From the RHS comes this celebration of the garden, spanning the
centuries and the globe. From the Garden of Eden to small backyards,
from scented memories to bonfires and neighbours' rights, from
suggestive slugs to paranoid palm-house gardeners, the poems burst out
in a biodiversity of fun, exotic beauty and earthy philosophy. There's
something for everyone, with a glorious array of gardening classics,
perennial favourites and more recent contributions from Dorothy Parker,
Sylvia Plath and John Agard.
Each poem is illustrated with a botanical print, a hand-coloured or
black and white engraving, or a watercolour drawing - all from the
remarkable collection of botanical art at the Royal Horticultural
Society's Lindley Library, acknowledged as the world's finest
horticultural library. Together they create a colourful collection to
invigorate gardening enthusiasts, delight landscape-lovers and inspire
armchair gardeners everywhere.