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The Story of Gardening: A cultural history of famous gardens from around the world Details

ISBN 13
9781911595748
ISBN 10
1911595741
Publisher
Pavilion Books
Book Description
A fully updated and revised edition of a gardening classic.From the cooling fountains of the Alhambra to the imposing palace grounds of Chinese emperors and the clean lines of the formal French parterre, this inspiring history charts the fascinating evolution of gardening over thousands of years, bringing to life the world’s most beautiful and magnificent gardens.Acclaimed garden designer and plantswoman Penelope Hobhouse draws on her extensive experience and shows you how an appreciation of style and techniques from all over the world helps us to understand how modern gardens have developed. Unrivalled in its coverage and written with the author’s characteristic clarity and authority, this exceptional book is guaranteed to appeal to gardening enthusiasts or all ages and levels of expertise.Chapters include:The Origins of Gardening; Gardens of Ancient Greece and Rome;The Gardens of Islam;The Medieval Gardens of Christendom; The Renaissance Vision in Italy;The Flowering of the European Garden; Plants on the Move; The English Landscape Garden; The Eclectic 19th Century; The Americas; Gardens of China; The Japanese Garden;From Naturalism to Modernism;Visions of the Future
About the Author
Award winning writer and garden historian Ambra Edwards is author of the National Trust’s definitive history of English gardens, The Story of the English Garden. Her previous book, Head Gardeners, was voted Inspirational Book of the Year by the Garden Media Guild in 2017. Ambra has led tours to historic gardens in both the Uk and Europe, has been named Journalist of the Year by the Garden Media Guild three times, and her work appears regularly in the Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and all the leading garden journals.
Language
English
Author
Penelope Hobhouse
Publication Date
2019-09-05
Number of Pages
512 pages

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