Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury

Lady Salisbury has been a gardener since, as a child in the 1930s, she cultivated tiny patches of her parents' gardens in Ireland and the West of England. Later, as chatelaine first of Cranborne Manor and then of Hatfield House, she revived two of the great historic gardens of England. And then there are the gardens that, as a professional garden designer, she has created for others, notably for the Prince of Wales at Highgrove and for the Museum of Garden History and Cosby Hall in London. Renowned for her depth of scholarship and her design skill, she has also led the way as a pioneer of organic gardening ('when I began, in 1948, I was written off as a complete crank').

From 1971 until 2004 she lived and worked at Hatfield House, where she oversaw the restoration of the garden. Now in her eighties, she not only continues to tend her garden in Provence, she is also making a roof garden ('the first I've ever done') for her house in Chelsea, and designing gardens for clients in England, Ireland, Italy and the United States.

A Gardener's Life By Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury Photographs by Derry Moore Encapsulates the gardening experience of Lady Salisbury, perhaps the greatest gardener of our time and renowned for the depth of her scholarship and her gardening skill. Category: Gardens and Gardening Publisher: Frances Lincoln

The Gardens at Hatfield By Sue Snell Introduction by Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury The re-creation of the great garden at Hatfield House has been one of the most exciting and closely observed garden enterprises. Now, it is recorded and displayed in this revelatory book. Category: Gardens and Gardening Publisher: Frances Lincoln

The Gardens at Hatfield By Sue Snell Introduction by Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury The re-creation of the great garden at Hatfield House has been one of the most exciting and closely observed garden enterprises. Now, it is recorded and displayed in this revelatory book. Category: Gardens and Gardening Publisher: Frances Lincoln