"Brown's book is a good read" -- Jane Owen Financial Times "Jane Brown has dug deep into the archives and has written an exhaustive and beautifully illustrated biography that has been long overdue... Those who love his gardens...will be delighted with this book" -- Andrea Wulf Mail on Sunday "Robust and revealing" Independent "Her book should find a home in any garden-lovers' glove compartment , offering a detailed map of Lancelot's England" Spectator "Sympathetic, beautifully illustrated study" -- Maggie Fergusson Intelligent Life