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Originally published in 1907, this book is a beautifully written account of different gardens and the plants therein. It contains a wealth of information regarding the types of plants suited for times of year, location within the garden, their preferences... [ More...]
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Much has been written about London's terraced houses with their simple dignity, their economical use of space, and their sense of comfort and human scale. Yet the small gardens that lie before or behind the houses in this great city have until now been... [ More...]
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Ambitious in scope and a wonder to examine, the follow-up to world-renowned photographer Le Toquin's successful "The Most Beautiful Gardens in the World, Gardens in Time" contains lush and glorious photographs of the nearly 130 gardens that Le Toquin... [ More...]
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Featuring horticultural blueprints, advice about what to plant, and a history of the area's green-space policies, this book celebrates 30 beautiful gardens, from one hundred-year-old historic properties to contemporary rooftop terraces.
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Now in paper. The orchid is the most evocative of flowers, inspiring in some of its admirers a fanaticism akin to madness, as demonstrated in Susan Orlean's popular novel The Orchid Thief. This elegant survey of the orchid treats its place in legend and... [ More...]
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This book examines the Christian thinking expressed in monastic gardens in the mediaeval period and specific types of monastic garden and the plants contained therein. It follows with an account of known gardens and what became of them. The book concludes... [ More...]
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Michigan's glorious public gardens display the rich tapestry of the garden design traditions of the Great Lakes State. The earliest public gardens date from 1701, when Cadillac founded Detroit. These French baroque style elements, their Dutch counterparts,... [ More...]
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A classic in the literature of the garden, Green Thoughts is a beautifully written and highly original collection of seventy-two essays, alphabetically arranged, on topics ranging from “Annuals” and “Artichokes” to... [ More...]
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Medieval Gardens charts the evolution of England's earliest gardens, from the rows of culinary and medicinal herbs tended by monks, to the earliest secular pleasure gardens, enclosed within castle walls. These were spaces for private conversations and... [ More...]
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