The Garden: An English Love Affair: One Thousand Years of Gardening - Softcover

We all like gardens, even if we don't like gardening. There is unlikely to be a better book on either subject this year than this compact volume. Put together by a leading landscape architect and garden designer, it builds to a complete understanding of how the modern garden has come to be. (THE HERALD (GLASGOW) 18/10/03)

This fascinating work of scholarship, compiled lovingly by this leading landscape architect, employs copious illustrations and literary references to show how the gardens of each period have reflected wider social and cultural influences. A book to treasure. (CHOICE magazine (Dec 2003))

The Garden: An English Love Affair gives a new perspective on the history, style and influence of the English garden. (ESSENTIAL WATER GARDEN December 2003)

This is [Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall's] finest literary hour to date: a rich and engaging social history of English gardening... I learned - and laughed - a lot... her enthusiasm for history is infectious and her story gripping. A perfect gift for anyone who loves a rattling good tale. (GARDENING WHICH? December 2003)