The Story of the Garden

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326 pp. Reprinted from the original 1932 edition. Full color and monochrome illustrations. An account of the evolution of gardens, tracing their history from ancient garden archite cture through the times of royal and private gardens, herb gardens, orchards and vineyards, pleasaunces, knot gardens, ornaments, mounts, mazes, topiaries, fountains, pools, and sundials, to farmhouse gardens, Elizabeth flower painting, plants of the New World, Restoration influences, landscape gardening, and Eastern techniques. Show more