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A beautifully illustrated and endearing part-biography, part-overview of the thinking behind their work... - Sunday Times Garden Book of the Year Character oozes through every pore of the book. - Tim Richardson, Country Life Gloriously illustrated...displays their touches of genius everywhere. The book is ostensibly about gardens, or garden designs, but it is so much more than that. It's about passion, vision, commitment and entertainment, and it's also a glorious celebration of England. - Sebastian Shakespeare, Tatler The Bannermans' designs combine monumentality with carefully balanced humour and it's a pleasure to learn how they come to fruition. - The Garden A record of the grand scale gardens made by these two offbeat visionaries . . . a compelling read. - Mary Keen, Telegraph Lushly illustrated, beautifully-penned and instructive account of the work of this well-known UK garden design duo. - Irish Times Inspiring reading. - Evening Standard I just gorged myself on this magnificent book. Utterly transporting. It's the first gardening book I couldn't put down. - Dominic West Isabel and Julian Bannerman have turned dreams to ethereal reality time and again. This is a glorious scrapbook-style story of some of their most notable works. - The English Garden An absolutely magical book. Such brilliant writing, vivid, engaged . . . this is a most potent record of true brilliance. - Anna Pavord Weavers of garden fairy tales... - Homes and Gardens This book, a personal account of the couple's key design projects, builds up a picture, both in words and images, of what this special touch involves. - Gardens Illustrated Full of wonderful photographs - but do read the writing from the beginning: it's romantic, thoughtful and inspiring. - The Lady This glorious book is not only beautiful to look at, it is written in wonderfully descriptive language. I found my head filled with ideas as well as thoughts about what gardening is all about. - Reckless Gardener Packed with sumptuous images of their quirky, stately and inventive British gardens which although largely grand are nonetheless really inspiring. - A Little Bird

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'With Julian and Isabel there is a descent from the work of William Kent, the most brilliant and eccentric English designer of the late Baroque. 'Inside' and 'outside' are imagined as one continuous landscape of event and surprise: as theatre, in fact.' -- Jasper Conran Packed with sumptuous images of their quirky, stately and inventive British gardens which although largely grand are nonetheless really inspiring. * A Little Bird * A record of the grand scale gardens made by these two offbeat visionaries . . . a compelling read. -- Mary Keen * Telegraph * Gloriously illustrated...displays their touches of genius everywhere. The book is ostenisbly about gardens, or garden designs, but it is so much more than that. It's about passion, vision, commitment and entertainment, and it's also a glorious celebration of England. -- Sebastian Shakespeare * Tatler * This glorious book is not only beautiful to look at, it is written in wonderfully descriptive language. I found my head filled with ideas as well as thoughts about what gardening is all about. * Reckless Gardener * Full of wonderful photographs - but do read the writing from the beginning: it's romantic, thoughtful and inspiring. * The Lady * Character oozes through every pore of the book. -- Tim Richardson * Country Life * A sense of fairy tale defines all [the Bannermans'] projects . . . Included in this book are their projects large and small, from their 1994 Gold Medal winning Chelsea garden to the Highgrove stumpery . . . culminating in their own much loved gardens at Hanham Court and, most recently, Trematon Castle in Cornwall. Beautifully written by Isabel, the book reads like a diary, beginning in their childhoods...Designed by their friend Dunstan Baker, the book is illustrated with their own photographs and drawings, giving it a personal, intimate appeal. -- Clare Foster * House and Garden * A beautifully illustrated and endearing part-biography, part-overview of the thinking behind their work... -- Caroline Donald * Sunday Times Garden Book of the Year * This book, a personal account of the couple's key design projects, builds up a picture, both in words and images, of what this special touch involves. * Gardens Illustrated * Weavers of garden fairy tales... * Homes and Gardens * The Bannermans are artists but they can also write. -- Ursula Buchan * Spectator * Their style is very striking and fantastical...eye-opening browsing. -- David Sexton * Evening Standard Best Gardening Books of 2016 * An absolutely magical book. Such brilliant writing, vivid, engaged . . . this is a most potent record of true brilliance. -- Anna Pavord Isabel and Julian Bannerman have turned dreams to ethereal reality time and again. This is a glorious scrapbook-style story of some of their most notable works. * The English Garden * An amazing book from cover to beautiful cover...The descriptive writing is very compelling and fuels the imagination...It's a triumph and a revelation to the reader. -- Sue Dickinson I just gorged myself on this magnificent book. Utterly transporting. It's the first gardening book I couldn't put down. -- Dominic West Nobody makes magic like designer duo Julian and Isabel Bannerman, who have created fabulous, fanciful gardens at Highgrove, Waddesdon Manor and Arundel Castle. The couple's weighty book, Landscape of Dreams, chronicles these gardens and more, and makes inspiring reading. -- Pattie Barron * Evening Standard 10 of the Best Christmas Gifts for Gardeners * Prince Charles has contributed a glowing introduction to their lavishly illustrated book, Landscape of Dreams...fascinating. -- Jane Powers * Sunday Times Ireland * We may live in a digital age but still there's nothing quite like the enduring pleasures of a real gardening book. Among the best of this year's crop is Landscape of Dreams, a lushly illustrated, beautifully-penned and instructive account of the work of this well-known UK garden design duo. -- Fionnuala Fallon * Irish Times * This lavish book is a portal into a delightful escapist dreamworld. * Telegraph * The Bannermans' designs combine monumentality with carefully balanced humour and it's a pleasure to learn how they come to fruition. * The Garden * Successes and failures are happily mulled over, giving real insight into the process that is large scale garden design. * Topiarius * The photographs in this book clearly demonstrate the true gift of exceptional beauty bequeathed by two rare souls working in harmony with Nature. * The Lady * Now here's real glitz, of a truly wonderful romantic kind. -- Stephen Anderton * The Times Gardening Books of the Year * Makes an excellent present . . . The main writer is Isabel whose vividly coloured style is punctuated with acute insight . . . throughout their book, the Bannermans describe and illustrate designs which bring the past into the present without losing their capacity to startle as well as delight -- Robin Lane-Fox * Financial Times *

