What is the different between a belvedere, a gazebo, a pavilion and a summerhouse? Hoes does one distinguish between an alleacute;e and an alley, and when does an alleacute;e become an avenue? What are gazon coupeacute;, a milliarium and a crinkle-crankle wall? As the number of visitors to historic gardens has increased, demand has grown for information about the history both of individual gardens and of garden styles. Many books have been published and readers will come across a range of unusual terms. This alphabetical glossary of over 500 entries explains and illustrates such terms. About the author Michael Symes is a garden historian based at Birbeck College, London. For many years he has taught garden history to adults in university extra-mural classes and he has published a number of books in addition to specialist articles in Garden Historian. Other titles for Shire by this author are: Garden Sculpture.