Written by a retired engineer and efficiency expert, this bestselling garden book features new illustrations and is fresher than ever, bringing the "square foot gardening" method to a new generation of enthusiasts.

Claude Monet transformed light and colour into art. This book traces his career from his Impression, Sunrise of 1874, which caused uproar among the critics, to his last near-abstract paintings of water and reflection which he painted when he was almost blind.

The story of how Beth Chatto created her gravel garden on possibly the driest, and the most windswept, piece of soil in England . The results, portrayed in Steven Wooster's specially commissioned photographs taken through the seasons, testify to the triumphant outcome of the adventure.

'Flora: An Illustrated History of the Garden Flower' won the Garden Writers' Guild Award for Enthusiasts' Book of the Year 2001. Containing 300 full colour illustrations taken from the archives of the Lindley Library, including works from some of the world's most renowned botanical artists, this beautiful book is now produced in miniature form at an incredibly affordable price, making the perfect

Part of a series which introduces key artists and movements in art history, this book deals with Monet. Each title in the series contains 48 full-page colour plates, accompanied by extensive notes, and numerous comparative black and white illustrations.