廷德爾、羅賓遜、朱天曙主編的《中國園林(英文版)》從中國文化的角度出發，闡述了園林的本身特色及所承載的文化意蘊；又從中國園林與其他**及地區園林的比較中顯示出了中國園林所承載的文化含義及其像征。其中本書*有特色的是第五章《引人入勝——中國園林審美》，從意境的角度解析了園林的審美方法及審美感受。並選取日本、西方（主要是歐洲）以及伊斯蘭的園林與中國園林作了一番比較，在比較中再次彰顯了中國園林的獨特之處。

Chapter Ⅰ The Formation and Development of Chinese Gardens
Section Ⅰ The Origins of Classical Chinese Gardens
Section Ⅱ A Symbol of Imperial Power
Section Ⅲ A Place to Indulge in a Passion for Landscape
Section Ⅳ Gardens in the Golden Age of Imperial China
Section Ⅴ Moving with the Times
Section Ⅵ Moving Heaven and Earth
Chapter Ⅱ Categories of Chinese Gardens
Section Ⅰ Imperial Gardens
Section Ⅱ Private Gardens
Section Ⅲ Comparison between Imperial Gardens and Private Gardens
Chapter Ⅲ The Four Major Elements of Chinese Garden Design
Section Ⅰ Rockeries
Section Ⅱ Water Features
Section Ⅲ Architecture
Section Ⅳ Flowers and Trees
Chapter Ⅳ　The Cultural Characteristics of Chinese Gardens
Section Ⅰ Building a Model of Heaven and Earth
Section Ⅱ The World in Microcosm
Section Ⅲ A Part of the Whole
Chapter Ⅴ The Aesthetic Characteristics of Chinese Gardens
Section Ⅰ The Implications of Chinese Garden Naming Conventions..
Section Ⅱ Symbolism and Analogy
Section Ⅲ The Artistic Conception behind Classical Chinese Gardens ..
Section Ⅳ The Beauty of Dynamism
Chapter Ⅵ　Appreciating Northern China's Imperial Gardens
Section Ⅰ The Imperial Garden of the Forbidden City
Section Ⅱ Qianlong Garden, or the Garden of the Palace of Tranquil Longevity
Section Ⅲ The Old Summer Palace
Section Ⅳ The Summer Palace
Section Ⅴ Chengde Imperial Mountain Resort
Chapter Ⅶ　Appreciating Southern China's Private Gardens
Section Ⅰ Jichang Garden
Section Ⅱ The Humble Administrator's Garden
Section Ⅲ The Master of Nets Garden
Section Ⅳ Ge Garden
Author's Note
A Brief Chronology of Chinese History