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The following new titles have come into stock September-October 2005

If you wish to order any of these titles or want more information about any of them, just email us or use our secure online order form at https://ssl.ramhb.co.nz/touchwoodbooks/ . Postage and packaging is $5 per parcel for NZ orders under 2kg, less if books are light. Overseas orders and NZ orders heavier than 2kg will be quoted. All titles mentioned have been in stock unless otherwise stated but may not be when you order.

DESIGN AND LANDSCAPE
Creating a Japanese Garden
Peter Chan
Hardback, 176 pages, 225 x 285mm, UK, 2003.
Was $60, now $25

Lighting Gardens - Creative Solutions For Today's Gardens
Michèle Osborne
Photography by Steve Wooster
Hardback, 176 pages, 225 x 290mm, UK, 2005. $69.99

The Garden at Levens
Chris Crowder
Photographs by Vivian Russell
Hardback, 160 pages, 235 x 280mm, UK, 2005. $75

H2O Architecture
Stephen Crafti
Hardback, 216 pages, 290 x 290mm, Australia, 2005. $99.95

Gardening in the Shade
From the Editors of "Horticulture"
Hardback, 142 pages, 225 x 285mm, USA, 2004. $49.99

Stone, Wood, Glass and Steel - Inspirational and Practical Design Ideas For Using Hard Landscaping Features in the Garden
Joan Clifton
Photography by Steven Wooster
Hardback, 144 pages, 235 x 285mm, UK, 2004. $40

Gardens Around the World: 365 Days
Mick Hales
Hardback, 730+ pages, 240 x 165 x 50mm, USA, 2004. $74.95

Encyclopedia of Garden Design and Structure - Ideas and Inspiration For Your Garden
Derek Fell
Hardback, 224 pages, 220 x 285mm, NZ, 2005. $59.99

Landscape - Gardens By New Zealand's Top Designers
Rose Thodey and Gil Hanly
Paperback, 224 pages, 210 x 260mm, NZ, 2005. $49.95

Nancy Lancaster - English Country House Style
Martin Wood
Hardback, 200 pages, 240 x 295mm, UK, 2005. $99.95

Gardens of Italy
Ann Larås
Photography by Åke E:son Lindman
Hardback, 207 pages, 260 x 300mm, Italy, 2005. $89.95

The Fragrant Garden - Growing and Using Scented Plants
Julia Lawless
Paperback, 160 pages, 230 x 280mm, UK, 2005, first published in hardback 2001. $39.99

Gardens in Perspective
Jerry Harpur
Hardback, 255 pages, 245 x 270mm, UK, 2005. $89.99

Garden - Garden Designs to Enhance Your Life
Tony Murrell
Photography by Karen Ellis
Paperback, 143 pages, 230 x 260mm, NZ, 2005. $45

FARMING, LAND USE, ANIMALS
On Good Land - The Autobiography of an Urban Farm
Michael Ableman
Hardback, 144 pages, 175 x 235mm, USA, 1998. $56.95

Edible Forest Gardens - Ecological Vision and Theory For Temperate Climate Permaculture
Vol 1 – Vision and Theory
Dave Jacke and Eric Toensmeier
Hardback, 378 pages, 205 x 260mm, USA, 2005. $129.95

The Traditional Farming Year
Paul Heiney
Hardback, 159 pages, 195 x 275mm, UK, 2004. $59.99

Goats For Beginners - A Practical Guide to Keeping and Breeding Goats
Maggi Franklin
Paperback, 150 x 210mm, UK. $39.99

Getting Started With Beef and Dairy Cattle
Heather Smith Thomas
Paperback, 281 pages, 150 x 230mm, USA, 2005. $39.99

Wild Turkeys - Hunting and Watching
John J Mettler Jr, DVM
Illustrated by Jack Mesick
Paperback, 167 pages, 150 x 230mm, USA, 1998. $39.99

Practical Straw Bale Building
Murray Hollis
Paperback, 98 pages, 170 x 250mm, Australia, 2005. $39.99

MISCELLANEOUS
Paul Bangay Address Book
Hardback, 144 pages, 170 x 180mm, Australia, 2004. $25

