Royale Gärten: weltweit - Von Highgrove bis Herrenhausen

by Mark Lane

A sumptuous exploration of 21 of the world's most celebrated royal gardens, from the formal splendour of Versailles to the organic, sustainable Highgrove.

In mainland Europe you can journey from the formal splendour of Het Loo in the Netherlands and Fontainebleau in France to the Baroque World Heritage Site of the Royal Palace of Caserta in Southern Italy. Further afield still lies the Taj Mahal in India and the Peterhof Palace in Russia.

Each featured garden will include the history, plantings and evolution of the garden as well as plant portraits of key plants and information about the design and layout of each. Countries included England, Scotland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Russia, India, Bali and Japan.

This inspiring global selection of royal gardens is a perfect gift for any gardening enthusiast or armchair traveller and takes the reader on a journey of architecturally significant houses and their classic gardens as well as providing planting ideas that range from modest to grand, simple to ornate.

Genres: Gardening, Nonfiction

Hardcover

About the author

Mark Lane was an American attorney, New York state legislator, civil rights activist, and Vietnam war-crimes investigator. Sometimes referred to as a gadfly, Lane is best known as a leading researcher, author, and conspiracy theorist on the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.

Reviews

[Kristin Lewis · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite books. Travel to some of the most beautiful gardens in the world. Learn the history. Appreciate the effort it takes to create and maintain such beautiful places. For experts and novices.

[Jessi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely one of the most gorgeous books I've ever looked through.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Heavily Eurocentric and unevenly edited, this is a solid if uninspiring overview at royal gardens.

[Mark Lane · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read!!!!