The Elegant Garden: Architecture and Landscape of the World's Finest Gardens
"..a brilliantly written and appealing photographed travel tour of architecture and landscape of the world’s finest gardens. In essence, the book is a survey of every major period of garden design. Separate chapters on gardens of the Italians, French, Chinese, English and various approaches to “gardening architecture” makes this book a landmark of the genre." ~travel-watch.com"The hundreds of gardens in this book promise to instill confidence for do-it-yourselfers and help develop a better grasp of how to envision space. The photography, international appeal and inspiration alone are worth it." ~Environmental Design