Garden-Craft Old and New

"Garden-Craft Old and New" by John Dando Sedding is a deep exploration into the world of gardening, penned in the late 1800s, that seeks to bridge the gap between traditional garden design and contemporary practices. The book serves as a guide, calling for a return to classic gardening methods while contrasting them with modern approaches to landscaping. It looks at the deeper meaning of gardens looking at them as important artistic and cultural places, highlighting how they are beautiful but also have importance as safe places for people's experiences and memories. The author explains his view on what makes a garden, positioning it as a display of man's love for beauty found in nature. Sedding looks at the challenging parts of garden making, showing how gardens act as private spaces mixing art with nature's natural beauty. The work starts by looking at key questions about what a garden is and the link between a house and garden to then explore a careful study into the history and artistic ideas of garden design.