The Traveler's Guide to American Gardens - Hardcover
This new edition includes more than one thousand concise entries, organized by state and city, listing specific details on the location, hours, and history of each garden. For each state, gardens are located on a map. The focus is on historic gardens in existence for over seventy-five years. Some are outstanding examples of their era, many are associated with a distinguished person or historical event, others are noteworthy for pioneering designs or innovative plant material.
Originally published in 1988.
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It would be difficult to imagine a more convenient and informative reference to the nation's garden spots.--Atlanta Journal and Constitution
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- PublisherThe University of North Carolina Press
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 0807817872
- ISBN 13 9780807817872
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages392
- EditorRay Mary Helen, Nicholls Robert P.
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THE TRAVELER'S GUIDE TO AMERICAN GARDENS. Revised Edition.
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Book Description light green buckram cloth hardbound 8vo. ~ 8º (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ . first printing ( # 1 in # line) of the revised edition. xv+375p. a to z state by state listings. numerous b&w maps to sites & illustrations throughout. index. travel. americana. american history. horticulture. agriculture. agronomy. gardening. landscaping. floriculture. herbology. botany. biology. ecology. conservationism. environmentalism. ~ "I have traveled everywhere in the United States looking at gardens. I thought I'd seen them all. This book told me I had not! My faith has been restored also in America's gardeners and conservationists just by reading how many wonderful sites have been initiated and preserved by the man with a hoe." ~Ann Crammond, director, Atlanta Botanical Garden. This invaluable guide to America's public gardens mirrors the vast and varied heritage of gardening in the United States. Listing gardens open to view in every state, The Traveler's Guide to American Garden's is a comprehensive, easy~to~use reference for gardeners, landscape architects, historians, and travelers. The editors use the term "garden" as a general description to define spaces of various sizes, some of which are usually referred to as a "park" or a "square." They focus on historic gardens, those which have been in existence for more than seventy~five years and are outstanding examples of the era in which they were developed. Many are associated with a distinguished person or an important historical event. Other gardens are included for noteworthy or unusual features such as pioneering designs or innovative plant material. Garden enthusiasts will enjoy examples of gardens showing the influence of England, France, Spain, and Italy. Revised and completely updated, this new edition includes more than 1,000 concise entries, organized by state and city, listing specific details on the location, hours, and history of each garden. For every state, the gardens are located on a map. A rating system suggests "must see" gardens. More than forty pen~and~ink drawings of notable features in the gardens illustrate the book. Seller Inventory # 3281301
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Book Description Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Revised 2nd Edition. This invaluable guide to America's public gardens mirrors the vast and varied heritage of gardening in the US. 375 pages, listing more than 1000 concise entries, organised by state and city. Seller Inventory # 000789
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