The English Garden

GardeningwriterUrsulaBuchanhascombinedforceswithgardenphotographerAndrewLawsontoexploretheEnglishgardenandcaptureitsrichnessanddiversity.Focusingongardensthatareopentovisitors,sheexplainsthehistoricaltrendsandtheworkofgardenmakersofthepastthathaveshapedtheEnglishgardensweseetoday.Withawealthofoutstandingexamples,illustratedwith350photographs,shedescribesmanygardenstyles–formality,thelandscapetradition,theArtsandCraftsstyle,thecottagegardenandrecentphenomenasuchasNewNaturalism.Colour,water,ornamentandforeigninfluencesareamongthethemessheconsiders,aswellassuchdefiningcharacteristicsastheveryEnglishurgetogrowflowersandthenation'sloveofroses.