Garden Design (T-W)

Ivydene Gardens Library Catalogue: Garden Design Books - T-W				Library Pages Library Introduction Site Map Garden Style Garden Design:- A-G G-H J-T T-W* Garden Planting Design:- A-G G-L L-S S-T T-Y Location of Plants:- A-G G-T T-W Plant Association:- A-R T-W Plant Types:- A-H H-S T-T Plant Species:- A-E F-M M-T T-W Gardening:- A-S S-Y Garden Cultivation Propagation Garden Pests Garden Tips Practical Projects:- A-H H-S S-T T-Y Wildlife Reference Library Miscellaneous Health
Site Map Links Case Studies Companion Planting Garden Construction Garden Design Garden Maintenance Glossary Home Library* Offbeat Glossary Plants Soil Tool Shed Useful Data Topic - Plant Photo Galleries Aquatic Bamboo Bedding Bulb Climber Colour Wheel Conifer Deciduous Shrub Deciduous Tree Evergreen Perennial Evergreen Shrub Evergreen Tree Fern Grass Hedging Herbaceous Perennial Herb Odds and Sods Rhododendron Rose Soft Fruit Top Fruit Vegetable Wild Flower Topic - Wildlife on Plant Photo Gallery Butterfly	Each entry, where possible, has an International Standard Book Number (ISBN) to assist you in locating a copy. In order to assist the design process for a garden, the Library has been split into the following order of abstraction:- Garden Style - The overall style of the garden — Cottage, Japanese, Feng-Shui, Informal, Formal, Wildlife Friendly etc - dictates which following design and plant books are suitable to use Garden Design - gives design methodologies to follow for the Garden Style chosen. Garden Planting Design gives planting design ideas for the beds of the overall garden design chosen above. Wildlife gives details concerning wildlife that could be found in gardens, their lifestyle and how to encourage them to your garden. Location of Plants shows which plants should be grouped together for its soil, shade, colour for the garden style chosen. Plant Association shows which plant combinations give a pleasing colour combination or foliage contrast. Plant Types gives growing conditions of a particular family of plants, i.e. Primulas, with lists of where suitable and finally Plant Species gives data about a particular family of plants in restricted format.
The Reference Library and the Practical Projects categories will assist with construction. Private garden maintenance can then be assisted by the following:- Gardening gives general information on how to garden for the whole garden, Garden Cultivation gives specific data about growing vegetables in a kitchen garden, or fruit in an orchard, or lawns, ponds etc, Propagation gives details on how to propagate new plants from seed, division or grafting, Garden Pests includes information on garden pests and diseases with their control and Garden Tips gives tips on different parts of gardening. Please note that entries in the library pages in red text indicate books that Chris Garnons-Williams has found to be more useful than the others in that section.
Title	ISBN	Author	Pictures of	Content
The Gardener's Planning Box	0-7548-0411-9	Peter McHoy	1000 colour photos	The complete garden planning book contains 50 garden plans with detailed coverage of different styles of garden. Gardening in small spaces book contains elements of design in small spaces, features and structures together with choosing plants. plant lists
The Green Tapestry perennial plants for the garden	0-00-410448-X	Beth Chatto	250 Plants	Beth chatto explains how her garden and her philosophy of gardening have developed over the years with her principles of planting. Good description list of perennials in alphabetical order
The Natural Garden Book Gardening in harmony with nature	1-85684-085-X	Peter Harper	Gardens and line drawings	This promotes Gaian gardening as a replacement for conventional gardening by stressing the need to integrate the various demands of the gardener with the distinctive features of habitat or climate. Extensive plant lists for different gardens and sections of gardens
The New Small Garden Book	0-86318-741-2	John Brooke	Plants and gardens	A completely fresh approach to transforming any small space outside with small garden design principles explained
The One Hour Garden	1-85079-224-0	Laurence Fleming	Plans and line drawings	The one hour a week in the summer garden is a carpet of grass given shape and character by hedges and trees. Lists of plants to suit all sizes of garden
The Rock Garden and its Plants	0-460-04762-0	Graham Stuart Thomas	212 Black and white rock gardens with 38 colour plants	How to create and plant a rock garden. Includes dwarf and slow-growing conifers and shrubs for rock gardens
The Small Garden	1-85079-027-2	John Brooke	600 Gardens, line drawings and flowers	Design essay. 35 garden plans. Planting design essay. Good descriptions of all plants suitable for small gardens
The Ultimate Garden Designer	0-7063-7486-X	Tim Newbury	100 garden designs	Covers basic styles or function of a garden design with colour illustrations. Recommended plant descriptions and garden features
The Ultimate Water Garden Book	0-7134-7942-6	Jean-Claude Arnoux		Plants for 13 garden ponds. Plant descriptions with photographs.
Town Gardens	1-85029-360-0	David Stevens	Gardens and garden plans	Garden design to produce gardens which can be maintained in 1 hour per week
Veganic Gardening the Alternative System for Healthier Crops	0-7225-1208-2	Kenneth Daniel O'Brien		An alternative system of horticulture which avoids all chemical or animal fertilizers for vegetables, herbs and fruit with cultivar data. Garden design with plants for each area
Water features for your garden An inspirational guide to planning and planting	1-84309-766-4	Peter McHoy	16 water garden plans and 100 colour photos	How to transform your garden with 15 plans for rock and water gardens with plant directory
Water in the Garden	0-86101-559-2	James Allison	Ponds, water plants and fish	Water garden design for ponds, moving and bridging water. Plants, fish, wildlife ponds and aftercare are also covered
Wildlife in my Garden	0902-363-72-7	Jane Ratcliffe		Book to read before designing a garden for wildlife
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Ivydene Gardens Library Catalogue: Garden Design Books - T-W

The Natural Garden Book

Gardening in harmony with nature

1-85684-085-X

Peter Harper

Gardens and line drawings

This promotes Gaian gardening as a replacement for conventional gardening by stressing the need to integrate the various demands of the gardener with the distinctive features of habitat or climate. Extensive plant lists for different gardens and sections of gardens

The New Small Garden Book

0-86318-741-2

John Brooke

Plants and gardens

A completely fresh approach to transforming any small space outside with small garden design principles explained

The Ultimate Garden Designer

0-7063-7486-X

Tim Newbury

100 garden designs

Covers basic styles or function of a garden design with colour illustrations. Recommended plant descriptions and garden features

The Ultimate Water Garden Book

0-7134-7942-6

Jean-Claude Arnoux

Plants for 13 garden ponds. Plant descriptions with photographs.