Paul Bangay Visitors Book
Hardback, 96 pages, 235 x 160mm, Australia, 2004. $25

Fencing Paradise - Reflections on the Myths of Eden
Richard Mabey
Hardback, 229 pages, 160 x 220mm, UK, 2005. $49.95

New Zealand's Native Flowers Calendar 2006
Craig Potton Publishing
175 x 220mm, NZ, 2005. $9.95

Lighting Gardens - Creative Solutions For Today's Gardens
Michèle Osborne
Photography by Steve Wooster
Hardback, 176 pages, 225 x 290mm, UK, 2005. $69.99

Playing With Water - A Story of a Garden
Kate Llewellyn
Paperback, 424 pages, 135 x 190mm, Australia, 2005. $31.99

Your Brick Oven - Building It and Baking In It
Russell Jeavons
Paperback, 84 pages, 170 x 230mm, Australia, 2004. $44.95

Collectible Blowtorches
Dick Sarpolus
Paperback, 144 pages, 215 x 280mm, USA, 2001. $75

New edition –

Right Plant, Right Place 2nd ed
Over 1400 Selected Plants For Every Situation in the Garden
Nicola Ferguson
Hardback, 368 pages, 210 x 280mm, UK, 2005, first published 1986. $79.95

NEW ZEALAND
Landscape - Gardens By New Zealand's Top Designers
Rose Thodey and Gil Hanly
Paperback, 224 pages, 210 x 260mm, NZ, 2005. $49.95

Garden - Garden Designs to Enhance Your Life
Tony Murrell
Photography by Karen Ellis
Paperback, 143 pages, 230 x 260mm, NZ, 2005. $45

In the Garden - A Seasonal Journal
Dennis Greville
Hardback, 120 pages, 170 x 220mm, NZ, 2005. $19.99

Ken Ring's Predict Weather Almanac and Isobaric Maps 2006 For New Zealand
Spiral-bound, 388 pages, 150 x 210mm, NZ, 2005.

New Zealand's Native Flowers Calendar 2006
Craig Potton Publishing
175 x 220mm, NZ, 2005. $9.95

King of the Castle - A Biography of William Larnach
Fleur Snedden
Paperback, 268 pages, 150 x 230mm, NZ 1997, reprinted 2005. $29.99

PLANTS
Irises - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
Claire Austin
Hardback, 339 pages, 220 x 290mm, USA, 2005. $105

Tales of the Rose Tree Paperback edition
Jane Brown
Paperback, 308 pages, 130 x 195mm, UK, 2004. $26

Hardy Rhododendron Species - A Guide to Identification
James Cullen
Hardback, 496 pages, 185 x 235mm, USA & UK, 2005. $99.99

Paperback edition –

Hardy Geraniums
Peter F Yeo
Paperback, 218 pages, 185 x 250mm, UK, 2005, first published 2001. $59.99

New edition –

The Graham Stuart Thomas Rose Book 2nd ed
Hardback, 385 pages, 195 x 270mm, UK, 2004, first published 1994. $99.99

PRACTICAL
The Potato Book
Alan Romans
Hardback, 128 pages, 180 x 240mm, UK, 2005. $55

The Book of Edible Nuts
Frederic Rosengarten Jr
Paperback, 384 pages, 165 x 235mm, USA, 2004, first published 1984. $49.95

Poisonous Plants - A Handbook For Doctors, Pharmacists, Toxicologists, Biologists and Veterinarians 2nd ed
Dietrich Frohne and Hans Jürgen Pfänder
Hardback, 469 pages, 240 x 275mm, USA, 2005, translated from German. $310

VITICULTURE
Essential Winetasting - The Complete Practical Winetasting Course Paperback edition
Michael Schuster
Paperback, 192 pages, 205 x 275mm, UK, 2005, first published 2000. $59.99

Vines For Wines - A Wine Lover's Guide to the Top Wine Grape Varieties
George Kerridge and Angela Gackle
Paperback, 97 pages, 150 x 210mm, Australia, 2005. $39.99

The World of Wine Special edition
Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson
Two hardbacks in slipcase, 240 x 310 x 65mm, UK, 2005, also compact disk. $250
Incorporating "The World Atlas of Wine" and "The Story of Wine"

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