'With Julian and Isabel there is a descent from the work of William Kent, the most brilliant and eccentric English designer of the late Baroque. 'Inside' and 'outside' are imagined as one continuous landscape of event and surprise: as theatre, in fact.' -- Jasper Conran Packed with sumptuous images of their quirky, stately and inventive British gardens which although largely grand are nonetheless really inspiring. * A Little Bird * A record of the grand scale gardens made by these two offbeat visionaries . . . a compelling read. -- Mary Keen * Telegraph * Gloriously illustrated...displays their touches of genius everywhere. The book is ostensibly about gardens, or garden designs, but it is so much more than that. It's about passion, vision, commitment and entertainment, and it's also a glorious celebration of England. -- Sebastian Shakespeare * Tatler * This glorious book is not only beautiful to look at, it is written in wonderfully descriptive language. I found my head filled with ideas as well as thoughts about what gardening is all about. * Reckless Gardener * Full of wonderful photographs - but do read the writing from the beginning: it's romantic, thoughtful and inspiring. * The Lady * Character oozes through every pore of the book. -- Tim Richardson * Country Life * A sense of fairy tale defines all [the Bannermans'] projects . . . Included in this book are their projects large and small, from their 1994 Gold Medal winning Chelsea garden to the Highgrove stumpery . . . culminating in their own much loved gardens at Hanham Court and, most recently, Trematon Castle in Cornwall. Beautifully written by Isabel, the book reads like a diary, beginning in their childhoods...Designed by their friend Dunstan Baker, the book is illustrated with their own photographs and drawings, giving it a personal, intimate appeal. -- Clare Foster * House and Garden * A beautifully illustrated and endearing part-biography, part-overview of the thinking behind their work... -- Caroline Donald * Sunday Times Garden Book of the Year * This book, a personal account of the couple's key design projects, builds up a picture, both in words and images, of what this special touch involves. * Gardens Illustrated * Weavers of garden fairy tales... * Homes and Gardens * The Bannermans are artists but they can also write. -- Ursula Buchan * Spectator * Their style is very striking and fantastical...eye-opening browsing. -- David Sexton * Evening Standard Best Gardening Books of 2016 * An absolutely magical book. Such brilliant writing, vivid, engaged . . . this is a most potent record of true brilliance. -- Anna Pavord Isabel and Julian Bannerman have turned dreams to ethereal reality time and again. This is a glorious scrapbook-style story of some of their most notable works. * The English Garden * An amazing book from cover to beautiful cover...The descriptive writing is very compelling and fuels the imagination...It's a triumph and a revelation to the reader. -- Sue Dickinson I just gorged myself on this magnificent book. Utterly transporting. It's the first gardening book I couldn't put down. -- Dominic West Nobody makes magic like designer duo Julian and Isabel Bannerman, who have created fabulous, fanciful gardens at Highgrove, Waddesdon Manor and Arundel Castle. The couple's weighty book, Landscape of Dreams, chronicles these gardens and more, and makes inspiring reading. -- Pattie Barron * Evening Standard 10 of the Best Christmas Gifts for Gardeners * Prince Charles has contributed a glowing introduction to their lavishly illustrated book, Landscape of Dreams...fascinating. -- Jane Powers * Sunday Times Ireland * We may live in a digital age but still there's nothing quite like the enduring pleasures of a real gardening book. Among the best of this year's crop is Landscape of Dreams, a lushly illustrated, beautifully-penned and instructive account of the work of this well-known UK garden design duo. -- Fionnuala Fallon * Irish Times * This lavish book is a portal into a delightful escapist dreamworld. * Telegraph * The Bannermans' designs combine monumentality with carefully balanced humour and it's a pleasure to learn how they come to fruition. * The Garden * Successes and failures are happily mulled over, giving real insight into the process that is large scale garden design. * Topiarius *

