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1	Second Nature: A Gardener's Education more books like this by Michael Pollan An account of one man's experience in his garden. see all copies from £7.47! new only from £9.04! \| first editions
2	Down the garden path more books like this by Beverley Nichols Down the Garden Path has stood the test of time as one of the world's best-loved and most quoted gardening books. The secret of this book's success - and its timelessness - is that it does not seek to impress the reader with a wealth of expert knowledge or advice. Beverley Nichols proudly declares his status as a newcomer to gardening: 'The best ... see all copies from £5.03! new only from £15.84! \| first editions
3	Merry Hall more books like this by Beverley Nichols First in a trilogy, "Merry Hall" is the account of the restoration of a house and garden in post-war England. Though Mr. Nichols's horticultural undertaking is serious, his writing is high-spirited, riotously funny, and, at times, deliciously malicious. see all copies from £6.55! new only from £13.96! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Gardening at the Dragon's Gate: At Work in the Wild and Cultivated World more books like this by Wendy Johnson, Davis Te Selle (Illustrator) Johnson and Te Salle deliver a meditative, beautifully illustrated yet profoundly practical book that takes readers deep into the natural world and into a new understanding of the art of gardening. see all copies from £12.95! new only from £14.16! \| signed copies
5	Mrs. Whaley and Her Charleston Garden more books like this by Emily Whaley, William Baldwin In conversation with William Baldwin. Emily Whaley's garden on Church Street in Charleston, South Carolina, may be the most visited private garden in the country. And no wonder. It is the life's work of a vibrant, sociable, opinionated, determined, forceful woman who has spent the last eighty-five years cultivating whatever life offered her. MRS. ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £6.60! \| first editions
6	Sunlight on the lawn more books like this by Beverley Nichols Sunlight on the Lawn brings to a close Beverley Nichols's delightful Merry Hall trilogy describing the renovation of his rundown Georgian mansion and its garden. see all copies from £5.99! new only from £14.67! \| first editions
7	An island garden more books like this by Celia Thaxter Thaxter spent much of her life on Isles of Shoals, off the coast of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. In this classic volume, first published in 1894, she describes how she made her garden grow in this challenging environment. Childe Hassam's paintings and chapter illuminations are included. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £13.20! \| first editions
8	French Dirt: The Story of a Garden in the South of France more books like this by Richard Goodman A story about dirt--and about sun, water, work, elation, and defeat. And about the sublime pleasure of having a little piece of French land all to oneself to till. Richard Goodman saw the ad in the paper: "SOUTHERN FRANCE: Stone house in Village near Nimes/Avignon/Uzes. 4 BR, 2 baths, fireplace, books, desk, bikes. Perfect for writing, painting, ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	A Thatched Roof more books like this by Beverley Nichols Beverley Nichols fans, armchair gardeners, and literature enthusiasts will delight in this reprint of the second book in his "Allways trilogy", with facsimile reproductions of Rex Whistler's original graceful illustrations and a new foreword by Roy C. Dicks. Nichols' humorous ruminations on life in the countryside, as always, are refreshing. The ... see all copies from £4.04! new only from £14.67! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Green Thoughts: A Writer in the Garden more books like this by Eleanor Perenyi A practical miscellany of useful advice, unexpected scraps of history, literary digressions and down-to-earth warnings about gardening. It includes advice on annuals, fennel, lawns and longevity and it features an essay on sexism in the garden over the years. see all copies from £2.01! new only from £6.83! \| first editions
11 view cover	Around the House and in the Garden: A Memoir of Heartbreak, Healing, and Home Improvement more books like this by Dominique Browning For six years, "House & Garden" editor-in-chief Dominique Browning has written a monthly column that weaves together personal stories and tips about home decorating, gardening, and raising children with universal themes of domestic life. In "Around the House and in the Garden," Browning adapts and expands these well-loved pieces, adding dozens of ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.46! \| first editions
12 view cover	This Organic Life: Confessions of a Suburban Homesteader more books like this by Joan Dye Gussow This first-person story is a horn of plenty in itself, as Joan Dye Gussow tells of her adventures as a master gardener and tireless promoter of the organic way of life. Gussow has cultivated several gardens in her homes north of New York City, and her book is full of loving insider tips on what she grew and how she grew it. She lends her expertise ... see all copies from £6.55! new only from £11.57!
