Welcome to Potterton Books website the one stop source for reference books on Architecture, Antiques, Interior Design and the Decorative Arts. POTTERTON BOOKS : GARDENS AND PLANTS : GARDEN DESIGN, PLANNING AND TECHNIQUES RHS Essential garden planning and construction by Christopher Brickell April 2006. 232pp, 30 colour photographs. This authoratative guide to creating a stylish garden provides key information on planning and designing a garden, as well as on constructing a wide range of garden features. Arranged in a user friendly, step by step format, this compact volume has expert guidance from a distinguished team of garden planning and construction experts on how to plan makeovers for every type of garden, including family, patio, cottage, seaside, wildlife, and low maintenance gardens. The second part of the book gives guidance on the materials needed for garden construction and how to use them, before showing how to make boundaries, gates, pergolas and arches, paths and steps, and rock and water features. Price:  £16.99 The garden through the year by Graham Stuart Thomas Feburary 2003. 277 colour photographs, 31 colour and 70 b&w drawings. This is not primarily a how-to manual,but rather a compendium of Graham Stuart Thomas's favorite plants for all seasons, illustrated throughout with Thomas's paintings and drawings, plus photographs both by him - some from his own garden in Surrey -and other photographers. Price:  £29.95 RHS Essential garden planning and construction by Christopher Brickell April 2006. 232pp, 30 colour photographs. This authoratative guide to creating a stylish garden provides key information on planning and designing a garden, as well as on constructing a wide range of garden features. Arranged in a user friendly, step by step format, this compact volume has expert guidance from a distinguished team of garden planning and construction experts on how to plan makeovers for every type of garden, including family, patio, cottage, seaside, wildlife, and low maintenance gardens. The second part of the book gives guidance on the materials needed for garden construction and how to use them, before showing how to make boundaries, gates, pergolas and arches, paths and steps, and rock and water features. Price:  £16.99 The Minimalist Garden by C Bradley-Hole 207pp, 228 colour photographs and plans, bibliography and index. Minimalist gardens with their clean lines, pure form and a sense of space are becoming increasingly popular. Includes features on architects and designers. Price:  £25.00 Modern garden design: innovation since 1900 May 2003. 256pp, 120colour and 189 b&w illus. Gardens in the 20th century reach back into the Victorian era and forward into the age of Land Art. This survey, from Europe to South America, and Japan to the US, takes in many familiar designers including Robinson, Jekyll, Jensen, Farrand, Sessions, Mawson, Church, Sorenson and Jellicoe. Price:  £24.95 The New Tech Garden by Paul Cooper 2001. 192pp, 140 colour photographs, garden plans. A collection of experimental gardens in which man-made materials such as plastic, perspex, steel, glass and textiles have been used by designers to create gardens in keeping with contemporary design and lifestyles. Kinetic gardens, portable gardens and instant assembly gardens are included. Price:  £25.00 The Modern Garden by Jane Brown 2000. 223pp, 155 colour, 132 b&w illus. This title researches the history of the modern garden and contains contemporary photographs of 12 modern gardens. The book presents ideas and deals to show how modern art and the private garden have emerged with each other. Price:  £24.95 Designing borders by Noel Kingsbury 2003. 192pp. Twenty four original border designs by seven internationally renowned garden designers: John Brookes, Rupert Golby, Penelope Hobhouse, Noel Kingsbury, Piet Oudolf and Sandra and Nori Pope. Price:  £20.00 25 best planting plans by Noel Kingsbury 2001. 96pp. This book will guide you though the jungle of plant combinations. Here are innovative and inspirational plans for low-maintenance gardens, family gardens, a herb or a rose garden,a white or a pastel border, a classical or a Japanese garden, and even plants for window boxes. Essential reading if you are starting from stratch, replanting an existing garden or simply transforming a small corner. Price:  £9.99 Gardens for living: Designing your outdoor room by David Stevens 1998. 192pp. An inspirational design and style handbook. Illustrated with over 200 colour photographs, plans and diagrams to guide you from empty plot to finished garden. Think of a garden as an outdoor room, with floors, walls, ceiling and furnishings. This is David Steven's unique approach to garden design. Whether you are starting from scratch, revamping a plot, or simply re-laying your patio, this essential guide shows you how to design and decorate your outdoor space. Price:  £14.99 Virgin gardener: Designing and making your garden by Paul Thompson 2001. 