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Royal Gardens of the World
21 Celebrated Gardens from the Alhambra to Highgrove and Beyond
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Each garden is richly detailed with history, plantings, design, and layout, including plant portraits and insights into the gardens' evolution. Featuring locations in England, Scotland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Russia, India, Bali, and Japan, this volume serves both as an inspiring armchair travel experience and a source of planting ideas ranging from modest to grand.
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This beautifully illustrated book is ideal for gardening enthusiasts, students of garden design, and those who appreciate architectural heritage. It also appeals to armchair travellers seeking to explore iconic royal gardens from around the globe, blending history, horticulture, and culture.
History and horticulture in 21 of the world's best royal gardens
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A sumptuous exploration of 21 of the world's most celebrated royal gardens, from the formal splendour of Versailles to the organic, sustainable Highgrove.
In mainland Europe, you can journey from the formal splendour of Het Loo in the Netherlands and Fontainebleau in France to the Baroque World Heritage Site of the Royal Palace of Caserta in Southern Italy. Further afield still lies the Taj Mahal in India and the Peterhof Palace in Russia.
Each featured garden will include the history, plantings, and evolution of the garden, as well as plant portraits of key plants and information about the design and layout of each. Countries included are: England, Scotland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Russia, India, Bali, and Japan.
This inspiring global selection of royal gardens in Royal Gardens of the World is a perfect gift for any gardening enthusiast or armchair traveller. It takes the reader on a journey of architecturally significant houses and their classic gardens, as well as providing planting ideas that range from modest to grand, simple to ornate.
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ISBN: 9780857838018
Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 24 September 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Kyle Books
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 242.0mm
Height: 294.0mm
Weight: 1649g
Pages: 240
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About the Author
Mark Lane, with his background in architecture publishing and landscape design, takes both a practical and an aesthetic approach to gardening. He has gained recognition as a first-class landscape designer and the UK's first garden designer in a wheelchair, and is a presenter on the award-winning TV series BBC Gardener's World.
@marklanetv www.marklane.tvAlso by Mark Lane
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