陈从周是我国著名的建筑学家和园林艺术家。本书以鉴赏的眼光，描述了我国江南江北一个个著名的园林。对建筑、山石、布局，作者都有独特的看法，可以给读者观赏园林以指导。

Michael Pollan's unmatched ability to draw lines of connection between our everyday experiences - whether eating, gardening, or building - and the natural world has been the basis for the popular success of his many works of nonfiction, including the genre-defining bestsellers The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food. With this updated edition of his earlier book A Place of My Own, readers can revisit the inspired, intelligent, and often hilarious story of Pollan's realization of a room of his own - a small, wooden hut, his "shelter for daydreams" - built with his admittedly unhandy hands. Inspired by both Thoreau and Mr. Blandings, A Place of My Own not only works to convey the history and meaning of all human building, it also marks the connections between our bodies, our minds, and the natural world.

我国造园具有悠久的历史，在世界园林中树立着独特风格，自来学者从各方面进行研究分析，各抒高见。陈从周文章如晚明小品，清丽有深味，不可草草读过；又如读词，文中皆诗情画意也，更不可草草读过；又如听柳麻子说书，时作醒人醒世语，时作发噱语，然皆伤心人，或深心人语也。