Jenny Uglow

Jenny Uglow has a love of gardens and plants, and she is curious about the evolution of gardens and gardening practices. Here she unpicks the history of British gardening from prehistoric times, in a light, pleasurable book.

In the village of Wreay, near Carlisle, a masterpiece in Victorian architecture stands - the strangest and most magical church in England. This is the story of it's builder, Sarah Losh, a forgotten architectural genius of the nineteenth century.