Versailles, Nymphenburg, Hampton Court, Schonbrunn, Het Loo - some of the most famous gardens in history were created by European royalty during the last three hundred years. This fascinating and wide-ranging network of historically influential, recently restored, and contemporary gardens from Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Austria, Belgium, Russia, Sweden, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Poland, Denmark, and Spain is collected for the first time in Royal Gardensof Europe. A lavishly illustrated volume, it includes not only well-known gardens such as Charlottenburg and Peterhof, much admired for their splendor, but also lesser-known landscapes created by royalty in recent decades--gardens that are just as impressive as their predecessors, but that set out to create intimacy rather than extravagant display.

Among the royal patrons responsible for these impressive gardens were distinguished horticulturalists and botanists, as well as those who might now be regarded simply as extravagant egotists. At the height of their power, they had the wealth and influence to ensure that their gardens were unsurpassed, employing the best architects and craftsmen and dictating gardening trends. Combining historical anecdote, personal histories, and a wealth of horticultural information, leading garden historian George Plumptre considers the richest single vein in European gardening history, demonstrating why royal gardens will continue to influence and inspire well into the future.

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