{"product_id":"unforgettable-gardens-historic-gardens-and-landscapes-9781849949033","title":"Unforgettable Gardens: Historic Gardens and Landscapes","description":"\u003cb\u003eA glorious celebration of the greatest gardens, parks, and landscapes in Britain, curated by the prestigious organization The Gardens Trust.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis landmark book is a glorious celebration of the greatest gardens, parks, and landscapes in Britain, with stunning photography accompanied by authoritative text from leading garden historians and conservators. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is lovingly curated by The Gardens Trust, a prominent UK conservation charity dedicated to preserving, studying, and spotlighting historic gardens. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArranged chronologically, it covers around 60 individual gardens, specially selected to give a broad overview of the history of British garden design from 1600 to 2000. Each chapter also includes a more general essay that gives a wider picture of changes in social context, taste, and style in each period, and ends with a short gazetteer of gardens from the same time throughout the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEntries include: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElizabethan splendor at Kenilworth Castle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpectacular landscapes by Capability Brown at Blenheim Palace and Stowe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBirkenhead Park, the Victorian inspiration for New York's Central Park.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe classic cottage garden created by Margery Fish at East Lambrook, Somerset.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIan Hamilton Finlay's modern Scottish masterpiece, Little Sparta.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGo on a voyage of garden discovery with this beautiful book and learn more about the gardens and landscapes that are a much-loved part of our shared national story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Batsford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781849949033\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"The Gardens Trust","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44576577781941,"sku":"9781849949033","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_97a2ea22-f566-4cb2-826d-01648eed9a60.jpg?v=1724175835","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/unforgettable-gardens-historic-gardens-and-landscapes-9781849949033","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}