Product Description

For the past 12 years, Penelope Hobhouse has been the gardener of Tintinhull, one of the most highly lauded gardens in the world. Now she brings all her years of personal experience to this lavishly illustrated guide to garden design. 300 full-color photographs; 17 garden plans.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1254349 in Books
• Published on: 1994-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 216 pages

From Booklist
Tintinhull is a splendid garden, among the very loveliest of England's National Trust properties. Hobhouse, perhaps the most celebrated gardening designer and writer at work today, has been the resident expert there for over a decade. While leading readers on a remarkable tour of Tintinhull's garden "rooms" and renowned flower borders, Hobhouse shares her personal design philosophy and passes along plenty of practical horticultural advice. But the book's most essential counsel is found in 17 garden clans showing favored plants and plant combinations. Andrew Lawson's exquisite photography is yet another asset, revealing the beauty of changing seasonal displays, and portraying Hobhouse at work as she prunes, stakes, and generally cares for these magnificent gardens. Alice Joyce