Gardens (Descriptions, History Etc)

'Glorious... Scurr is one of the most gifted non-fiction writers alive' Simon Schama, Financial TimesA revelatory portrait of Napoleon written for ...

For thousands of years humans have experimented with various methods of waste disposalfrom burning and burying to simply packing up and moving in s...

The beautiful Sussex estate of Wakehurst covers 465 acres and is brimming with rare and extraordinary plants from around the temperate world. The ...

Kews Grade 1 listed Temperate House is the worlds largest surviving Victorian glasshouse and the reopening in May 2018 will mark its 155th annivers...

A collection of the most fascinating and picturesque cottages from the National Trust. A collection of the most fascinating ...

Rescuing Eden celebrates the history of garden design in the United States, with 28 examples that have been saved by ardent conservationists and ge...

A fascinating and intimate portrait of a garden over time Reading is like being given a rusty key to a beautiful secret garden. - Ben Dark, Author...

We may all feel we know what an English garden is, but do we really? England's Gardens offers a holistic, modern-day tour and an update on the hist...

A privileged view of private gardens along the shore of Lake Michigan, Chicago's Gold Coast. Ben Lenhardt, an avid gardener and preservationist, e...

Dan Hinkley is a rare man, generous, inspired, and gifted with an eye for beauty that is given to few people. How I long to wander again in the gal...

A bucket list tour of Europe's private gardens Acres of white-blooming garden rooms on the island of Mallorca. A seven-tiered wonder of stone, plan...

Uprooted reveals how a late-life uprooting changed Dickey as a gardener. The Wall Street Journal When Page Dickey moved away from her celebrated ga...

A delightful journey through the glamorous story of the English country house party by the bestselling historian. Croquet. Parlour games. Cocktail...

Topiary, knots and parterres come in many guises, from the grand and imposing to the humble and folksy. In this book Caroline Foley - with the aid ...

The definitive guide to hundreds of Britains most outstanding gardens, in the care of the National Trust The National Trust has the fines...

The Emma Bridgewater factory is a thriving visitor attraction and a mecca for lovers of its iconic pottery; but tucked within is a walled garden bu...

Outdoor Interiors showcases the most beautiful garden designs in the world. Author Juliet Roberts highlights five styles 'traditional', 'contempor...

Baths pleasure gardens are gone beyond recall. Yet in their heyday they were as central to the citys social life as its assembly rooms, pump room o...