Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Marg and myself that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library. If you’d like to participate, just write up your post-feel free to steal the button-and link it using the Mr. Linky any time during the week. And of course check out what other participants are getting from their libraries!
Marg has the Mr Linky this week!
With only two weeks left before I leave on my trip, I’m doing my best to work through all my old loot. But, even with such practical aims in mind, I couldn’t resist picking up a few books this week, just to flip through rather than studiously devour (at least this time). 
Gardening with Old Roses by John Scarman – Florence mentioned this book a few weeks ago and it’s absolutely wonderful. I am certain this will be one of those titles I check out time and time again.
Secret Gardens: Revealed by their Owners, chosen and edited by Rosemary Verey – for inspiration and the pleasure of pretty photographs.
Rosemary Verey’s English Country Gardens – ditto.
The Captive Reader 
I’m so pleased you enjoyed “Gardening with Old Roses”, Claire! What are the Rosemary Vereys like? My mother has “The Scented Garden”, which I am going to explore right now! Happy browsing anyhow 🙂
The Vereys are very pretty! Right now, I’m mostly using the pictures as inspiration rather than paying any close attention to the text (unlike Gardening with Old Roses, where I am having the most delightful time reading through each section).
A good choice of garden books. Rosemary Verey’s A Countrywoman’s Notes which is illustrated by the work of eleven contemporary engravers is also another delightful book – they were some of Rosemary Verey’s monthly contributions to Country Life magazine between 1979 and 1987.
A Countrywoman’s Notes is on my TBR list so I’m very happy to hear it praised as delightful! Something to look forward to in the depths of winter, I think.
Absolutely gorgeous books.
They really are. It’s all about the pretty pictures this week!
I’m not a very good gardener myself, but I love to look at gardening books!
Aspirational, fantasy gardening can be just as satisfying (and certainly less dirty) than actual gardening!
What a wonderful bouquet of garden book picks! Sometimes I just love to poke my nose in gardening books (okay, oftentimes) and revel in their pleasures.
At first glance at your three covers, I thought, “What an odd shape for a book.” They seem to blend into one big book. Very pretty covers. I brought home only one book this week: http://bonniesbooks.blogspot.com/2011/08/library-loot-august-24-30.html