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New England gardens have a long and fascinating history. Shaped by the rugged landscape and harsh climate, they absorbed sophisticated European ideas about garden design and planstmanship and reached an artistic culmination in the gardens of New Hampshire's Cornish Colony. Garden historian and designer Bill Noble is acutely aware of these influences, and in Spirit of Place Noble shows how they helped shape his own Vermont garden. By weaving together all these strands, he reveals how a garden is never created in a vacuum, but is rather the outcome of an individual's personal vision combined with historical and cultural forces. Sumptuously illustrated with inspiring photographs, this eloquent and thoughtful look at the process of garden-making is a must-read for passionate home gardeners.