Brilliant English Gardens. 2022. illus. (col.). 320 p.Hardcover. - 25,5 x 31,5 cm.

"Successful gardening is not necessarily a question of wealth, it is a question of love, taste, and knowledge", declared Vita Sackville-West, and in this book Clive Nichols demonstrates how. Renowned as ‘Britain’s best garden photographer’, winner of numerous awards and contributors many bestselling books, here he has selected nearly thirty of his favourite gardens in England. Ranging from grand country house landscapes to small country cottage plots, from the hills of the north to the bleached seascapes of the south, the author’s impeccable eye highlights the skills and taste of each garden and garden designer.

While the work of internationally acclaimed landscape designers such as Julian and Isabel Bannerman, Bonnie Lamont, Patrice Taravella and Piet Oudolf is celebrated, up-and-coming designers are featured such as Mat Reese, Anthony Paul and Julianne Fernandez. The innate talents of owner-gardeners is on display as well, and each page is suffused with the golden, magical glow, glorious colours and pin sharp details that are the authors visual hallmarks.