In 1987 designer Dan Pearson created a four-acre garden at Home Farm. The result is an extraordinary series of gardens that are both naturalistic and pioneering in their planting. Ranging from a Woodland Garden to a Thyme Lawn and Vegetable Garden, each area of Home Farm demonstrates an aspect of gardening familiar to many of us.
In this book Dan Pearson charts a year in the life of this magical place, immersing the reader month-by-month in the process of working with a dynamic, ever-changing medium. He details his gardening philosophy and explores the seasons both practically - covering pruning, sowing, maintenance etc - and aesthetically, looking at the importance of colour, perfume, light, balance and many other elements within the garden.
With photographs by Nicola Browne taken throughout the garden's development, the result is an utterly seductive book. It not only draws the reader into the enchantment of this place, but also provides a wonderful insight into the work of an original designer and his practical solutions to the issues which confront gardeners everywhere.
