'This book will inspire and delight … the stories of these gardens so compellingly captured by George Plumptre make the reader stop and tarry awhile, marvelli

Celebrates the work of one of the greatest garden designers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Based on the author's Slade lectures given at Oxford University in 1975-76.

Sixty-two stunning houses in a range of architectural styles spanning seven centuries are brought to life through glorious imagery from the photography library

The country houses of England are among her crowning glories. Presented here are ten outstanding examples, all still in the hands of descendants of the original