Amazing Gardens of the World: Spectacular Classic Contemporary Gardens
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- Author：Vivienne Hambly
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Summary
From the gardens of the Palace of Versailles to Beatrix Potter's garden in the Lake District， from Monet's garden in France to the Tivoli Gardens in Rome， from the Japanese garden in Portland， Oregon， to city gardens in Tokyo， this book is a wide-ranging celebration of all types of gardens around the globe。
Including formal French gardens and English landscape gardens; famous botanical gardens and little-known curiosities; Iranian and Persian gardens; grand， country-house gardens and inner-city gardens; Zen gardens， strolling Japanese gardens and Chinese gardens; medicinal gardens and one poison garden; knot gardens and Roman gardens， Amazing Gardens of the World explores a huge variety of the approaches and uses of gardening around the world over millennia。 In telling the stories of these places， the book touches on the lives of the people who worked in them， designed them， and owned them—people such as Prince Charles， Capability Brown， Gertrude Jekyll， Edith Wharton， and Agatha Christie。 Amazing Gardens of the World not only champions the splendor of the world's most magnificent gardens but also reveals many fascinating stories about the history of these places and the people who created them。
Including formal French gardens and English landscape gardens; famous botanical gardens and little-known curiosities; Iranian and Persian gardens; grand， country-house gardens and inner-city gardens; Zen gardens， strolling Japanese gardens and Chinese gardens; medicinal gardens and one poison garden; knot gardens and Roman gardens， Amazing Gardens of the World explores a huge variety of the approaches and uses of gardening around the world over millennia。 In telling the stories of these places， the book touches on the lives of the people who worked in them， designed them， and owned them—people such as Prince Charles， Capability Brown， Gertrude Jekyll， Edith Wharton， and Agatha Christie。 Amazing Gardens of the World not only champions the splendor of the world's most magnificent gardens but also reveals many fascinating stories about the history of these places and the people who created them。
Reviews
Leyla Johnson
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The title of this book says it all - AMAZING。 The gardens are beautifully photographed - from the grand old gardens in Britain， Italy， Austria， France。 Germany to name just a few from the European section。 The African Continent section is full of color and grandness， whilst the Asian Garden have a calmness within them， whist the arid regions have wonderful gardens growing in the most challenging soils。 Australia， New Zealand， America and Canada have a distinct quality of its own - mixing and mat The title of this book says it all - AMAZING。 The gardens are beautifully photographed - from the grand old gardens in Britain， Italy， Austria， France。 Germany to name just a few from the European section。 The African Continent section is full of color and grandness， whilst the Asian Garden have a calmness within them， whist the arid regions have wonderful gardens growing in the most challenging soils。 Australia， New Zealand， America and Canada have a distinct quality of its own - mixing and matching styles taken from gardens around the world。Wonderful eye Candy for every gardener。 。。。more
Karen Mace
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Stunning。 Spectacular。 Simply perfect！！ Just a few of the words I used as I drooled over the photographs of the most amazing gardens in the world！ It is a real visual feast for the eyes， and a tonic for the soul to see so much beauty around the world！This is a book of gardens all over the globe， so as a keen gardener myself， it was fascinating to see the different styles and approaches to gardens from different perspectives。 It features royal palaces， parks， botanic gardens， homes of the rich an Stunning。 Spectacular。 Simply perfect！！ Just a few of the words I used as I drooled over the photographs of the most amazing gardens in the world！ It is a real visual feast for the eyes， and a tonic for the soul to see so much beauty around the world！This is a book of gardens all over the globe， so as a keen gardener myself， it was fascinating to see the different styles and approaches to gardens from different perspectives。 It features royal palaces， parks， botanic gardens， homes of the rich and famous and features so many amazing approaches to the art of gardening and goes to show the importance of green spaces on every continent。There's also some great text alongside the beautiful photographs， that give you more insight into the gardens featured and the plants used， as well as the role these gardens have played over the years。I kept finding myself saying 'wow' as I turned each page to see a new perspective of a garden， from the traditional styles to the surreal and to the more recent fashions like roof gardens。 I could have easily looked at a million more photographs from gardens around the world， so I hope there'll be more editions in the future！It's a book that inspires， impresses and leaves you in awe of the creativity of gardeners over the years。 The photography is beautiful and it's a book that I will happily keep picking up to drool over for many years to come！ 。。。more
