"Wonderfully informative, full of detail, illustrated with ravishing photographs - a must for any Austen fan." Andrew Davies

"This gorgeous book reflects on Jane Austen's interest in kitchen and flower gardening which is documented in her letters and in her novels. With beautiful photographs the author gives instructions on how to create your own Georgian or Regency garden and is full of fascinating nuggets of information about early cottage and rectory gardens and the plants used in them."
Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland Journal

About the Book
Jane Austen’s natural world—real and fictional—comes to life in this colorful, illustrated stroll through the gardens, parks and great estates of Regency England. With lush photos, social history, excerpts from Austen’s novels, biographical information, drawings and diagrams, this book brings the great outdoors to readers eager to understand more details of Austen’s environment. Also featured are instructions on how to create your own English garden and on where to see sites mentioned in the book. Gardens from movie adaptations of her novels are included.

"As with her previous book, Tea with Jane Austen, Wilson has produced a well-researched work that will appeal to a wider audience than just Jane Austen fans. Period gardeners and garden lore enthusiasts will appreciate this rare overview of the sorts of Georgian and Regency gardens Austen would have known. Wilson's text is a clever combination of quotations from Austen's novels and letters along with information found in the popular gardening and householder manuals of the day. Both flower and kitchen gardens of varying sizes are discussed. Several of the English gardens Austen knew still exist and are highlighted here, supplemented by a listing of gardens featured in recent Austen film adaptations. Advice for re-creating 18th-century gardens with heirloom or modern cultivars is included. Illustrated with lavish color photos, planting plans, and a few charming black-and-white drawings similar to those in Wilson's previous book, this gem may convert those who haven't already succumbed to Austen fever. Recommended for public libraries as well as special collections focused on gardening or Austen." Library Journal

"Stroll through delightful English pleasure grounds with a literary great, Jane Austen, and the characters in her novels. Author Kim Wilson provides the reader with an enchanting guide to gardens familiar to Austen whose charming published works captured the lifestyles of the Regency period. Beginning with Austen's own home grounds, Wilson presents examples of cottage gardens, farm and parsonage gardens, mansion and manor house gardens, city gardens, public gardens, and parks. Adding interest to her narrative are collections of verses from Austen's novels, descriptions and photographs of existing period gardens, information on historic sites to visit, and much, much more. Topping off the work is a chapter on how to re–create Jane Austen's cottage garden for her fans who admire this romantic garden style. This publication's pleasing combination of text and attractive illustrations make it a refreshing book to peruse." Chicago Botanic Garden.

About the Author
Kim Wilson is a writer, editor and gardener who lives in Waukesha, Wisconsin. She is the author of Tea with Jane Austen.