Conceived and edited by Phaidon editors.Tim Richardson, consultant editor, is an acclaimed garden historian and critic of landscape architecture. Toby Musgrave is a widely published garden writer and historian. Bill Noble is a garden designer and former director of preservation for the Garden Conservancy in the US. Clare Foster is garden editor of House & Garden magazine.
A truly sumptuous encyclopedia ... its range is magnificent - from ancient China and India to Renaissance Italy to modern Los Angeles. - Sunday Telegraph Magazine Read it and relax. - The Times A good introduction to the pioneers who defined modern gardening. - Garden Answers This highly accessible overview of 500 garden designers covers gardens and landscapes as diverse as ancient Persia, classical Europe and the contemporary United States. - The Indianapolis Star