New York: Lorenz Books, 1996-05. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 160 pages; light edge wear to boards, jacket torn along top right edge; Illustrated throughout with colour photographs, this manual takes you through all the traditional home decorating elements, showing how these same principles can be applied to the outside space. It features ideas that do not demand expert plant knowledge or hours of toil to keep a garden or courtyard looking good. There are treatments for outside floors, from a guide to creating unusual ground surfaces to step-by-step projects for a pebble "rug" and an alpine wheel. The author suggests decorative paint and plaster effects for walls and fences; ways to introduce trellises and other fixtures into the garden; decorative effects for window boxes and baskets; and ways to display plants and flowers. There are also ideas for furniture treatments and other outdoor accessories - from gilded candle pots to hanging wire hearts.
New York: Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 1990-09-15. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Baker, Christopher. 240 pages; light edge wear to boards, corners bumped; One of America's foremost garden writers and a visionary photographer of natural beauty team up to provide a sumptuous and original look at the Queen of Flowers: the rose. The name alone summons up myriad images, associations, and memories, and here Allen Lacy tackles the question of what endows this flower with such power and mystery. 250 full-color photographs.
New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 212 pages; edge wear to boards, edge wear, bit of wrinkling to back boards; A striking and practical guide to a popular and fast-growing area of gardening. Container gardening takes landscape design from the ground to patios, terraces, rooftops, and balconies. The author discusses such topics as lightweight artificial soils, controlled release fertilizers, synthetic water-holding products, and a wide variety of plants well suited for containers.
New York: Stewart Tabori & Chang, 1996-09. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 144 pages; light edge wear to jacket and boards; Every gardener's ideal is to have a flower in bloom throughout the year. To achieve this goal, Nigel Colborn describes the succession of wonderful plants that contribute to the flowering year and advises on how to site, plante, and nurture them to perform their best throughout the year. 220 full-color photos.
London: Bloomsbury, 1992-08-27. Hardcover. Very Good. 188 pages; some light dents in boards, light edge wear;
New York: Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 1990-09-15. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Baker, Christopher. 240 pages; light edge wear to boards, corners bumped; One of America's foremost garden writers and a visionary photographer of natural beauty team up to provide a sumptuous and original look at the Queen of Flowers: the rose. The name alone summons up myriad images, associations, and memories, and here Allen Lacy tackles the question of what endows this folower with such power and mystery. 250 full-color photographs.
London: Century, 1987. Hardcover. Good. 160 pages; rear hinge split through board at top edge, light edge wear to boards;
New York: Trafalgar Square Pub, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 160 pages; corners bumped, light edge wear;
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 64 pages; light edge wear;
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 64 pages; light edge wear;
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 64 pages; light edge wear;
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 64 pages; slight shelf wear;
New York: Crescent, 1988-03-19. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 112 pages; light edge wear to jacket and boards;
New York: Crown, 1995-02-28. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 240 pages; light edge wear to jacket and boards; Brickell, the former Director-General of The Royal Horticultural Society, describes the 300 garden plants he considers as his personal favorites, and 200 alternative recommendations. The plants have been selected with due reference to the range of gardening conditions in North America, and the book contains a directory of plant suppliers.
New York: Random House, 1990-06-16. Hardcover. Good. 316 pages; corners bumped, some edge wear to boards; The comprehensive guide for all types of city gardening by the award-winning New York Times gardening columnist. From picking planters to turning soil, this book covers ever step of the city gardening process. Illustrated.
Oxmoor House, 2000-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 144 pages; slight edge wear; Learn how to become a skilled, successful gardener one step at a time. Easy to follow illustrated lessons give you all the information you need to grow your favorite vegetables, flowers, trees, and shrubs.
