The Avant Gardens: Visionaries and Gardens Beyond Wild Expectations

Step into the gardens of the future Blurring the lines between the natural and the cultivated, The Avant Gardens observes visionary and unusual gardens in all their varying forms. Exploring the out of the ordinary, this book showcases a wide range of projects that reflect the shifting mindsets and cultures of their locale, challenging our notion of what a garden can be, and how they can make us feel. Taking into consideration climate change, biodiversity, The Avant Gardens celebrates the cultivated natural world.

Founder of The Garden Edit, editor in chief and creative director of Pleasure Garden magazine and writer and producer for Le Monde's M magazine, John Tebbs, writer and gardener, has contributed to various books and magazines on the subject of gardens.