I recieved my copy of the excellent text “The Art of the Islamic Garden” by Emma Clark. This book is a designers view of the Islamic Garden. While written from the perspective of, “How can I create an Islamic Garden in England”, still an excellent book nonetheless. Mrs.Clark has a very strong understanding of Islamic cosmology and Esoterick understanding, and their interfusion with the Garden. Part design book, part history, part theological explanation of Gardens, she covers the Islamic in Detail.
Possibly the most comprehensive, and easily read text on the subject. I was able to pull her Bibliography out, and list out most of the books below:
1. Persian Gardens and Garden Pavilions
2. Agricultural Innovation in the Early Islamic World: The Diffusion of Crops and Farming Techniques, 700-1100 (Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization)