Great British Gardeners: From The Early Plantsmen to Chelsea Medal Winners

Through the gardening endeavours of 26 great British gardeners, a 450-year history of the nation’s gardening is told. Key plantsmen and women from Capability Brown to Gertrude Jeckyll, Vita Sackville-west to Humphry Repton are represented, as is C. J. Loudon, 19th century champion of smaller gardens. These are the green-fingered heroes whose innovations in garden design, and whose works to cultivate new species represent many generations of cultivating skill. This 353 page book is largely text covering the written history, with some inspiring illustrations largely placed at the end of the publication.

• ISBN: 9781398103313, £16.99 www.amberley-books.com HT