Behind the Privet Hedge: Richard Sudell, the Suburban Garden and the Beautification of Britain

The surprising origin story of Britain’s love affair with suburban gardening.

It is said that Britain is a nation of gardeners and its suburban gardens with roses and privet hedges are widely admired and copied across the world. But how and why did millions across the United Kingdom develop an obsession with colorful plots of land to begin with? Behind the Privet Hedge seeks to answer this question and reveals how, despite their stereotype a...