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The Secret Gardeners

Britain's Creatives Reveal Their Private Sanctuaries

Victoria Summerley

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The Secret Gardeners is a captivating photographic portrait of the private gardening passions of 25 of the UK's foremost artists, designers, actors, producers, composers, playwrights, sculptors and musicians. Accompanying meaty essays explaining the owners inspiration and passion are photographs revealing the beautiful gardens that the public rarely see.

The 25 Secret Gardeners include composers Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh; oligarch Evgeny Lebedev; entrepreneur Richard Branson; architect Anish Kapoor; actors Jeremy Irons, Rupert Everett, Griff Rhys Jones and Terry Gilliam; chef Prue Leith; musicians Ozzy Osbourne, Nick Mason and Sting; playwright Julian Fellowes; film directors Eric Fellner and Paul Weiland; and designers Kirstie Allsopp and Cath Kidston. 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.