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Garden Guide Series

The most extensive garden guides ever? Yes, these are the only guides that give such wide-ranging information to gardens that are open for visitors. Profusely illustrated with 500+ photographs, each guide illustrates every aspect of gardens today.

History

Gardens are a part of history and a reflection of their creators – both old and new. GARDEN GUIDES provide the visitor with an understanding and overview of the changing gardening styles over the years. Each spread includes profiles the garden creator within their historic context.

Garden Styles

GARDEN GUIDES defines the many garden styles, which include: Renaissance, Baroque, English landscape gardens, Arts and Craft movement, Contemporary and Japanese complete with plans and photographs, which illustrate the different styles.

The Gardeners

Each guide profiles gardeners who have left their mark on a nations landscape. Whilst some remain unknown there is a list of the famous including: Le Nôtre, 'Capability' Brown, Duchess Elisabeth of Wûrttemberg, Vita Sackville-West, Lanning Roper and Topher Delaney.

Visiting

Each guide provides the reader with all relevant visitor information including: regional maps, directions, GPS co-ordinates, opening hours for each garden and all contact information.

Practicality

These guides fit into the pocket, bag or car glove compartment and are designed to be a travelling companion. Not a coffee table book that must be left at home.