Gardens of Eden: Among the World's Most Beautiful Gardens - Hardcover
Spanning time and continents, this unique handbook tours the world’s most beautiful gardens from the gardens of ancient Persia and the Buddhist-inspired landscapes of China to Les Jardins du Paradis in France and the Nooroo Gardens in Australia. The remarkable guide is not only visually pleasing but also truly informative, providing descriptions and histories of the featured gardens, as well as suggestions on how and when to visit them. A celebration of the ideals and aesthetics that govern the creation of gardens in many cultures, this book also discusses the issues involved in the process and the maintenance necessary to keep them blooming. Atypically organized by theme rather than place, chapters including Writers' Gardens reveal where some of the world's greatest writers found inspiration, such as Vita Sackville-West's Sissinghurst in Kent, while Politician's Gardens profiles where leaders found solace, such as George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate.
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Holly Kerr Forsyth is a photographer, a gardener, and a columnist for Weekend Australian. She is the author of several books on gardening, including The Constant Gardener: A Botanical Bible and the bestselling Remembered Gardens: Eight Women and their Visions of an Australian Landscape.
"More than 50 gardens are presented with Kerr Forsyth' characteristic passion, meticulous research and elegant writing." —Weekend Australian
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- PublisherMelbourne University Publishing
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0522856055
- ISBN 13 9780522856057
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages368
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Gardens of Eden brings together more than fifty of the world's most beautiful gardens. Spanning time and continents, this book visits the glorious paradise gardens of ancient Persia, the restrained gardens of Italy and the Buddhist-inspired landscapes of China and Japan. Gardens of Eden ushers you through a botanical wonderland. Illustrated by more than 500 photographs, this tour takes in such gardens as Les Jardins du Paradis in Cordes-sur-Ciel, France; Nooroo in Australia's Blue Mountains; Villa Lante in Tuscany, Italy-the greatest and most perfect example of High Renaissance art and gardening-and the ancient gardens of Kyoto, Japan. It also surveys gardens in which some of the world's greatest writers found inspiration, such as Vita Sackville-West's Sissinghurst in Kent, and where politicians found solace, such as George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate. A celebration of the ideals and aesthetics that govern the creation of gardens in many cultures, this lavishly illustrated book is not simply a stroll through the world's finest gardens; it is a romp through history and an armchair ride around the world. 339 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Horticulture::Gardening; Gardening; ISBN/EAN: 9780522856057. Inventory No: 261312. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries. Seller Inventory # 261312
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