| #620454 in Books | 2015-10-06 | 2015-10-06 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 11.28 x1.02 x9.41l,1.25 | File type: PDF | 224 pages||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Describes 20 or so pleasant gardens, but no French-style embroidery parterres here.|By Bayard B.|Tells the stories of around 20 or so very pleasant gardens. All the photos are in color. These are not grand chateaus or villas as you might find in France or Italy. You won't find grand French-style embroidery parterres in this book.
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From simple 18th- and early 19th-century gardens to the lavish estates of the Gilded Age, the gardens started by 1930s inmates at Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay to the centuries-old camellias at Middleton Place near Charleston, South Carolina—Rescuing Eden celebrates the history of garden design in the United States, with 28 examples that have been saved by ardent conservationists and generous private owners, and opened to the public.
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You easily download any file type for your gadget.Rescuing Eden: Preserving America's Historic Gardens | Caroline Seebohm. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!
