The Garden Lover's Guide to France

by Patrick Taylor

Book Overview

A comprehensive guide to over 100 gardens in France, this volume includes information on: garden history; local climate; and nearby cultural sites of interest. It also features illustrated plans, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568981287
• ISBN13: 9781568981284
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

useful information, especially about the North of France

I have been looking at a number of books about gardens in France, and this is the only one that I could use to plan a trip. The coverage is very good, though the vast majority are in the Paris region (Ile de France).Unlike, say, "the Secret Gardens of France", the gardens listed here are open to the public. The notes on each garden are concise. You will need another book if you want to learn about the history of landscape architecture. But the author does provide an assessment of the gardens described: state of repair, relation to original design, beauty, etc. The photo illustrations are very good.My only criticism is that I wish the book was twice as big.