A Phaidon hardback on 48 private gardens along the world’s coastlines. With an introduction by Nigel Dunnett and texts by Sorrel Everton, The Coastal Garden looks at cliffside gardens, resilient planting, beach landscapes, and ocean-view settings through large-format photography and clear design commentary.

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The Coastal Garden is a hardback book from Phaidon dedicated to gardens shaped by the sea. Edited by Phaidon Editors, with an introduction by plantsman and designer Nigel Dunnett and texts by garden writer Sorrel Everton, the book brings together 48 private gardens set along coastlines around the world.

Coastal gardens have to work with salt, wind, exposure, shifting light, sandy soil, rocky ground, and long views. The book looks at those conditions through four themes: cliffside gardens, resilient planting, gardens that frame ocean views, and gardens on the beach.

Each garden is presented through large color photographs, concise texts, and captions that add planting and design details. The selection includes a wide range of climates and locations, from California and Sweden to Britain, Australia, and the Mediterranean. Featured designers include Bernard Trainor, Ulf Nordfjell, Paul Bangay, Louis Benech, Raymond Jungles, Rees Roberts + Partners, and STIMSON.

This is a strong book for readers interested in garden design, landscape architecture, planting, coastal homes, and outdoor spaces that respond to their site. It works as a reference for home gardeners and designers, and as a visual book for anyone drawn to architecture, landscape, and life near the water.

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