A fairly academic collection of essays about the uncanny in gardens - ghosts, fairy sightings, nasty things in orchards if not woodsheds... who knew that 'ecogothic studies' is a Thing? M R ... read more
A facsimile edition of Carmontelle's original, illustrated presentation of the 8-hectare garden he designed for the Duc de Chartres in 1779, on the cusp of the French Revolution. It had an i... read more
Well, obviously it helps if you wear an enormous straw hat, a faded apron and just let it into your beautiful home... Thirty gardens from around the world that exemplify the Kinfolk aesthet... read more
An important account of Repton's work, bridging the period between Capability Brown's informality and the stiffer designs of the Victorians. Illustrated.
A welcome re-issue, by a lion among garden designers, about another. Caruncho's style is about light and line, space and verticality; he snakes rows of vines over an Italian hillside, breaks... read more