Gardens (descriptions, history etc)

A celebration of the hugely popular Petersham Nurseries

The only book to cover the entire history of topiary, knots and parterres, from the Romans to Jacques Wirtz and Tom Stuart-Smith

This beautifully illustrated book describes the making of Plaz Metaxu, described by Tim Richardson as "Probably the most significant new garden to have been made in Britain in recent decades"

Long-awaited memoir by leading international landscape and garden designer John Brookes

The story of how Xa Tollemache re-created the garden at Helmingham Hall, in Suffolk - and became a garden designer

Behind the scenes at the Rothschild family's hitherto private family garden, Eythrope in Buckinghamshire

The story of how an ancient house was brought back to life and a fitting garden created around it

Authorized biography of world-renowned plantswoman Beth Chatto (1923-2018)

Munstead Wood, home of Gertrude Jekyll for many years, was acquired by the National Trust in June 2023

The beautiful, and sustainable, perennial planting of Beth Chatto's garden, chosen to suit its varied conditions

A personal invitation into the private gardens – and private lives – of a roll call of fascinating (and mostly famous) people, in varied walks of life

A beautifully written, highly personal account of the gardening year