thinkinGardens

Parks Plants and People, Lydon B Miller reviewed by Michelle Chapman .. Often authors are urged to write about what they know and Miller has exploited this strength. However, it’s also the book’s weakness....

Gardens of Divine Imitation by Bella D'Arcy reviewed by Charles Hawes "In this context I really couldn’t be doing with the pages of her description of what her imaginary visitors to this imaginary garden might have encountered..."

Avant Gardeners by Tim Richardson reviewed by Bridget Rosewell ".....Moreover, it is not obvious how these ideas relate to conceptual gardens, though they would certainly give apoplexy to those who believe that gardens are about nice plants."

1000 Garden Ideas by Stafford Cliff reviewed by Anne Wareham "Thumbnails gone mad?"

How to Make Your Garden Grow, by Tony Buckland reviewed by Matthew Appleby - " Buckland denies there have been revisions other than cosmetic changes with pictures and design, including alteration of page order. He says he has been “trying to wean” himself off peat for four years."

The Green Garden Expert by Dr Hessayon reviewed by Matthew Appleby - "....He's the scientist and his advice was accepted and acceptable at the time. But this book attempts to rewrite history. A leopard can't change its spots."

The Kitchen Gardener by Alan Titchmarsh reviewed by Charles Dowding: - "Full page photos of the author carrying pots, forking comost and gazing at tomatoes do not inform the reader, especially as none of them are captioned.

"The Morville Hours" by Katherine Swift, reviewed by Jenny Woods -

"This is not a gardening book..."

Exceptional Gardens’ edited by Wim Pauwels, reviewed by Robert Webber "these are relaxing gardens, but your eye does not glaze over. They are arresting, but they do not shock"...

‘Nature Over Again: The Garden Art of Ian Hamilton Finlay’ by John Dixon Hunt reviewed by Darryl Moore - "John Dixon Hunt has established an niche for himself as a theorist who views gardens as places embodied with historic meaning and symbolic content...."

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