In this classic gardening book, renowned gardener Penelope Hobhouse shares a lifetime's worth of experience designing and making distinctive gardens. She uses Tintinhull, the garden she has tended for 14 years, to dispense advice on planting and practical gardening skills. Close-up photography captures pruning, propagation, weed control and other gardening techniques."Penelope Hobhouse shares her thoughts on design and her passion for plants ... Many of its vividly described features, superbly illustrated by Andrew Lawson's colour photographs, provide inspiration for smaller gardens." -The Countryman