“‘A Veritable Eden’ The Manchester Botanic Garden: a History” by Ann Brooks. Reviewed by Carl Legge
Another book review: thinkingardens has made it on ...
“You Should Have Been Here Last Week” by Tim Richardson reviewed by Bridget Rosewell
This is one of those (few) books every thinkingardener ...
‘Italy’s Private Gardens’ by Helena Attlee and ‘Great Gardens of Italy’ by Monty Don: reviewed by Charles Hawes
Helena Attlee recently published a lavishly illustrated ...
1000 Garden Ideas by Stafford Cliff
Reviewed by Anne Wareham. "Thumbnails gone mad...?" ...
A Chelsea garden in Monmouthshire reviewed by Patterson Webster and Anne Wareham
This is another re-issue, to remind me of a happy ...
A Keeper? – The National Botanic Garden of Wales reviewed by Tristan Gregory
It's garden visiting time - come to Wales! You could ...
Aberglasney, a review by Anne Wareham
I visited Aberglasney in September this year (2012) ...
An Economic History of the English Garden by Roderick Floud, reviewed by Bridget Rosewell.
Floud sets out the history of the garden industry. ...
An interesting book review by Abbie Jury
I haven't named the book which is the subject of this ...
And the view from the UK by Mark Laurence
I think that 'Planting' is an important book, but I was ...
Another lovely coffee table book: Monet’s Garden in Art reviewed by Paul Steer
Well, I've heard of quite a few people disappointed ...
Appeltern Gardens, Netherlands reviewed by Wanda Oprea
Is there an inherent problem with show gardens? And ...
Art or Science? a review of Througham Court by Pat Webster
I've never managed to get into Througham Court yet. ...
Avant Gardeners: 50 visionaries of the Contemporary Landscape by Tim Richardson
Reviewed by Bridget Rosewell. ".....Moreover, it is ...
Award worthy? a review of Abbotsbury by Tristan Gregory
Another review from the excellent writer, critic and ...
Berchigranges Garden reviewed by Noel Kingsbury
Another garden review, and, as Noel says, also an ...
Bodnant Garden: a review by Tristan Gregory
The last time two times I have visited Bodnant I have ...
Boughton House – Kim Wilkie’s Orpheus reviewed by James Alexander-Sinclair
"Perfect, Impressive, Majestic and Splendid. It is ...
Buttercups are very low down in the scheme of things: a review of William Edmond’s Weeds, Weeding (& Darwin) by Barbara Abbs
I think this really must be the thinkingardener's ...
Chaumont 2012 reviewed by Anne Hanley
We don't seem to have heard so much of the garden ...
Chiswick House and Gardens: a dog’s dinner or a curate’s egg?
Barbara Taylor has recently discovered, Chiswick House ...
Christopher Lloyd – His Life at Great Dixter by Stephen Anderton
Reviewed by Jane Powers. "The author is at his most ...
Coombe House reviewed by Darryl Moore
Reflections on a visit to Plaz Metaxu (Coombe House) ...
Coton Manor Garden reviewed by Anne Wareham
"...the finest garden in the East Midlands" - Good ...
Death careering round the trees – a review of Hidcote by Tristan Gregory
"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, ...
East Rushton Old Vicarage reviewed by Sara Maitland and Anne Wareham
"It was exhausting. But can a garden be too big? What ...
Essay on Gardening by Henk Gerritsen, reviewed by Catharine Howard
This review made me buy the book. It's a real thinkingardens ...
Fuller’s Mill – a review by Helen Seal
Garden reviews at their best raise interesting questions ...
Fundacion Cesar Manrique – El Taro de Tahiche by Lesley Hegarty
"..the front garden had the same palm trees, randomly ...
Garden Magic by George Carter. Reviewed by Ann Hawkins
Here's a garden designer I really admire and enjoy. ...
Gardens Illustrated and The Garden – a comparative review by David Wong
You wait for years for one to come along... then you ...
Gardens in History by Louise Wickham reviewed by Tristan Gregory
The full title of the book under review here is "Gardens ...
Gardens Of The World-The Great Traditions by Rory Stuart reviewed by Sara Venn
Gardens Of The World - The Great Traditions, ...
