The House & Garden book of Beautiful Gardens Round the World

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Peter Coats has spent a lifetime exploring and writing about the finest gardens of the world. In this book he has selected more than sixty from those that have captivated him most, for the beauty of their planting and design. Some of the gardens are internationally famous, others less well known. In all, twenty-two countries are represented, depicting a range of climates and seasons. The journey encompasses all continents, including the mystery and tranquility of the Imperial Katsura garden in Japan, the Mogul pleasure grounds of New Delhi and, in the United States, the clipped topiary of the Ladew Gardens in Maryland. In the flowery terraces of LaMortola in Italy the romance of Mediterranean gardens is encapsulated and at glittering Peterhof the grounds are gilded with Russian splendor. Africa, Spain, Belgium, Australia, France, Denmark, all are included, but the last and longest chapter is devoted to British gardens, for... Tovább

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Peter Coats has spent a lifetime exploring and writing about the finest gardens of the world. In this book he has selected more than sixty from those that have captivated him most, for the beauty of their planting and design. Some of the gardens are internationally famous, others less well known. In all, twenty-two countries are represented, depicting a range of climates and seasons. The journey encompasses all continents, including the mystery and tranquility of the Imperial Katsura garden in Japan, the Mogul pleasure grounds of New Delhi and, in the United States, the clipped topiary of the Ladew Gardens in Maryland. In the flowery terraces of LaMortola in Italy the romance of Mediterranean gardens is encapsulated and at glittering Peterhof the grounds are gilded with Russian splendor. Africa, Spain, Belgium, Australia, France, Denmark, all are included, but the last and longest chapter is devoted to British gardens, for these must surely display the greatest variety in the world.
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Peter Coats is a renowned garden designer, and his gift for the amusing anecdote is skillfully blended with his authoritative accounts of the gardens and plants, Most of the photographs in this book have been taken by Mr. Coats and the combination of their visual impact with his perceptive descriptions will serve as a fascinating source of ideas for readers wherever their homes may be round the globe. Vissza