The Garden Visit and Travel Guide were first published in the autumn of 1998. The content is edited by Tom Turner, author of English garden design: history and styles since 1650 (1986) which formed the starting point for the GVTG website. Tom Turner teaches garden history and design at the University of Greenwich. He has also written: City as landscape: a post-postmodern view of planning and design (1996) which has a discussion of design theory in relation to parks and gardens.
