How To Read An English Garden

Product Description

Richard Taylor, author of the best-selling How to Read a Church, joins forces with garden historian Andrew Eburne to produce the ultimate guide to historic & modern gardens.

Gardens are amongst the fastest-growing visitor attractions today
- in the UK alone 15 million people will visit a garden this year. How to Read an English Garden is the essential book for every garden lover. It provides an account of the different elements of gardens of all ages & explains their meaning & their history: here, you'll find the answer to such questions as: when were tulips introduced into our gardens, & what was 'tulip-mania'? What is a knot-garden, & what was the origin of its design? Who was ' Capability' Brown, & how did he get his name? Why are mazes such a common feature in English garden design? In addition, the book explains how lawns, flowerbeds, trees & ponds came to be a feature not just of grand houses but of gardens everywhere. Among the many subjects covered are: garden design, plant introductions & collectors, kitchen gardens, water gardens, & garden styles from around the world: English, American, Chinese & Moorish to name just a few.

Clearly laid out & beautifully illustrated, How to Read an English Garden brings historic & modern gardens to life: a book to accompany garden visitors everywhere, or to be enjoyed & dipped into at home.