The Generous Gardener: Private Paradises Shared

"An absorbing and entertaining book...It is a great opportunity to meet some fascinating people and peek into their gardening world. Best of all, you can make a list of even more gardens open to the public so that you can visit them next year to share their joys." -- Matthew Biggs * The Garden * "Gardens are about plants, but they are equally about people. I make no apology for including this title by the gardening editor of this newspaper, as she invites us into the private gardens of the great and the good. And which of us does not enjoy peering over the neighbour's wall?" -- Rachel de Thame * Sunday Times Gardening Books of the Year * "As much about people as it is about flowers...If you can't get to see a place for inspiration, reading about it is the next best thing." -- Mary Keen * Daily Telegraph Gardening Books of the Year * "Her words give a real insight into not only the spaces but the people who created them." -- Alan Titchmarsh * Waitrose Weekend * "These very personal encounters, each rendered in little more than a thousand words, like miniature paintings, tell us so much...Enjoying my journey through her book I felt at the end that I'd been to a grand garden party, catching up with a few old pals and making several new friends. And I learnt a lot, too - about plants as well as human behaviour in its eternally-confusing diversity." -- David Wheeler * Hortus * "A perfect source of ideas." * The Times * "A perfect antidote to a dull, wet and dreary autumnal day. It's a pick up and browse gem to lift the spirits and reinforce what we all know - that gardening is good for you!" * Reckless Gardener * "A fascinating read." * House and Garden * "The book reminds us how tenuous a garden's existence is . . . but this sense of just how ephemeral they are only makes them seem more special." * Gardens Illustrated *