‘ The Secret Gardeners is a WONDERFUL book. Just beautiful. It will live, page open, on my coffee table.’ Prue Leith (one of the  Secret Gardeners ) The Secret Gardeners is a captivating photographic portrait of the private gardening passions of 25 of the UKs foremost artists, designers, actors, producers, composers, playwrights, sculptors and musicians . It includes composers Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh ; entrepreneur Richard Branson ; architect Anish Kapoor ; actors Jeremy Irons, Rupert Everett, Griff Rhys Jones  and Terry Gilliam ; chef P rue Leith; musicians Ozzy Osbourne, Nick Mason  and Sting ; playwright  Julian Fellowes ; film director Paul Weiland ; and designers Kirstie Allsopp and Cath Kidston. Accompanying meaty essays explaining the owners' inspiration and passion are stunningly-reproduced photographs revealing the beautiful gardens that the public rarely see. Amongst these gardeners you'll find the plantaholics, the scene-changers, the view makers, the weeders, the hot-colour fanatics and those who use their garden to retreat from public life.  This new edition introduces the gardens of Jeremy Clarkson , C atherine FitzGerald & Dominic West , Prue Leith and the book's photographer Hugo Rittson-Thomas .