European Gardens have flourished for over 2,000 years and provided the greatest single influence upon gardening throughout the world. In this new and authoritative guide to the gardens of Europe, Charles Quest-Ritson has produced a comprehensive survey, ranging from Ireland to Georgia and from Russia to Sicily. It embraces the vast sweep of Europe's horticultural and garden design heritage - a guide to all the best and most exciting gardens, both public and private, that are open to visitors - making this a reference source ...
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European Gardens have flourished for over 2,000 years and provided the greatest single influence upon gardening throughout the world. In this new and authoritative guide to the gardens of Europe, Charles Quest-Ritson has produced a comprehensive survey, ranging from Ireland to Georgia and from Russia to Sicily. It embraces the vast sweep of Europe's horticultural and garden design heritage - a guide to all the best and most exciting gardens, both public and private, that are open to visitors - making this a reference source without peer. This book describes all types of gardens, including ancient Roman remnants in Italy, Moorish gardens in Spain, tiled gardens in Portugal, baroque masterpieces and English-style landscape gardens throughout the continent, the giardini segreti of renaissance Italy, English flower gardens and woodland gardens, great botanic gardens of Germany and Scandinavia, arboreta of northern Europe, high-level alpine gardens in Switzerland and cutting-edge contemporary gardens in France and the Low Countries. "Gardens of Europe" contains over 600 gardens and includes an invaluable "Plant Collections Guide" and a shortlist of Europe's greatest gardens for quick reference. Garden location, opening hours, and contact and other details are supplemented by more than 500 colour photographs (mostly taken by the author), location maps and descriptions of the unique flavour and history of each garden. This book will fascinate and delight travellers, scholars and garden lovers everywhere.
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New. 1870673557. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--HARDCOVER. 400 pages; 570 color illustrations. Description: "European gardens have flourished for over 2000 years and provided the greatest single influence upon gardening throughout the world. This new and authoritative guide is a comprehensive survey ranging from Ireland to Georgia and from Russia to Sicily-the first such guide since the opening up of central and eastern Europe. It embraces the vast sweep of Europe's horticultural and landscape heritage and is an unrivalled reference to the major gardens accessible to the public as well as notable private gardens. All types of gardens are examined, including ancient Roman, Moorish, baroque, English Landscape, the giardini segreti of Renaissance Italy, flower gardens, woodland gardens and cutting-edge modern gardens. Organized by country, Gardens of Europe includes over 600 gardens and provides the definitive reference to most of the great gardens of the world. It also contains a Plants Collections Guide to enable travelers to find collections of their favorite plants and a convenient shortlist of the great gardens of Europe for those with limited time. These gardens will fascinate and delight travelers, scholars and garden lovers everywhere."--with a bonus offer--
