An insider's guide to the world's greatest 'secret' gardens, green spaces, and pocket parks tucked away in cities around the globeCities everywhere are graced with charming but little-known, off-the-b
Introduces heritage fruits and vegetables. This title offers descriptions of each type of fruit and vegetable and includes stories about their origins, development, the reception they received upon in
Plants and gardens have always been a cornerstone of all major world religions and belief systems. The Fields of Reeds in Ancient Egypt, Eden in Christianity, the Isles of the Immortals in China and t
A fascinating study of the great Victorian and Edwardian head gardeners, a remarkable group of self-made men who transformed gardening from menial labour into a profession.
The ultimate celebration of the world's most gorgeous gardens - now with a fresh, new lookThis internationally bestselling inspirational resource for garden lovers and designers sports a gorgeous new
The ultimate garden book – both a collection of gardens from around the world and a resource for those seeking inspiration on garden design and planting. Featuring over 250 permanent gardens by leadin
The inspirational resource for garden designers and garden-lovers - now available in a compelling compact format. The ultimate garden book - both a collection of gardens from around the world and a re
Tells the story of the cultivation of various heirloom and heritage fruits and vegetables through the ages, and for each type discusses where it originated, indigenous uses and folklore, how it got it
Ronald P. Toby argues that this isolationism was by no means so complete as traditionally supposed. He demonstrates that the Tokugawa shoguns conducted a foreign policy that established the shogunate'
Ronald P. Toby argues that this isolationism was by no means so complete as traditionally supposed. He demonstrates that the Tokugawa shoguns conducted a foreign policy that established the shogunate'
