Originally published in 1983 and long unavailable, this book provides a fascinating perspective on Thomas's life and development as a gardener, beginning with the garden at his father's home in Cambridge.
Perhaps the best known and most influential of Thomas's many books, this examination of more than 2000 perennials combines his erudition and his gift for vivid descriptions and graceful phrases.
Graham Stuart Thomas made rock gardens an important part of his life's work. In this book, the first complete history and exposition of rock gardening, he provides the necessary geological background, traces the historical introduction of alpine plants and gives practical and aesthetic advice on how to create a rock garden and choose suitable ...
It was Graham Stuart Thomas who in "Old Shrub Roses" first brought to public attention the favourite roses of the early nineteenth century - the intensely scented damasks, the rich and sombre Gallicas, the elegant Albas. In "Shrub Roses of Today" he performed the same task for the species and hybrids from Japan and North America, from English and ...
Illustrated throughout, this work shows popular asters, hostas and euphorbias alongside rarely seen Meconopsis x cookei, Jeffersonia dubia and Dicentra chrysantha. All are presented with incidental asides that are relevant to successful cultivation.
Ground covers can be both attractive in their own right and a boon to the gardener by smothering weeds. This edition includes USDA hardiness zone ratings lacking in previous editions.Published at $26.95 Our last copies available at $13.49
Venerable garden writer Graham Stuart Thomas takes the reader on a tour of his garden through the seasons, taking a close look at each plant and its habits.
Hailed as a classic from its first publication, Perennial Garden Plants is the most comprehensive and detailed survey ever undertaken for gardeners. Over 2,000 species are described and practical information is given on planting, seasonal flowering, colour, propagation and cultivation as well as on the origins of plants. In addition, Graham Stuart ...
How to brighten up your garden during the darkest winter months from a doyen of British horticulture. To those who have thought of winter as the dead season, Graham Stuart Thomas's book will come as a revelation. This is the classic book on the subject and has been extensively revised and enlarged by the author from it's original edition. It ...
After a lifetime of introducing, illustrating, and writing about plants, Thomas has gathered his most beautiful botanical paintings and drawings in this sumptuous volume. Over 100 pencil and pen-and-ink drawings, most drawn life size, detail the flowers of such plants as "Rosa gigantia" and "Trillium sessile." However, it is the 57 full color ...
Graham Stuart Thomas's Ornamental Shrubs, Climbers and Bamboos is a comprehenseive and detailed survey of woody plants undertaken by one of the world's most knowledgeable plantsmen. Thousands of species, their hybrids and cultivars are described in a directory with practical advice covering planting, cultivation, pruning, propagation and pests, ...
An exposition of every aspect of the subject, from the underlying geology of rocks and history of the art of rock gardening to the practical matters of creating a rock garden. The color illustrations include some of the author's own watercolors.
Graham Stuart Thomas, plantsman and writer on gardens, takes a moment to pause on a garden seat. He allows the seasons to pass before his eyes and, as he does so, he recaptures highlights of a lifetime's experience - ideas that lie behind successful planting and garden design and how to catch the best of the months as the year glides by. He ...
In this memoir, one of the great plantsmen of the 20th century recalls the great gardeners and gardens that he knew. The book refers to such figures as Gertrude Jekyll, Edward Bowles, William Robinson and Vita Sackvill-West.
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