The Oxford Companion to Gardens (Oxford Companions)

This title covers the history and design of gardens all over the world from the earliest known examples to the present day. Written by a team of 170 expert contributors and edited by experts in the field, the companion contains articles on subjects r ...

The Medieval Garden

As well as food and medicine, the medieval garden provided pleasure, repose and refreshment to the senses. From detailed manuscript descriptions and illustrations, this work presents a picture of the various styles of medieval garden from the small e ...

Gardens, Landscape, and Vision in the Palaces of Islamic Spain

Islamic gardens, with their waterways and beds of plants and trees, are generally regarded as an earthly reflection of paradise. D. Fairchild Ruggles offers a different interpretation, contending that the palace garden was primarily an environmental, ...

Glossary of Garden History (Shire Garden History)

Ancient Roman Gardens

This work provides a comprehensive account of gardens in the Ancient Roman world. It traces their development, from their humble origins as vegetable patches to the more sophisticated forms seen at the height of the Empire. ...

The Renaissance Garden in England

The great formal gardens of Tudor and Stuart England are a totally lost art form. Swept away by the exponents of the landscape style in the 18th century, they are now seen in the form of Victorian re-creations around the ancient manor houses of Engla ...

Plants in Garden History

How did exotic, oriental plants find their way into the borders of English gardens? Penelope Hobhouse - plantswoman, garden designer and authority on historic gardens - is uniquely qualified to shed new light on the absorbing history of gardens from ...

Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners: A Handbook on the Origin and Meaning of the Botanical Names of Some Cultivated Plants

Stearn's classic dictionary of the meaning and origin of some 6,000 botanical names.

Professor Stearn gives the meaning and origin of some 6000 botanical names, selecting those most likely to be encountered by gardeners and horticulturists. ...

Gardener's Latin: Discovering the Origins, Lore and Meanings of Botanical Names

A guide to discovering the origins, lore and meanings of botanical names.

The Archaelogy of Historic Gardens

'Traces of long-abandoned gardens and parks, and the historic phases of those that are still in use, can be recovered by archaeology.' Looking at British gardens from Roman times onwards and taking in some examples from overseas, the author enables ...