The Collector’s Garden

a book by Ken Druse

Now in paperback, this classic book invites gardeners into some of America’s most fascinating private gardens. Through over 400 color photographs of 28 gardens across the country, Ken Druse shows how gardeners can "collect" plants for their pleasure, without sacrificing their devotion to the natural garden or abandoning good design. Listings of plant sources, societies, and organizations have been updated for this edition. The Collector’s Garden is the recipient of the Garden Writers Association Quill & Trowel Award for Best Photography (Book), and The American Horticultural Society’s Annual Book Award.

Media reviews of this book:

“If you are looking for a book to give you ideas for your own garden, then The Collector’s Garden must be purchased.”

—John Bryan, Garden Newsletter, March 2005

“It’s very easy to be inspired by this book.”

—Sherie Schmader, Recorder Community Newspapers, February 10, 2005

“This would be a great book to curl up with and savor, a few pages at a time, winter or summer.”

—Marge Howard-Jones, California Garden, January-February 2005

“Here is help for plant collectors that also want good garden design.”

—Joanne Carpender, National Garden Clubs, Inc., January 2005

“This beautiful book... is a plant-lover’s classic.”

—Marianne Binetti, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, November 27, 2004

Publishing details:

Paperback, 256 pages, 8-½" x 11", over 400 color photos

About Ken Druse

Ken Druse is an internationally recognized author, award-winning photographer, and acknowledged founder of the natural gardening movement. He gardens in Brooklyn, New York, and rural New Jersey.