Secret Gardens of East Anglia

<P><B>Step inside 22 of East Anglia’s most enchanting private gardens.  </B><br> <br><I>Secret Gardens of East Anglia </I>celebrates the horticultural heritage of <B>Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, and Essex</B>, a region defined by its big skies and extraordinary light. These natural conditions have inspired generations of garden-makers to create landscapes unlike anywhere else in Britain. <br> <br>Introduced by eminent East Anglian plantswoman, <B>Beth Chatto</B>, this book brings each garden vividly to life through the <B>words of respected garden writer Barbara Segall </B>and the evocative <B>photography of Marcus Harpur</B>. Together, they capture the spirit of these gardens, the creator’s style, their talent for exploiting the genius loci and the specific challenges and rewards they have encountered. <br> <br>Featured gardens include: </P><ul><li><B>Columbine Hall</B>—a moated garden with a series of green rooms.</li><li><B>Helmingham Hall Gardens</B>—a gem of a garden hidden in its own moated island.</li><li><B>Kirtling Tower</B>—a field of daffodils for a Tudor gatehouse.</li><li><B>The Manor House, Fenstanton</B>—garden rooms on Capability Brown’s private estate.</li><li><B>Ulting Wick</B>—thousands of tulips against a backdrop of black wooden barns.</li><li><B>Winterton Lighthouse</B>—a lush yet restrained garden framing a lighthouse.</li><li><B>Wyken Hall</B>—vines and roses around an Elizabethan manor house.</li></ul><P><br><B>Whether you’re seeking inspiration, planning visits, or simply indulging in the beauty of English gardens, this book is your perfect companion.  </B><br> <br>Explore even more magnificent gardens with other books in the series: <I>Secret Gardens of the Cotswolds, Secret Gardens of Somerset and Secret Gardens of Cornwall. </I></P>