Gardens of the National Trust

Gardens of the National Trust is the definitive guide to hundreds of Britain’s most outstanding gardens, all in the care of the National Trust.

The National Trust boasts the finest collection of gardens in the United Kingdom. In this book, Stephen Lacey paints a vivid picture of each garden and places them within the context of British horticultural history.

All major periods and styles of garden design are represented, from the formality of early gardens such as Hanbury Hall and Ham House, to magnificent 18th-century landscapes like Stowe and Croome Park, and the heady Victorian creations of Biddulph Grange and Waddesdon Manor. The book also covers the famous plantsmen’s gardens of the last century, such as Nymans, Hidcote Manor, and Sissinghurst Castle.

The text and pictures have been fully updated, with new entries including Allan Bank, High Close Arboretum, and Wentworth Castle. Several gardens have undergone major redevelopment since the previous edition, while others have colourfully expanded the acreage open to visitors. Extensive tree planting, such as reinstating a lost eighteenth-century avenue at Dyrham Park and recreating the pear tree arch at Rudyard Kipling’s home, Bateman’s, are just a few of the new and exciting additions to this classic guide to Britain’s most outstanding gardens.