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 : LANDSCAPE DESIGN Extreme horticulture by John Pfahl 141pp. In his latest series, landscape photographer John Pfahl leads his fans on a tour of the United States most natural - albeit human encouraged - extravagances, from California's awesomely manicured Huntington Botanical gardens to Kitschy displays at Florida's Cypress gardens to extraordinary residences with extraordinary prickly decor. Price:  £30.00 Dictionary of today's landscape designers edited by Pierluigi Nicolin & Francesco Repishti 2003. 348pp, 485 colour & b&w illus. This dictionary illustrates rthe different ways of understanding landscape and the art of gardens, and provides the reader with a key interpretation of the various aproaches to the discipline that has introduced a new dimension in the physical transformation of our enviroment. This volume will be an invaluable reference for anyone involved in urban planning, public art and landscape architecture. Price:  £19.95 New landscape design by Robert Holden 2003. 192pp, 175 colour & 125 b&w illus. Reflecting Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe's view that landscape architecture is the "Mother of the arts", the author offers a survey of the discipines of designers, planners and architects. Schemes range from the disused German gasworks to an indigenous people's settlement in Australia. Price:  £35.00 The complete landscape designs and gardens of Geoffrey Jellicoe by Michael Spens 212pp, with 243 illustrations, 108 in colour,including 2 colour foldouts. Geoffrey jellicoe has long been regarded internationally as the pre-eminent landscape architect of our time, The book chronicles Jellicoes progress towards his remarkable late flowering after 1964, when he finally freed himself from the demands of running a formal practice to concentrate on developing his own unique vision and philosophy of man's relationship to his environment. Price:  £42.00 The National Trust Living Landscapes : Hedges and Walls by Tom Williamson 2002. 160pp. Field boundaries are among the most enigmatic of all landscape features. Their sheer variety; ranging from the drystone walls of northern England and Wales to the huge hedgebanks of Devon and the reed-fringed dykes of eastern England, reflects the complex history of human interactions with the environment. The different types of boundary can tell us much about the history and geology of an area, as well as serving as potent symbols of ownership, agricultural development and changing economic fortunes. They can also constitute valuable habitat for wildlife, never more so than when they survive in what are often intensively managed agro-landscapes. Price:  £18.99 The National Trust Living Landscapes : Parkland by Graham Harvey 2002. 159pp. The author traces the evolution of parkland from its earliest guise as wood pasture through royal forests and deer parks to the eighteenth century landscape park and finally to the metropolitan creations of the Victorian philanthropists. The book is fully illustrated with both contemporary and historical photographs, as well as specially commissioned wildlife watercolours by artist Dan Cole. Price:  £18.99 Radical Landscapes: Reinventing outdoor space by Jane Amidon 2001. 192pp, 313 colour illus, 120 b&w illus. Presents over 60 projects by forward-looking landscape designers using innovative materials, unusual plants and unexpected forms. The book is organized into seven themes: light and colour, movement, order and objects, interaction, new contexts, urban interventions, and narrative. Price:  £29.95 Royal landscape: The gardens and parks of Windsor by Jane Roberts 1997. 596pp. The first part of the book charts chronologically the contributions of different monarchs to the development of the parks and gardens and associated buildings, while the second part offers topographical survey of the chief features of the two parks. Uses of the parkland have been varied - to protect deer and their food, to hunt, fish, shoot and ride; to farm; and to create pleasure grounds with temples and flower gardens. Price:  £95.00 Landscape design: A cultural and architectural history by Elizabeth Barlow Rogers 2001. 544pp, 430 colour illus. 100 b&w illus. From ancient Egyptian royal cemeteries to great 18th century English estates and the earth works of today, this volume spans the history of landscape design, revealing a great deal about the development of societies, and how cities, parks and gardens embody cultural values. Price:  £52.00 POTTERTON BOOKS : GARDENS AND PLANTS : LANDSCAPE DESIGN Buy Online - the best way to buy.