Jessica Strider
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Pros: lots of gorgeous photos， showcases a large number of gardensCons:This is a gorgeous book。 The photos are large and plentiful， with a wide variety of shots。 The book covers gardens from around the globe with chapters on Europe， Africa and the Middle East， Asia， Australasia and the Pacific， and North and South America。 Each chapter and the book itself get a single page introduction。Most gardens get 1-2 photos， with a few getting as many as 7。 Each garden has a short description explaining wh Pros: lots of gorgeous photos， showcases a large number of gardensCons:This is a gorgeous book。 The photos are large and plentiful， with a wide variety of shots。 The book covers gardens from around the globe with chapters on Europe， Africa and the Middle East， Asia， Australasia and the Pacific， and North and South America。 Each chapter and the book itself get a single page introduction。Most gardens get 1-2 photos， with a few getting as many as 7。 Each garden has a short description explaining when it was planted/cultivated and， if known， who designed it。The chapter on Africa and the Middle East is quite short， as there apparently aren’t that many large scale ornamental gardens there。 But the photos of the gardens included are magnificent。I got a digital copy， so I can’t judge the paper quality。If you like gardens or need a book to help calm your mind with beautiful imagery， this is a good choice。 。。。more
Melki
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Stunning is perhaps the most accurate word for describing both this book， and the featured gardens。From acres of tulips， to lush tropical foliage， you'll find pages and pages of drool-worthy photos that will thrill， and possibly even inspire you。 This is the perfect book for chasing away those winter blahs。 Many， many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for letting me ooh and aah over this beautiful book。 Stunning is perhaps the most accurate word for describing both this book， and the featured gardens。From acres of tulips， to lush tropical foliage， you'll find pages and pages of drool-worthy photos that will thrill， and possibly even inspire you。 This is the perfect book for chasing away those winter blahs。 Many， many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for letting me ooh and aah over this beautiful book。 。。。more
Nicki
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Gorgeous！ full review to follow！
Tyler
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A great collection of magnificent gardens from around the world。 Some of the photographs could have been better， such as the less than picture perfect zinnia at Shalimar Gardens on page 126， the very blurry photo of Queen Elizabeth fountain at Pukekura Park on page 166 and the poorly edited photo of the pond at Dumbarton Oaks on page 187， but most of them were stunning。 I realize it's a lot to ask， but it would have been better if the same photographer spent a year or so traveling to these place A great collection of magnificent gardens from around the world。 Some of the photographs could have been better， such as the less than picture perfect zinnia at Shalimar Gardens on page 126， the very blurry photo of Queen Elizabeth fountain at Pukekura Park on page 166 and the poorly edited photo of the pond at Dumbarton Oaks on page 187， but most of them were stunning。 I realize it's a lot to ask， but it would have been better if the same photographer spent a year or so traveling to these places to get a cohesive style and the best quality for the book as a whole。 I love gardening， learning new gardening techniques and styles and learning about gardens I have never heard of before， and this book was a perfect taste of all of this。 I learned what pleaching is， I learned about the Great Banyan （could have included a better picture of this tree too）， and I learned about Wendy Whiteley， who used gardening as therapy to overcome her heroin addiction and the loss of her husband and daughter。 Now I can do further exploration of her horticultural work。 I appreciated the little tidbits of history and explanation along with the photos， and I think this would a great overview book for anyone who is interested in gardening。 I received this book as an ARC， and this is my honest review。 Thank you NetGalley and Amber Books！ 。。。more
Brenda
