editor], CANADA'S ROYAL GARDEN: Portraits & Reflections.
(NY: Viking, 1974) oblong
quarto, 150 pp., index, ill. with color photos and wood engravings by Gerard
Brender a Brandis. an attractive
work with short essays relating to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Hamilton, Ontario,
established in the 1940's. v.g. copy
in d.j. $5
James
Grayson Trulove, 40 LANDSCAPES. (San
Diego, CA: Thunder Bay Press, 2003) square
quarto, pictorial boards, 350 pp., appendix, ill. in color and b&w with
photos and garden plans. an
excellent detailed study of works by six prominent modern garden designers from
across the globe. fine copy in d.j.
$10
James
Grayson Trulove, POCKET GARDENS: Big Ideas for Small Gardens.
(NY: William Morrow, 2000) square
quarto, 208 pp., well ill. with color photos and design plans.
interesting ideas for imaginative (many of them modernistic) small
gardens from an American landscape architect.
v.g. copy in d.j. $10
James
Truscott, PRIVATE GARDENS OF SCOTLAND. (NY:
Harmony, 1988) quarto, 160 pp., index, 170 photos by Hugh Palmer; covers 23
gardens not widely known or covered in previous works.
v.g. copy in d.j. $10
Roger
Turner, BETTER GARDEN DESIGN. (London:
Dent, 1986) 189 pp., index,
appendices, ill. with color photos and line drawings; a useful work intended to
show the application of design principles and planting techniques on the smaller
garden. v.g. copy in d.j.
$5
Suzanne
Turner, THE GARDENS OF LOUISIANA: Places of Work and Wonder.
(Baton Rouge: Univ. of Louisiana Press, 1997)
square quarto, 237 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with fine color photos
of A.J. Meek as well as old photos, drawings and plans.
An excellent new study illustrated with stunning photos.
v.g. copy in d.j. $20
Marie-Francoise
Valery, FRENCH GARDEN STYLE. foreword
by Penelope Hobhouse. (NY: Crescent
Books, 1995 [1990]) small folio, 240
pp., index, 250 outstanding color photos by Georges Leveque; an excellent and
attractive work highlighting the various elements which run as a common thread
through French gardens of all ages. v.g.
copy in slightly worn d.j. $15
Marie-Francoise
Valery, FRENCH GARDEN STYLE. foreword
by Penelope Hobhouse. (NY: Barrons,
1990) small folio, 240 pp., index,
250 outstanding color photos by Georges Leveque; an excellent and attractive
work highlighting the various elements which run as a common thread through
French gardens of all ages. v.g.
copy in slightly worn d.j. $15
Marie-Francoise
Valery, GARDENS IN NORMANDY. (Paris:
Flammarion, 1995) quarto, 216 pp.,
bibliography, list of gardens, map, plant list, ill. with fine color photos by
Vincent Motte and Christian Sarramon. An
attractive work dealing with gardens not covered in many books, and the first on
this specific region, and scarcer than other works in this series.
v.g. copy in d.j. $20
Marie-Francoise
Valery, GARDENS OF PROVENCE AND THE COTE D'AZUR.
(Hohenzollernring, Germany: Taschen, 2001 [1998])
square quarto, decorative end-papers, 176 pp., gazetteer of gardens, ill.
with fine color photos by Deidi von Schaewen.
A beautifully designed capturing the essence of gardens of this region,
with text in English, French and German. v.g.
copy in pictorial boards (no d.j. issued). $20
Louis
van de Boe, PLANNING AND PLANTING YOUR OWN PLACE.
(NY: Macmillan, 1938) 290
pp., index, plant lists, ill., with b&w photos, garden plans, and detailed
drawings. A very useful work for its
era on garden design and plant selection. publisher's
review notice; neat owner's name and ink stamp of A.H. Herrick, Associate Editor
of the Garden Digest, o/w a v.g. copy in worn (but uncommon d.j.).
