Using evocative text and delightful imagery, Tony Russell brings to life
each of the fifty gardens featured, covering their history, plants,
architecture and personalities along the way. The diversity of gardens
to be found within the Cotswolds and within this book is quite
astonishing. Here you will find grand landscapes such as Blenheim Palace
and Dyrham Park, influential pioneers at Iford Manor and Rousham,
historical gems such as Prior Park and Painswick Rococo Garden, national
icons at Westonbirt Arboretum and Hidcote Manor, contemporary
masterpieces at Througham Court and Abbey House and an abundance of
English gardens in all their beauty, overflowing with roses, herbaceous
borders and pastel shades. All the gardens featured allow public access
at some time during the year. The Cotswolds' Finest Gardens is
undoubtedly set to become a classic in its genre, a book that will
appeal to gardeners and non-gardeners alike, those who live within the
region as well as those who visit.