Breaking ground : examining the vision and practice of historic landscape restoration : proceedings of the Eleventh Conference on Restoring Southern Gardens and Landscapes, October 2-4, 1997, Old Salem, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Conference Name:

Restoring Southern Gardens and Landscape Conference (11th : 1997 : Winston-Salem, N.C.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historic sites--Conservation and restoration--Southern States--Congresses.

Historic sites.

Historic gardens--Conservation and restoration--Southern States--Congresses.

Historic gardens.

Landscape protection--Southern States--Congresses.

Landscape protection.

Historic preservation--Southern States--Congresses.

Historic preservation.

Historic gardens--Conservation and restoration.

Historic sites--Conservation and restoration.

Southern States.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

viii, 157 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Winston-Salem, N.C. : Old Salem, [1999]

Contents:

The story of landscape restoration in the South / Rudy J. Favretti

Preserving the spirit of the place / Valencia Libby

Treatment of cultural landscapes: applying the Secretary of the Interior's standards and guidelines / Robert R. Page

The role of the interpretive program in the restoration of historic landscapes / Catherine M. Howett

Interpreting Colonial revival gardens in changing times / M. Kent Brinkley

The broader Southern landscape

from rice fields to earthworks / Dale M. Jaeger

Historical sketch of the Happy Hill landscape / Gene Capps

Chainyballs, tennis-ball lettuce, and the breast of Venus peach: searching for the plants of Thomas Jefferson / Peter J. Hatch

Through the mind's eye: conceptualizing historic landscapes / C. Allan Brown

Preserving Jefferson"s "Garden University" / Mary V. Hughes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1879704064

9781879704060

OCLC:

40881360