'With Julian and Isabel there is a descent from the work of William Kent, the most brilliant and eccentric English designer of the late Baroque. 'Inside' and 'outside' are imagined as one continuous landscape of event and surprise: as theatre, in fact.' -- Jasper Conran Packed with sumptuous images of their quirky, stately and inventive British gardens which although largely grand are nonetheless really inspiring. * A Little Bird * A record of the grand scale gardens made by these two offbeat visionaries . . . a compelling read. -- Mary Keen * Telegraph * Gloriously illustrated...displays their touches of genius everywhere. The book is ostenisbly about gardens, or garden designs, but it is so much more than that. It's about passion, vision, commitment and entertainment, and it's also a glorious celebration of England. -- Sebastian Shakespeare * Tatler * This glorious book is not only beautiful to look at, it is written in wonderfully descriptive language. I found my head filled with ideas as well as thoughts about what gardening is all about. * Reckless Gardener * Full of wonderful photographs - but do read the writing from the beginning: it's romantic, thoughtful and inspiring. * The Lady * Character oozes through every pore of the book. -- Tim Richardson * Country Life * A sense of fairy tale defines all [the Bannermans'] projects . . . Included in this book are their projects large and small, from their 1994 Gold Medal winning Chelsea garden to the Highgrove stumpery . . . culminating in their own much loved gardens at Hanham Court and, most recently, Trematon Castle in Cornwall. Beautifully written by Isabel, the book reads like a diary, beginning in their childhoods...Designed by their friend Dunstan Baker, the book is illustrated with their own photographs and drawings, giving it a personal, intimate appeal. -- Clare Foster * House and Garden * A beautifully illustrated and endearing part-biography, part-overview of the thinking behind their work... -- Caroline Donald * Sunday Times Garden Book of the Year * This book, a personal account of the couple's key design projects, builds up a picture, both in words and images, of what this special touch involves. * Gardens Illustrated * Weavers of garden fairy tales... * Homes and Gardens * The Bannermans are artists but they can also write. -- Ursula Buchan * Spectator * Their style is very striking and fantastical...eye-opening browsing. -- David Sexton * Evening Standard Best Gardening Books of 2016 * An absolutely magical book. Such brilliant writing, vivid, engaged . . . this is a most potent record of true brilliance. -- Anna Pavord Isabel and Julian Bannerman have turned dreams to ethereal reality time and again. This is a glorious scrapbook-style story of some of their most notable works. * The English Garden * An amazing book from cover to beautiful cover...The descriptive writing is very compelling and fuels the imagination...It's a triumph and a revelation to the reader. -- Sue Dickinson I just gorged myself on this magnificent book. Utterly transporting. It's the first gardening book I couldn't put down. -- Dominic West Nobody makes magic like designer duo Julian and Isabel Bannerman, who have created fabulous, fanciful gardens at Highgrove, Waddesdon Manor and Arundel Castle. The couple's weighty book, Landscape of Dreams, chronicles these gardens and more, and makes inspiring reading. -- Pattie Barron * Evening Standard 10 of the Best Christmas Gifts for Gardeners * Prince Charles has contributed a glowing introduction to their lavishly illustrated book, Landscape of Dreams...fascinating. -- Jane Powers * Sunday Times Ireland * We may live in a digital age but still there's nothing quite like the enduring pleasures of a real gardening book. Among the best of this year's crop is Landscape of Dreams, a lushly illustrated, beautifully-penned and instructive account of the work of this well-known UK garden design duo. -- Fionnuala Fallon * Irish Times * This lavish book is a portal into a delightful escapist dreamworld. * Telegraph * The Bannermans' designs combine monumentality with carefully balanced humour and it's a pleasure to learn how they come to fruition. * The Garden * Successes and failures are happily mulled over, giving real insight into the process that is large scale garden design. * Topiarius *

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Isabel and Julian Bannerman have been designing gardens and garden buildings together since 1983.  They have won many competitions including an RHS Chelsea Flower Show Gold Medal.

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