Created by Vita Sackvill-West and sir Harold Nicolson, Sissinghurst represents romatic gardening at its most successful. This book reveals the secrets behind the most-visited garden in Britain. It relates the garden's outstanding features to the distinctive styles of Sir Harold and Vita, and examines the design, development, planting and ...
An outstanding guide to 4,000 color and planting schemes, now revised and updated. Includes shrubs and small trees, climbers, roses, perennials, bulbs and annuals.
Lord details 12 famous borders from the 19th century to the present, including Vita Sackville-West's Purple Border. Color photos show each border through the seasons, and are accompanied by detailed planting plans and discussions of concept, creation, and maintenance with the original designers or current caretakers.
Gardening expert Tony Lord unravels the elements behind the much-loved garden at Sissinghurst created by Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson. From the exuberant intimacy of the Cottage Garden, through the romance of the Rose Garden and the brilliance of the spring bulbs in the Lime Walk to the elegance of the White Garden, all are captured in ...
Spain now ranks among the most modern of wine-producing countries, and the author of this book concentrates on the new wines of Spain, besides looking at some of the older style wines of renown. Since Spain's entry into the EEC, efforts have been made to improve its wines. There have been major changes towards the use of modern viticultural and ...
This guide to planting features the gardens of Beth Chatto, Christopher Lloyd, Penelope Hobhouse, Rosemary Verey and others, showing the planting schemes of these gardens. It explains why the gardeners used particular plants and the philosophies behind the plant associations they have created. Arranged thematically, the book covers seasonal ...
This comprehensive, beautifully illustrated encyclopaedia of plants contains information on over 20,000 plants from around the world. The volume is organized alphabetically by botanical name, and each entry provides a detailed description of the plant, notes on its origin, cultivation requirements, growth habits, propagation and the pests and ...
A guide to over 70,000 plants from the "RHS Plant Finder", a recognized authority on plant identification and categorization. This annual includes addresses, telephone numbers and fax/e-mail addresses where appropriate, opening times, location maps and mail order details for each nursery.
Most people have heard of Beaujolais and have a rough idea of the kind of wine it is, but how many know that a tiny percentage of Beaujolais production is white, or that Entre Deux Mers is so named because its vineyards are located between two tidal rivers, not seas? In this comprehensive guide to French wine, each appellation covers one or two ...
A witty and profusely illustrated story of ordinary people doing extraordinary things by a committed international campaigner for community-based, bottom-up, grassroots change. It's a cheerful chunky book with an up-beat story. There are stories of home-makers, computer buffs, job seekers, students, parents, teachers, shoppers, commuters -- plus ...
This visionary planting guide features an A-Z of more than 1,000 great garden plants. Each plant is photographed in glorious partnership with one, two or three ideal companions, creating more than 4,000 of the most imaginative and visually effective combinations possible. With a practical introduction, analyses of what makes a successful ...
A collection of recipes which all have alcohol as an essential ingredient. Devised for simplicity, the recipes include goulash with red wine; chilled courgette soup with white wine; pheasant cooked in Cava, black velvet ice-cream, and cider cake.
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The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses: Sedges, Rushes, Restios, Cat-Tails, and Selected Bamboos
