Humphry Repton (1752-1818) ambitiously styled himself Capability Brown's successor: the century's next great improver of landed property. This book traces Repton's landscape designs from Picturesque wildernesses like Blaise Castle to the progressive Gardenesque style of Endsleigh in Devon.
Christopher Lloyd has been writing a weekly column in "Country Life" since 1963. His prose is exciting; his knowledge is vast; his ideas are provocative, and what is the true test of a writer who has transcended his medium, he makes you laugh out loud. This book intends to capture the essence of Christopher Lloyd and of his garden at Great Dixter.
This book takes inspiration from Brandywine Cottage in Pennsylvania, a garden famous for its gorgeous and ever-changing display of plants. This non-stop parade of colour is created by "layering" - interplanting many different species in the same area so that as one plant passes its peak, another takes over.
In this wonderful gardening journal, which accompanies the BBC2 series of the same name, Carol Klein, with characteristic warmth and eloquence, tells us the story of a year in her beautiful garden at Glebe Cottage.
One of former president Barack Obama's favorite gifts under ten dollars, this mini Zen garden will help you find peace in everyday life and deliver mindfulness to your desktop.