The appeal of English gardens is beautifully realised by Clive Nichols one of Europe's finest photographers. His is a world filled with overflowing herbaceous borders, burgeoning kitchen gardens and emerald-green topiary. Gardens include Emma Keswick's at Rockcliffe Hall, Julianne Fernandez's at Tyger Barn and Piet Oudolf's at Hauser and Wirth.

In Brilliant English Gardens, renowned photographer Clive Nichols has covered the length and breadth of England to bring you twenty-seven of the most brilliant gardens the country has to offer.

This is an inspirational review of twenty-seven important new and redesigned English country gardens, ranging geographically from the North Pennines to Somerset, from East Anglia to Kent. Houses and gardens featured include Forde Abbey, Arundel Castle, Thenford Arboretum, Parham House, Hadspen (The Newt) and Hauser & Wirth. Landscape designers include Patrice Taravella, Emma Keswick, Anthony Paul, Julian and Isabel Bannerman and Julianne Fernandez, all of whom have a broad range of design and planting styles, from contemporary to classical.