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Rich in breathtaking photography in over 200 pictures of some of the most surreally beautiful gardens on the planet， Amazing Gardens of the World enchants and beguiles。 Gardens from various eras， styles， themes， sizes and climates are highlighted。 The author discusses the reasons for gardens such as display as wealth， decoration， commercial crops， botanic education and escapes from the mundane。 There are rose gardens， herbaceous borders， arboreta， orchards， glasshouses， spring bulb gardens， wate Rich in breathtaking photography in over 200 pictures of some of the most surreally beautiful gardens on the planet， Amazing Gardens of the World enchants and beguiles。 Gardens from various eras， styles， themes， sizes and climates are highlighted。 The author discusses the reasons for gardens such as display as wealth， decoration， commercial crops， botanic education and escapes from the mundane。 There are rose gardens， herbaceous borders， arboreta， orchards， glasshouses， spring bulb gardens， water features， meadows， topiary， succulents and exotics。 The author also gives some background history such as designers greats including Christopher Lloyd and 'Capability Brown'。 Included are formal and informal gardens as well as specific plants。 Crathes Castle， Hampton Court Palace， Versailles， Blenheim Palace， Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew， Schwerin Castle in Germany， Zagreb Botanic Gardens and Villa d'Este in Italy are some I am besotted with as a rabid traveler。 But there are so many others which are remarkably intriguing in Portugal， Turkey and Russia。 Examples of gardens outside Europe include the Camphor Avenue in South Africa， Aswan in Egypt with huge sand dunes in the background， meticulous gardens in Japan， the largest tree in India， skywalks in Singapore and Hatley Castle in British Columbia。If you are at all interested in gardens， you are bound to be delighted by this book， perfect to pull out and ogle over and over again。My sincere thank you to Amber Books Ltd。 and NetGalley for the privilege of reading this stunning， stunning book。 Choosing 100 gardens from thousands must have been difficult。。。I would love to see more showcased！ 。。。more
Annarella
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Amazing book: gorgeous photos and lovely garden。 I loved it and wished I was there。Highly recommended。Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine
MookNana
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The photography in this book is absolutely stunning！ There are so many large， detailed， beautifully composed photographs that one could linger over this for hours。 Each series of photos is accompanied by brief but interesting facts about the history and significance of the featured garden。For being labeled as "Gardens of the World"， over half of the content was gardens of Europe， with the entire rest of the world condensed into the remainder （the continent of South America had exactly 3 entries） The photography in this book is absolutely stunning！ There are so many large， detailed， beautifully composed photographs that one could linger over this for hours。 Each series of photos is accompanied by brief but interesting facts about the history and significance of the featured garden。For being labeled as "Gardens of the World"， over half of the content was gardens of Europe， with the entire rest of the world condensed into the remainder （the continent of South America had exactly 3 entries）。 Still， what was featured was gorgeous。 This would make a great gift for gardeners， horticulture buffs， and armchair travelers！Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review！ 。。。more
A Home Library
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Book: Amazing Gardens of the World: Spectacular Classic & Contemporary GardensAuthor: Vivienne HamblyPub Info: 14 March 2022， Amber BooksGenres: Arts & Photography， Gardens， Travel， Leisure / Hobby， NatureI received an electronic copy of this book on NetGalley in exchange for honest feedback。 Thank you to the author， photographers， publisher， and NG。This book is a collection of amazing gardens across the world。 There are different types such as botanical gardens， country house gardens， inner-cit Book: Amazing Gardens of the World: Spectacular Classic & Contemporary GardensAuthor: Vivienne HamblyPub Info: 14 March 2022， Amber BooksGenres: Arts & Photography， Gardens， Travel， Leisure / Hobby， NatureI received an electronic copy of this book on NetGalley in exchange for honest feedback。 Thank you to the author， photographers， publisher， and NG。This book is a collection of amazing gardens across the world。 There are different types such as botanical gardens， country house gardens， inner-city gardens， medicinal gardens， knot gardens， etc。 This book shows the places and also the people who designed them， including famous people like Prince Charles， Edith Wharton， and Agatha Christie。 There are over 200 color photographs included in this packed book full of content。I am approaching this book as someone who really like gardens， but I only have read about English and US types of gardens。 