
Gardenlust
Botanical Tour of the World's Best New Gardens
Hardcover | 25 September 2018 | Edition Number 1
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This sumptuously illustrated survey of 60 of the most innovative modern gardens from around the world - chosen by venerable garden-world authority Chris Woods - is the perfect armchair travel gift book.
Gardenlust takes readers on a botanical tour through 60 modern, global gardens. Christopher Woods visits unique private gardens and public spaces created by the top garden designers working today, including Dan Pearson, Luciano Giubbilei, and Mary Reynolds. He also visits eminent botanical and large-scale gardens such as the Denver Botanic Garden, Naples Botanic
Garden, and Chihuly Gardens and Glass. The featured gardens reveal the best in contemporary garden design and emphasize how the strong influences of the past are being interpreted today. This must-have gift book for gardeners and travellers is packed with hundreds of inspiring colour photographs.
354 colour photographs
About the Author
Christopher Woods began his gardening life at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. He was director and chief designer of Chanticleer, transforming it into one of America's most exuberant, romantic, and flamboyant gardens. He has served as vice president for horticulture at the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden; director of the Van Dusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver, Canada; executive director of the Mendocino Coast Botanical Garden; and director of both the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and Meadowbrook Farm. He lives in California.
Industry Reviews
"Woods's broad outlook is refreshing. . . . this title features many large, jaw-dropping photos of each garden accompanied by descriptive essays that discuss thoughtfully cogently, and often humorously the recurring themes. . . . Highly recommended for anyone interested in modern gardens, garden design, or garden travel." --Library Journal
"To be passionate about gardens but have wanderlust seems like a curse of mythological proportion. It might turn you into a plant explorer, a landscape photographer or, if you are Christopher Woods, into a horticultural sojourner and writer." --Washington Post
"An extraordinary collection of 21st-century gardens that will arouse the wanderlust in anyone keen on contemporary landscape design. . . . It would be hard to pick out the star turns from this line-up of brilliant botanical hot spots as they are all so inspiring. . . . The quality of the photography in this book is exquisite, and the images are plentiful. Whether you are a garden globetrotter or an armchair explorer, this book is definitely one to add to your collection." --Gardens Illustrated
"A seductive new title. . . . Regardless of which gardens inspire the most awe in any individual reader, most if not all will feel the tug of wanderlust and the gardenlust to explore many of these new and beautiful landscapes." --NYBG's Plant Talk
"Author Chris Woods worked in top British gardens before moving to the States, where he transformed Chanticleer, and in his safe hands we are transported to these special places to discover what makes them notable. . . . His enthusiasm and warmth carry the reader along and make this the perfect gift for people who love real or armchair garden visiting, at home and abroad." --The Telegraph
"Gardenlust transcends the sameness that often afflicts garden compendiums. Concise but engaging descriptions. . . gorgeous photographs . . . evoke a visceral feeling of being in each garden. . . . Occasionally, I find a book that expands or alters the way I look at the world--an experience akin to discovering a new color. Gardenlust is such a book. . . it artfully promulgates the fact that the garden, in all its myriad forms, is truly a thread of connection between all people." --The American Gardener
"Gardenlust looks at the best 21st century gardens in the world." --San Francisco Chronicle
"You'll be ready to travel when you pick up Gardenlust by British plant expert Christopher Woods. . . . Every designer, everyone who loves gardens and plants will want a copy of this book. It's the first real comprehensive survey of fabulous 21st century gardens." --Garden Design Online
"Woods is uniquely qualified to write a book of such a daunting global scope. . . . a long love letter to the planet and its people, particularly gardeners who have created beauty and devoted their lives to helping others see that beauty." --Mother Nature Network
"I can't think of a more fitting title for this handsome coffee table book. . . . He held my attention with his thoughtful approach to the perplexing issues of plant diversity, globalization, nativity and urbanization. . . . As I closed the book, I had the sensation that I had traveled to see amazing gardens. What an incredible journey." --The Oregonian
"Gardenlust reads like the most luscious travel brochure ever...as inspiring as it is insightful, you'll discover ideas for your own garden...and maybe your next travel destination."--The Gardener
ISBN: 9781604697971
ISBN-10: 1604697970
Published: 25th September 2018
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 416
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Workman
Country of Publication: GB
Edition Number: 1
Dimensions (cm): 27.6 x 22.8 x 3.2
Weight (kg): 1.77
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