HIBBERD, Shirley. The Amateur's Flower Garden. A Handy Guide to the Formation and Management of the Flower Garden and the Cultivation of Garden Flowers. Illustrated with coloured plates and wood engravings.[Second edition]. v, 284pp., 6 folding coloured lithograph plates, and numerous text illustrations and plans. A very good copy in original dark green gilt decorated cloth, with some slight rubbing. Ownership name of Susan Clarke 1878 on the end-paper. 8vo. Groombridge and Sons. 1875. ~ First published in 1871, The Amateur's Flower Garden is intended as a 'handy guide' for the creation of attractive flower gardens. In it Hibberd offers advice on such topics as bedding plants, border flowers, rockeries, and annual and biennial plants. He also presents methods for managing various types of garden, such as subtropical, alpine and rose gardens.