David Austin's beautiful, intensely fragrant roses have taken the gardening world by storm. Here are 80 of his gorgeous creations in lush color photos, with tips and advice from Austin himself.
Explores the English style in 28 gardens in the care of the National Trust. The text looks at gardens such as those at Ham House, Hidcote Manor, Mottisfort Abbey and King Henry's hunting lodge.
Featuring plants that grew in the UK and Europe's most famous medieval gardens, and which are still cultivated today the most beautiful, best and most naturally coloured species with the purest fragrance. This is a truly inventive, well-researched book, highlighting the beauty of flowers cultivated and wild, as well as gardens and bowers. Clay ...
Designed for quick reference, this handbook provides easily accessible information on the specific drugs and treatment regimens used in cancer chemotherapy. This updated Second Edition includes new drugs and combinations of drugs and reflects the increasing use of chemotherapy in combination with radiation and surgery. The first section presents ...
This beautiful, full-color guide details the 75 top garden flowers, complete with photos, growing instructions, and background information. Organized in an easy-to-use, A-to-Z format, the book brings together the most beautiful, most popular, and most unusual flowers, including anemones, cosmos, dahlias, foxglove, delphinia, and sea holly. 200 ...
Bearded irises are the most popular and glamorous of all irises. They are romantically associated with cottage gardens but can also be grown in the most inhospitable of city locations. It is even possible to cultivate them to have a succession of flowers for 3 months. This title should be of interest to specialists and new enthusiasts alike. It ...
Julia Lawless promotes the aromatherapy garden as a means to health, well-being and enjoyment. Beginning with the ancient vision of the aromatic garden as an 'earthly' paradise, it contemplates the roles (medicinal, therapeutic and aesthetic) that scented plants have played throughout history and continue to play today. Featured gardens, which ...
This text takes the reader on an excursion through the English countryside in summer, from small cottage plots where old-fashioned flowers live in clever harmony with vegetables and fruit, to the spacious gardens of the manor and the rectory, where plants are carefully arranged.
Her experience of nurturing gardens in both Australia and England has helped the author of this book to explore and develop theories on light and colour in the garden. Magenta, for example, a colour too heavy and draining for the garden under the glaring Australian sun, is well-suited to the shady corner of an English garden. The book encourages ...
Packed with inspirational suggestions and practical guidance on successful cultivation of tulips, this book brings together sumptuous portraits of more than 70 outstanding examples from a private collection in Holland, captured with stunning photography by renowned garden photographer Clay Perry.
In this lavishly illustrated survey of rural crafts -- from bookbinding to punched-tin work -- Miranda Innes, herself a passionate collector of country crafts, celebrates country style and the pleasure and artistry of working with natural materials such as wood, wool, rattan, and more. For each of the featured crafts, the author provides a ...
Provides the reader with an illustrated tour of villages from Cornwall to the Lake District and Northumbria. The authors remind the reader that the developers have not completely spoilt the traditional village yet.
One of the world's most influential needlepoint and textile artists re-creates the magic of the Middle Ages with more than 20 magnificent projects, for both beginners and veteran stitchers. More than just a how-to, this book sets the designs, themes, and motifs in the context of Medieval art and life. Full-color illustrations.
Whether you prefer to admire your tulips in the garden or in the house, there are literally thousands of varieties to choose from. Delicate, naturally occurring species tulips, flamboyantly ruffled Parrot tulips, mysteriously colored Viridiflora tulips, and the large blooms of Triumph tulips are just a few of the dazzling possibilities. Whatever ...
A photographic portrait of Greece which focuses on the people, their traditional way of life, their homes, villages, day-to-day life and festivals. The book is divided into seven regional chapters with a short text on each.
Wise in the ways of creating a happy garden and witty as well, the author of this exceptional book introduces fresh ideas for blending trees, shrubs and flowers with sculpture, water, paths and other ornaments with an emphasis on individuality, loveliness and fun. These pages of lively guidance and breathtaking full-color photographs present ...
In the COUNTRY series, this is an illustrated excursion through the English countryside in summer, from small cottage plots, where old-fashioned flowers live in harmony with vegetables and fruit, to the more spacious gardens of the manor house and the rectory, where collections of plants are carefully arranged to create a personal vision of Eden.
This handy electronic reference provides instant access to up-to-the-minute, reliable information on the drugs and specific treatment regimens used in cancer chemotherapy. The content includes site-specific cancer staging tables, treatment recommendations, and combination chemotherapy regimens and guidelines on toxicity grading and dose ...
From window sills and balconies to small town gardens and country estates, vegetable gardens that are both beautiful and productive have their roots in ancient tradition but are as relevant and fresh today as Marylyn Abbott traces the history of the potager around the world and discusses its interpretation by contemporary designers. As well as ...
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