A Garden A Day

An exploration of gardens through the ages and across the globe in 366 daily entries, from the ancient hanging gardens of Babylon to a vegetable plot on the International Space Station. In this fascinating and beautifully illustrated collection, garden writer Ruth Chivers presents a garden for every day of the year. It's a sumptuous journey through garden history, design, horticulture, literary inspiration, folklore and poetry. From Sissinghurst to Versailles, from the medieval poem 'The Romance of the Rose' to the latest horticultural details of a rewilded garden, from imaginary gardens in literature to the real gardens that inspired Van Gogh and Orwell, here are absorbing garden stories for the whole year. Botanical paintings sit next to historic plans and the very best garden photography. The entries are annotated with intriguing facts and inspiring ideas, telling the stories of gardens past, present and even future. A true celebration of gardens, A Garden A Day is a beautiful and essential book for any gardener that brings home the wonder of these spaces to all of us.

Auteur

Ruth Chivers is one of the UK's most respected garden designers and writers. Her design work has ranged from show and theme gardens open to the public to small gardens for new build houses in both the UK and Northern California. She has written and contributed to many gardening books and features for magazines, as well as articles online. She is a Fellow of the Society of Garden Designers (FSGD), with a special interest in contemporary garden design, 20th-century garden history and low-maintenance garden design. Ruth lives in Gloucestershire, and lectures on garden design and garden history.