Gold at the Olympic Park by Bridget Rosewell
Meadows now cover a multitude of sins - or at least, ...
Great Garden Design by Ian Hodgson, reviewed by Katherine Crouch.
I wonder: are all great garden designs, as in this ...
Hadspen aka The Newt in Somerset, by Anne Wareham
The garden is actually interestingly old fashioned. ...
Hidcote – a review by Barbara Taylor
"So, what did I think? Initially I thought all the ...
Highgrove Garden reviewed by James Alexander-Sinclair
A review of Highgrove by James Alexander-Sinclair ...
In an Irish Garden (1986) reviewed by Marie McLeish
You may wonder why we are reviewing a book which was ...
Japanese Zen Gardens, by Yoko Kawaguchi and Alex Ramsey, reviewed by Jake Hobson.
Time for a book review, and I'm delighted to welcome ...
Lady Farm by Stephen Anderton and Anne Wareham
"Perhaps the terraces are smaller than the house needs ...
Lawrence Halprin’s Heritage Plaza: A Crying Shame by Susan Cohan
"Despite my swagger, I’m a softy. I well up in tears ...
Learn Skills on the Web? reviews of My Garden School courses
The advent of online courses for garden interested ...
Les Jardins d’Étretat by Charles Hawes
" I am informed that the trampoline is modelled on ...
Little Sparta by Tim Richardson
by Tim Richardson. "....we are reminded of Finlay’s ...
Meet the Laidees – a book review by Katherine Crouch
What is it with gardening that it seems determined ...
Mill Dene Garden reviewed by Darryl Moore
Darryl Moore is a valued garden critic on thinkinGardens, ...
Monty Don’s French Gardens – a review by Darryl Moore
Thinkingardens has been rather over Montyied recently, ...
More books on Italian Gardens reviewed by Charles Hawes
Charles Hawes has a weakness for Italian Gardens and ...
More Monet from Paul Steer
Never imagine that a book review on thinkingardens ...
Natural Selection: A Year in the Garden by Dan Pearson reviewed by Tristan Gregory
Someone somewhere may have been wondering why Thinkingardens ...
Nature Over Again: The Garden Art of Ian Hamilton Finlay by John Dixon Hunt
Reviewed by Darryl Moore. "John Dixon Hunt has established ...
Noel Kingsbury’s Blog reviewed by Nick Leech
Here, at long last, the first of our reviews of garden ...
Not just a load of old coneflowers by Victoria Summerley.
Another fine book review from Victoria Summerley. ...
Old Fashioned? Review by Mark Laurence
One of the earliest books I bought was Beth Chatto's ...
Paradise Gardens by Toby Musgrave, reviewed by Tristan Gregory
Well, it's getting near to Christmas and you're still ...
Philosophy in the Garden by Damon Young, reviewed by John Clarke
Anne Wareham, editor It's that time again: thank you ...
Plume Puzzle by Adam Hodge
Jardin Plume is one of those gardens which not long ...
Poundbury comes to Hanham Court
"Hanham Court gardens are our horticultural equivalent ...
Powis Castle: a review by Tristan Gregory
Gardens are reopening, and it's garden reviews time ...
Re-imagining Nature – a review by James Golden of “Planting in A Post Wild World”
The beginning of this review will seems strange to ...
Review of Veddw House Garden by Robin White
"If I were to give feedback about the garden...I would ...
Reviews of the The Garden by Graham Rice, Deborah Bird,and Bridget Rosewell.
A few months ago the RHS magazine The Garden had ...
Rousham reviewed by Tristan Gregory
I have said before, in the introduction to Alison ...
Scampston: The Walled Garden reviewed by Charles Hawes
"So what is the point of it? ... At just over 10 years ...
Sezincote – of elephants and water by Alison Levey
The name Sezincote has acquired a kind of magic ...
Shades of Green reviewed by Victoria Summerley
I am a great admirer of John Sales. He is one of the ...
Show Me Your Best Back Garden – tv review by Alison Levey
I have been known to wonder if the New Perennial look ...
Shrubs are the Next New Thing: a review of ‘Shrub Features’ by Michael King.
Time to review an ebook - in this case a self published ...
