**The definitive reference guide to garden design, its rich history, and
the creative art of gardening - a luxuriously illustrated A-Z compendium
of more than 200 garden elements, styles, features, and ornaments for
gardeners around the globe
**
With its easy-to-use A-Z format, The Garden examines over 200 modern
and historical garden styles, features, types and ornaments, with
definitions and informative descriptions and more than 500 spectacular
images. This accessible, inspirational book is perfect for both amateur
gardeners and specialists alike.
Its entries, written by garden expert and historian Toby Musgrave -
author of Phaidon's bestselling book The Gardener's Garden - range
from Allée, Borrowed Landscape and Coastal Garden, to Minimalism, New
Perennial Planting, Pool, Vista and Xeriscape Garden and form a unique,
illustrated 'glossary' for gardeners, featuring more than 400 gardens,
both public and private, iconic and lesser known.
Examples include spaces such as the Baroque gardens of Versailles and
rarely published tropical courtyards from contemporary designers,
alongside artist creations such as Frida Kahlo's courtyard in Mexico and
Derek Jarman's coastal garden in Dungeness, England. Alongside the work
of private garden owners and makers, the book also showcases the work of
emerging and eminent designers, including Andrea Cochran, Emily Erlam,
Raymond Jungles, Dan Pearson, and Piet Oudolf.
Whether creating an English cottage garden or tending a Japanese Zen
landscape, the range and beauty of The Garden will inspire gardeners
and garden lovers everywhere as never before.
