A sweet, alphabetical handbook to all things green. The New York Post

Do you know a folly from a ha-ha? Can an alle be pleached? Does a skep belong on a plinth? Answers to these questionsplus a gazebo-ful of information, stories, and visual delightsawait in this charming exploration of the stuff gardens are made of. Garden historian Suzanne Staubach covers everything from arbors to water features, reveling in the anecdotes that accompany each element. Filled with revelations and fanciful illustrations by Julia Yellow,A Garden Miscellanypromises new discoveries with each readinga book to be returned to again and again.