Adventures in Eden

Name: Adventures in Eden
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781604698466
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An Intimate Tour of the Private Gardens of Europe

By Carolyn Mullet

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Adventures in Eden is a bucket list tour of Europe's most beautiful private gardens, featuring fifty exclusive destinations from Belgium to Ireland, Scandinavia to Wales. Explore acres of white-blooming garden rooms on Mallorca, a seven-tiered stone and water wonder above Germany's Rhine River, and the Garden of Cosmic Speculation in Scotland. Guided by landscape designer Carolyn Mullet, readers discover intimate retreats, the stories of their intriguing owners, and works by eminent designers such as Tom Stuart-Smith and Louis Benech.

This book offers inspiration for garden lovers and armchair travellers alike through rich profiles and sumptuous imagery.
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Ideal for gardening enthusiasts, landscape designers, and readers seeking inspiring armchair travel experiences through Europe's private gardens.

A lavish gift book that provides a sneak peek into the most spectacular private gardens of Europe.

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A bucket list tour of Europe's private gardens.

Acres of white-blooming garden rooms on the island of Mallorca. A seven-tiered wonder of stone, plants, and water above Germany's Rhine River. The Garden of Cosmic Speculation in a quiet Scottish valley. These sumptuous landscapes are just three of the fifty destinations you'll visit on this exclusive tour of Europe's most beautiful private gardens. From Belgium to Ireland, Scandinavia to Wales, Carolyn Mullet is your guide through intimate retreats normally off-limits to visitors. Short profiles introduce the intriguing owners and rich histories of each garden and the land they inhabit. Among the featured gardens are works of eminent designers such as Tom Stuart-Smith, Andy Malengier, and Louis Benech.

Whether you love exploring faraway places or creating your own landscape haven at home, Adventures in Eden is the ideal armchair getaway—glimpses into personal garden artistry that are sure to spark inspiration.

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Publishers Weekly praises it as dazzling for homebound gardeners.

The English Garden calls it a sumptuous, utterly escapist hardback perfect for a substitute travel experience.

Horticulture highlights its inspirational words and images, along with practical planting and design ideas.

The Washington Post admires the image-rich peek at fifty gardens, evoking a longing to visit.

Gardens Illustrated notes its richly illustrated tour led by Carolyn Mullet, uniting private domains of Europe's horticultural elite.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781604698466

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 08 December 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: Timber Press

Illustration: 250 color photos

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 34.0mm

Width: 218.0mm

Height: 284.0mm

Weight: 1660g

Pages: 332

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Arts & Culture Carolyn Mullet Home & Garden Non-Fiction

About the Author

Carolyn Mullet is a prominent landscape designer and the founder of Carex: Garden Design by Carolyn Mullet, a garden design and consulting agency in the Washington, D.C., area. She is also the principal of Carex Tours, which has quickly gained a reputation for offering the best-planned, most discerning, and most exciting garden tours anywhere. Find her at carexdesign.com.