various birds, plants, tools, and other garden related paraphernalia set around an illustration of a garden and a gate

A Garden Miscellany: An Illustrated Guide to the Elements of the Garden

by Suzanne Staubach Author

Stuffed to the brim with garden descriptions and anecdotes, this illustrated volume contains a plethora of garden features alongside definitions of what they are and how they are used or placed. If you don't know the difference between a folly and a ha-ha, or whether or not an allée can be pleached, this book will fill you in and give you the strange little facts about gardens that you never knew you didn't know. Gorgeously illustrated and entertainingly informative, Garden Miscellany is a book to be picked up again and again.