Great Gardens of London by Victoria Summerley

Great Gardens of London by Victoria Summerley

In Great Gardens of London, Victoria Summerley and Hugo Rittson Thomas collaborate to unearth the most fascinating stories of plants and people inside London s most exciting gardens.

Many garden lovers make pilgrimages to England to see some of the world’s most famous gardensBut those of London are less well known, and some are virtually unknowable, except in the pages of Great Gardens of London.

“...this substantial book is laden with photographs, but where it excels is in the author’s skill at weaving together history, horticulture and a disparate array of interesting facts. ...the reader is led on a journey which has gardens at its heart, but actually offers more.”

Many garden lovers make pilgrimages to England to see some of the world’s most famous gardens. But those of London are less well known, and some are virtually unknowable, except in the pages of Great Gardens of London.

“...this substantial book is laden with photographs, but where it excels is in the author’s skill at weaving together history, horticulture and a disparate array of interesting facts. ...the reader is led on a journey which has gardens at its heart, but actually offers more.”

Victoria Summerley is an award-winning national newspaper journalist who specialises in writing about gardens and gardening. Former executive editor of The Independent, in 2010 she won the prestigious Garden Media Guild Journalist of the Year award, and she writes an award-winning blog.
 

HUGO RITTSON THOMAS is one of the UK's leading portrait photographers. He started his career in the art world, studying at Central St.Martin's and Goldsmiths University of London, and took part in the landmark exhibition Temple of Diana alongside Tracey Emin at The Blue Gallery in 1999. Hugo lives and has a studio in London.

MARIANNE MAJERUS is a prestigious and prolific international photographer of gardens and winner of the Garden Media Guild Features Photographer of the Year Award 2013 as well as the GMG Photographer of the Year 2010. A contributor and sole photographer of many gardening books, her new title Highgrove: A Garden Celebrated was a best-seller in 2014. Marianne lives and has a studio in London. 

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ISBN 13	9780711236110
ISBN 10	0711236119
Title	Great Gardens of London
Author	Victoria Summerley
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Quarto Publishing PLC
Year published	2015-10-01
Number of pages	208
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.