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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Features
- softcover, full-color, glossy pages,
- Original Language
- English
- Type
- art book, photography book
- Edition
- 2014
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- ISBN
- 9780711235939
- Book Title
- Great Gardens of America
- Publisher
- Quarto Publishing Group UK
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Travel, Gardening
- Topic
- Regional / General, General, Regional / Canada, Garden Design, United States / General
- Item Weight
- 33.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 7.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Quarto Publishing Group UK
ISBN-10
0711235937
ISBN-13
9780711235939
eBay Product ID (ePID)
177542211
Product Key Features
Book Title
Great Gardens of America
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Regional / General, General, Regional / Canada, Garden Design, United States / General
Publication Year
2014
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Gardening
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
33.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
7.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Don't mistake Great Gardens of America as a dry an academic treatise or just another coffee table book though. Richardson's writing is well-researched and often sprinkled with a wry phrase that makes you chuckle when you least expect it. He manages to convey the expanse and feel of the gardens' character through his narrative--a not insignificant task, if you've ever tried describing a garden. There is much to learn from his descriptions and his overarching theme of the American garden as embracing wilderness." -- Examiner.com "Thank you Frances Lincoln Ltd for giving us a publication that allows us to visit some of the great gardens of North America, without having to leave home. This book surveys garden estates and private parks in practically every climate zone in the U.S. and Canada. Twenty five gardens with 300 brilliant photographs are included. For each garden surveyed, the author provides an interesting combination of historical and architectural background that helps to identify the landowner's personal contribution to the garden design." -- Bookpleasures.com "A British garden historian and critic of contemporary landscape architecture, Tim Richardson, puts forth his selection of the top gardens in the United States and Canada in this lavishly illustrated volume on landscape design. Gorgeously photographed by the award-winning photographer Andrea Jones, these enchanting sites are generally located on the east and west coasts of North America and typically on large estates and display gardens. In his appraisal of twenty-five places he summaries the distinguishing qualities of the individual landscapes, ranging in styles from the colonial to the avant-garde; he reports on their histories; their owners' interests; designers' goals; and important horticultural collections. Richardson skillfully contrasts the highlighted properties through his organization of chapters, expertly maintaining reader's interest throughout the book. His critical analyses of the works of leading contemporary landscape architects is insightful and provides the reader with cutting edge knowledge on the direction of modern design. Destined to be a classic for its scholarly survey, the book is a pleasure to read." -- The National Gardener "It should come as no surprise that five of the 25 gardens in Great Gardens of America are in the Golden State. From the public wonders of San Marino's Huntington Desert Garden, Cornerstone Place in Sonoma, Santa Barbara's Lotusland and Woodside's Filoli to the private sanctuary of Sonoma's Donnell Garden--each define what author Tim Richardson calls "America's embrace of the wilderness ideal." -- C Magazine, A very satisfying literary and visual experience providing a great temptation to gardeners. Twin interest in history and contemporary design gives Richardson the confidence to select (and leave out) gardens from the rich past and present of American garden design as he sees fit. It's an assuredness that inspires so much trust in his expertise that this reader, at least, wants to pack this book and travel across America to visit the places that Richardson has described. Such a book is long overdue. Americans have been feasting on British imports la Brookes, Hobhouse and Verey for long enough. By spotlighting US talents, Mr Richardson is 'returning the compliment', and, perhaps, paving the way for ideas to corss the Atlantic in the opposite direction. Author and photographer worked closely together on this book, and it shows in an unusually clear correspondance between Tim Richardson's incisive text and Andrea Jones's gloriously atmospheric photographs. Richardson, one of the bigger brains in garden writing, teams up with virtuoso photographer Andrea Jones, and the result is so good it would make you cry. A sumptuous coffee-table tome about how man has shaped landscape for his own aesthetic pleasure. A wonderful book, from a perceptive and entertaining author. Great Gardens of America' surprises, confirms, enlightens and enhances our knowledge of American gardens. It shows what can be achieved when a strong concept is realised without compromise in production or content. A beautiful book, lovingly produced and lavishly illustrated with photographs. A tour de force by the author.
