The Big Book of English Gardens (Period Living)

The Big Book of English Gardens is a digital PDF publication from the Period Living team. It combines garden design ideas, practical gardening tips, plant suggestions, photography, and an essential directory.

Explore traditional English gardens, seasonal advice, garden projects, historic landscapes, and planting inspiration. This 161-page digital download is available for instant download after purchase.

Edited by Rachel Watson, the publication is designed for gardeners, garden lovers, and readers planning or developing outdoor spaces.

The Big Book: Book Overview

The Big Book of English Gardens (Period Living) showcases traditional gardens selected by the Period Living team and presented through photography. Its coverage includes garden transformations, country and cottage gardens, historic properties, creative planting, garden antiques, and practical horticultural guidance.

The publication begins with garden ideas and projects, including planning outdoor spaces, buying and using a greenhouse, planting new borders, and planning a patio. Later sections examine individual gardens, seasonal interest, expert advice, favourite flowers and shrubs, and gardens to visit.

Rachel Watson is credited as editor, with Rachel Crow as content editor. Horticulturist and gardening expert Mike Lavelle provides practical advice in the welcome section, while the contents credit Mick Lavelle for gardening guidance and horticultural questions.

What You’ll Discover Inside

• Design ideas and practical projects for planning outdoor spaces.
• Traditional English gardens, including country, cottage, formal, and informal approaches.
• Garden case studies featuring planting, terraces, summerhouses, historic properties, and creative landscapes.
• Advice on greenhouses, new borders, patios, soil preparation, planting, and garden maintenance.
• Garden antiques and the collecting of old horticultural equipment.
• Seasonal interest, star plants, winter gardens, and flowers and shrubs selected by industry experts.
• A directory of gardens to visit, specialist nurseries, garden centres, and garden courses.

Why This Book Matters

This publication brings together visual garden inspiration and practical horticultural guidance in one Period Living reference. Its case studies show how different gardeners have shaped spaces around historic properties, family use, artistic work, challenging sites, and changing planting styles.

It also connects contemporary garden planning with English garden heritage. The feature on Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown considers the legacy of a major landscape designer during the tercentenary of his birth, while the directory supports further visits and horticultural learning.

Book Details

Device Compatibility

This is a digital PDF download, not a physical book. There is no physical shipping, and access is available after purchase.

Read the file with appropriate Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices, or compatible reading apps that support PDF documents. Device features may vary by application.

FAQ

When can I access the book?
Access is available after purchase, with instant download of the digital PDF.

Will I receive a physical copy?
No. This product is a digital download, so no physical copy is shipped.

Which devices support the file?
The PDF can be opened with appropriate Kindle apps, tablets, desktop devices, mobile devices, and compatible reading apps.

Download this digital edition to explore English garden design, practical horticulture, seasonal planting, and the Period Living garden directory.

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