Amazing Gardens

 

Amazing Gardens is a beautifully photographed and inspirational gardening reference book by Vivienne Hambly. Originally published in 2022, this reformat and re-release 14th June 2025 by Amber Books is 224 pages and is available in hardcover format. 

This is a well illustrated guide full of color photography and commentary on a variety of well known and maintained gardens worldwide, from Europe to the Americas, Africa and the Middle East, and Pacific. The book has an attractive and logical layout with easy to understand and accessible language. 

This is an inspiring and educational book, full of ideas for garden lovers no matter what the scale of their own green spaces. Very few gardeners will have the space or budget to recreate even a tiny bit of the famous gardens pictured, however, there are so many good takeaways which can be adapted to readers' own gardens. Since the book is absolutely full of color photographs and the text is relatively small and densely packed, the hardcover format is a must. 

Five stars. It would be an excellent choice for public library acquisition, home reference, or allotment/community garden reference shelf. Lots of inspiration contained here. 

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes