A fascinating, scholarly monograph rather than a picture book, but well illustrated; draws on pre-Islamic sources and the great
Persian poets. Explores the role and symbolism of gardens in... read more
AF has created an immense green Arcadia in Devon, informed by philosophy, art history, symbolism, alchemy and the classical world. This is a beautiful book with many illustrations and AF's d... read more
An illustrated book about Mrs Mellon's designs and her gardening tips, drawn from her papers by people who knew her, in an attempt to make the garden book that she never did.
Spread over 400 hectares in Hokkaido, the northernmost island of the Japanese archipelago - and the coldest - this remarkable and enormous forest-garden is now twenty years old, and Pearson... read more
Gardens include the American Museum and Gardens, Barley Wood Walled Garden, Batcombe House, Lambrook Manor, Hauser & Wirth, Hestercombe, Iford Manor, Kilver Court and Common Farm, the latter... read more