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From 1946 to 1957, Vita Sackville-West, wrote a weekly column in the Observer about her gardening ideas, drawing on her experiments and experiences at Sissinghurst. Now Sarah Raven takes Vita's writings and adds her own, to tell us th story of the garden
Bamboo has always played an important role in Japanese daily life, and the versatile plant has been used for numerous purposes ranging from food, garden design, and furniture to cooking utensils. Among its applications in the garden and home is its use as a raw material for fenc…
Green Retreats presents a lively and beautifully illustrated account of eighteenth-century women in their gardens, in the context of the larger history of their retirement from the world - whether willed or enforced - and of their engagement with the literature of gardening. Beg…
The rediscovery of the city that has been evident recently has by no means superseded the human desire for nature. On the contrary, the goal has been finding urban solutions that do justice to these growing needs and do so in ways that meet the requirements for design, ecology, …