Now in small format hardcover, the illustrated companion to the most famous and most visited gardens in Britain.
Heligan Gardens are a phenomenon. In their heyday one of the glories of Cornwall, they fell into romantic decay after the Second World War. Discovered and restored against all odds by Tim Smit and his partners, they are now the most visited private gardens in Britain, voted by BBC Gardener's World 'Britain's Best Loved Gardens'. The story of these remarkable gardens is told by photographer Melanie Eclare and her husband, the writer Tom Petherick. Together they live beside the gardens and this has allowed Melanie access all times, to capture different moods, the changing light, as well as the seasonal round of gardening activities.
This is the first book to capture the romance of these great gardens in all their aspects, through a lavish use of new photography, historic images and a text that is from the heart of one of Heligan's most devoted gardeners.
