Admirably and endlessly discursive, the essayist explores Orwell's ideas of happiness and joy - 'the right to live, not just to exist' - that permeate his writing and which are exemplified b... read more
FH has lived at Rousham - William Kent's enduring masterpiece - for many years. Locked down there, he set about painting its magical, meandering gardens and this beautiful book is the happy ... read more
An almanac from the Idler Academy founder that is full of ideas to bring on a ruddy glow. Just the thing for those who have fled the cities for the Good Life during the pandemic. It's hard t... read more
The classical deliciousness that Richard Colt Hoare described in 1822 as "this elegant architectural relick of former days" before entering the garden, where "the eye is greeted with a gener... read more
By the gardener who radically changed garden design in the latter part of the C20th by focusing on the achievable and vernacular: low maintenance, beautiful gardens for all, with no need for... read more
Chic and comprehensive, with glorious double-page spreads of Renaissance tapestries, essays on C18th gardens or the radical politics of horticulture, and a fascinating abecedarium. Large fo... read more
Overlooking the Beaulieu River, Exbury comprises 200 acres of outstanding woodland gardens. Begun in 1919, it became home to countless rare rhododendrons, collected and bred by three generat... read more
52 parks in the US, Mexico, Canada, Europe and China, created from old waterfronts, railways, factories, etc. New York's High Line, which opened in 2008, is an early example of these innovat... read more
Ancient olives, boulders of clipped rosemary, glaucous and green: an experienced Mediterranean landscape gardener's work on this dry, salty island is full of stylish ideas for drought-resis... read more
A new edition of this marvellous book on Chatto's own garden, updated where necessary by two of the gardeners who work there now - David Ward and Asa Gregers-Warg. With a revised plant direc... read more