$15
Arend
Van Der Horst, GARDEN ORNAMENTS. (Rebo
Publications, 1996 [printed in the Netherlands])
translated by Suzanne Walter, quarto, pictorial covers, 144 pp., ill.
with color photos. a comprehensive
work stressing ornaments for use in modern gardens.
v.g. copy in d.j. $10
Rupert
Van Der Werff & Jackie Rees, GARDEN ANTIQUES: HOW TO SOURCE AND IDENTIFY.
(London: Octopus, 2003) large
format squarish octavo, 144 pp., index, glossary, list of sources, well ill.
with color photos. an excellent work
supplementing the recent books on garden ornament by including useful
information for collectors. v.g.
copy in d.j. $10
James
Van Sweden, GARDENING WITH NATURE. (NY:
Random House, 1997) large format
octavo, 207 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with color photos & monochrome
garden plans. The book shows how Van
Sweden and Wolfgang Oehme (premier American garden designers) plant slopes,
meadows, outdoor rooms and garden screens. v.g.
copy in d.j. $25
James
Van Sweden, GARDENING WITH WATER. (NY:
Random House, 1995) large format
octavo, 205 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with color photos and b&w
drawings. a very useful work showing
water garden design and construction based on examples of fountains, swimming
pools, lily pools, ponds and water edges designed by Van Sweden and Wolfgang
Oehme. v.g. copy in d.j.
$25
James
Van Sweden [with Thomas Christopher], ARCHITECTURE IN THE GARDEN.
(NY: Random House, 2002) Foreword
by Penelope Hobhouse. quarto, 264
pp., index, select bibliography, ill. with excellent color photos and b&w
drawings. a useful study of many
creative uses of garden architecture, including garden art.
The book is devoted equally to specific Van Sweden gardens and to
treatment of the various architectural elements.
v.g. copy in d.j. $25
Gabrielle
Van Zuylen, THE GARDENS OF RUSSELL PAGE. (NY:
Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1991) small
folio, 255 pp., index, chronology; ill. with 250 excellent color photos by
Marina Schinz; Page (1906-1985) designed innumerable gardens around the globe,
and their essence was captured not only by many visits to them by the author and
photographer, but also research into Page's private papers brought much new
information to light in a book which has become surprisingly scarce.
v.g. copy in d.j. $50
Gabrielle
Van Zuylen and Gilles de Brissac, APREMONT: A French Folly.
(NY: Vendome Press, 1999) 78
pp., ill. with color photos by Claire de Virieu and garden plans.
a attractive work in the Small Books of Great Garden series outlines this
historic garden park with notable structures.
v.g. copy in d.j. $10
Collin
Varner & Christine Allen, GARDENS OF VANCOUVER.
(Vancouver, Raincoast Books, 1999) small
folio, 192 pp., index, ill. with color photos and especially useful color plans
of all the gardens described. An
attractive new work covering 26 private gardens not covered by any other
published works. v.g. copy in torn
d.j. $20
Rosemary
Verey & Ellen Samuels, THE AMERICAN WOMAN'S GARDEN.
(Boston: Little Brown/New York Graphic Society, 1984)
1st edition. square quarto,
191 pp., ill. with 185 color photos of 30 gardens, covered from both and English
and American viewpoint. v.g. copy in
d.j. $15
Rosemary
Verey, ENGLISH COUNTRY GARDENS. (NY:
Holt, 1996) quarto, 192 pp., index,
ill. with color photos and garden plans. A
colorful study of a number of interesting gardens, undertaken from a seasonal
approach. v.g. copy in d.j.
$5
Rosemary
Verey, THE MAKING OF A GARDEN. (NY:
Holt, 1995) square quarto, 192 pp.,
index,ill. with color photos by Tony Lord and watercolor garden plans by Hilary
Wills. a beautifully illustrated
work covering many interesting facets of garden planning and design.
fine copy in d.j. $5
Peter
Verney & Michael Dunne, THE GENIUS OF THE GARDEN.
(London: Webb & Bower/Michael Joseph, 1989)
square quarto, 120 pp., index, notes, bibliography; ill. with sketched
& attractive color photos; an interesting work revealing eight important
concepts of garden design, such as the mixed border, the vertical dimension and
the outdoor room. v.g. copy in d.j.
