Product Description

The only comprehensive guide to the National Trust’s unparalleled collection of gardens, featuring 200 glorious color images of the finest gardens in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Britain’s National Trust has the finest collection of gardens ever assembled under one ownership—the greatest in number, diversity, historic importance, and quality. Together, they form the world’s most important collection of cultivated plants, distinguished by their beauty, rarity, historical interest, and scientific value. This new edition of Gardens of the National Trust has been substantially revised to showcase superb new photography and to introduce newly acquired properties. Historically and horticulturally, Stephen Lacey paints a vivid picture of the gardens, with all the major periods represented. Both a practical guide and a rich source of inspiration, the book includes horticultural details, a complete plant list, and a section on the many other Trust gardens to visit. Throughout, splendid color images by the country’s leading photographers bring to life the beauty of each garden.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #289907 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 392 pages

From Booklist
Lacey is a known television personality and an authoritative garden columnist in Britain, and in the U.S. he has two well-received books to his credit. With this latest effort, he should capture the imagination of those avid gardeners who are not already familiar with his writing by providing them with alphabetically arranged vignettes of numerous noteworthy gardens maintained by Britain's National Trust. Superb color photographs depict memorable views from many of these sublime and varied landscapes; in addition, practical tips (driving directions) are included, along with Lacey's articulate yet lively descriptions of each garden's historical context, distinctive features, and important planting designs. A singular garden tour for armchair travelers as well as anyone about to embark on a visit to the British Isles. Alice Joyce

About the Author
Stephen Lacey is one of Britain's best-known garden writers. His books include The Startling Jungle, Scent in Your Garden and, most recently, Real Gardening. He is a long-standing columnist and feature writer for The Daily Telegraph and for ten years was a regular presenter on BBC Television's Gardeners' World. He now spends a large part of every year travelling, garden visiting, and lecturing on traditional and contemporary planting design to horticultural societies, design schools and botanic gardens around the world.

Customer Reviews

good informative guide
This is a good book to read before your trip & decide where to go, much too big to travel with. Well written, informative, but could use a few more photos-these are gardens after all.

wonderfull book
A great present, truly a beautifuly done book I have given severeal as presents(with great feedback) and will eventually get one for myself