Book Description: London: Salamander Books Ltd, 1996., 1996. Hardcover. Revised edition. Hardcover. No dust jacket. 120 pages. Very Good+. Approx 5" x 8 1/2" tall. Planning a garden pond raises many questions, and this guide answers these question with a clear practical approach that will encourage everyone with a garden or even just a patio to embark on their first pond with absolute confidence. Contains 50 illustrations and 80 full colour photographs. Pictorial laminated boards. Some minor shelf wear. Price label on back. Tiny nick to bottom corner of a couple of pages. Otherwise internally appears to be very clean and tidy. Binding sound. Bookseller Inventory # 20050629005
Book Description: The Royal National Rose Society, 1968. Cloth. Book Condition: Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green cloth covers are in clean condition - spine is sunned - the council report for the year of publication and a range of information that would be usuful for the rose enthusiast. Bookseller Inventory # 03427
Book Description: The Royal National Rose Society, 1967. Cloth. Book Condition: Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green cloth covers are in clean condition - spine is sunned - the council report for the year of publication and a range of information that would be usuful for the rose enthusiast. Bookseller Inventory # 03428
Book Description: The Royal National Rose Society, 1966. Cloth. Book Condition: Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green cloth covers are in clean condition - spine is sunned - the council report for the year of publication and a range of information that would be usuful for the rose enthusiast. Bookseller Inventory # 03429
Book Description: Cassell & Company Ltd, January 1967., 1967. Hardcover. Eighth edition. Hardcover. No dust jacket. 490 pages, plus several pages of b/w photographs and five line blocks in the text. Very Good. Green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Very slight bumping top and foot of spine and some minor shelf wear. Page edges very lightly browned. Internally in good, clean, tidy condition. Solid binding. Bookseller Inventory # 20050214002
Book Description: J.M. Dent, London, 1954 reprint, 1954. Cloth hardback with gilt lettering and dustcover, 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inch (8vo), 68 pp., illustrated with 16 pages of colour and 16 pages of b/w plates. - Dustcover is clipped, taped and has sections missing, it is also separating along the spine. Cloth is frayed along top and bottom of spine. Internally very good. - Excerpt: With 49 reproductions of flower decorations by Mrs. Constance Spry, adviser on flower arrangements for the Coronation. Bookseller Inventory # 1091
Book Description: Octopus, London, 1978. Paperback. Book Condition: Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Large book originally published in hardback - described as a complete encyclopedia for all gardening enthusiasts - front and back covers are creased as is often the case with a book this big in paperback - inside is very clean with lots of colour illustrations - fine for persoal use. Bookseller Inventory # 03444
Book Description: United Kingdom: David & Charles, 1976, 1976. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Hardcover complete with dust jacket. 144 pages plus illustrations throughout. Near Fine/Very Good++. Approx 7 3/4" x 9 1/2" tall. This book is about the growing of wholesome food without threatening the environment in the process. Although primarily aimed at the home gardener, it will be of interest to the consumer and ecologist also - the Bible of all organic gardeners. Very slight wear to dust jacket. Has yellowed a little on the inside. Has been price clipped. Rust coloured cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Inscription on ffep. Internally very clean and tidy. Binding sound. Bookseller Inventory # 20050728010
Book Description: The Whitefriars Press, London, 1963. Card Cover. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Red card cover has a little soiling inside is clean with black and white and some colour photographic illustrations - this was an official publication of the National Rose Society -73pages. Bookseller Inventory # 03422
Book Description: London: Sundial Books Limited, third impression 1979., 1979. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Hardcover complete with dust jacket. Approx 8 3/4" x 11 3/4" tall. 156 pages including colour photographs throughout. Very Good++/Good+. Published for Marks & Spencer. Slight wear to dust jacket. Some scuffing at bottom edge at back and some scratching/pressure marks. Small closed tear in fold at top of back flap. Very slight browning on inside. Brown illustrated cloth. Slight rubbing at top and base of spine and to corners. Some pressure marks on boards. Illustrated endpapers. Internally lovely and clean, crisp and bright and in as new condition. Bookseller Inventory # 20050306007
Book Description: Ward Lock, London, 1978, reprint, ISBN: 070635303x, 1978. Brown cloth hardback with dustcover, 8 by 10 1/2 inch (4to), 158 pp., index, colour and b/w illustrations. - Inscription on the front free endpaper, otherwise very good. Dustcover is price clipped and shows very faint sunning along the spine. - Contents: 'This book will enable you to plan your garden so that flowers and foliage are available for arranging throughout the year. All the plants chosen are comparatively easy to grow and are particularly suitable for arranging or for drying.'. Bookseller Inventory # 2918
