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Gardens of the National Trust / Stephen Lacey.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : National Trust Books, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Edition: Revised editionDescription: 416 pages color illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 1911657127
  • 9781911657125
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Contents:
Introduction -- Map of National Trust gardens -- The gardens -- Other gardens -- National Trust Garden Collection.
Summary: "The definitive guide to hundreds of Britain's most outstanding gardens, in the care of the National Trust. The National Trust has the finest collection of gardens in the United Kingdom. In this book, Stephen Lacey paints a vivid picture of the individual gardens, and places each one in its context within British horticultural history. All the major periods and styles of garden design are represented, from the formality of early gardens such as Hanbury Hall and Ham House, magnificent 18th-century landscapes like Stowe and Croome Park and the heady Victorian creations of Biddulph Grange and Waddesdon Manor to the famous plantsmen's gardens of the last century, such as Nymans, Hidcote Manor and Sissinghurst Castle. The text and pictures have been fully updated, with new entries including Allan Bank, High Close Arboretum and Wentworth Castle. Several gardens have undergone major redevelopment since the previous edition, while others have colourfully expanded the acreage open to visitors. Extensive tree planting, including reinstating a lost eighteenth-century avenue at Dyrham Park and recreating the pear tree arch at Rudyard Kipling's home, Bateman's, are just a few of the new and exciting additions to this classic guide to Britain's most outstanding gardens"--Publisher's description.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves SB466.G7 N28 2023 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800193179
Total holds: 0

Previous edition: 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Map of National Trust gardens -- The gardens -- Other gardens -- National Trust Garden Collection.

"The definitive guide to hundreds of Britain's most outstanding gardens, in the care of the National Trust. The National Trust has the finest collection of gardens in the United Kingdom. In this book, Stephen Lacey paints a vivid picture of the individual gardens, and places each one in its context within British horticultural history. All the major periods and styles of garden design are represented, from the formality of early gardens such as Hanbury Hall and Ham House, magnificent 18th-century landscapes like Stowe and Croome Park and the heady Victorian creations of Biddulph Grange and Waddesdon Manor to the famous plantsmen's gardens of the last century, such as Nymans, Hidcote Manor and Sissinghurst Castle. The text and pictures have been fully updated, with new entries including Allan Bank, High Close Arboretum and Wentworth Castle. Several gardens have undergone major redevelopment since the previous edition, while others have colourfully expanded the acreage open to visitors. Extensive tree planting, including reinstating a lost eighteenth-century avenue at Dyrham Park and recreating the pear tree arch at Rudyard Kipling's home, Bateman's, are just a few of the new and exciting additions to this classic guide to Britain's most outstanding gardens"--Publisher's description.

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