This beautifully produced volume offers the complete 1895 5th edition of Robinson's landmark work, which established the concept of natural garden design now so prevalent. Darke supplements the original edition (which is reproduced in facsimile, with the original color watercolors and b&w woodcuts) with color photos of Robinson's garden at Gravetye Manor as it looks today. Darke, a landscape designer based in Pennsylvania, introduces the volume with a lengthy essay describing the concepts of Robinson's work, illustrated with copious color photos of gardens in the US and the UK that embody Robinson's design aesthetic. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)