Secret Gardens of the South East

Barbara Segall is a well-known horticulturist, garden writer and blogger. Her work appears in a number of popular publications such as The Garden, Country Living and The English Garden. She is editor of The Horticulturist, the thrice-yearly journal of the Chartered Institute of Horticulture. She blogs at www.thegardenpost.com and is on social media (Twitter) @gardenbarbara (Insta) @barbarasegall (Facebook) Barbara Segall.Clive Boursnell is a renowned photographer of architecture, gardens, landscapes and, above all, people. He turned to photography as the culmination of a career which included classical ballet and working as a woodsman, a farmhand, a miner and prospector and a mountaineer. He lives in London.Fergus Garrett, Head Gardener at Great Dixter, first worked at the Beth Chatto Gardens as a student, over twenty years ago, and has remained a close friend of Beth's ever since.

• Introduction: Great Dixter, East Sussex 87 Albert Road, Whitstable, KentArundel Castle, West SussexBalmoral Cottage, Benenden, KentBoyton Court, KentClinton Lodge Gardens, East SussexDenmans Garden, West SussexDoddington Place Gardens, KentGravetye Manor, East Grinstead, West SussexHannah Peschar Sculpture Garden, Dorking, SurreyLong Barn, Sevenoaks, KentMalthouse Farm Garden, Streat, East SussexMarchants Hardy Plants Garden, Lewes, East SussexMoleshill House, SurreyMunstead Wood, Godalming, SurreyRamster Hall, Godalming, SurreyRestoration House, Rochester, KentSussex Prairies Garden, West SussexTown Place, Haywards Heath, West SussexVann, Godalming, SurreyWhite House Farm, Kent

Barbara has a deep knowledge and understanding of gardens and can get under their skin, revealing new aspects and focusing on their essential qualities... a piece of lively and flowing writing from one of the very best of garden writers.