Ivydene Gardens Library Catalogue: Introduction

Welcome to Ivydene Gardens Library Catalogue.

Please note that this listing is for information only. I am not able to lend or loan out these books. If you wish to obtain a copy of any book that interests you, visit your local library or Amazon.co.uk. If you live in Kent, I also thoroughly recommend The Rainham Bookshop, Station Road, Rainham (01634 371591).

The chart below explains how Ivydene Gardens Library has been structured. Click a link to get the start page of each section. 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:-

The Reference Library and the Practical Projects categories will assist with construction.

Private garden maintenance can then be assisted by the following:-

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.

Library Category

Definition

Garden Style

The overall style of the garden — Cottage, Japanese, Feng-Shui, etc.

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.

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.

Plant Species
 

gives data about a particular family of plants in restricted format.

 

 

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.

Garden Tips
 

gives tips on different parts of gardening

 

 

Practical Projects
 

gives details on how to construct hard landscaping.

Wildlife
 

gives details concerning wildlife that could be found in gardens, their lifestyle and how to encourage them to your garden.

 

 

Reference Library
 

contains some detailed reference material that may contain British Standards for construction.

Miscellaneous

contains books that don’t fit in any of the other categories.

 

 

Health
 

gives data on how to look after one’s own health.

 

 

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