Containing 20 detachable postcards of Johanna Basford`s beautiful drawings from the inky world of her Secret Garden. Decorate the cards to bring the flowers & tiny creatures to life, then share the magic with all your friends. For artists & gardeners of all ages. ...

Tumble down the rabbit hole & find yourself in an inky black-&-white wonderl&. Following on from the success of the best-selling colouring book Secret Garden by Johanna Basford, this set of three mini journals has beautifully illustrated covers decorated with gold foil & is packaged as a gift set. Each journal contains 64 blank pages for your notes & sketches. Appealing to all ages, the intricately realised world of the secret garden is both beautiful & inspirational. ...

The big skies & the extraordinary light of East Anglia make it unlike anywhere else in Britain, & offer the most amazing natural conditions in which to create gardens. The twenty-two gardens selected for Secret Gardens of East Anglia celebrate the culture, beauty & diversity of the counties of Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire & Essex, & all deserve to be better known. Introduced by eminent East Anglian plantswoman Beth Chatto, the gardens appearing on these pages are brought to life by the award-winning author & photographer team of Barbara Segall & Marcus Harpur. From each garden we can learn about the creator`s style, their talent for exploiting the genius loci, & the specific challenges & rewards they have encountered. Featured gardens include: -COLUMBINE HALL A moated garden with a series of green rooms -HELMINGHAM HALL GARDENS A gem of a garden hidden in its own moated island -KIRTLING TOWER A field of daffodils for a Tudor gatehouse -RAVENINGHAM HALL Exquisite planting in the RHS president`s private garden -THE MANOR HOUSE, FENSTANTON Garden rooms on Capability Brown`s private estate -WICKHAM PLACE FARM Wisteria flourishing on a centuries-old garden wall -WINTERTON LIGHTHOUSE A lush yet restrained garden framing a lighthouse -WYKEN HALL Vines & roses around an Elizabethan manor house ...

Secret Gardens of the Cotswolds is a captivating photographic portrait of the greatest British gardens & the lords, ladies & gardeners who own & manage them, with a focus on the counties of Gloucestershire & Oxfordshire. It features 20 gardens designed by some of the leading contemporary garden designers from across the world. The lively text explores the design & planting achieved & the rich tradition of garden making in this beautiful corner of Engl&. This is a very personal view by photographer Hugo Rittson-Thomas & journalist Victoria Summerley, both residents of this green pocket with more than its fair share of beautiful & interesting gardens. Some of the gardens are strictly private, while others are regularly open to visitors, but all can now be savoured & enjoyed along with those who know them best. ...

Collected here are stunning photographs of the National Trust`s idiosyncratic gardens, accompanied by a light text meditating ...

A replica of the Pantheon in Rome for Japanese weddings, a hydrocephalic head, the secret symbolism of the Fountain of the Lions in the Alhambra & the cabala symbolism of the Alhambra, a macabre joke, a spectacular natural history museum from the nineteenth century, a secret library, a curious watch to celebrate the birth of the Prophet Mohammed, a water chess championship, an erotic chapel, the fifth Gospel in the Sacromonte, the subterranean route of the river which crosses the center of the city. Far from the masses & the usual cliches, Granada continues to keep hidden treasures which it only reveals to residents & travelers who wish to go off the beaten track. An indispensable guide for those who think they know Granada well or for those who wish to discover another side to the city. ...

Greenwich`s position on the River Thames has drawn many people to this fascinating area of south-east London over the years. This book delves into the history of Greenwich, detailing intriguing & lesser-known facts associated with many of its famous landmarks & intriguing sites. Topics covered include royal localities & the little-told stories behind them; green spaces including gardens, parks & graveyards; underground tunnels, caves & hideaways; residents of Greenwich noted for their heroics or villainy; river traders upon which Greenwich`s maritime & trading enterprises depended; & its sporting heritage, including the origins of sports that evolved & were first established in Greenwich. Secret Greenwich, by local historian David C. Ramzan, contains many colourful stories to enliven these little-known facts about Greenwich. ...

” Where should we stay?” This may be the most vexing question facing anyone planning a holiday, especially travellers whose resources are limited. But finding affordable accommodation does not mean having to settle for surly desk clerks, paltry meals & a cramped hotel room whose only window faces a brick wall. Breathtaking views, attentive service, great on-site food & the full range of amenities are all available at a cost that won`t make you cringe. You just have to know where to look. That`s where ” Secret Hotels” comes in. Compiled by the editors of ” Budget Travel” magazine, this out-of-the-ordinary guidebook acquaints you with an enticing array of lodgings including beachside cottages, hilltop villas & gracious, family-run guesthouses where you can stay in comfort & style without having to worry about breaking the bank. Setting its sights on eight of the world`s top travel destinations, including Provence, Tuscany, Tahiti, the Caribbean, Costa Rica, Cornwall, Bali & the French Riviera, ” Secret Hotels” scopes out the hidden treasures that, till now, have mostly been known only to the locals. The description of each hotel is accompanied by sumptuous colour photos of the grounds & interiors, & contact information & rates are provided. ...

A personal tour of twenty of the UK`s most beguiling castles, estates, palaces & manor houses in this much-loved area of western Engl&, including Daylesford, Stanway, Sudeley Castle & Hilles House. Author & architectural historian, Jeremy Musson, & Cotswolds-based photographer Hugo Rittson Thomas, offer privileged access to twenty houses, from castles & manor houses, as well as eighteenth- & nineteenth-century mansions, revealing their history, architecture & interiors, in the company of their devoted owners. In the footsteps of artists & designers including Humphry & George Repton, & Victorian visionary, William Morris, who inspired the arts & crafts movement, & others such as Detmar Blow, Norman Jewson, Clough Williams-Ellis & Oliver Hill, we find a series of fascinating country houses of different sizes & atmospheres, which have shaped the English identity. Each house has their own story, but their distinctive honey-coloured stone walls, set amongst rolling hills, in different ways express the ideals of English life. Most of the houses included here are privately owned & not usually open to the public. In this beautifully produced book, they can now be enjoyed through the eyes of their owners, as well as an experienced architectural historian, & an award-winning photographer. ...

A horse`s tomb that has become a place of pilgrimage, a tree held up by a pillar in the garden of a Sufi convent that would herald the end of the world if it fell down, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk`s glass, a carpet that predicts the end of the Ottoman empire, fragments from the Black Stone of Mecca, the covering of a fountain from Pearl Harbor in the Pacific, a church under the protection of Muhammad, a synagogue that was a landmark for Ashkenazi Jews, a garment worn by the Prophet that was inadvertently ironed, a handful of hot ash that saved the Ottoman empire. Far from the crowds & the usual cliches, Istanbul is still a reserve of well-concealed treasures only revealed to those who know how to wander off the beaten track, whether residents or visitors. An indispensable guide for those who thought they knew Istanbul well, or who would like to discover the hidden face of the city. ...