$10
Christina
von Hantelmann [Editor], GARDENS OF DELIGHT: The Great Islamic Gardens.
(London: DuMont Monte, 2001) small
folio, 233 pp., bibliography, list of gardens open to the public in five
countries. ill. with striking color
photos. an attractive overview of
Islamic gardens of all era emphasizing those that are accessible today.
v.g. copy in torn d.j. $20
Rosamund
Wallinger, GERTRUDE JEKYLL'S LOST GARDEN: The Restoration of an Edwardian
Masterpiece. (Woodbridge, UK: Garden
Art Press, 2000) quarto, 216 pp.,
indices, bibliography, decorative end-papers, ill. with contemporary color and
historic b&w photos and plans. The
fascinating detailed story of the documentation and reconstruction of a garden
created at Upton Grey in 1908 by Jekyll for editor and architect, Charles Holme.
fine copy in d.j. $10
William
Warren, BALINESE GARDENS. (London:
Thames & Hudson, 1995) quarto,
190 pp., index, ill. with fine color photos by Luca Tettoni.
an attractive work, and the only one to date on the subject.
minor damage to rear end-paper, o/w a v.g. copy in d.j.
$20
William
Warren, BALINESE GARDENS. (London:
Thames & Hudson, 2000 [1995]) quarto,
190 pp., index, ill. with fine color photos by Luca Tettoni.
an attractive work, and the only one to date on the subject.
v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $20
William
Warren, THAI GARDEN STYLE. (Singapore:
Periplus Editions, 1996) square
quarto, 192 pp., index, ill. with fine color photos by Luca Tettoni.
an attractive work, and the only one to date on the subject.
v.g. copy in d.j. $20
William
Warren, THE TROPICAL GARDEN. (London:
Thames & Hudson, 1994) [1991] revised
edition. large quarto, 224 pp., index, bibliography, ill. with fine color photos
by Luca Tettoni. a highly attractive
work. v.g. copy in d.j.
$20
John
Watkins, GARDENS OF THE ANTILLES. (Gainesville:
Univ. of Florida Press, 1952) 244
pp., index, ill. with a few interesting b&w photos, extensive list of
plants; an interesting overview of gardens in the West Indies from a historical
perspective, becoming quite scarce. v.g.
copy in worn, darkened d.j. $20
Peter Watts, EDNA
WALLING AND HER GARDENS. (Sydney,
Australia: Florilegium, 1991 [1982]) 2nd
edition. square format octavo, 136
pp., index, ill. with color and b&w photos and garden plans.
a scarce book on a
little-known but important Australian garden designer.
v.g. copy in d.j. $20
Frank
A. Waugh, TEXTBOOK OF LANDSCAPE GARDENING: Designed Especially for the Use of
Non-Professional Students. (NY: John
Wiley & Sons, 1922) 346 pp.,
index, bibliography, ill. with b&w photos and plans (one colored).
An important summary (and surprisingly scarce) early text on American
landscape gardening by a very influential American practitioner, nontechnical
and covering all aspects of the subject. rear
cover a bit wrinkled, o/w a v.g. copy in olive green cloth binding with gilt
decoration. $35
Jane
Waymark, MODERN GARDEN DESIGN: Innovation Since 1900.
(London: Thames & Hudson, 2001) large
format octavo, 256 pp., index, bibliography, notes, well ill. with color and
b&w photos. An excellent
overview of different trends in modern garden design from a unique perceptive.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Jacob
Weidenmann, VICTORIAN LANDSCAPE GARDENING: A Facsimile of Jacob Weidenmann's
`Beautiful Country Homes.' (Watkins
Glen, NY: American Life Foundation, 1978) Introduction
by David Schuyler, folio, 8, 40, 48
pp., reproducing the 24 plates of the original in b&w, and 4 of them in
color. A valuable quality reprint of
a very important (and extremely rare) work by a significant but not well known
landscape architect, with examples of his work from parks, gardens and
cemeteries in New England and New York State.
v.g. copy in original wraps. $20
Michael
Weishan and Cristina Roig, FROM A VICTORIAN GARDEN: Creating the Romance of a
Bygone Age Right in Your Own Backyard. (NY:
Viking Studio, 2004) large format
squarish octavo, 143 pp., pictorial boards, index, bibliography, appendices,
ill. with color photos by Susan Seubert, and reproductions of period photos and
engravings. An imaginative work with
many ideas of use by contemporary gardeners.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Stephen
Westcott-Gratton, CREATING A COTTAGE GARDEN IN NORTH AMERICA.
(Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing, 2000)
square quarto, pictorial boards, 160 pp., index, source list, ill. with
color photos. a useful work on the
subject complementing Margaret Hensel's work and emphasizing the practical
aspects. v.g. copy in d.j.
$5
George
Whitehead, GARDEN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION: An Illustrated Guide.
(London: Faber & Faber, 1966) 252
pp., index, brief bibliography, appendices.
ill. with b&w photos and line drawings.
A useful and surprisingly scarce work intended for the owner of a small
garden, based on the author's years of experience.
a v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $5
Jan
Kowalczewski Whitner, GARDENING WITH STONE: Using Stone Features to Add Mystery,
Magic, and Meaning to Your Garden. (NY:
Macmillan, 1999) square quarto, 212
pp., index, glossary, ill. with fine color photos by Linda Quartman Younker.
An excellent new work covering a wide variety of uses of stone, from
natural and traditional gardens to bold modern designs.
v.g. copy in d.j. $20
Wade
Wijaya, TROPICAL GARDEN DESIGN. (Boston:
Periplus, 1999) quarto, 208 pp.,
index, appendices (including gazetteer of gardens), ill. with color photos,
b&w sketches, and reproductions of old photos and paintings.
One of the best work on the subject to appear in recent years, written by
a significant Southeast Asian garden designer.
v.g. copy in d.j. $20
Keith
Wiley, ON THE WILD SIDE: Experiments in New Naturalism.
(Portland, OR: Timber Press, 2004) large
format octavo, 256 pp., ill. with wonderful color photos.
a fascinating worldwide study of all kinds of natural landscapes.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Keith
Wiley, ON THE WILD SIDE: Experiments in New Naturalism.
(Portland, OR: Timber Press, 2004) large
format octavo, 256 pp., ill. with wonderful color photos.
a fascinating worldwide study of all kinds of natural landscapes.
v.g. copy in d.j., signed by the author.
$20
Elizabeth
Wilkinson & Marjorie Henderson [Editors], THE BOOK OF BOUGHS: A Sourcebook
of Garden Ornament, Structures and Suppliers.
(NY: Viking, 1985) quarto,
226 pp., bibliography, profusely illustrated with color and b&w photos and
ills. from older works; attractive white cloth binding with gilt decoration and
stylish decorative end-papers; a most useful modern dictionary of garden
ornament, showing a sampling of each of many types of ornaments and structures,
becoming quite scarce. v.g. copy in
faded (as usual) and slightly worn d.j. $20
Elizabeth
Wilkinson & Marjorie Henderson [Editors], DECORATING EDEN: A Sourcebook of
Garden Ornament, Structures and Suppliers. (San
Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1992[1985]) quarto,
226 pp., bibliography, profusely illustrated with color and b&w photos and
ills. from older works; attractive white cloth binding with gilt decoration and
stylish decorative end-papers. Originally issued as The Book of Boughs, this
most useful modern dictionary of garden ornament, shows a sampling of each of
many types of ornaments and structures. v.g.
copy in d.j. $20
Marjorie
Wille, PATTERNS ON THE GARDEN. (Capetown,
SA: Howard Timmins, n.d. [1959]) large
format octavo, 65 pp., ill. with b&w line drawings by the author.
A very scarce and somewhat unusual work showing specific design elements
and emphasizing their importance in the garden.
v.g. copy in clipped d.j. $15
Andrew
Wilson, GARDEN STYLE SOURCE BOOK: Design Themes For Every Type of Garden.
