The Garden Visitor's Companion - Tapa dura

For someone who enjoys touring gardens, this book will offer plenty of food for thought. An unusual and thoughtful book for travelers who love to visit gardens. Louisa Jones explores the appeal of these spaces, provoking thoughts about the intersection between nature and art. Reading Jones' 'Ten Questions' sections prime the mind for a trip down the garden path with intriguing queries and mini-essays. Thoughtfully examines ten kinds of gardens and presents questions and answers that will inform those who visit such sites.... Illustrated with 185 color photographs, this books offers a recommended reading list, and provides the address of the gardens, designers, and other experts cited in the book.

This is the latest book by a popular and highly professional writer who has opened the eyes of thousands of readers to both the complex beauty and the practical implications of garden design. The first part offers a worldwide survey of garden philosophies, and the modern phenomenon of ‘garden tourism’.Why do owners want to open their gardens, and why do people want to visit them? The rest of the book is effectively an answer to these questions. This will be essential reading for all garden visitors – and also for garden owners and garden designers.