"Glorious."
Publishers Weekly

"This lavishly produced book provides valuable insight into the evolution of what Irwin aptly terms 'a sculpture in the form of a garden aspiring to be art.'"
Suzanne Muchnic, Art News

"Excellently written and supported by wonderful photographs."
Garden Design Journal

"Lush and seductive."
Newsletter of the Society of Architectural Historians

"A delicious combination of insight and imagery."
Library Journal

"Weschler digs into the dirt to produce this hilarious and often moving portrait of Irwin's monumental achievement."
Seattle Post-Intelligencer