(Secaucus, NJ: Chartwell, 1989) square
quarto, 191 pp., index, ill. plant list, and ill. with color photos & garden
plans. A little-known but useful
work intended for owners of modest size gardens.
v.g. copy in d.j. $10
Helen
Van Pelt Wilson, HELEN VAN PELT WILSON'S OWN GARDEN AND LANDSCAPE BOOK.
(NY: Doubleday, 1973) 238
pp.; ill. with charts, plans, photos; index;
despite the pretentious title, a work of considerable value for useful
the advice it gives v.g. copy in
d.j. $5
Jim
Wilson, LANDSCAPING WITH WILD FLOWERS: An Environmental Approach to Gardening.
(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992) large
format octavo, 244 pp., index, appendices, ill. with color photos.
a very useful and well presented work covering all regions of the country
and dealing with the creation of a variety of natural gardens: woodland,
prairie, meadow and wetland. v.g.
copy in d.j. $15
Jim
Wilson, LANDSCAPING WITH HERBS. (Boston:
Houghton Mifflin, 1994) large format
octavo, 220 pp., index, appendices, ill. with color photos.
a very useful and well presented work covering all regions of the country
and dealing with the use of herbs in various kinds of gardens.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Wauneta
Wine, GARDENS FOR ALL SEASONS: The Public Gardens and Arboreta of Maryland.
(Arlington, VA: Vandamere Press, 1988)
large format octavo, 151 pp., appendices, ill. with color photos and
b&w garden plans and maps. A
useful work covering some gardens not described elsewhere.
v.g. copy in torn d.j. $15
Karen
Witynski & Joe P. Carr, HACIENDA COURTYARDS.
(Salt Lake City, UT: Gibbs Smith, 2007)
large square format octavo, 142+ pp., appendices, ill. with wonderful
color photos by Karen Witynski. an
attractive study of these gardens showing their architectural details.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Bernard
Wolgensinger and Jose Daidone, THE PERSONAL GARDEN: Its Architecture and Design.
(NY: Van Nostrand, 1975) square
quarto, 160+ pp., 94 color and 94 b&w photos, and 23 garden plans;
translated from the French by J.A. Underwood; an interesting book on design of
small modern gardens, using examples of garden elements found in Europe, Japan
and the U.S.; becoming quite scarce.
v.g. copy in slightly worn d.j. $20
Stephen
Woodhams, PORTFOLIO OF CONTEMPORARY GARDENS.
(Gloucester, MA: Rockport Publishers, 1999)
quarto, 192 pp., index, lists of suppliers and plants.
well ill. with many useful color photos by Andrew Wood.
Rather than anther book on noteworthy modern gardens, this book examine
current trends in garden design and explains various design elements and
features that are typically included in contemporary gardens.
v.g. copy in d.j. $15
Joan
Woodward, WATERSTAINED LANDSCAPES: Seeing and Shaping Regionally Distinct
Places. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins
University Press, 2000) square
format octavo, 221+ pp., decorative end-papers, index, bibliography, plant list,
ill. with b&w photos and line drawings.
A highly unusual essay by a professor of landscape architecture on
practical rather than theoretic aspects of landscaping.
fine copy in d.j. $15
James
Yoch, LANDSCAPING THE AMERICAN DREAM: The Gardens & Film Sets of Florence
Yoch, 1890-1972. (NY:
Abrams/Sagapress, 1989) quarto, 228
pp., index, glossary, bibliography, ill. with old photos and original garden
plans in b&w, & with modern color photos.
During her 50 year career, Florence Yoch designed over 250 gardens.
as new in d.j. $20
Michael
Young, COLLINS GUIDE TO THE BOTANICAL GARDENS OF BRITAIN.
(London: Collins, 1987) large
format octavo, 160 pp., index, bibliography; ill. with color and b&w photos.
a good overview of 28 botanical gardens.
a v.g. copy in d.j. $10
Robert
Zion, TREES FOR ARCHITECTURE AND THE LANDSCAPE.
1st edition. (NY: Reinhold,
1964) large quarto, 284 pp., unusual
tree designs on covers, decorative end-paper, index, appendix, detailed listing
of trees; many ills. one of the best
recent works on use of trees in landscape design.
a v.g. copy in torn d.j. $15
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