Traditional English Gardens. 1987. numerous co- lour photos. 160 p. gr8vo. Cloth.

Explores the English style in twenty-eight gardens in the care of theNational Trust. The product of many influences - a passionate love ofplants, a mild climate suitable for a wide range of species, the Englishlove of the countryside - the gardens shown here strike a perfectbalance between the formal Italianate style and the Robinsonian wildergarden; the ordered man-made garden combined with the idea of thenatural Garden of Eden. From the genius of Hidcote Manor to the grandeurof Ham House, from the glory of Mottisfont Abbey to the enchantment ofKing Henry's Hunting Lodge, these English gardens are masterpieces ofskilful planting and display an astonishing array of gardening ideas.