Rosemary Verey's English country gardens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Verey, Rosemary.

Standardized Title:

English country gardens

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gardens--England.

Gardens.

Gardens, English.

England.

Gardens, English--England.

Physical Description:

192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Edition:

First American edition.

Other Title:

English country gardens

Place of Publication:

New York : H. Holt, 1996.

Summary:

In this personal look at a great English tradition, the internationally acclaimed garden designer and plantswoman Rosemary Verey explores the delights of twelve outstanding gardens at different times of the year. Some, such as Kiftsgate, Folly Farm, and her own Barnsley House, are well known. Others such as Winfield House, home of the United States Ambassador, and Elton John's Woodside are private and rarely seen. In English Country Gardens, Rosemary Verey reveals the unique features and creative plant combinations of each garden: the vibrant tulips of Great Dixter in the spring and its glorious herbaceous borders in the autumn; Helmingham Hall's roses and the formal garden at Holker Hall in summer; the vivid autumnal shades of berries and foliage at Benington Lordship and the pure white snowdrops which carpet its moat in late winter. Interwoven with these descriptions is a wealth of gardening information as Rosemary Verey discusses the planning behind the creation of these remarkable gardens.

Notes:

Based on the BBC television series, The English country garden.

Includes index.

ISBN:

0805050809

OCLC:

36093905