Jinny Blom

A follow-up to the hugely successful The Thoughtful Gardener (2017), this is the second book by Jinny Blom, one of the world's leading garden designers. What Makes a Garden builds upon the work of The Thoughtful Gardener, offering a broader perspective on how Jinny Blom conceives garden design. The book particularly emphasises her multi-disciplinary approach, which integrates architecture, conservation, and...

In The Thoughtful Gardener, Jinny Blom shares her insight into the creative process she has developed while designing more than 250 gardens around the world. Jinny believes that garden design should lead from a house and its context. For her, design is more a matter of intelligence and appropriateness than imposing a particular style. As such, Jinny's approach, which she...