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Author : Sara Oldfield
Release : 2007
Genre : Gardening
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Great Botanic Gardens of the World by : Sara Oldfield
Download or read book Great Botanic Gardens of the World written by Sara Oldfield. This book was released on 2007. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This superb book celebrates over 60 of the world's finest botanic gardens, showcasing the horticultural treasures of each continent.
Author : Vivienne Hambly
Release : 2022-04-12
Genre : Nature
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 988/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Amazing Gardens of the World by : Vivienne Hambly
Download or read book Amazing Gardens of the World written by Vivienne Hambly. This book was released on 2022-04-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the gardens of the Palace of Versailles to Beatrix Potter's garden in the Lake District, from Monet's garden in France to the Tivoli Gardens in Rome, from the Japanese garden in Portland, Oregon, to city gardens in Tokyo, this book is a wide-ranging celebration of all types of gardens around the globe. Including formal French gardens and English landscape gardens; famous botanical gardens and little-known curiosities; Iranian and Persian gardens; grand, country-house gardens and inner-city gardens; Zen gardens, strolling Japanese gardens and Chinese gardens; medicinal gardens and one poison garden; knot gardens and Roman gardens, Amazing Gardens of the World explores a huge variety of the approaches and uses of gardening around the world over millennia. In telling the stories of these places, the book touches on the lives of the people who worked in them, designed them, and owned them--people such as Prince Charles, Capability Brown, Gertrude Jekyll, Edith Wharton, and Agatha Christie. Amazing Gardens of the World not only champions the splendor of the world's most magnificent gardens but also reveals many fascinating stories about the history of these places and the people who created them.
Author : Edward Hyams
Release : 1969
Genre : Arboretums
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis Great Botanical Gardens of the World by : Edward Hyams
Download or read book Great Botanical Gardens of the World written by Edward Hyams. This book was released on 1969. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christopher Woods
Release : 2018-09-25
Genre : Gardening
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 90X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Gardenlust by : Christopher Woods
Download or read book Gardenlust written by Christopher Woods. This book was released on 2018-09-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An extraordinary collection of 21st-century gardens that will arouse wanderlust… Whether you are a garden globetrotter or an armchair explorer, this book is definitely one to add to your collection.” —Gardens Illustrated A steep hillside oasis in Singapore, a garden distinguished by shape and light in Marrakech, a haunting tree museum in Switzerland—these are just a few of the extraordinary outdoor havens visited in Gardenlust. In this sumptuous global tour of modern gardens, intrepid plant expert Christopher Woods spotlights 50 gardens that push boundaries and define natural beauty in significant ways. Featuring both private and public gardens, this journey makes its way from the Americas and Europe to Australia and New Zealand, with stops in Asia, Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula. Along the way, you'll learn about the people, plants, and stories that make these iconic gardens so lust-worthy. As inspiring as it is insightful, Gardenlust will delight your passion for garden inspiration—and the many places it grows.
Author : Janet Marinelli
Release : 2016-06-28
Genre : Gardening
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 242/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Brooklyn Botanic Garden Gardener's Desk Reference by : Janet Marinelli
Download or read book Brooklyn Botanic Garden Gardener's Desk Reference written by Janet Marinelli. This book was released on 2016-06-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate gardening reference work compiled by two dozen of the world's leading plant experts under the auspices of one of the world's greatest botanical gardens. Brooklyn Botanic Garden Gardener's Desk Reference is a milestone in garden publishing, the kind of groundbreaking work that appears once in a lifetime. No gardening reference--ever--has combined this scope of information in a single volume. The coverage in most gardening reference books falls into a few standard horticultural categories. The Gardener's Desk Reference unlocks the door to a vast assortment of plant knowledge from around the world. There is enough information in this single volume to serve any plant enthusiast--beginning and professional alike--over a lifetime. For easy use, the wide-ranging material is divided into twenty different sections-- such as: Botany for Gardeners Kitchen Gardening The Horticultural Traveler Weights, Measures, and Conversions The hundreds of indispensable sidebars, graphs, tables, plant lists, maps, and illustrations found throughout the reference make it even more accessible and attractive. To do justice to the continent's breathtaking diversity of climates and plant communities, all plant lists are organized by region, and every recommended species or cultivar has been chosen by an experienced landscaper tested by years of gardening in the area. Never before have gardeners had access to the breadth and quality of information in this authoritative reference.