I am inclined to be interested in English gardens the most。 Either way， I am hoping to 1） learn more about diverse gardens across different areas I’m not familiar with and 2） learn about how famous people / gardeners designed their gardens。 Right off the bat， I see that the book’s contents are separated into continent categories: Europe， Africa & the Middle East， Asia， Australia & the Pacific， North and South America。 Note for Editor: there is a mistype on the TOC where it says Europe twice instead of including Asia。 The bulk content of this book is high quality color photographs。 There are short captions next to images which tell about where the gardens are and brief facts。 They give pertinent information。 So， by going through different continents， you can see different types of gardens and the flora native to the location and how those different areas influence designs。 I was entertained by this book’s beautiful pictures。 Ultimately， I’d think that this would be a great “coffee table” type of book which leans substantially on its photographic content。 。。。more
（a）lyss（a）
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I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。This is a nice coffee table book。 I'm not sure if it's because I got a digital copy of the book， but I wasn't particularly wowed by some of the photos。 This book showcases different gardens around the world， organized by continent。 There are some very famous gardens and some that are less well-known。 Overall a nice book to flip through。 I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。This is a nice coffee table book。 I'm not sure if it's because I got a digital copy of the book， but I wasn't particularly wowed by some of the photos。 This book showcases different gardens around the world， organized by continent。 There are some very famous gardens and some that are less well-known。 Overall a nice book to flip through。 。。。more
Kathryn
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I have been very lucky to travel to so many beautiful places， many of which have had incredible gardens。 I loved seeing many of the places I’ve been featured in this book and there a few places that I desperately need to go back to so I can see them in the correct season to fully appreciate the gardens。 This book is a wonderful coffee table guide to some of the most amazing gardens in the world。 It goes continent by continent featuring both estate gardens and more formal botanical gardens。 The l I have been very lucky to travel to so many beautiful places， many of which have had incredible gardens。 I loved seeing many of the places I’ve been featured in this book and there a few places that I desperately need to go back to so I can see them in the correct season to fully appreciate the gardens。 This book is a wonderful coffee table guide to some of the most amazing gardens in the world。 It goes continent by continent featuring both estate gardens and more formal botanical gardens。 The large full-color photographs are truly spectacular and really really really make me want to travel。 I will note that the book is very Euro-centric with almost have the gardens being in Europe， but as it is coming from a European publisher， I would expect this。 The pictures are accompanied with a brief explanation providing the name and location of each garden and a description of the history of the garden， how it was designed， or what makes it special。 This book is absolutely beautiful and anyone would love flipping through the pages even if they aren’t that interested in gardening。 I highly recommend it。 Thank you to Amber Books and NetGalley for the ARC。Bookstagram post will be posted in the coming weeks。 。。。more
Christine
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Disclaimer: ARC via NetgalleytThis gorgeous coffee table books provides a look at various gardens worldwide。 And when Vivienne Hambly writes worldwide， she means it。 While the book does start with various gardens in Europe， one of the highlights of the book is the section African gardens which includes gardens outside of South Africa as well as gardens that are not traditionally showcases of just green plant life。 Hambly even includes Meidan Emam in Iran。tIt’s true that one could argue that both Disclaimer: ARC via NetgalleytThis gorgeous coffee table books provides a look at various gardens worldwide。 And when Vivienne Hambly writes worldwide， she means it。 While the book does start with various gardens in Europe， one of the highlights of the book is the section African gardens which includes gardens outside of South Africa as well as gardens that are not traditionally showcases of just green plant life。 Hambly even includes Meidan Emam in Iran。tIt’s true that one could argue that both Canada and South America could be better represented。 For instance， the Montreal Botanical Gardens understandably get highlighted but the gardens of Toronto’s Casa Loma are absolute （granted they are small， but the United States Botanic Gardens are included and those are small）。 tThat aside， this is a wonderful book that entices the reader with wonderful gardens to visit。 。。。more
