NATURAL APPEAL

Claire Takacs is one of the world’s leading garden photographers, and in her new book Wild: the Naturalistic Garden she captures some of the most revolutionary gardens of today – those turning away from formal (and formulaic) design toward something altogether looser and more sustainable. With insightful text by planting expert Noel Kingsbury, the range of projects includes both high-profile public spaces (New York’s High Line, Japan’s Tokachi Millennium Forest) as well as private gardens, such as James Hitchmough’s Sheffield plot, from which city gardeners can glean ample inspiration (Phaidon, £39.95).