Dewey Decimal
712.60973022
Table Of Content
GARDENS Chanticleer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Chris Woods Longhouse, East Hampton, New York State - Jack Lenor Larsen Les Quatre Vents, Quebec, Canada - Frank Cabot Innisfree, Millbrook, New York State - Walter Beck and Lester Collins Lotusland, Santa Barbara, California - Ganna Walska Monticello, Charlottesville, Virginia - Thomas Jefferson Naumkeag, Stockbridge, Massachusetts - Fletcher Steele The Huntington Library Cactus Garden, Los Angeles, California - William Hertrich The Cornerstone Garden Festival, Sonoma, California - Various designers Metis Festival and Gardens, Quebec, Canada - Various designers Kykuit, Tarrytown, New York State - WW Bosworth El Novillero, Sonoma, California - Thomas Church The Douglas House, Phoenix, Arizona - Steve Martino Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania - Pierre Dupont Stan Hywet garden, Akron, Ohio - Warren Manning Vizcaya, Miami, Florida - Diego Suarez Lurie Garden, Millennium Park, Chicago, Illinois - Piet Oudolf and Kathryn Gustafson Dumbarton Oaks, Washington DC - Beatrix Farrand Middleton Place, Charleston, North Carolina - Henry Middleton The Rifkind Garden, Amagansett, New York State - Wolfgang Oehme, James van Sweden and Eric Groft Miller Garden, Columbus, Indiana - Dan Kiley Filoli, Woodside, California - Bruce Porter Windcliff, Seattle, Washington - Dan Hinkley Hither Lane, East Hampton, New York State - Doug Reed and Gary Hilderbrand Bloedel Reserve, Seattle, Washington - Prentice and Virginia Bloedel
Synopsis
An authoritative and superbly illustrated celebration of the great gardens of the United States and Canada from the author of the highly acclaimed The New English Garden . The gardens chosen for this book range from eighteenth-century landscape gardens such as Thomas Jefferson's Monticello in North Carolina, through twentieth-century creations such as the lakeside garden at Innisfree in New York State and dramatic Naumkeag in Massachusetts to the work of exciting new designers such as Topher Delaney in San Francisco and Martha Schwartz in New Mexico. Many of the gardens are open to the public, so readers can actually visit them. The others, newer domestic gardens, offer instead glimpses into a glamorous world of luxurious outdoor living. To view a video preview of Great Gardens of America click here, An authoritative and superbly illustrated celebration of the great gardens of the United States and Canada. The gardens chosen for this book range from eighteenth-century landscape gardens such as Thomas Jefferson's Monticello in North Carolina, through twentieth-century creations such as the lakeside garden at Innisfree in New York State and dramatic Naumkeag in Massachusetts to the work of exciting new designers such as Topher Delaney in San Francisco and Martha Schwartz in New Mexico. Many of the gardens are open to the public, so readers can actually visit them. The others, newer domestic gardens, offer instead glimpses into a glamorous world of luxurious outdoor living. To view a video preview of Great Gardens of America click here, An authoritative and superbly illustrated celebration of the great gardens of the United States and Canada from the author of the highly acclaimed They New English Garden . The gardens chosen for this book range from eighteenth-century landscape gardens such as Thomas Jefferson's Monticello in North Carolina, through twentieth-century creations such as the lakeside garden at Innisfree in New York State and dramatic Naumkeag in Massachusetts to the work of exciting new designers such as Topher Delaney in San Francisco and Martha Schwartz in New Mexico. Many of the gardens are open to the public, so readers can actually visit them. The others, newer domestic gardens, offer instead glimpses into a glamorous world of luxurious outdoor living. To view a video preview of Great Gardens of America click here, An authoritative and superbly illustrated celebration of the great gardens of the United States and Canada.
LC Classification Number
SB466.U6
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