The Oxford Companion to the Garden. The exhibition included the 1878

The exhibition included the 1878 portrait of the Māori Chief Ngairo Rakai Hikuroa by Gottfried Lindauer

and resilience of natural ecosystems

dahlias and verbena added colour for the full season

this superior book must be regarded as the classic work on the subject

Text by Grant Mangin

The Oxford Companion to the Garden. The exhibition included the 1878Patrick Taylor, editor. This book has world wide scope and provides comprehensive coverage of people and places, as well as all aspects of the garden from the ancient to the avant garde. There are 1,750 A Z entries and fine photographs complemented by elegant engravings of historical subjects. The writing is authoritative and engaging and the work features over 1000 individual public and private gardens from all over the globe. An impressive and