1001 Gardens You Must See Before You Die

by Rae Spencer-Jones

Book Overview

Garden lovers and discriminating travelers will relish this armchair tour of the most beautiful and interesting gardens around the world. Succinct descriptions with stunning color photos showcase the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764160052
• ISBN13: 9780764160059
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing
• Length: 960 Pages
• Weight: 4.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.4" x 6.7" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Impressive!

Heavy enough for a doorstop, this book is a great resource to enhance trip planning. The beautiful illustrations can also inspire ambitious gardeners. Background information with location details also useful.

Wonderful!

I purchased this book for a friend who loves gardening and she adored it. Not only is this book filled with wonderful color photos, but the photos are accompanied by well written descriptions of the gardens. My friend was very pleased as was I.

gardens!!! how can one decide

this book gives VIVID DESCRIPTION OF THE WORLD'S GREAT GARDENS. SINCE I HAVE A PREFERENCE FOR INFORMAL FLORAL GARDENS IT HELPED ME DECIDE WHICH WERE FOR ME

beautiful book!

This was a great Mother's Day gift any gardener would love. Beautiful pictures of gardens around the world.

the best 'before you die book' I've seen

This very thick book has beautiful pictures that inspires one to plant a garden & travel the world.

A useful quick reference for garden tour!

To cover 1001 Gardens in 960 pages is an almost impossible mission, yet Rae Spencer-Jones and his 70 contributors accomplished it. Every garden listed in "1001 Gardens You Must See Before You Die" follows a standard listing format of designers, owners, garden style, size, climate, location and a brief description of the garden. Some of the gardens listed have half-page size color photographs. This book is very useful for you to gain a rough idea of the gardens nearby when you visit a city, it'll let you know about the existence of a garden and help you decide whether to visit it or not. To this end, I think "1001 Gardens You Must See Before You Die" is successful. All the gardens are arranged by geographical locations, including North America, Europe, Asia, Central and South America, Africa, New Zealand and Australia. I find the "Climate Classification System," "Useful Address," "Garden Directory" at the end of the book very helpful. "1001 Gardens You Must See Before You Die" has 960 pages and color interior photographs and is a useful quick reference for garden tour! Gang Chen, Author of "LEED AP Exam Guide" & "Planting Design Illustrated." LEED AP, AIA