Description: Its name is Chatsworth House, which is misleading, for actually it is a ducal palace that was established in the early 16th century. It is the family seat in Derbyshire of the 11th Duke and Duchess of Devonshire. Chatsworth is one of the ten or twelve most famous of Britain's "statelies", renowned for its garden covering 105 acres, all of which is brought fascinatingly alive in the text by the Duchess and the marvelous color photographs by Gary Rogers in this magnificent book. The Duchess is a born raconteur, and she takes the reader on an incredible tour that is easily followed on the map in the endpapers, in which she tells the story of each part of the world-famous garden with a lightness of touch that disguises her formidable historical and horticultural knowledge. "The Garden at Chatsworth" is for all garden lovers and for every one of the 400,000 people who visit the palace and its 400-year-old garden each year.

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