THOUSAND YEAR OLD GARDEN

Sub-titled 'Inside the Secret Garden at Lambeth Palace', hidden away behind high stone walls in the centre of London is a 10 acre site that has been continuously cultivated for more than a thousand years. We join Head Gardener Nick Stewart Smith as he unlocks the gates and invites us to wander through a secret garden where nature is at the heart of everything and where they have created a haven for all kinds of native wildlife in the centre of one of the world's busiest cities. Going off at a tangent, ruminating, full of wisdom, our interest is piqued by this captivating work in the most charming and original story of a gardener and his historic garden. In this way he shows the delicate balance between the cultivated and the wild garden and the gardener's role in bringing out the best of both. 'The tour ended by a strawberry vine I had carefully trained on the rails by the herb garden, a new plant now heavy with small grapes that were sweet to taste.' With beautiful line art, 176 paperback pages.