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The Country House Garden: A Grand Tour
Offers a historical appraisal of the English gardener's search for Arcadia and examines various aspects of the country house garden, including parterres, conservatories, gates, mazes, terraces, vases and urns, and cascades and fountains
- GenresHistory
223 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1987
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February 3, 2023
Fabulous. I had the pleasure of meeting the author in the 1970s. A perfect gentleman and intellectual giant.
January 2, 2011
Less a read than a browse-the-pictures book, this was a quick history of British house gardens. The biggest problem is that the essays on the different features is quite rich yet needs more illustration to make the content understandable to those without great imaginative or gardening powers.
What I mean by this is that when discussing statues or outdoor rooms, the illustrations should be next to the text not after. It would also have been helpful if types could have been groups, so that you could see a selection of Capability Brown gardens and compare them to those of Gertrude Jeckyll.
What I mean by this is that when discussing statues or outdoor rooms, the illustrations should be next to the text not after. It would also have been helpful if types could have been groups, so that you could see a selection of Capability Brown gardens and compare them to those of Gertrude Jeckyll.
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews