The Education of a Gardener

“This was definitely one of the books that taught me a lot – not only about the relationship of designer with client, but also about the dos and don’ts of garden design. I only really knew him vaguely because he was very, very grand when I first started. He was a kind of guru and one hardly dared speak to him. But I could see that he had a mystical side to him and a real sense of landscape. He had a terrific imagination and did things that we all do now, in terms of design and features. A lot of what he did has been adopted by landscape architects. He had a great sense of design, and he was very inspirational in the way that he treated design. He saw it in a different dimension. He understood more about design than meets the eye, and that is why for me he was mystical. He had a real sense for the place where he was working.” Read more...

The best books on Garden Design

Arabella Lennox-Boyd, Gardeners & Gardening Expert

“He had an enormous understanding of how to use space which made him very exceptional. He would see space in terms of volume and he could feel what should be done.” Read more...

The best books on Horticultural Inspiration

Penelope Hobhouse, Gardeners & Gardening Expert