The English Garden

**Visit some of the best English gardens without moving from your armchair with this best-selling classic which features over 350 colour photographs.** Gardening writer Ursula Buchan has combined forces with garden photographer Andrew Lawson to **explore the English garden and capture its richness and diversity**, explaining the historical trends and the work of garden makers of the past that have shaped the English gardens we see today. Exploring **many garden styles** including formality, the landscape tradition, the Arts and Crafts style, the cottage garden and recent phenomena such as New Naturalism, the book discusses **themes such as colour, water, ornament and foreign influences**, as well as such **defining characteristics** as the very English urge to grow flowers and the nation's love of roses. An **invaluable, comprehensive and beautifully illustrated guide** to one of the most established gardening traditions in the world, this book offers unmissable insight into the world of the English garden.