NIHGC Publications

 

'Northern Gardens', Gardens and Parks of Outstanding Historic Interest in Northern Ireland, NIHGC, 1982

 

`Heritage Gardens Inventory`, Belinda Jupp, 1992 (Tempory Image)

 

     

'Glory of Donard`, E Charles Nelson, 1994

Click on the following link to open the pdf in a seperate window Donard Book Front & Back Covers.pdf

'Daisy Hill Nursery Newry' A History of 'The Most Interesting Nursery Probably in the World'

E Charles Nelson, 1998

 

 

Additional Publications (non NIHGC)

'An Irishman's Cuttings' by E. Charles Nelson

Tales of Irish Gardens and Gardeners, Plants and Plant Hunters.

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Wild & Garden Plants of Ireland.

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Paintings by Wendy F. Walsh. Text by E. Charles Nelson

Walsh, W. F. & Nelson, E. C.

London: Thames & Hudson. 2009.

 

The Wild Garden by William Robinson

A new illustrated edition with photographs and notes by Charles Nelson

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Nelson, E. C. (editor).

Cork, The Collins Press. 2010.

 

 

Hardy Heathers of the Northern Hemisphere: Calluna, Daboecia, Erica.

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Nelson, E. C.

Kew, Royal Botanic Gardens. 2011.

 

Shamrock: botany and history of an Irish myth.

Botanist Charles Nelson carried out a shamrock survey in 1988 for his book Shamrock: botany and history of an Irish myth.

More info to follow on the book asap - we might even have some for sale!

“An illustrated history of the Phoenix Park landscape and management to 1880"

by John A. McCullen

 

The OPW recently published a new book on the Phoenix Park entitled "An Illustrated History of the Phoenix Park, Landscape and Management to 1880".  The book is written by Dr. John A. McCullen, one of the country's foremost experts on the history of the Phoenix Park and resident OPW Superintendent of the Park since 1984.

The book is an all Irish production, commissioned by the Office of Public Works, designed by Paul Martin Communications, printed by Walsh Colour Print, Co. Kerry and bound by Celtic Press, Dundalk.

The book is on sale in the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Ashtown and in the Government Publications Office, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2 or by mail order from the Government Publications, Postal Trade Section, 51 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2 (Tel 01-647 6834/35/36/37 or Fax 01-647 6843).

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New Survey of Clare Island: 7: Plants and Fungi [Paperback]

Donal Synnott (Editor)