Cultivate your mind with these 10 GARDENING BOOKS. 

Lives of the Great Gardeners by Stephen Anderton         $70
Traces the development of thinking about the design, purpose and meaning of gardens from the 18th to the 21st century by focusing on such luminaries as Capability Brown, Le Notre, William Kent, Russell Page, Gertrude Jekyll and Christopher Bradley-Hole. Very nicely presented.

Practical Latin for Gardeners: More than 1500 essential plant names and the secrets they contain by James Armitage       $28
Attractively presented and full or revelations. 

The Thoughtful Gardener: An intelligent approach to garden design by Jinny Blom           $80
Blom is remarkable at being able to design very different gardens for very different situations. Each, though, shares Blom's sensitivity to both the plants and her clients. This book gives a deep insight into the workings of a garden designer's mind. 

The Rose: The history of the world's favourite flower in 40 captivating roses with classic texts and rare prints by Brent Elliott       $75
A solander box containing 40 frameable prints and a book exploring the cultural history of the 40 featured roses. 

Evergreen: Living with plants           $120
Meet city dwellers who are bringing nature to their urban habitats in appealing and often unexpected ways. Just dipping into this beautifully illustrated book will leave you inspired and feeling positive about renaturing your life. 

A Garden Eden: Masterpieces of botanical illustration by H. Walter Lack        $45
A stunning collection of botanical art from the collection of the National Library of Vienna. 

The Botanical Wall Chart: Art from the golden age of scientific discovery by Anna Laurent         $60
The late nineteenth century was both a period of intense and exciting discovery of plant species around the world and a period of significant advances in printing techniques. The books and wall charts produced in this period are both replete with information and hugely attractive. 

The Botanical Treasury: Celebrating 40 of the world's most fascinating plants with rare prints and classic texts by Christopher Mills       $75
A solander box containing frameable prints and a book providing facsimile texts concerning the featured plants. 

Plant: Exploring the botanical world        $95
A stupendous and stupendously beautiful collection of 300 botanical illustrations showing the diverse ways the plants have been depicted throughout history. 

Botanicum by Katie Scott and Kathy Willis         $42
A beautifully illustrated and thoughtfully selected collection in the large-format 'Welcome to the Museum' series. 

The Gardener's Companion to Medicinal Plants: An A-Z of healing plants and home remedies by Monique Simmonds, Melanie Jane Howes and Jason Irving        $33
Nicely presented, with clear instructions for preparations. 








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