J Earl
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Amazing Gardens of the World by Vivienne Hambly is a visually stunning and very informative book that highlights many of the beautiful gardens around the world。If you like coffee table books and pictures of gardens （and also a lot of wonderful architecture since so many gardens are adjacent to castles and other impressive buildings） then this will appeal to you。 In addition to spanning the globe it also includes many types （very manicured to more natural， of plants native to the location to thos Amazing Gardens of the World by Vivienne Hambly is a visually stunning and very informative book that highlights many of the beautiful gardens around the world。If you like coffee table books and pictures of gardens （and also a lot of wonderful architecture since so many gardens are adjacent to castles and other impressive buildings） then this will appeal to you。 In addition to spanning the globe it also includes many types （very manicured to more natural， of plants native to the location to those with plants from all over）。I don't know if I ever mentioned in a review of these types of books how I used to utilize them。 If you're like me， even without going overboard you end up with quite a few oversized coffee table type books， usually far more than it makes sense displaying at the same time。 Between getting them regularly at bookstores or as gifts and getting some while traveling （lots of such books on castles and cathedrals） I had more than I had space to display。 So like many people I cycled through them on my coffee table， end tables， and sofa tables。 What became a bit of a tradition when I used to entertain small groups for dinner parties was for me to choose the books that I thought might start conversations。 Maybe someone's interests， maybe a recent trip they took， maybe just the more unusual ones。 Many times I would have them open to pages I thought might generate a comment or start a conversation。 Just to ease anyone's mind， I never left them open and flat for long periods of time。 The memory of doing that made me take a similar approach with this book。 There is a desktop computer in a common room and I opened the book to the page with Singapore's Gardens by the Bay， with an elevated walkway。 One of the people here is afraid of heights and is always fascinated to look at what she thinks of as crazy structures， you know， like bridges！ Sure enough， she saw it and started a conversation about such things and got her to flip through the book。Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley。 。。。more
Theediscerning
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Bristling with all the usual standards from England， skating through Versailles， Sans-Souci， Peterhof et al in Europe， and then having to be as fair as possible when it comes to Africa， this is just what you'd expect – a highly pictorial skim round the world's formal parks， gardens of the landed estates and of botanical collections， and so on。 To its credit it gives you things like Zagreb's botanical gardens; to its detriment it could have been cobbled together out of any pairings of image and c Bristling with all the usual standards from England， skating through Versailles， Sans-Souci， Peterhof et al in Europe， and then having to be as fair as possible when it comes to Africa， this is just what you'd expect – a highly pictorial skim round the world's formal parks， gardens of the landed estates and of botanical collections， and so on。 To its credit it gives you things like Zagreb's botanical gardens; to its detriment it could have been cobbled together out of any pairings of image and caption， with unearthly water lily blossoms in Kew clearly made of glass and metal not mentioned in the text once。 That said， even when they leave out the essential， the words are fine and the visuals are a warm， sunny treat （except Iran， where it's snowed） and are well worth some perusal for lovers of horticulture。 。。。more
Kaye
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Beautiful photographs are the highlights of Amazing Gardens fo the World。 The European section was my favorite as it covered many places I've visited。 Castles， palaces and great homes are always on my travel list and many have gardens included in this book such as Frederiksborg Castle， Blenheim Palace， Versailles， Chateau de Vilandry， Tivoli， Peterhof Palace and the Alhambra。 Smaller homes are included with the gardens of Beatrice Potter and Monet's lovely Giverny。 I thought it was interesting t Beautiful photographs are the highlights of Amazing Gardens fo the World。 The European section was my favorite as it covered many places I've visited。 Castles， palaces and great homes are always on my travel list and many have gardens included in this book such as Frederiksborg Castle， Blenheim Palace， Versailles， Chateau de Vilandry， Tivoli， Peterhof Palace and the Alhambra。 Smaller homes are included with the gardens of Beatrice Potter and Monet's lovely Giverny。 I thought it was interesting that in the USA the gardens aren't tied in to large estates but are usually botanical gardens。 Africa， Australia and the Pacific are included as well。 I don't think I even thought about gardens in Iraq or on islands。 This is for garden lovers and couch travelers who enjoy beautiful places。 Thank you to NetGalley and Amber Books for a temporary eARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Ashley
