The Garden, Elements and Styles

The Garden is a lavishly illustrated A-Z compendium of more than 200 garden elements, styles, features, and ornaments for gardeners around the world, written by garden expert and historian Toby Musgrave. It features entries such as Allée, Borrowed Landscape, Coastal Garden, Minimalism, New Perennial Planting, Pool, Vista, and Xeriscape Garden, as well as examples of spaces such as the Baroque gardens of Versailles and tropical courtyards from contemporary designers. It also showcases the work of emerging and eminent designers.

Format: Hardback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 26 January 2023
Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd

The Garden is a comprehensive and lavishly illustrated A-Z compendium that delves into the rich history and creative art of gardening. It offers a comprehensive exploration of over 200 modern and historical garden styles, features, types, and ornaments, providing detailed definitions, informative descriptions, and more than 500 breathtaking images. This accessible and inspiring book caters to both amateur gardeners and gardening enthusiasts, offering a unique and illustrated glossary for gardeners, featuring over 400 gardens, both public and private, iconic and lesser-known.

The entries in The Garden are written by garden expert and historian Toby Musgrave, the author of Phaidon's bestselling book, The Gardener's Garden. These entries span various garden styles, including Allée, Borrowed Landscape, Coastal Garden, Minimalism, New Perennial Planting, Pool, Vista, and Xeriscape Garden. They form a comprehensive and illustrated glossary for gardeners, featuring more than 400 gardens, both public and private, iconic and lesser-known.

Examples of the gardens showcased in The Garden include the Baroque gardens of Versailles, rare tropical courtyards from contemporary designers, and artist creations such as Frida Kahlo's courtyard in Mexico and Derek Jarman's coastal garden in Dungeness, England. The book also features the work of emerging and eminent designers, including Andrea Cochran, Emily Erlam, Raymond Jungles, Dan Pearson, and Piet Oudolf.

Whether you aspire to create an English cottage garden or nurture a Japanese Zen landscape, The Garden will ignite your imagination and inspire gardeners and garden lovers worldwide like never before. Its vast range and breathtaking beauty offer endless possibilities for creating and enhancing your outdoor sanctuary.

Weight: 1496g
Dimension: 217 x 252 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781838666163