Around the World in 80 Gardens - Hardcover

Don, Monty

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0297844504 ISBN 13: 9780297844501

Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

Monty Don, host of the BBC-TV’s Gardener’s World and one of the United Kingdom’s most respected gardening writers, ventures far from home in this vivid account of gardens on all seven continents. Around the World in 80 Gardens visits the exotic floating gardens of the Amazon, magnificent Renaissance Italian water gardens, colorful alpine flower meadows in Norway, and Monet’s world-famous Giverny, all brought to life in beautiful photographs. In his explorations of the often surprising horticulture in these and other locales, Don emphasizes context: as he puts it, No garden is an island.” Don applies that insight to the Dutch Het Loo, the tropical gardens of Thailand, and the intriguing fusion of indigenous and colonial garden cultures of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

About this title

About the Author:

Monty Don is the main presenter of BBC-TV's Gardener's World. He is one of the UK's most respected gardeners and gardening writers. He has been gardening correspondent for the Observer since 1994 and is at the forefront of the environmental and organic gardening debate.

Review:

'His style is light, smooth and accessible, yet also sensitive, detailed and generally historically reliable... this is a good read with plenty of novelty.' -- Tim Richardson GARDENS ILLUSTRATED 'intelligently written and he puts each garden in context in a way that is both accessible, yet thought provoking.' GARDENS MONTHLY 'It's an absorbing journey made far more appealing than your average garden guide thanks largely to the author's readiness to question and explore.' GARDEN NEWS 'Who better to guide us on this journey than the nation's most thoughtful horticulturalist...?' -- Stephanie Donaldson COUNTRY LIVING 'Don is a curious and engaging guide, as thrilled by the ad hoc floating vegetable plots of the Amazon as by formal Zen gardens...' THE INDEPENDENT 'a personal and fascinating insight into gardens around the world.' GARDEN ANSWERS 'This colourful account by the travelling garden connoisseur covers the most emotive and awe-inspiring gardens worldwide.' GRAND DESIGNS 'Each garden is described in intimate, vivid detail, with diary-style immediacy... the gardens come alive through Don's very personal responses to them.' ORGANIC GARDENING

About this edition

• Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0297844504
• ISBN 13: 9780297844501
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288