Knot Gardens and Parterres

Knot Gardens and Parterres
Author: Robin Whalley
Publisher: Barn Elms Publishing
Total Pages: 168
Release: 1998
Genre: Gardens
ISBN:

Knot Gardens and Parterres is a fully illustrated guide to the history of these decorative features and shows how they relate to other contemporary arts and crafts. It also explains how to design and plant a knot garden.

Topiary, Knots and Parterres

Topiary, Knots and Parterres
Author: Caroline Foley
Publisher: Pimpernel Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9781910258187

"Topiary, knots, and parterres come in many guises, from the grand and imposing to the humble and folksy. In this book Caroline Foley -- with the aid of diarists, writers, wits, designers, gardeners, and garden owners -- traces their story through the centuries and across the world"--Jacket flap.

English Topiary Gardens

English Topiary Gardens
Author: Ethne Clarke
Publisher: Seven Dials
Total Pages: 160
Release: 1997
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9781857999280

A toparius was a Roman garden designer, the clipping and shaping of trees and shrubs is thus a very old art, yet in this book the reader is treated to designs such as a locomotive, an Egyptian temple and a leafy Loch Ness Monster.

Policies and Pleasaunces

Policies and Pleasaunces
Author: Katie Campbell
Publisher: Barn Elms Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Gardens
ISBN: 9781899531080

A wonderfully informative guide for anyone exploring Scotland's heritage, featuring 112 gardens.

The Making of the English Gardener

The Making of the English Gardener
Author: Margaret Willes
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2011-08-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 0300163827

The people and publications at the root of a national obsession

Planting Design

Planting Design
Author: Piet Oudolf
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2005
Genre: Gardening
ISBN:

Gardeners learn how to design beautiful naturalistic gardens that can adapt to the changing needs of perennials, trees, shrubs and the changing landscape. Superimposed images show the growth of a designed landscape over time.

The Art of the Kitchen Garden

The Art of the Kitchen Garden
Author: Jan Gertley
Publisher: Taunton
Total Pages: 151
Release: 1999
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9781561581801

Shows how to design and plant kitchen gardens, decorative arrangements of flowers and vegetables, and shows examples from the past

Topiary for Everyone

Topiary for Everyone
Author: Bobby Meyer
Publisher: Sage Press
Total Pages: 100
Release: 1999
Genre: Landscape architecture
ISBN: 0855328827

Topiary is experiencing a revival of interest. Step-by-step photography illustrates innovative design projects, suitable for courtyard gardens, and both large and small gardens.'

The Flowers of William Morris

The Flowers of William Morris
Author: Derek W. Baker
Publisher:
Total Pages: 98
Release: 1996
Genre: Decoration and ornament
ISBN:

A beautifully illustrated survey of the premiere Arts and Crafts artist.