13 view cover	Village in a Valley more books like this by Beverley Nichols, Bryan Connon (Foreword by) This reprint of the third book in Nichols' "Allways trilogy" contains a new foreword by Bryan Connon, Beverley Nichols' biographer. Set in the English countryside, the hilarious memoir is as much about the author's love for plants as it is about the village in which he lived. The depictions of flowers and ornamentals - "A single one of those ... see all copies from £4.47! new only from £15.84! \| first editions
14 view cover	Cultivating Delight: A Natural History of My Garden more books like this by Diane Ackerman In the mode of her esteemed bestseller" A Natural History of the Senses, Diane Ackerman's new book, "Cultivating Delight celebrates the sensory pleasures she discovers in her garden. Ackerman delights in her garden through all the seasons. Whether she is deadheading flowers or glorying in the profusion of roses, offering sugar water to a ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £7.47! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	My Garden (Book) more books like this by Jamaica Kincaid Kincaid gathers all that she loves about gardening and examines it generously, passionately and with sharp, idiosyncratic discrimination. She also examines the implications of the English formal garden in colonised countries see all copies from £1.36! new only from £6.14! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Herbs and the Earth more books like this by Henry Beston, Roger B. Swain (Introduction by) Henry Beston's classic and beloved work on the world of herbs is illustrated with charming and apt woodcuts by John Howard Benson. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £11.39! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Onward and upward in the garden more books like this by Katharine Sergeant Angell White Katharine White's celebrated garden columns appeared in The New Yorker between 1958 and 1970. These 14 essays, chiefly reviews of garden catalogs, are full of White's humor, intelligence, and lively critical sensibility. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £7.34! \| first editions
18 view cover	Gardens: An Essay on the Human Condition more books like this by Professor Robert Pogue Harrison Humans have long turned to gardens - both real and imaginary - for sanctuary from the frenzy and tumult that surrounds them. Those gardens may be as far away from everyday reality as Gilgamesh's garden of the gods or as near as our own backyard, but in their very conception and the marks they bear of human care and cultivation, gardens stand as ... see all copies from £12.63! new only from £12.63!
19 view cover	Paths of Desire: The Passions of a Suburban Gardener more books like this by Dominique Browning The editor-in-chief of House & Garden writes about her own garden, at her country house north of New York. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £6.57! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	We Made a Garden more books like this by Margery Fish Retiring to Somerset, Margery Fish and her irascible husband, Walter, devoted themselves to creating two acres of gardens. Fish's classic book on the subject, first published in 1956, describes how she took the very British idea of the cottage garden and turned it into an orderly riot of color, texture, and design. see all copies from £2.27! new only from £9.63! \| first editions
21 view cover	Plant Seed, Pull Weed: Nurturing the Garden of Your Life more books like this by Geri Larkin Gardens have often been used as metaphors for spiritual nurturing and growth. Zen rock gardens, monastery rose gardens, even your grandmother's vegetable garden all have been described as places of refuge and reflection. Drawing on her experience working at Seattle's premier gardening center, Zen teacher Geri Larkin shows how the act of gardening ... see all copies from £14.30! new only from £14.30!
22 view cover	Laughter on the stairs more books like this by Beverley Nichols Mr Nichols' accounts of the rescue and renovation of Merry Hall, a rundown Georgian mansion and its garden. see all copies from £5.17! new only from £14.77! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Garlic Testament: Seasons on a Small New Mexico Farm more books like this by Stanley Crawford From his New Mexico mountain home, award-winning author Stanley Crawford writes about growing garlic and selling it. The book is a favourite not only for its assemblage of garlic and farming lore but for what it tells us about how to live a satisfying life. This beloved book, first published in 1992, is now available only from the University of ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £7.28! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	The Invisible Garden more books like this by Dorothy Sucher A longtime city dweller and expert storyteller, Sucher takes a fresh look at the world of gardening in Vermont, tapping the palpable connection between the mysteries of the earth and those of the human spirit. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Second nature. more books like this by Michael Pollan This is an account of one man's experience in his garden. The book invites an exploration of unexamined feelings about nature and the place of society in the landscape, and what gardening has to teach about the troubled borders between nature and culture. see all copies from £3.43! new only from £21.83!

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