Published by Batsford Books and written by Ruth Chivers, one of the UK’s most respected garden designers and writers, the book ‘A Garden A Day’ is an exploration of gardens through the ages and across the globe in 366 daily entries, from the ancient hanging gardens of Babylon to a vegetable plot on the International Space Station.

In the fascinating and beautifully illustrated collection, garden writer Ruth Chivers presents a garden for every day of the year. It’s a sumptuous journey through garden history, design, horticulture, literary inspiration, folklore and poetry. A true celebration of gardens, A Garden A Day is a beautiful and essential book for any gardener, landscaper, or landscape architect that brings home the wonder of these spaces to all of us.

From Sissinghurst to Versailles, from the medieval poem ‘The Romance of the Rose’ to the latest horticultural details of a rewilded garden, from imaginary gardens in literature to the real gardens that inspired Van Gogh and Orwell, here are absorbing garden stories for the whole year.
Botanical paintings sit next to historic plans and the very best garden photography. The entries are annotated with intriguing facts and inspiring ideas, telling the stories of gardens past, present and even future.