the garden: elements + styles

the definitive reference guide to garden design, its rich history, and the creative art of gardening – a luxuriously illustrated a-z compendium of more than 200 garden elements, styles, features, and ornaments for gardeners around the globe.

examples include spaces such as the baroque gardens of versailles and rarely published tropical courtyards from contemporary designers, alongside artist creations such as frida kahlo’s courtyard in mexico and derek jarman's coastal garden in dungeness, england. whether creating an dnglish cottage garden or tending a japanese zen landscape, the range and beauty of the garden will inspire gardeners and garden lovers everywhere as never before.

published by phaidon press, a global publisher of books on art, architecture, design, fashion, photography, and popular culture, as well as cookbooks, children's books, and travel books, based in london and new york city.