Garden design books

Plantology: The Essential Guide to Better Gardens

Teena Crawford, Lisa Ellis

Plantology is an invaluable guide to enable gardeners everywhere to create truly unique and successful gardens. Prepared by two professional plantswomen who share more than sixty years experience as garden…

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Big Garden Design

Paul Bangay, Simon Griffiths (photog.)

A garden that cannot be seen in one glance entices people to step outside with a sense of wonder. Landscape designer Paul Bangay has an extraordinary ability to envisage scale…

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The Natural Gardener

Richard Unsworth, Nicholas Watt (photog.)

Advice and inspiration for wildening your garden

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Visionary: Gardens and Landscapes for our Future

Claire Takacs, Giacomo Guzzon

In Visionary: Gardens and Landscapes for our Future photographer Claire Takacs and landscape architect Giacomo Guzzon introduce stunning private and public gardens from around the world that have addressed both…

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Tasmanian Gardens

Meg Bignell, Alice Bennett

Tasmanian Gardens reimagines the very definition of a garden. It goes beyond perfect lawns and beautiful borders to the people, places and stories that inhabit this contrasting island state.

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Naturescapes

Phillip Withers, AB Bishop

Naturalistic gardens fit right in. They look as though they’ve always been there – effortless and enchanting. Naturescapes shows how to plan, design and build a stunning green space that…

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The Garden Book

Phaidon Editors

Revealing the rich artistic history of this ever-changing art form, the A-to-Z format of this fully updated bestseller creates fascinating juxtapositions between the 500 iconic garden-makers of all time found…

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RHS Garden Bridgewater

The Royal Horticultural Society, Phil McCann

A celebration of RHS Garden Bridgewater, the Royal Horticultural Society’s newly reopened public garden

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With Nature

Fiona Brockhoff, Earl Carter

With Nature is an inspirational guide to garden design, landscaping and working with nature

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Dream Gardens

Michael McCoy

Dream Gardens explores twelve dream gardens in challenging spaces, from tiny plots in the inner city, suburban blocks, sandy seaside properties to expansive country acreages

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Adventures in Eden

Carolyn Mullet

A lavish gift book that provides a sneak peek into the most spectacular private gardens of Europe.

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The Garden

Toby Musgrave

The definitive reference guide to garden design, its rich history, and the creative art of gardening – a luxuriously illustrated A-Z compendium of more than 200 garden elements, styles, features…

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New Zealand Gardens to Visit

Juliet Nicholas, Rosemary Barraclough

An inspiring guide to outstanding New Zealand gardens that are open to visit (and sometimes to stay).

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Australian Dreamscapes

Claire Takacs

In Australian Dreamscapes, acclaimed photographer Claire Takacs takes readers on a journey through Australia’s diverse and beautiful gardens.

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Garden Life

Richard Unsworth

Garden Life is a gardening book with soul, in which Richard Unsworth, leading landscape designer and co-owner of renowned outdoor store, Garden Life, shares his boundless enthusiasm for all things…

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Native

Kate Herd, Jela Ivankovic-Waters

Native offers planting palettes and design themes, gardening techniques and inspiration for an original and exciting perspective on the very best of Australian local flora.

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Planting the Natural Garden

Piet Oudolf, Henk Gerritsen

Fans of Piet Oudolf will revel in this updated edition of the book that helped launch his career.

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Dreamscapes

Claire Takacs

Dreamscapes is a stunning collection of over sixty of the world’s most beautiful gardens from across the globe, photographed by internationally renowned and awarded photographer Claire Takacs.

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Wendy Whiteley and the Secret Garden

Janet Hawley

This is Wendy’s story but it’s also the story of the countless people who cherish the Secret Garden.

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The Garden State

Richard Allen

Photographed across all four seasons, The Garden State showcases the finest private gardens of Victoria from all angles, highlighting the diversity of each region.

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Stonefields by the Seasons

Paul Bangay

Paul Bangay’s celebrated Victorian property, Stonefields, has now been under his expert care for 15 years. Today, his vision is complete and the garden is mature and more beautiful than…

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Wild

Noel Kingsbury

A stunning exploration of one of the hottest trends in garden design, nature-based planting with an eco-aware approach, featuring the work of leading designers.

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Piet Oudolf At Work

A monograph on the Dutch garden designer, featuring his gardens and the largest collection of his drawings ever published

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Paul Bangay’s Country Gardens

Paul Bangay

Look behind the gates of twenty exclusive country estates from the Mornington Peninsula to The Hamptons in this magnificent book showcasing the work of internationally acclaimed garden designer Paul Bangay…

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Small Garden Design

Paul Bangay

How to make the most of your small garden, from one of Australia’s most high-profile landscape designers.

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The City Gardener

Richard Unsworth

The City Gardener will inspire, educate and empower readers to celebrate and engage with their outdoor spaces.

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Planting the Oudolf Gardens at Hauser & Wirth Somerset

Rory Dusoir

Piet Oudolf is renowned for his exceptional use of perennials and grasses. His deep knowledge of plants and how to combine them is brilliantly displayed in the gardens at Hauser…

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Venetian Gardens

Monty Don, Derry Moore

Based on his BBC series, Monty Don and award-winning photographer Derry Moore take readers on a stunning visual journey through the gardens of Venice and the Veneto.

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Soulscape: Connecting Gardens to Landscape

Peter Shaw

Soulscape: Connecting Gardens to Landscape takes readers on a photographic journey through ten gardens located along the world-famous Great Ocean Road

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Of Friends and Gardens

Carolyn Landon

Carolyn Landon tells the remarkable and lesser-known story of the Cranbourne Friends of Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria - the loyal community group who were instrumental in developing, protecting and conserving…

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Containers in the Garden

Claus Dalby

Create a bold and beautiful container garden with design and planting guidance from Danish gardening celebrity Claus Dalby in this English-language edition of his book, Containers in the Garden.

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Japanese Gardens: Kyoto

Akira Nakata,Tamayo Samejima

96 breathtakingly stunning Japanese gardens you must visit in Kyoto Kyoto’s gardens are among the city’s many glories. They are beautiful, thought-provoking. These unparalleled works of art at the creative…

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New Nordic Gardens: Scandinavian Landscape Design

Annika Zetterman

A rich survey of Scandinavia’s best and most inspiring contemporary gardens.

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Living Roofs

Ashley Penn

Oases for relaxing at lofty heights: Rooftop terraces that offer islands of respite and tranquility amidst the hubbub of urban life. Beautifully designed, lovingly cultivated. Expanded new edition!

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Pleasure Garden

Blurring the lines between the natural and the cultivated, The Avant Garden observes visionary and unusual gardens in all their varying forms.

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Garden design books

Plantology: The Essential Guide to Better Gardens

Big Garden Design

The Natural Gardener

Visionary: Gardens and Landscapes for our Future

Tasmanian Gardens

Naturescapes

The Garden Book

RHS Garden Bridgewater

With Nature

Dream Gardens

Adventures in Eden

The Garden

New Zealand Gardens to Visit

Australian Dreamscapes

Garden Life

Native

Planting the Natural Garden

Dreamscapes

Wendy Whiteley and the Secret Garden

The Garden State

Stonefields by the Seasons

Wild

Piet Oudolf At Work

Paul Bangay’s Country Gardens

Small Garden Design

The City Gardener

Planting the Oudolf Gardens at Hauser & Wirth Somerset

Venetian Gardens

Soulscape: Connecting Gardens to Landscape

Of Friends and Gardens

Containers in the Garden

Japanese Gardens: Kyoto

New Nordic Gardens: Scandinavian Landscape Design

Living Roofs

Pleasure Garden