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1	The Tulip: The Story of a Flower That Has Made Men Mad more books like this by Anna Pavord add to wishlist A self-confessed "tulipomaniac" explores the development of the tulip from a wild flower of the Asian steppes to the worldwide phenomenon it is today. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	The New Kitchen Garden, more books like this by Anna Pavord add to wishlist Pavord illustrates that fruits and vegetables can do more than provide a tasty treat on the table--they can also be used to create beautiful gardens. Rich photos illustrate how to incorporate fruits and vegetables into gardens of different sizes and shapes. It provides a cornucopia of ideas for containers or patios, large and small spaces. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| first editions
3	The border book more books like this by Anna Pavord add to wishlist Packed with planting schemes for beds of almost every shape, size and site. The end result is a garden rich in colour, form and texture. Plant choices, cultivation notes and a maintenance guide ensures that the ideas are as simple to follow as possible. Detailed photographs and plans show seasonal changes and the effects of alternative plant ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.45! \| first editions
4	The Naming of Names: The Search for Order in the World of Plants more books like this by Anna Pavord add to wishlist Anna Pavord takes readers on a thrilling adventure into botanical history, traveling from Athens in the third century BC, through Constantinople, Venice, the medical school at Salerno to the universities of Pisa and Padua to reveal man's quest to sort, name, and order plants. see all copies from $2.34! new only from $2.34! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Tulip: The Story of the Flower That Has Made Men Mad more books like this by Anna Pavord add to wishlist Greed, desire, anguish, and devotion have all played their part in the development of the tulip from a wild flower of the Asian steppes to the worldwide phenomenon it is today. Sumptuously illustrated, this beautiful volume has become a bible, a unique source book, a universal gift book, and a joy to all who possess it. 24 color plates. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| first editions
6	Hidcote Manor Garden: Gloucestershire more books like this by Anna Pavord add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.21! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Plant Partners more books like this by Anna Pavord add to wishlist Herbaceous perennials are the star performers in the garden. But to create maximum impact they need the right partners, and knowing which plant to put with which is an art that often eludes even the most knowledgeable of gardeners. Here, Anna Pavord helps to solve this tantalizing problem by suggesting 60 plants that she feels deserve a place in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.58!
8	Garden People: The Photographs of Valerie Finnis more books like this by Ursula Buchan, Valerie Finnis (Photographer), Anna Pavord add to wishlist Roald Dahl and his family in their garden at Great Missenden; Nancy Lancaster, society hostess and interior designer, sporting an elegant straw sombrero and snipping delicately at her roses; Vita Sackville-West at Sissinghurst - these and many other dedicated gardeners are captured here by the discerning eye of Valerie Finnis. This photographic ... see all copies from $21.87! new only from $21.87! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The tulip more books like this by Anna Pavord add to wishlist The Tulip is not a gardening book. It is the story of a flower that has made men mad. Greed, desire, anguish, devotion have all played their part in the development of the tulip from a wild flower of the Asian steppes to the world-wide phenomenon it is today. The US alone imports three thousand million tulip bulbs each year, Germany and France ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Flower Power: The Meaning of Flowers in Art, 1500-2000 more books like this by Anna Parord, Anna Pavord, Christopher Garibaldi add to wishlist This text brings together a wide variety of illustrations of the cut flower in the history of European fine and decorative art since 1500. It explains their symbolic meanings and demonstrates the response that flowers evoke in us all. The representation of non-European traditions, such as those of China, Japan and the Indian sub-continent, ... see all copies from $3.50! new only from $75.40! \| first editions
11	Anna Pavord's Gardening Compan more books like this by Anna Pavord add to wishlist "Independent" gardening correspondent and presenter of Channel 4's "Flowering Passions", Anna Pavord presents a compendium of helpful and thoughtful gardening advice, based on material from her weekly gardening column. Arranged by month this gardening companion features a plant of the month, jobs for the month, advice for novice gardeners, advice ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $35.00! \| first editions
12	Foliage: Planning and Planting more books like this by Anna Pavord add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $40.85! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13	Flowering Year: A Guide to Seasonal Planting by Anna Pavord add to wishlist see all copies from $5.98!
14 view cover	Flower Power: The Meaning of Flowwers in Art, 1500-2000 more books like this by Anna Pavord, Andrew Moore, Chrisstopher Garibbbaldi add to wishlist This book is about the power of cut flowers to move the onlooker. The book brings together a wide variety of ravishing illustrations of the cut flower in the history of fine and decorative art since 1500. It explains their symbolic meanings and demonstrates the response that flowers evoke in us all. The representation of flowers in many different ... see all copies from $32.27!
15	Flowering Year more books like this by Anna Pavord add to wishlist The author encourages the reader to see the garden as a theatre in which the stage set changes month by month with the seasons. She suggests which flowers, trees and shrubs can be grouped to best effect. Each chapter has several planting schemes for the month and a series of "plant portraits". see all copies from $2.53!
16	Foliage. more books like this by Anna Pavord, National Trust add to wishlist This is a guidebook for gardeners everywhere who wish to compose similar foliage plant associations. Each chapter ends with the "top ten" plants in that category, including descriptions, cultivation notes and signposts to the historic gardens where they can be seen. see all copies from $2.53! new only from $112.93!
17 view cover	Bulb Bible more books like this by Anna Pavord add to wishlist In this personal selection and authoritative guide to the most gorgeous bulbs on the earth, Anna Pavord, world-famous author of "The Tulip", writes charmingly about her favourite subject from Acis to Zigadenus via Tulip and Crocus. After a fascinating introduction explaining why bulbs are different from other kinds of plant, where they come from, ... see all copies from $41.20! new only from $41.20!
18 view cover	Searching for Order: The History of the Alchemists, Herbalists and Philosophers Who Unlocked the Secrets of the Plant World by Anna Pavord add to wishlist Searching for Order traces the search for order in the natural world, a search that for hundreds of years occupied some of the most brilliant minds in Europe. Redefining man's relationship with nature was an important feature of the Renaissance. But in a world full of plagues and poisons, there was also a practical need to name and recognise ... see all copies from $20.42! new only from $20.42!
19 view cover	Bulb more books like this by Anna Pavord add to wishlist A personal selection and authoritative guide to the most beautiful bulbs on the earth. The publication of Anna Pavord's guide to her favorite bulbs, corms, and tubers is an event to be celebrated. Here, the world famous author of "The Tulip," selects 540 favorite bulbs, more bulbs than and gardener could grow in a lifetime. Easy-to-grow, ... see all copies from $33.53! new only from $33.53! \| SVS
20	Die Tulpe. Eine Kulturgeschichte by Anna Pavord add to wishlist see all copies from $24.72! new only from $49.01!
21	Growing things more books like this by Anna Pavord, Kathleen McDougall add to wishlist see all copies from $17.63!
22	The Tulip Prepack: The Story of a Flower That Has Made Men Mad by Anna Pavord add to wishlist see all copies from $19.95! first editions
23	Look it up. [Vol.16], Index more books like this by Anna Pavord, Elizabeth Graham-Yooll add to wishlist see all copies from $13.42!

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