The Lost Gardens of Heligan

If you've visited Heligan, you'll want to read more about the details of how this Victorian garden - abandoned after all the workers went to WWI and never came back - was found, restored, and opened to the public. If you haven't yet visited Heligan, you'll want to, after reading this book. Nothing is more romantic than finding a lost garden, and Tim Smit relates the story of finding the garden, the work involved in restoring it, and the fun and stress of getting it open to the public. I bought this book at Heligan, and my day visiting there was memorable. Reading the book helped make my memories even better.

I bought the book at Heligan. After reading it I found I wanted to go back and see it all again (not that easy as I live in Sweden). Found the story of the discoveries and the restoration fascinating, moving and descriptive. I just loved it. Should be read before you visit the gardens.

You will love this if you are interested in gardening. Especially old gardening tools which are a favorite of mine.

For anyone even remotely interested in gardens this is the book for you. A totally absorbing chronicle of the restoration of a unique Victorian garden in Cornwall, Great Britain. To think I once lived only 10 miles from it and never knew of its existence makes me want to make a return visit to Cornwall to see this magnificent restoration.