Books about Homes & Gardens in Oxfordshire

This guide explores Oxford Botanic Garden’s many historic and innovative features, from the walled garden to the waterlily pool, the glasshouses, the rock garden, the water garden and ‘Lyra’s bench’.

[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Andrew Lawson Gardens have been an integral part of Oxford University since its medieval beginnings. From the Bijou corners of Corpus Christi to the wide open lawns of Trinity, Oxford’s gardens are full of surprises and hidden corners – not least the fellows’ or masters’ gardens, which are usually kept resolutely private. The…

A personal tour of twenty of the UK’s most beguiling castles, estates, palaces and manor houses in this much-loved area of western England, including Daylesford, Stanway, Sudeley Castle and Hilles House.

A captivating photographic portrait of 20 gardens in Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire, and people who own and manage them.

This generously illustrated book is the first history of the garden and arboretum for more than a century and provides an essential introduction to one of Oxford’s much-loved haunts.