The Library has the following titles in print format which regularly include articles relevant to Garden History:
Occasional material may be found in other titles. All our journals are catalogued on SOLO. You can also view a complete list in the Library or on our website
Journals are all for use in the Library only. Current issues are displayed on the periodical stand in the Reading Room while back issues may be found downstairs in the subject area indicated above. Many e-journals are also available . For more information, select the Finding Articles page
Books of interest to Garden History students are shelved in the Lower and Upper Library under the following classification numbers (Dewey Decimal Classification):
| 580-589 | Botany | 930-939 | Archaeology |
| 582.16 | Trees | 941.006 | Landscape History |
| 712 | Landscape Architecture/Design | 941.0072-941.0078 | Local History research, use of records etc |
| 712.5 | Public Parks | 941.00729 | Maps for historical research |
| 712.6 |
Gardens |
941-941.09 | General British History |
| 712.60941-712.60942 |
British Garden History |
942.1-942.9 | General history and description of British places |
| 728.80941-728.80942 |
British country houses |
Oversize books are located in the Lower Library (001 – 939) and in the Reading Room (940 – 999) and pamphlets can be found in the Lower Library (001-999). A separate collection of books and pamphlets relating to Local History (Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire) is also available in the Upper Library (001-942.59).
The following reference books are shelved in the Reading Room, as well as other bibliographies, dictionaries and encyclopaedias:
| Oxford Companion to the Garden | 712.60941 OXF (Q/REF) |
| Good Parks Guide | 712.60941 RHS (Q/REF) |
| Oxford Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture | 720.3 CUR (Q/REF) |
| Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments | 720.288 MYN (Q/REF) |
| Hudson's Historic Houses and Gardens | 728.80941 HUD(Q/REF) |
| Country Houses of England (Blue Guide) | 728.80941 TYA (Q/REF) |