Book Description: H F & G Witherby, 326, High Holborn, London, 1943. Hard. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 12mo. Written during wartime, and tells of primitive farming conditions, firstly on the island of Skokholm in the Bristol Channel, and later in Pembrokeshire. Good condition, and cover not faded. 191 pp. Companion book with the later "The Island Farmers", by the same author and published in 1946. Bookseller number 10107001. Farming. Bookseller Inventory # 000010
Book Description: Pan Britannica Industries Ltd, Herts England, 1972. Soft Cover Staple Bound. Book Condition: Very Good. 7.5 X 9.5 " 35 Pages. Crease bottom corner. The purpose of this book is to explain the language of rose growing, and to show you how to choose, plant and care for the fairest of all garden flowers. A Rose Calendar is included giving instructions for rose care on a month-by-month schedual. Packed full of information, illustrated throughout in colour and written by experts. Bookseller Inventory # 33929
Book Description: Menlo Park, CA, U.S.A.: Sunset Books/Sunset Publishing Corporation, 1986. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Clean, tight copy with no writing or markings. Not an Ex-Library Book. Oversize Trade Paper. 10th Printing. 80 Pages. Culture and Care of Miniature Trees. Illustrated throughout in color and black and white. Very comprehensive and informative guide. Includes an extensive Index. Bookseller Inventory # 13515
Book Description: Abelard-Schuman, 1973. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Various Photographers (illustrator). Not Stated Assumed First. Illustrated throughout with B&W photographs. Pages clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Green boards, silver lettering, a little shelf-wear to extremities. PO's name marked out on endpaper. From the Contents: Introduction: What Makes Plants Grow; Part 1: The Five Exposures [the 4 exposures plus the Decorative Exposure]; Part 2: Ways and Means with Plants; Glossary, Index. Bookseller Inventory # 002275
Book Description: M. Barrows and Co. Inc., New York, 1948, 1948. Executive Secretary of the American Rose Society, formally assistant professor of floriculture at Cornell University, M. Barrows and Co. Inc., New York, 1948, FIRST PRINTING, hardcover, 8 1/4 inch by 5 1/2 wide, 218 pages including glossary and index, color photos, black and white drawings. Book has history of roses and chapters on bush, climbing and trailing roses, how to plant and care for roses, insects and diseases, rose culture for special climates and a nice chapter on having fun with roses with text on arrangements, corsages, recipes, potpourri and famous rose gardens. Color photos of roses are lovely. Covers are a little scuffed, bottom page edges are a little soiled, top of spine is bumped, long gift inscription on front endpaper, otherwise condition is good. Hobbies & Leisure/ Gardening & Landscaping. Bookseller Inventory # 34925
Book Description: Doubleday & Company, Inc., NY, 1967. Decorative Cloth. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. By Author and Roche (illustrator). First Edition. Illustrated with color and B&W photographs. NON price-clipped DJ [$4.95] in new mylar, clean, colors bright, a little edge and general wear, one 1" x 2 1/2" piece missing at top. Pages clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Green boards, gilt decorations and lettering, minor wear to extremities. The author tells you all you need to know to become a successful indoor gardener as he discusses potting soil, atmospheric and soil moisture, plant foods, care of leaves, light requirements, the effects of air conditioning and the control of insects and diseases. Bookseller Inventory # 002203
Book Description: New York: Greystone Press, 1960, 1960. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pictorial covers have some wear, rubbing, bumping, fading, and yellowing. Insides are beginning to yellow. Includes many black and white and color photographs. Volumes 1-3 are available. Begins with Artemisia and continues through Cat Tail. All pages are tight and clean. Bookseller Inventory # 007369
Book Description: Penguin Books, 1986. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Fine. Stephen Harvard (illustrator). Reprint. 5 x 8" 124 Pages. In there wry, elegantly written essays a New Yorker transplanted to rural Vermont chronicles the flie and times of a "sometine farmer." Noel Perrin's witty ruminations range from making butter in the kitchen, finding the perfect fence post, raising sheep, and grading maple syrup to ways of selling hand-felled firewood. Bookseller Inventory # 26149
Book Description: Lane Publishing, Menlo Park California, 1982. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Color Photographs (illustrator). First Printing. 8.5 x 10.5 " 96 Pages. This book will tell you how to create ideal conditions for Azaleas, Rhododendrons, and Camellias. There is specific information on planting and plant care for these impressive flowering plants with over 350 varieties described and lush color photos that show individual varieties in detail, as well as ideas for landscaping and container gardening. Climate maps show where each plant will thrive and easy-to-use charts list and describe the most popular varieties. Bookseller Inventory # 30099