192pp Visualizing your dream, inspiring images of contemporary gardens in a host of different styles, from romantic to minimalist,exotic to eclectic. A simple approach to the techniques of garden design, including guidelines on how to sketch out ideas and draw up a plan. All you should know about preparing the ground, planting in beds and containers and looking after your plants: step by step sequences make garden tasks easy. Evocative visual directory of all the elements that make up a garden, from lawns and meadows to ponds and topiary, plus a beautifully illustrated plant portfolio of the author's favourite easy to grow plants, with notes on their cultivation. Price:  £19.99 The garden Designer by Robin Williams 1995. 207pp, 120 colour photographs, 300 colour artworks. Shows how to make beautiful gardens in which every element fits harmoniously into the whole. With numerous examples and plans, the book shows gardeners how to make the right choices, both aesthetically and practically, explaining how to make the best use of the materials and space available. Price:  £25.00 50 Weekend garden projects by Toby Buckland 2001. 144pp. This creative sourcebook full of wonderful ideas, many of which can be achieved in a matter of hours. Create instant effects each season or see projects build across the year. With practical step by step instructions, inspirational photographs and a handy shopping list detailing what you need to carry out each project, transforming your garden has never been easier. Price:  £12.99 RHS Garden book by David Stevens and Ursula Buchan 1994. 352pp. Paperback. The definitive guide to the garden,combining design and planting advice in one comprehensive, lavishly illustrated volume. Up to date and practical advice from two respected and established gardening professionals explains how to achieve a more beautiful garden - without overstretching your budget. Over five hundred photographs of gardens around the world bring practical and innovative design and planting ideas vibrantly to life. Price:  £25.00 Planting a garden: Choosing - designing - planting - growing 2001. 128pp. Planting a garden is packed with ideas on growing tree's, shrubs, flowers, vegetables, fruit and herbs. The comprehensive illustrated directory describes more than 400 of the most popular and distinctive species and explains how and where to grow them, Select from a wide range of plants to perfectly suit your garden, whatever the variety of site and soil type. Beautifully illustrated throughout, Planting a garden is an ideal reference guide to gardening enthusiasts of all levels. Price:  £9.99 Roy Strong on garden design 2001. 144pp. Explains how to create and lay out stylish functional and original gardens. Explores each element of garden design in turn including paths, walls, pergolas, arches and water features. Shows how to embellish the structural framework of your garden to make it both a personal and pleasurable place. Price:  £12.99 A Handbook for garden designers by Rosemary Alexander 2003. 136pp. This is a comprehensive, practical guide to garden design. From carrying out the initial survey to presenting a finished design to the client, it provides the expertise necessary to create gardens of all kinds and of all sizes. Over a hundred plans, drawings, diagrams and photographs. Packed with practical advice, tips and techniques. Detailed guidance on professional plans and graphics. Price:  £14.99 Making a low-maintenance garden by Susan Berry & Steve Bradley 2000. 144pp. A beautiful garden does not have ro involve a great deal of work to keep it looking good. With increasing pressure on time and an ever greater desire to experience the pleasures of nature, the authors of this book provide a practical yet inspirational book to help you plan, pave and plant your garden and then maintain it with minimum effort and time. Simple, easy reference format containing practical information, case studies and an A-Z cultivation directory. Price:  £12.99 The low maintenance garden by Graham Rose 1983. 168pp. This book shows you how to achieve year-round colour and interest with the minimum of garden chores. Features labour-saving designs for town and country gardens. Presents a comprehensive catalogue of over 250 specially selected easy care plants. For busy people who wish to escape to the garden at the end of a stressful week, this is the ideal guide to creatig a haven that virtually looks after itself. Price:  £9.99 Garden transformations: Designer secrets and tricks of the trade by Bunny Guinness 2002. 