The Garden Visitor’s Companion by Louisa Jones
Reviewed by Chris Young.
“The author’s aim is to get the reader thinking, questioning what they see, and how they see it….”
Avant Gardeners: 50 visionaries of the Contemporary Landscape by Tim Richardson
Reviewed by Bridget Rosewell.
“…..Moreover, it is not obvious how these ideas relate to conceptual gardens, though they would certainly give apoplexy to those who believe that gardens are about nice plants.”
How to make your garden grow by Toby Buckland
Reviewed by Matthew Appleby.
“Buckland denies there have been revisions other than cosmetic changes with pictures and design, including alteration of page order. He says he has been “trying to wean” himself off peat for four years.”
The Green Garden Expert by Dr D G Hessayon
Reviewed by Matthew Appleby.
“….He’s the scientist and his advice was accepted and acceptable at the time. But this book attempts to rewrite history. A leopard can’t change its spots.”
Nature Over Again: The Garden Art of Ian Hamilton Finlay by John Dixon Hunt
Reviewed by Darryl Moore.
“John Dixon Hunt has established a niche for himself as a theorist who views gardens as places embodied with historic meaning and symbolic content….”
The Morville Hours by Katherine Swift
Reviewed by Jenny Woods.
“This is not a gardening book…”
The Kitchen Gardener by Alan Titchmarsh
Reviewed by Charles Dowding.
“Full page photos of the author carrying pots, forking comost and gazing at tomatoes do not inform the reader, especially as none of them are captioned.”
1000 Garden Ideas by Stafford Cliff
Reviewed by Anne Wareham.
“Thumbnails gone mad…?”
