While there have been several UK Royal Gardensbooks, none of them have taken an internationalapproach like this one.The book is a sumptuous exploration of 21 of theworld's most celebrated royal gardens, from thedelightful Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew and theorganic, sustainable Highgrove to the the rugged,classical Balmoral in the UK.In mainland Europe you can journey from the formalsplendour of Het Loo in the Netherlands andVersailles in France to the Baroque World HeritageSite of the Royal Palace of Caserta in Southern Italy.Further afield still lies the Taj Mahal in India and thePeterhof Palace in Russia.Each featured garden will include the history,plantings and evolution of the garden as well as plantportraits of key plants and information about thedesign and layout of each.Countries included are: England, Scotland,Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, the CzechRepublic, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark,Russia, India, Bali and Japan.This inspiring global selection of royal gardens is aperfect gift for any gardening enthusiast or armchairtraveller.