About the Author

Maggie Campbell-Culver studied garden history, working on the excavation of Fisbourne Roman Palace in Sussex, before moving to Cornwall in 1974. A member of the National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens since its inception, she managed the running and restoration of Mount Edgcumbe, the Grade I Historic Garden.

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What a beautiful and much needed book - Museum of Garden HistoryWhether used as a good read, as a reference of for browsing through, it is value for money - Plant HeritageThe author...clearly has a finely tuned feeling for how plants are used and how they contribute to different garden styles' 'this is a splendid book and worth every penny... It should be on every gardener's bookshelf - Penelope Hobhouse, Gardens Illustrated,Richly illustrated and exhaustively reseached, this a book for the armchair gardener who likes others to do the digging, in this case into history' - The TimesA lot of learning with a light touch - Financial TimesAn impressive book in both scope and detail...a most welcome and accessible reference - TLS

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