Garden Designers at Home: The Private Spaces of the World's LeadingDesigners

We may be familiar with the gardens designers have created for theirclients, but what happens in their own backyards? This fascinating booktakes a peek at the gardens of some of the world's most influentialdesigners, investigating how they differ from their commissioned work, thedesign process, and how they reflect their owner's design philosophy.Private gardens are often places for experimentation, either with untriedplants, novel construction techniques or innovative ways of handling space.Some designers use their gardens as 'gallery spaces' - perfectrepresentations of the heart and soul of their work. Others may beradically different to a designer's commissioned projects. That privategardens are the site for experimentation, suggests that a peek through thegarden gate will be a privileged look into the future.