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Author Hobhouse, Penelope, author

Title The story of gardening / Penelope Hobhouse with Ambra Edwards
Published New York : Princeton Architectural Press, [2020]
©2020

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Description 511 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Contents The origins of gardening -- Gardens of Ancient Greece and Rome -- The gardens of Islam -- The medieval gardens of Christendom -- The Renaissance vision in Italy -- The flowering of the European garden -- Plants on the move -- The English landscape garden -- The eclectic 19th century -- The Americas -- Gardens of China -- The Japanese garden -- From naturalism to modernism -- Visions of the future
Summary Penelope Hobhouse, the legendary authority on garden history, composes a beautifully crafted, lavishly illustrated history of gardening over millennia. From the cooling fountains of the Alhambra to the clean lines of the French parterre, The Story of Gardening draws fascinating connections among gardens across time and place. Hobhouse addresses styles and techniques from all over the world, revealing the origins of the world's most magnificent gardens. Award-winning journalist and garden historian Ambra Edwards worked alongside Hobhouse to bring this comprehensive classic up-to-date with today's most recent garden developments and trends
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 496-500) and index
Subject Landscape architecture -- History
Landscape gardening -- History
Landscape architecture -- History -- Pictorial works
Landscape gardening -- History -- Pictorial works
Genre/Form History.
Illustrated works.
Pictorial works.
Illustrated works.
Author Edwards, Ambra, author
LC no. 2019957187
ISBN 9781616899196
1616899190