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A beautiful， coffee-table book focused on gardens throughout the world - if you like looking at pictures of gorgeous gardens， then you will find nothing to complain about with this book。 It delivers exactly what it promises: amazing gardens of the world。 Makes me want to travel。 But since I can't afford to travel， I look at books like this and dream instead。 A beautiful， coffee-table book focused on gardens throughout the world - if you like looking at pictures of gorgeous gardens， then you will find nothing to complain about with this book。 It delivers exactly what it promises: amazing gardens of the world。 Makes me want to travel。 But since I can't afford to travel， I look at books like this and dream instead。 。。。more
D
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I loved this book so much。 I love gardens and I love photography so it was nice to flip through and see where the gardens are （I may have jotted down some of the places so I could potentially go see some in my life）。 I would say this would be a nice 'coffee table' book so people can look through it whenever and I like the idea of looking through it when it is a bad weather day。 I loved this book so much。 I love gardens and I love photography so it was nice to flip through and see where the gardens are （I may have jotted down some of the places so I could potentially go see some in my life）。 I would say this would be a nice 'coffee table' book so people can look through it whenever and I like the idea of looking through it when it is a bad weather day。 。。。more
Brandi
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I grew up traveling and loved whenever we would get to see the botanical gardens or palace gardens somewhere。 Many of my favorites are captured in this stunning collection of beautiful gardens。 I enjoyed being able to travel again， by proxy， to so many beautiful gardens。 I do love how it is broken out by continents， making it easier to find specific locations。 Each photo provides a short description of location， history， and other informative tidbits。 An enjoyable collection that I would recomme I grew up traveling and loved whenever we would get to see the botanical gardens or palace gardens somewhere。 Many of my favorites are captured in this stunning collection of beautiful gardens。 I enjoyed being able to travel again， by proxy， to so many beautiful gardens。 I do love how it is broken out by continents， making it easier to find specific locations。 Each photo provides a short description of location， history， and other informative tidbits。 An enjoyable collection that I would recommend to anyone who takes pleasure in a variety of beautiful gardens。I received a complimentary copy from the publisher via NetGalley and all opinions expressed are solely my own， freely given。 。。。more
Kristin C
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Absolutely brilliant！ I love gardens， books about gardens， wandering through gardens， talking about gardens， digging in the dirt。。。and I'm always giddy when I discover a new garden book。 Especially this one。 I was expecting to see many old favorites like the Alhambra， Versailles， Giverney， Villa d'Este， Kew Gardens and Great Dixter。。。 but there was so much more！ I was thrilled to see the lesser known， enigmatic Quinta da Regaleira in tiny Sintra Portugal。 And Cornwall's informational Eden Projec Absolutely brilliant！ I love gardens， books about gardens， wandering through gardens， talking about gardens， digging in the dirt。。。and I'm always giddy when I discover a new garden book。 Especially this one。 I was expecting to see many old favorites like the Alhambra， Versailles， Giverney， Villa d'Este， Kew Gardens and Great Dixter。。。 but there was so much more！ I was thrilled to see the lesser known， enigmatic Quinta da Regaleira in tiny Sintra Portugal。 And Cornwall's informational Eden Project and spectacular Lost Gardens of Heligan， with its haunting backstory。 And of course， who wouldn't want to visit Jardin Majorelle in Marrakech， with its tropical foliage and giant cacti set against a gem-toned backdrop。 This book is written like a bucket list for any garden lover in your life。 How I would love to see a volume II ！ 。。。more
Kate
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