Small gardens, anyone? Book Review by Susan Wright
Is this the book everyone wants? Small gardens? Anne ...
Sudeley Castle, a review by Tristan Gregory
If you are of a delicate disposition, look away now. ...
Sussex Prairie Garden review: Meadows, Prairies and Downs by Kate Buxton: a review of the Sussex Prairies Garden
The topic of contemporary naturalistic planting design ...
Sussex Prairies Garden Again – reviewed by Susan Wright
I make no apology for a new and different perspective ...
Sussex Prairies Garden reviewed by Darryl Moore
It may seem strange to have three reviews of one garden ...
Suzanne Albinson on Alnwick Gardens
"....However, to earn the right to be called the most ...
The Battery Bosque: prairie as metaphor by James Golden
"What better designer than Piet Oudolf, who works ...
The Best Garden I visited this year: : De Wiersse
I did feel I had stepped behind the mirror, like Alice ...
The Best Garden I Visited this Year: Haseley Court
I know you have all been desperately wondering what ...
The Best Garden I visited this year: results
Whether the sculpture is to your taste isn’t really ...
The Best Garden I visited: Dixter x Two
I have heard it said that you shouldn't meet your ...
The Deckchair Gardener reviewed by Catharine Howard
When Catharine asked me if she could review The Deckchair ...
The Garden Visitor’s Companion by Louisa Jones
Reviewed by Chris Young. "The author’s aim is to ...
The gardens of Manoir d’Eyrignac and Marqueyssac France, by Bridget Rosewell.
Some pieces hang around a bit long (sorry everyone) ...
The Gardens of Venice and the Veneto by Jenny Condie and Alex Ramsey reviewed by Rory Stuart
Everyone is now totally exhausted after all that debate ...
The High Line: more than the sum of its parts
"But it wasn’t Piet Oudolf who got most of the early ...
The Laskett reviewed by Emma Bond
"It is a shame that Sir Roy Strong is subjected to ...
The New English Garden by Tim Richardson reviewed by Bridget Rosewell
Here is a review of the winner of a Garden Media ...
The Omnipotent Magician, Jane Brown reviewed by Gary Webb,
A review of a new book on - was he ever called Capability? ...
The Road To Le Tholonet by Monty Don, reviewed by Alison Levey
After the series the book, of course. Here's Alison ...
The Twilight Garden by Lia Leendertz, reviewed by Susan Wright.
A-book-I-got sent: and a new reviewer. Welcome to ...
The Well Connected Gardener by Sue Minter
"Another surprise is that the distinguished career ...
The whole world is a garden?…. by Charles Hawes
We appeared (Charles and me) in an exhibition at the ...
They fell asleep.. a review of Kiftsgate by Anne Wareham
I didn't intend to write a review. I was just having ...
This other Eden, demi-paradise? – a review by Noel Kingsbury
Such a relief when someone says 'fantastic doesn't ...
Three views of the RHS by Elizabeth Musgrave
Apologies - this one has jumped the queue.. (nothing ...
Too polished? Review of the blog ‘View from Federal Twist’ by Lucy Masters
A very long time ago I promised you reviews of blogs, ...
Understanding Garden Design by Vanessa Gardner Nagel, reviewed by Sarah Wilson
A book with a title suggesting a very modest agenda ...
Veddw reviewed by Bridget Rosewell
Just to wind up Matthew Appleby, who is complaining ...
Well loved – or totally forgotten? Russell Page Exhibition reviewed by Francois Gordon
Russell Page is being honoured at present by the Garden ...
What are Gardens For? by Rory Stuart reviewed by Bridget Rosewell
Here is a second second review of this book, in this ...
What are Gardens for? by Rory Stuart, reviewed by Sheppard Craige
You may well wonder why we have two reviews of Rory ...
Wheelbarrows and Illusions by Clare Hoffman.
A review of Remaking a Garden by Roy Strong. Sad ...
Which nature? Rambunctious Garden by Emma Marris: a review by Catharine Howard
Before you ask, rambunctious means difficult, hard ...
Will they get it? A review of the Native Plant Garden at NYBG by Susan Cohan
This is an interesting review of a garden - and, as ...
You may do unexpected things – a book review by James Golden
This looks like an unusually exciting book. (It's ...
