Gardens (Descriptions, History Etc)

New York City looks nothing - nothing - like it did just a decade and a half ago. Its a place of newly gorgeous waterfront promenades, of trees, ta...

Constructed in Cotswold style in the sixteenth century and standing on a ridge above the river at Malmesbury, next to the famous abbey church Abby ...

Outdoor Environments for People addresses the everyday human behavior in outdoor built environments and explains how designers can learn about and ...

The New York City treasure, newly photographed, is revealed as garden in the city, repository for memory, and a place for repose, inspiration, and ...

Celebrates the Du Pont family heritage of land stewardship and horticultural creativity Renowned as the first family of American horticulture, the...

Designed Landscapes is a case-by-case study of 37 significant, existing works of landscape design worldwide, largely constructed since the Renaissa...

Tucked inside venerable museums, perched on rooftops, concealed behind sleek midtown facades, and waiting beyond unassuming gates you may have pass...

The Secret Gardeners is a WONDERFUL book.  Just beautiful. It will live, page open, on my coffee table. Prue Leith (one of the Secret Gardeners)The...

Clean Slate combines Dogen's poetry with images of plants he might have seen during his lifetime while living in Japan. With the support of Kyoto...

Live the romance of the British countryside through this lavish tour of the seasons, landscapes, gardens, and great houses that epitomize British c...

Amsterdam Castle Muiderslot is not just the oldest castle in the Netherlands. It is a magical place, surrounded by water and vegetation. The cast...

Discover 60 of the world's most spectacular gardens plus 120 travel ideas to ignite a love of outdoor spaces. Featuring the history of every botani...

From alpacas to zebus, crocodiles to wombats, journey through the individual histories of bizarre garden pets and their often bizarre owners. Who w...

See inside the gardens where literary giants from Tolstoy to Agatha Christie created some of their finest works in this visually stunning and fasci...

Through over 700 exquisite photographs and evocative text written by Danish gardening celebrity Claus Dalby, explore the history and development of...

Selected as one of the Sunday Times best gardening books of 2023Discover the lavish beauty and fascinating history of the 40 most important and ins...

Discover Jane Austen's real-life inspiration for Darcy's Pemberley.Follow Alan into Chatsworth's irresistible world of visionaries, pioneers, heroe...

Business Principles for Landscape Contracting, fully revised and updated in its third edition, is an introduction to the application of business pr...

From Tresco to Lindisfarne, Anglesey to Sark, travel around the British Isles and discover the most beautiful and extreme island gardens on this vi...

A powerful work of memoir and storytelling that will change the way we think about the natural world.Like many diasporic people of colour, Claire R...

'Glorious... Scurr is one of the most gifted non-fiction writers alive' Simon Schama, Financial TimesA revelatory portrait of Napoleon written for ...