Gardens of Eden: Among the World's Most Beautiful Gardens
Author(s): Holly Kerr Forsyth
Gardens of Eden brings together more than fifty of the world's most beautiful gardens. Spanning time and continents, it visits the glorious paradise gardens of ancient Persia, the restrained gardens of Italy and the Buddhist-inspired landscapes of China and Japan. Illustrated by more than 500 photographs, this tour takes in such gardens as Les Jardins du Paradis in Cordes-sur-Ciel, France; Nooroo in Australia's Blue Mountains; Villa Lante in Tuscany, Italy - the greatest and most perfect example of High Renaissance art and gardening - and the ancient gardens of Kyoto, Japan. It also surveys gardens in which some of the world's greatest writers found inspiration, such as Vita Sackville-West's Sissinghurst in Kent, and where politicians found solace, such as George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate. A celebration of the ideals and aesthetics that govern the creation of gardens in many cultures, this lavishly illustrated book is not simply a stroll through the world's finest gardens; it is a romp through history and an armchair ride around the world.
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Holly Kerr Forsyth is a writer, photographer and passionate gardener. She has written about gardens for more than a decade and has been the Weekend Australian garden columnist for ten years. She has an Arts degree from the University of Queensland, is a graduate of Ryde Horticultural College, Sydney, and has a PhD in history from the University of New South Wales. Holly has written for a range of academic and mainstream publications and is the author of seven books on gardening, including the bestselling Remembered Gardens: Eight women and their Visions of an Australian Landscape and The Constant Gardener: A Botanical Bible. During the writing of this book she traveled throughout Australia and across the globe, photographing the world's best gardens, analysing their key features, and interviewing their owners and creators.
General Fields
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- : Melbourne University Press
- : Melbourne University Press
- : 1.746
- : April 2009
- : 250mm X 250mm
- : Australia
- : books
Special Fields
- : Holly Kerr Forsyth
- : Hardback
- : 1
- : 712
- : 368
- : Gardens (descriptions, history etc)
- : colour illustrations