The Good Gardens Guide 2003 (14th edition)

This standard UK guide to gardens open to the public, now in its fourteenth edition, is written very much for the historical garden enthusiast or scholar. There are several pages of narrative on Britain’s historic parks and gardens, including “A professional point of view”, by Dr David Jacques, Programme Director of Landscape and Garden Conservation, at The Architectural Association, London. Students of garden history will appreciate the Historical Glossary and Gazetteer, although very brief at only three pages, where specific features are described and sites suggested. For example, it is suggested that you could visit a “Crinkle‐Crankle” (a serpentine wall...