Photographs by Hugo Rittson-Thomas. This is one of those books you want to pull out now and then to enjoy the pictures, especially when your eyes need some green. The owners are the guides, sharing history and horticulture. Some of the gardens are regularly open to the public, but many are not, and this is our only chance to enjoy these lovely locations, ranging from meticlously sculptured to rapturously wild. Among the golden stone villages of Gloucestershire are gardens designed by the likes of Humphrey Repton, Rosemary Verey, Isabel and Julian Bennerman, and Mary Keen. Very Good. Frances Lincoln Limited. 2015. Hb, Dj. USED. $12.00