About this item
Visit some of the best English gardens without moving from your armchair with this best-selling classic which features over 350 colour photographs. Gardening writer Ursula Buchan has combined forces with garden photographer Andrew Lawson to explore the English garden and capture its richness and diversity, explaining the historical trends and the work of garden makers of the past that have shaped the English gardens we see today. Exploring many garden styles including formality, the landscape tradition, the Arts and Crafts style, the cottage garden and recent phenomena such as New Naturalism, the book discusses themes such as colour, water, ornament and foreign influences, as well as such defining characteristics as the very English urge to grow flowers and the nation's love of roses.
About the Author
Ursula Buchan's latest book, 'Beyond the Thirty-Nine Steps: A Life of John Buchan', who was her grandfather, was published by Bloomsbury in April 2019. It has recently been nominated for an 'Edgar' by the Mystery Writers of America, the winners of which will be announced on April 30th.Ursula is a multi-award-winning author, journalist and lecturer, specialising in social history, gardening, and garden history. She has written 18 books, including 'The English Garden', and 'A Green and Pleasant Land: How England's Gardeners Fought the Second World War'. In 2007, she won the 'Enthusiasts' Book of the Year' from the Garden Media Guild with 'Garden People' (Thames and Hudson) . In 2011, she was named 'Garden Columnist of the Year' for her Gardens column in 'The Spectator'. She gives lectures and illustrated talks. She lives with her husband and two spaniels in Northamptonshire, England. When she is not writing or lecturing, she spends a great deal of time in her large country garden, time that never seems wasted.
