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Thoughtfully examines ten kinds of gardens and presents questions and answers that will inform those who visit such sites.... Illustrated with 185 color photographs, this books offers a recommended reading list, and provides the address of the gardens, designers, and other experts cited in the book.

Will offer plenty of food for though.... Amusing.

For someone who enjoys touring gardens, this book will offer plenty of food for thought. An unusual and thoughtful book for travelers who love to visit gardens. Louisa Jones explores the appeal of these spaces, provoking thoughts about the intersection between nature and art. Reading Jones' 'Ten Questions' sections prime the mind for a trip down the garden path with intriguing queries and mini-essays. Thoughtfully examines ten kinds of gardens and presents questions and answers that will inform those who visit such sites.... Illustrated with 185 color photographs, this books offers a recommended reading list, and provides the address of the gardens, designers, and other experts cited in the book.

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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.

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