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Penelope Hobhouse

Penelope Hobhouse is a British garden writer, designer, lecturer, and television presenter, widely recognized as an authority on garden history and design. She has worked in Europe and the United States and has received major honors including the RHS Victoria Medal of Honour and a Garden Writers’ Guild Lifetime Achievement Award.[1][2][5][7]

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Gardening through the Ages : An Illustrated History of Plants and Their Influence on Garden Styles from Ancient Egypt to the Present Day
Gardening through the Ages : An Illustrated History of Plants and Their Influence on Garden Styles from Ancient Egypt to the Present Day
1997
 In Search of Paradise: Great Gardens of the World
In Search of Paradise: Great Gardens of the World
2006
 The Garden Lover's Guide to Italy
The Garden Lover's Guide to Italy
1998
 A Gardener's Journal: The Art & Practice of Gardening
A Gardener's Journal: The Art & Practice of Gardening
1997