Published by Phaidon, The Garden: Elements and Styles is a comprehensive A-to-Z compendium of more than 200 garden elements, styles and features. Illustrated with large photographs, the book provides information and visual joy for anyone with a green thumb. The book has been edited by Dr. Toby Musgrave, a British authority on garden history.

Following the bestselling The Gardener's Garden, garden expert and historian Toby Musgrave explores the creative art of garden-making through more than 200 elements and features. This is the ultimate reference guide, with entries ranging from Allée and Bower to Formal, Native Planting, and Xeriscape — each illustrated with examples drawn from historic and contemporary gardens around the world. Whether tending an English cottage garden or a Japanese Zen landscape, gardeners and garden lovers everywhere will be inspired as never before.