by Victoria Summerley (Author), Hugo Rittson Thomas (Photographer)
'The Secret Gardeners is a WONDERFUL book. Just beautiful. It will live, page open, on my coffee table.' Prue Leith (one of the Secret Gardeners)
The Secret Gardeners is a
captivating photographic portrait of the private gardening passions of
25 of the UKs foremost artists, designers, actors, producers, composers, playwrights, sculptors and musicians.
It includes composers
Andrew Lloyd Webber and
Cameron Mackintosh; entrepreneur
Richard Branson; architect
Anish Kapoor; actors
Jeremy Irons, Rupert Everett, Griff Rhys Jones and
Terry Gilliam; chef P
rue Leith; musicians
Ozzy Osbourne, Nick Mason and
Sting; playwright
Julian Fellowes; film director
Paul Weiland; and designers
Kirstie Allsopp and
Cath Kidston. Accompanying meaty
essays explaining the owners' inspiration and passion are stunningly-reproduced photographs revealing the
beautiful gardens that the public rarely see. Amongst these gardeners you'll find the plantaholics, the scene-changers, the view makers, the weeders, the hot-colour fanatics and those who use their garden to retreat from public life.
This new edition introduces the gardens of
Jeremy Clarkson, C
atherine FitzGerald & Dominic West,
Prue Leith and the book's photographer
Hugo Rittson-Thomas.
Author Biography
Victoria Summerley is an award-winning garden journalist and ex-editor of the Independent newspaper in the UK. She lives in Bibury, Gloucestershire, the village once described by William Morris as 'the most beautiful village in the Cotswolds'.
Number of Pages: 272
Dimensions: 1.2 x 12.3 x 10.3 IN
Publication Date: September 23, 2025
