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A beautifully presented look at the French Garden today and the influences of history on new designs
Overview
French country gardening has experienced a renaissance in recent years. While the great French heritage still thrives, its traditions now provide inspiration for fresh delights and creative expression.
This book embraces the whole of France, from Normandy to the Riviera, from Picardy to the Pyrenees, revealing the full extent and exciting diversity of the modern French country garden. Little by little, the sedate country style has given way to modern conceptions and technical innovation and experimentation. Nowhere is there a happier harmony of the past, the present and the future.
Reviews
'Stunning... a beautiful and sensuous book'
Irish Post
'A very beautiful and uplifting read'
Evening Post
Product Information
Book Details
Format: Paperback
Size: 25.0 x 25.0 cm
Extent: 176 pp
Publication date: 7 March 2005
ISBN: 9780500285206
Contents List
Introduction: French Gardens Today • I. French Country Gardens • 2. Celebration of the Senses • 3. A Passion for Plants • 4. Formal Fancies • 5. Nature’s Ways • 6. Planetary Perspectives
About the Author
Louisa Jones has lived in southern France for nearly forty years. She is the author of many books on gardens and landscape. She is the author of many books on gardens and landscape, including Kitchen Gardens of France, The French Country Garden, Reinventing the Garden and The Garden Visitor’s Companion. Clive Nichols is one of the world’s most successful flower and garden photographers, and in 2005 was voted Garden Photographer of the Year by the Garden Writers Guild.
List of Contributors
Gilles Le Scanff, Joëlle Caroline Mayer