168pp. This book is crammed full of ideas and the practical know-how to transform an ordinary outdoor space into the garden of your dreams. The new garden colours and how to use them. Inspirational mosaic work, trompe l' oeil and living sculpture. Stunning boundaries, inspired gateways and classic colonnades, Verigris effect and creating imitation stonework. Building earth mounds and ampitheatres. How to make a treehouse. Paperback is priced at £14.99. Hardback is priced at £20.00. Price:  £14.99 20 best garden designs by Tim Newbury 2002. 96pp. For those who want a beautiful garden but don't have the time or money to develope a plan, this book presents a superb selection of off-the-peg designs to suit a range of styles, tastes and pockets. a professional design for every garden type, from formal gardens to natural gardens, from family gardens to woodland gardens. Detailed and clear planting plans, colour photographs and illustrations for each scheme. Price:  £9.99 Garden design by Sylvia Crowe 2003 Paperback edition. 296pp. This book has influenced several generations of landscape architects and specialist garden designers since it was first published in 1958. This paperback version of the more heavily illustrated third edition, with colour added, will inspire further generations to think about the qualities of their gardens and parks in the context of an increasingly over populated and exploited world. Price:  £19.95 RHS: Essential gardening techniques 2002. Paperback. 284pp. A definitive guide that covers every aspect of hands on gardening. All the information is arranged in an easy to use, step by step format, and presented in a handy, manageable volume that will answer all your day to day gardening questions. Explains all the truly essential gardening techniques. Based on a best selling RHS Encyclopedia of Practical Gardening series. Clearly illustrated with over 1,500 easy to follow step by step colour drawings. Includes chapters on pruning, propagation, maintaining lawns, growing trees, shrubs, roses, flowers, climbers, fruit and vegetables, and container plants. Practical information on the construction of water features, rock gardens, paths, patios, and fences. Simple charts give advice on how to deal with pests and diseases, and what practical tasks you need to do in each season. Price:  £16.99 The garden planner by Robin Williams 1998. 156pp. Good garden design made accessible by award winning designer Robin Williams. Provides a wealth of solutions for gardens of every shape and size. Full colour photography, detailed plans and perspective drawings show how to start from scratch or improve an established garden. If your goal is to make a garden that is both attractive and functional, the Garden planner will inspire you to realise your dreams, with guidance through every stage. Price:  £10.99 The Ultimate Garden Designer by T Newbury 256pp, 400 line illus. As well as a large range of individual designs for complete gardens and garden features, this book also includes ideas for water gardens, rockeries and herb gardens. A detailed plant directory provides cultivation and usage notes on many plants listed. Price:  £14.99 Designing Gardens by A Lennox-Boyd with C Clifton-Mogg 2001. 216pp, 300 full colour photographs and garden plans. A richly illustrated sourcebook of design ideas and garden plans from one of the outstanding landscape designers of our day. This book is full of ideas that offer inspiration to novice and experienced gardeners alike. Price:  £35.00 The Essential Garden Book by Terence Conran 272pp, with 650 colour photographs. Exciting design solutions combining practical sequences with a visual sourcebook of inspirational ideas. Price:  £30.00 Garden design mady easy by Tim Newbury 1999. 208pp. Where do you start? Do you want to complete new look or just a few changes? This book takes you through the whole design process in a simple and easy to follow way. Instant solutions, tips, advice and ideas to transform your garden. Superb off the peg designs to suit every plot and pocket. Price:  £14.99 The garden design sourcebook by David Sevens 2001. 192pp. A unique and highly practical guide to selecting and using a vast range of different garden materials and structures. Clearly laid out entries provide a quick comparison of cost, durability and ease of use, with cross references to contrasting and associating materials. Inspiring colour photographs are accompanied by extensive full colour illustrations to explain individual design techniques. Price:  £16.99 Rosemary Verey's garden plans 1993. 144pp. One of the world's foremost garden designers reveals the secrets of her highly personal approach through twenty-five of her most successful designs in a range of styles. She explains the complete design process, presenting countless ideas and practical information, the product of unrivalled skill and years of experience. Price:  £16.99 POTTERTON BOOKS : GARDENS AND PLANTS : GARDEN DESIGN, PLANNING AND TECHNIQUES Buy Online - the best way to buy.