Book Description: Abingdon Press, Nashville, Tennessee, 1988. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Fine. 5 x 8" 112 Pages. What can a vegetable garden teach us about our journey through life ? Learning to Speak Zucchini is chock-full of gardening tips and poignant devotions. Robert H. Pope shows what a vegetable garden - its preparation, care, and harvest - can teach us about humillity, patience, abundance, extravagance, and our perception of people in need. Each chapter concludes with a practical gardening hint. Bookseller Inventory # 29169
Book Description: Farrar Straus Giroux, New York, 1977. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Near Fine. Second Printing. 4.5 x 8 " 64 Pages. Lifelong gardeners, the Boland sisters have gathered together practical advice of the grandmotherly kind that the new books never cover. Here they pass it all on to those who are not afraid of finding a certain amount of superstition mingled with good sense. Bookseller Inventory # 29279
Book Description: Metheun, Toronto, 1977. Soft Cover Uncreased Spine. Book Condition: Very Good. Drawings (illustrator). 6" x 9" 154 Pgs. Cover has light edge wear, otherwise an unread copy. A compendium of down-to-earth advice, based on the author's personal experience. She lives in an apartment with her husband, a cat and 153 plants. Here she tells how to grow a wide range of vegetables, and other plants, indoors and out; set up hydroponic and soiless growing systems; etc and do it all with great pizzazz at the lowest possible cost. Bookseller Inventory # 79660
Book Description: Chilton Book Co., Radnor, PA, 1974, 1974. Chilton Book Co., Radnor, PA, 1974 third printing, hardcover, 9 1/2 inch by 6 wide, 285 pages including index, black and white photos, zone map of US indicating annual minimal temperatures for each zone. Book has text on hedges, trees, flowering shrubs, roses, rosemary, vines and ground cover, perennials and annuals, bulbs, soil, pruning, pests and diseases and winter protection, etc. Covers are faded and worn on edges, owners name is on front endpaper, otherwise condition is good. Hobbies & Leisure/Gardening & Landscaping ISBN: 0801950015. Bookseller Inventory # 34938
Book Description: Beautiful America, Wilsonville, Oregon, 1990. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Fine. Color Photographs (illustrator). 5.5" x 8.5" 141 Pgs. A guide to the gardens and natural areas of the Northwest [Oregon and Washington] and western British Columbia. From redwood forests to natural preserves, from botanic and commercial gardens to the historic gardens and grounds of vintage homes and inns, from oriental and test gardens to special herb and display gardens, Myrna Oakley has compliled a valuable guide to the splendid outdoors of the Pacific westcoast. Bookseller Inventory # 82985
Book Description: Breezy Creeks Press, Aurora, Ontario, 1975. Soft Cover Staple Bound. Book Condition: Very Good. 6 x 9" 36 Pgs. Cover has yellowed with age and has small stain on back. This book is about how to grow herbs in Ontario plus a few of the multitude of ways you can use them. The author lives in King Township, where in winter it can be covered with snow or bare; count on a week of -18 C or lower; have lots of rain or almost none and it is always windy. First frost comes in September and lasts until the end of May. Still her herbs do very well. Bookseller Inventory # 58400
Book Description: Frank Cant & Co., Colchester, UK, 1961. Soft Cover Staple Bound. Book Condition: Near Fine. Colour (illustrator). 5.5 x 8.5" 71 Pgs. A 1961/62 mail-order catalogue from the rose specialists. Featuring a beautiful array of English roses and, to ensure the success of the plant, there are valuable "hints on treatment". Bookseller Inventory # 20879
Book Description: Ballantine Books, New York, 1984. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Near Fine. 5 x 8.5" 96 Pgs. First published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley. For beginners and for experienced gardeners alike, here is step-by-step information on: Choosing suitable specimens; Potting; Care; Cultivation; Temperatures; Position; Watering; Feeding and Propagation for more than 80 beautiful flowering houseplants. Over 70 full-colour illustrations with Latin and common plant names. Bookseller Inventory # 22669
Book Description: Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Creative Homeowner Press, 1998. Softcover. Book Condition: Very Good+. 4to. Step-by-step installation techniques. A few scratches to rear panel. 80 pp. Bookseller Inventory # B652
Book Description: Avenel Books, NY, 1966. Cloth. Book Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Melady, Eva and 60 Photographs (illustrator). Second Edition. Illustrated with B&W line drawings and B&W photographs. DJ in new mylar, mostly clean, colors bright, a little edge and general wear. Pages clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Rust colored boards, black lettering, a little wear to extremities. The complete guide to rock gardens and the successful culture of all their basic plants. Bookseller Inventory # 002212
