Gardening reference books
Brickell, Christopher (Editor-in-chief): The Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Gardening
Aims to be the definitive practical guide to garden techniques, planning and maintenance and to the growing of flowering plants, fruits and vegetables.
Hadfield, Miles, Highton, Leonie, Harling, Robert: British Gardeners
Biographical dictionary of all the great names of British gardening history.
Hay, Roy, FR McQuown, K Beckett: The Dictionary of Indoor Plants in Colour
Description of more than 1,000 plants for the house, conservatory or greenhouse.
Hessayon, DG: The Armchair Book of the Garden
Described as a ‘dip in anywhere’ gardening book; wide range of topics, eg why bees sting, how to be a garden lawyer and how to win at flower shows. Sections on great gardeners, including Gertrude Jekyll, and great gardens. The author is known for his best selling EXPERT books.