Who doesn’t like a big bumper book of gardens? Well, me for one. And if you do too here’s a fine portrait of 25 London gardens.
‘Great Gardens of London’ by Victoria Summerly was published by Frances Lincoln on 1st October. If you’d like the chance to win a copy, I’ll tell you how to enter the draw right after this press release:
“Open House and Open Garden days have become a regular fixture of our annual calendar and London’s gardeners are twice blessed living in one of the world’s most vibrant and verdant capitals.
In Great Gardens of London Victoria Summerley, Hugo Rittson Thomas and Marianne Majerus collaborate to unearth the most fascinating stories of plants and people inside London’s most exciting garden spaces, gaining extraordinary access to the finest gardens around the capital, many rarely or never open to the public.
While some of the gardens are strictly private others regularly open to visitors – all can now be savoured and enjoyed as Great Gardens of London opens the gates to more than 25 traditional and quirky capital gardens, delightfully themed by chapter and all accompanied by stunning photographs, revealing the designer’s influences, providing an insight into the passions and fashions of modern gardening where any green space is cultivated and confirming you can find an oasis on every piece of dry land the city has available.
Gardens of every imaginable style, shape and size abound in London – on rooftops, within palaces, surrounding churches, behind walls, even floating on or lapped by the River Thames. From Downing Street to Twickenham, from modernist to wildlife, ‘Great Gardens of London offers exemplary contemporary and historic design and planting secrets from which to learn and be inspired.”
Good, huh? If you’d like to enter my draw to win a copy of ‘Great Gardens of London’ simply:
say so in the “Any Thoughts?” box below
and
(if you don’t do so already) follow ‘The Anxious Gardener’ blog; follow me on Twitter or like The Anxious Gardener Facebook page. The relevant follow buttons are top right of this page.
You can also enter via Twitter or Facebook – check my twitter feed and FB page for details.
Please note that the prize can only be posted to a UK postal address.
The competition will close at midnight on Sunday 1st November 2015.
I’ll draw a name from my
contact the winner and add the result to the bottom of this post.
Good luck!
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You can order a copy of ‘Great Gardens of London’ at the discounted price of £24.00 including p&p* (RRP: £30.00) by telephoning 01903 828503 or emailing mailorders@lbsltd.co.uk and quoting the offer code APG372.
*UK ONLY – Please add £2.50 if ordering from overseas.
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Just read I haven’t won…. Again…. Sigh… Congrats to Rej!
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Sorry but next time maybe, eh?
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Yes please, count me in! thank you very much!
Barbara.
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Good luck Barbara
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Yes please!
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In the hat, Victoria.
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Ooh ooh room for a littl’un?
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Oh go on then. Hold tight, squeeze in.
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Please count me in, looks inspiring for my small garden!
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Counted Lynn. Best of luck.
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I’d like to enter please – inspirational – even if our garden is a postage stamp in comparison!
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I hanker after a small garden, Karen. Good luck.
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I’d like to enter please.
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Then you shall. Good luck.
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This would be brill fingers crossed
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Name in the hat, Pam.
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Yes, please! Looks like a beautiful book to see me through the winter.
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Good luck Caroline
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Yes please – Enter me in the draw
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Sorted Sheri
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yes please
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You’re welcome, Iain.
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Sounds great ,put me in the competition please
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Done, Mark. Good luck.
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Yes, please. As a Londoner, living in Cambridge, I would love to connect with the gardens of my home city. I would love to enter the draw – please count me in!
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Good luck Christine.
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id love this! count me in
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Counted Janine.
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I would love to win.
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Good luck Claire.
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Yes please! 😀
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Done!
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Please enter me into your competition
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Consider it done.
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This would be lovely
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Good luck, Hannah.
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please enter me – i can’t resist the urge to look at other peoples gardens
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Good luck in the draw, Sue.
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I am an enthusiastic gardener and would love to win this book
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Name in the hat, Jon.
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I’d love to win this!! I’ve followed via Twitter as @ruth120067
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Thanks Ruth and good luck.
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How timely you are, David. My big news is that, in March, we will be moving to, well, London! Gosh. Wasn’t in our game plan but an opportunity presented itself and it’s really quite exciting (if very sad to be leaving this amazing country). So, I’d really, really love to win that book!
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That’s big news, Janna. Wasn’t expecting that – good luck with the move and draw! D
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Yes please. I can just never have enough books to do with gardens . . . even if I can’t see my desk anymore!
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My book shelves are stuffed but there’s always room for one more. D
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Yes please! As a keen gardener I would absolutely love this to do a bit of “armchair gardening” over the winter months.
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Name in the hat, Hayley.
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I would really like to win a copy of this book, the cover looks amazing for starters. Thank you. Sue.
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Good luck Sue.
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Sounds like a great book for the winter. I would love to win it. so please enter me and I will give you my U.K. address. Amelia
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OK Amelia. Good luck.
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Count me in for a chance to win Gardens of London,it sounds wonderful. Thankyou
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Counted Hilary. Good luck.
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Yes please pop my name in your hat I also love to see more of those gardens that usually afford only a tantalising glimpse as we pass.
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Popped, Jennifer. Good luck.
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I would like to enter the competition for the book of London gardens please, simply because I am nosy and want to see what they are like.
Thank you
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Nosing is good, Anne. Name in the hat. D
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