Gardening > Garden & Landscape Design

A gorgeous large format, fully colour illustrated book in the style of "The Defined Garden". This is a book, above all, for urban dwellers who want maximum pleasure from their garden but have limited space. Bangay offers quite specific advice on designing, planting, ornamenting and caring for small gardens.

Now in a handsome new edition, Paul Bangay's The Balanced Garden is one long, glorious stroll through more than thirty of his landscape designs - an invitation to discover the very different charms of a variety, of gardens from the minimalism of a rooftop space to the vistas and garden rooms of an extensive country retreat. As always, Paul is passionate about showing his readers the elements of good design - symmetry, equilibrium, focus, purposeful axes, correct scale and proportion, simplicity and restraint - which he sums up as t... read more

This book tells the story of how renowned landscape designer Paul Bnagay turned an abandoned school into St Ambrose Farm, his own glorious country garden. The book is more personal and frank than his previous three best sellers, but just as inspiring and instructive.

Small is beautiful, they say, and nowhere is this truer than in the garden: the tiniest balcony can be transformed by a few pots, and a space no more than 8 meters square can accommodate a patio, some flower beds, a water feature and a tiny veg patch. In this practical but inspirational book John Cushnie advises on: deciding what you want and making it fit the space; using light and shade to make the area look bigger; using plants to provide movement, color, shape and texture; ensuring shelter and privacy without loss of space; exp... read more

The Arts and Crafts movement laid the foundations for gardening as we know it. This book examines the architectural features and planting trends that defined the style in Britain, America, Europe and Scandinavia and considers the legacy of Arts and Crafts gardening as a profound and sensual philosophy, still relevant to gardeners today.The idea of the garden as an outdoor living room, a seamless extension of the planning and decoration of the house, was an Arts and Crafts invention. Sheltering porches and finely crafted front doors... read more

The Garden Maker's Manual covers all aspects of hard landscaping and structures - from paving and paths to water features, lighting, walls and fences. Detailed chapters illustrate the various options and explain important points to consider. Inspirational photography illustrates the informative text and useful tip boxes highlight technical issues that should be considered when employing the various materials and techniques. This marriage of form and function is an integral part of the book, just as it should be for any garden desig... read more

Covers various aspects of designing a garden - from walls, floors, and lights, to furnishings and water-features - accompanied by more than 200 full-colour photographs.

Whether for a tiny town garden or a rolling country estate, "vertical landscaping" is one of today's most popular trends. Just imaging walking up stone steps bordered by lush greenery and topped by a pretty decorative white arbor canopy. Imagine having a private chat with a dear friend in a sheltered arbor with face-to-face benches. If you have even the simplest equipment and love gardening, you can easily make every one of these beautifully photographed arbor and trellis projects - all created by an award-winning designer. "A c... read more

Warmonger, womanizer and autocrat, Louis XIV, France's self-styled 'Sun King', was also history's most fanatical gardener. At Versailles, he created not only Europe's most lavish palace but the most extensive gardens the Western world has ever seen. Assisting Louis was a lowly born yet phenomenally talented gardener, Andre Le Notre. While Louis could strike fear into the highest in the land, Le Notre enjoyed the king's trust and friendship for more than forty years. In this lavishly illustrated book, Ian Thompson reveals with knowl... read more

A beautiful New Zealand garden book to inspire all gardeners. A new look at gardening which describes the creative sources and fantasy that have inspired some of the world

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New Zealand content: Ayrlies Auckland and Te Kainga Marire New Plymouth. Monty Don travels the world in search of its greatest gardeneing treasures, looking at how each garden integrates and harmonises with its landscape and how its plants have been chosen. The book accompanies a BBC television series and Monty Don writes of his travels as well as his knowledgeable observations on each garden. The gardens chosen include recognisable places of supreme beauty and interest as well as Monty's personal eclectic choice. He looks at how e... read more

Monet's magnificent garden at Giverny, France, is so unique in its design principles and artistic expression that even the smallest part of it shown in photographs can be recognised immediately as the garden of this famous Impressionist painter. Award-winning garden writer and photographer Derek Fell has visited the garden many times, and always admired the beauty of the plantings and the subtle balance of colours, as have the hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. He shares the secrets of Monet's breathtaking colour harmonie... read more

This unique, multilayered book recreates the mystery and magic of medieval gardens and provides the tools for designing these inspiring gardens for yourself. Each chapter features a garden design based on a theme of significance in the medieval world. Chapters begin with an engaging historical overview and a discussion of society, culture, religion and mythology in relation to each theme. Each design is illustrated with original watercolours and they are all suitable for an average suburban garden plot. First published May 2008.

From award-winning Australian landscape designer Jamie Durie comes this inspiring and instructional book based on his hit television series The Outdoor Room. Jamie travels the globe to countries such as England, Japan, Italy, France and Mexico, drawing design inspiration from each destination's culture and transforming his knowledge and ideas into a stunning collection of unique gardens. Outside is brimming with design ideas, beautiful photography - including Jamie's own travel images - original garden plans and essential informati... read more

David Kirkpatrick designs for the individual, not for fashion. Each of his designs is unique, offering a practical solution for every vision of the ideal garden and a mood for every season. The heart of the Garden is a collection of 20 very different garden designs, from a sleek, modern Mediterranean-inspired courtyard, to a rambling family yard. Complete with landscaper's plans and plant list, this is a treasure trove of inspiration and information. David invites you to begin by considering just what it is you want for your ideal ... read more

Often described as 'the most beautiful garden in England', Hidcote is a jewel in England's horticultural history. The garden's creator, Lawrence Johnston, was inspired by many of the Arts and Crafts design ideas at the turn of the 20th century. From 1907 this intriguing American-born plant hunter transformed ten acres of Gloucestershire hillside into one of the world's most influential gardens, a complex mixture of hedged 'rooms' and vistas, lavish planting and simpler, informal areas. Today, it is one of the most popular gardens i... read more

After a foreword by John Brookes himself and a brief introduction, "The Story of John Brookes" reveals all the influences that have come to bear on John's work plotting the major stages of his career. The chapter plots his growth as a garden designer, from his apprenticeship with the Nottingham Corporation Parks Department in 1954, through his work with Brenda Colvin and Sylvia Crowe in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and his setting up of his own garden and landscape design practice. His first successes in London town gardens in t... read more

A resource for those who desire to create a contemplative garden or to better understand what it is to follow a contemplative path. The book should be of interest to landscape architects and designers, and anyone interested in the fusion of East and West in cultural expression. Review: "Drawing upon a combination of Occidental and Oriental garden wisdom, Martin perceives the garden as a mandala, and creates meditative spaces where the spirit can play."--Gert Groening, Ph.D., Berlin University of the Arts "Mosko is a magician whose... read more

Rose Thodey and Gil Hanly are legends in gardening and gardening media circles, and their Landscapes: Gardens by New Zealand's Top Designers published by Godwit in 2005, has now gone into a third reprint. This handsome sourcebook is aimed at creative home gardeners looking for inspiration to develop or redevelop their properties, whether those properties be courtyard gardens or extensive acreages. With chapters on walls, entrances, water, support, plants, paving, seating, sculpture, pots, illusions, outdoor living and more, and wit... read more