"Gardeners' World" Garden Lovers' Guide to Britain - Softcover

Bradley-Hole, Kathryn

9780563534341: "Gardeners' World" Garden Lovers' Guide to Britain

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0563534346 ISBN 13: 9780563534341

Publisher: BBC Books, 2001

A guide to gardens for people who love them. Kathryn Bradley-Hole has explored Britain to unearth the best gardens, nurseries, craftsmen, potters and ornaments. Divided into counties the guide contains: over 600 entries, maps, ground plans, and visitor information, and an Internet directory.

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Review:

"A unique and fascinating treasure trove of the best of British gardening " -- Alan Titchmarsh

Visiting gardens is a popular British pastime and this book is an excellent guide to help you do just that; written by award-winning Kathryn Bradley-Hole, "Gardeners' World": Garden Lover's Guide to Britain contains more than 600 entries about the best gardens, nurseries, craftsmen, potters and ornament makers, discovered by the author while visiting every corner of Britain. There are detailed plans to some of the most interesting places she visited, arranged alphabetically by county with separate sections for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

The range of gardens is extensive, varying from a plantsman's garden in Northumberland to an environmental centre in South Yorkshire; from a former Zen Buddhist Monk's Japanese garden in Nottinghamshire to a former rock musician's herbal garden near Bristol to a restored Victorian garden in Cornwall. Those featured are regularly open with just a few exceptions.

This is a very easy-to-use guide, containing information on structure, plans, maps, garden highlights and essential visitor information. Special features are indicated throughout by symbols to denote "must-see" gardens and seasonal highlights. There are comprehensive lists, including the nation's best gardens, specialist plant collections and a unique Internet directory of garden Web sites. Also included are the favourite gardens of celebrity gardeners including Roy Lancaster and Ann Swithenbank.

As Adam Pascoe so rightly says: "Whatever your reason for visiting gardens, there is no better way to get the best from your day out than in the company of an experienced guide, a role Kathryn Bradley-Hole admirably fulfils in this book. Combining her plant knowledge and gardening experience with a love of gardens, their creation and the stories behind them, she uncovers a wealth of gardens we can all enjoy". --Susan Naylor

Review:

"* 'A unique and fascinating treasure trove of the best of British gardening' Alan Titchmarsh * 'Informed and enthusiastic entries' Gardening Which? * 'A comprehensively inspiring book, well worth buying' Plants Magazine * 'A thoughtful gift for any gardening friend who enjoys a meander off the beaten track' Homes & Antiques Magazine * 'Excellent handbook and a very useful reference book' Heritage Scotland * 'The Garden Lovers' Guide is mightily welcome, enlivened by the author's eye for the beautiful and unusual, and leavened with anecdotes' Daily Post."

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