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Usually ships in 1-2 business days | | Only 1 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | This elegant book presents one hundred of the most beautiful historic gardens in England. The gardens range from the neoclassical paradise of Stourhead to the subtropical splendour of Tresco Abbey and the soothing calm of the White Garden at Sissinghurst, all photographed in stunning color by leading British garden photographers. Each garden is presented at its most glorious moment-- whether at twilight or midday, in autumn, or at the height of summer.
English Heritage has spent over ten years identifying and grading the fabulous wealth of parks and gardens throughout England on the basis of their historical significance, state of preservation and level of general interest. This information is compiled in the English Heritage Parks and Gardens Register, from which the respected horticultural author Patrick Taylor has selected one hundred favorites. In his lively and informative style, he reveals the historic background to each garden and discusses the modern-day plantings.
A comprehensive index, county map, and opening times for each garden offer information for the traveler. Lush, full-color photographs capture the essence of each garden for an inspiring tour of the best of a grand gardening tradition.
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Patrick Taylor | | Hardcover: | 208 pages | | Publisher: | Rizzoli | | Publication Date: | October 16, 2002 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0847819353 | | Package Length: | 11.32 inches | | Package Width: | 10.06 inches | | Package Height: | 0.85 inches | | Package Weight: | 2.66 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 2 reviews |
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30 of 30 found the following review helpful:
 Not as good as I had expected (or hoped) Oct 05, 2004
By MartinP
"MartinP"
Is there anything nearer paradise on earth than a Capability Brown garden stretching into the distance around an English stately home? Gardening has always been a specialty of the English, and a must for the aristocracy. This book attempts to document the most memorably successful results found on country estates. Attempts, I say, because catching the essence of a garden in a photograph is not an easy task, and one at which the makers of this book do not entirely succeed, in my opinion. To be sure there are some impressively atmospheric images here; of the Mausoleum at Castle Howard for instance, or some mysteriously misty takes at Haddon Hall.
Other images however are harshly, unnaturally colored, with reds leaping of the page. Some have artificially added blue skies, most notably that of the garden at Sudeley Castle, which looks like a cheap Seventies postcard. There is a graininess to the pictures as well, and some are printed out of focus. Thicker, glossy paper would have helped. All in all not what you would expect of such a highbrow (and high price) publisher like Rizzoli. An additional disappointment is that because 100 gardens are covered, we get to see only one or two images of each of them - the book only has just over 200 pages. To enjoy a really successful garden book of this kind, I would advise you to look out for the dazzling, newly published "The Gardens at Buckingham Palace" by Brown and Sykes.
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 Mine and Kevin's Garden Someday Jan 23, 2003
By Lisa Kevin Calladine
"lisa.k.calladine@exxonmobil.com"
Beautiful - serene - inspirational. A home and a garden like ones in the book is my piece of Heaven on earth.Beautifully illustrated - enough to touch and feel the warmth and glory of Nature!
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