1. Keeping nature at bay; 2. Taming nature; 3. Manipulating nature; 4. Co-operating with nature; 5. Domesticating nature; 6. Romanticising nature; 7. Celebrating nature; 8. Controlling nature; 9. Adapting nature; 10. Rediscovering nature; 11. The visionary garden
This will be the new standard reference on the history, development and art of the English garden. An intriguing story drawn from diaries, memoirs, poetry and fiction and lavishly illustrated with illuminated mansucripts, paintings, drawings, embroideries and photographs. Includes an extensive listing of gardens open to the public and where to see period features, such as knots, ha-has and cascades.
Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall works as a landscape and garden designer creating or restoring period gardens, uncovering the contribution of previous generations and understanding how it reflects the garden maker's love affair with his or her plot. Recent restoration projects include an 18th century town garden in The Circus, Bath, the early 19th century garden at Cliveden, and the famous rose garden at Sudeley Castle. She is the author of PEONIES, THE IMPERIAL FLOWER, GARDENING MADE EASY and GARDEN PLANTS MADE EASY.Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall works as a landscape and garden designer creating or restoring period gardens, uncovering the contribution of previous generations and understanding how it reflects the garden maker's love affair with his or her plot. Recent restoration projects include an 18th century town garden in The Circus, Bath, the early 19th century garden at Cliveden, and the famous rose garden at Sudeley Castle. She is the author of PEONIES, THE IMPERIAL FLOWER, GARDENING MADE EASY and GARDEN PLANTS MADE EASY.
The English are known throughout the horticultural world as being passionate about their gardens. English gardens are emulated across the globe and are regarded as being the ideal "garden". Indeed even our wet summers are envied for its ability to bring out the best in our gardens - lush, luxuriant, flowering growth. But from where does this peculiarly English love affair originate? Acclaimed historical garden restorer and writer, Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall, looks back over 1000 years, tracing the gardens development from Medieval hortus conclusus, enclosed gardens, through to embracing the surrounding countryside in Repton and Brown's rolling landscapes of the 1800s, back to today's desire for hortus conclusus once again. Written intelligently and knowledgeably, accompanied by a selection of poetry, diary extracts and historical memoirs, it is a fascinating illustrated history of our horticultural heritage. - Lucy Watson
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