Secret Gardens of Somerset

<P><B><I>Secret Gardens of Somerset</I> offers a personal tour of 20 of the UK’s most beguiling gardens in this much-loved area of southern England, defined by its distinctive horticulture, rolling hills, picturesque villages and traditional English landscape.</B><br><br>Abigail Willis and Clive Boursnell give you <B>privileged access to 20 gardens</B>, from a highly productive working flower farm to very personal private retreats, revealing their history, design and plant collections, in the company of their devoted owners and head gardeners.<br><br>In the footsteps of artists and trend-setters – from Victorian designers such as <B>Harold Peto</B>, to planting visionary, <B>Gertrude Jekyll</B> as well as contemporary pioneer <B>Piet Oudolf </B>–<B></B>we find a series of stunning country gardens of different sizes and atmospheres. Explore the bountiful snowdrops of East Lambrook Manor, the naturalistic Oudolf Field at Hauser & Wirth, and get an insider''s view of the World''s Best Boutique Hotel, The Newt. <br><br>This is a celebration of rich landscapes, exemplary gardens and the owners who shaped them: a secret glimpse into Somerset''s most beautiful spaces. Now in paperback.  <br><br><B>The gardens:</B> The American Museum and Gardens, Barley Wood Walled Garden, Batcombe House, The Bishop’s Palace, Common Farm, Cothay Manor, East Lambrook Manor, Elworthy Cottage, Forest Lodge, Greencombe Gardens, Hauser & Wirth Somerset, Hestercombe, Iford Manor, Kilver Court, Midney Gardens, Milton Lodge gardens, The Newt in Somerset, Stoberry House, Westbrook House, and Yeo Valley Organic Garden.</P>