* Celebrates the 14 most significant female gardeners of the last 60 years, from Vita Sackville-West at Sissinghurst to Beth Chatto in Essex and Helen Dillon in Dublin * The author reveals these influential women's secrets and explains their gardening philosophies, as well as showcasing their design principles and signature plants * Beautiful photography by award-winning photographer Marianne Majerus * Perfect gift for female gardeners and for mothers day, showing the pioneering and groundbreaking women at their most creative Comparison titles: Garden People: Valerie Finnis & The Golden Age of Gardening 2007, 160pp Thames & Hudson, 9780500513538. Sales since 2007, 3112 copies in hb @ £16.95. The Virago Book of Women Gardeners, 1996, 9781860491535. Sales since 1996 (incomplete) 2,538 copies at £12.99 paperback.  Virgin Weeders and Queens: A History of Women in the Garden by Twigs Way, 2006, 278pp, The History Press, 9780750941068. Sales since 2006, 1151 in hardback at £20.

  Gardening Women: Their Stories from 1600 to the Present 2010, 448pp, Virago, 9781844084630. Sales since 2010, 5,971 copies at £20 hardback.  The Illustrated Book of Women Gardeners by Deborah Kellaway, 1998, 223pp, 9780821224731.     .