Brilliant English Gardens

In Brilliant English Gardens, renowned photographer Clive Nichols has covered the length and breadth of England to bring you twenty-seven of the most brilliant gardens the country has to offer.

This is an inspirational review of twenty-seven important new and redesigned English country gardens, ranging geographically from the North Pennines to Somerset, from East Anglia to Kent. Houses and gardens featured include Forde Abbey, Arundel Castle, Thenford Arboretum, Parham House, Hadspen (The Newt) and Hauser & Wirth. Landscape designers include Patrice Taravella, Emma Keswick, Anthony Paul, Julian and Isabel Bannerman and Julianne Fernandez, all of whom have a broad range of design and planting styles, from contemporary to classical.

Clive Nichols is England’s finest flower and garden photographer, with over 30 years experience in the field. His work has appeared in hundreds of books, as well as for clients such as The RHS, The National Trust, Conde Nast, Country Life and The Sunday Times.