ENGLISH GARDENS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF COUNTRY LIFE MAGAZINE

A stunningly illustated, in-depth look at the English garden, showcasing seventy gardens from across England and distilling the essence of what makes the English garden style so sought after. Seasonal photographs from the archives of Country Life capture the gardens some grand, some personal, some celebrated, some rarely photographed at their finest moments, accompanied by sparkling, insightful text. From medieval monastery gardens to the Victorians and the Arts and Crafts movement to the twenty-first century it includes designs by many of the horticultural greats, including Gertrude Jekyll, Capability Brown, Piet Oudolf, and Arne Maynard, as well as gardens famous the world over Sissinghurst, Hidcote, and Great Dixter alongside new and less-well-known ones, many open to the public.