What The Critics Said

''People who like to dig, it would appear, also like to write. And many of them write exceedingly well. In this thoughtful, personal, and embracing consideration of garden writing, garden historian Elizabeth Barlow Rogers selects and discusses the best garden writers, picking delightful examples that span two countries'

Countryside La Vie

'Intelligently and authoritatively compiled, this book will delight in its own right and lead the reader to many other volumes of garden writing'

The Good Book Guide

'Guides us through the cultural history of gardening, with writings by eminent practioners... Erudite but accessible.'

The Lady

'A companion for gardeners who appreciate good writing. All the writers have one thing in common, a passion for their subject'

Choice Magazine

'Inspired by an exhibition of rare garden books in the New York Society Library (which she co-curated), Elizabeth Barlow Rogers parades her gardeners in many guises: as women, warriors, rhapsodists, nurserymen, foragers, travellers, humourists, spouses, correspondents, conversationalists, teachers, philosophers and patriots... Her book is a delight to have and to hold, small enough to slip into a pocket to read in the garden, its text illuminated by a well chosen mix of photographs, botanical illustrations, cartoons, engravings and garden scenes.'

Times Literary Supplement