An updated version of this book is now available as European Gardens (2011), also by Tom Turner. Expanding into other regions are Asian Gardens (2010) and the forthcoming British Gardens, both also by Turner and published by Routledge. Tom Turner, well-known teacher and writer in landscape architecture, garden design and garden history here explores more than 150 gardens over four millennia of Western garden design. He considers the why, the what, the how and the where of garden design by tracing the development of gardens through history and across social, political and philosophical boundaries. Fully illustrated throughout, each chapter critically examines a particular type of garden both as part of a wider socio-political context and as an aesthetic entity, asking how the design of each garden reflects the philosophical approach of its creator. Inspirational, reflective and informative, this book brings together knowledge and understanding from a diverse range of related interests to add depth and breadth to a fascinating subject.

湯姆·特納齣版瞭《英國園林設計》(English Garden Design，1986)，《景觀城市》(Cfty as landscape，1996)，((景觀規劃和環境影響設計》(Landscape Planning and Environmental Impact Design，1998)以及獲得美國景觀師協會和英國景觀學會奬項的《園林曆史百科參考CD》(Garden History Reference Encyclopedia CD，2004)。他用瞭35年的時間研究和訪問他在《世界園林史》一書中用極大熱·院描述的這些園林。他現在在倫敦格林威治大學教授園林設計、園林曆史和景觀學的研究生課程。