From Tresco to Lindisfarne, Anglesey to Sark, visit the most beautiful and extreme island gardens of the British Isles, understanding their climates, native plants, and survival skills their gardeners deploy.
The suburban garden has introduced millions to the hobby of gardening, and here, for the first time, is the story of Britain's most numerous, and most beloved, type of garden.
Gardens have provided the location, the subjects the pastime and the passion for our greatest artists, from Matisse and Monet to Dali and Da Vinci. This book looks at 20 gardens and more than 30 associated artists and examines the art, the garden-making, and the gardens they immortalised which you can visit today.
The latest in the series that launched with the bestselling RHS Latin for Gardeners, this offers a unique guide to the fascinating genealogical relationships between plant families.