Gardens (Descriptions, History Etc)

In 1872 the most famous cultural critic in Britain moved into a dilapidated cottage in the heart of England's Lake District and swapped his pen for...

Gardens take many forms, and have a variety of functions. They can serve as spaces of peace and tranquilty, a way to cultivate wildlife, or as plac...

Written by The Friends of Caversham Court Gardens this guide covers the history of all the houses built on the riverside site, starting with a 12th...

Beans as bullets', 'Vegetables for Victory' and 'Cloches against Hitler': these slogans convey just how vital gardening and growing food were to th...

Clare Leighton was one of the finest engravers of the twentieth century. In the 1930s, when she settled in the countryside with her long-term partn...

Visit some of the best English gardens without moving from your armchair with this best-selling classic which features over 350 colour photographs....

This beautifully revised and updated classic takes a fresh look at the English country house garden, starting with the owners and the stories behin...

A captivating portrait of 20 of the greatest British gardens and the lords, ladies and gardeners who own and manage them. Focusing on the counties ...

With a foreword by Alan Titchmarsh, this beautifully illustrated book tells the story of the Royal Horticultural Society, the perhaps the foremost ...

This guide takes you on an illustrated tour of the very best of the gardens of the University of Cambridge, some of the most beautiful, unique and ...

A visual and historic celebration of Hidcote Garden, England's 'most beautiful garden'. Often described as 'the most beautiful garden in ...

An in-depth exploration spanning 800 years of the art, essence, and enduring impact of the Japanese garden.The most comprehensive exploration of th...

The Cleveland Museum of Art is located in a park-like setting with other cultural and educational institutions. Built on land given by one of the m...

Gardening is one of the most popular leisure activities today and most people take it for granted that suitable plants, equipment and information a...

Xa Tollemache started her gardening life when she moved into Helmingham Hall in Suffolk in 1975, as a young wife and mother. She spent the next twe...

Oxford Botanic Garden has occupied its central Oxford site next to the river Cherwell continuously since its foundation in 1621 and is the UKs olde...

This beautifully produced volume, the outcome of many decades of research, is a celebration of Norfolks particularly rich heritage of parks and gar...

*Gold Medal winner in the 2014 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award for Home & Garden*Just flipping through the pages of Quiet Beauty: The Japanese Gar...