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Beschreibung
Step inside the Secret Gardens of Cornwall for a private tour of the best horticultural destinations in the county.

Discover what grows well, when and where to visit, understand the challenges that the owners have faced, and have a taste of the world-class gardens to be found in this corner of England.

The 20 beautiful gardens included here celebrate the culture, beauty and diversity of the Cornish landscape – including unique micro-climates, rhododendrons and stunning scenery – through their sumptuous photography, fascinating stories and audiences with their owners.

From each garden we can learn about the creator’s style, their talent for exploiting the genius loci, and the specific challenges and rewards they have encountered.
Step inside the Secret Gardens of Cornwall for a private tour of the best horticultural destinations in the county.

Discover what grows well, when and where to visit, understand the challenges that the owners have faced, and have a taste of the world-class gardens to be found in this corner of England.

The 20 beautiful gardens included here celebrate the culture, beauty and diversity of the Cornish landscape – including unique micro-climates, rhododendrons and stunning scenery – through their sumptuous photography, fascinating stories and audiences with their owners.

From each garden we can learn about the creator’s style, their talent for exploiting the genius loci, and the specific challenges and rewards they have encountered.
Über den Autor

Tim Hubbard is a former award-winning BBC presenter and journalist who has lived and gardened in Cornwall for over forty years. He now interviews at Literary Festivals around the country, guides private garden tours and also writes books as well as for newspapers and magazines including BBC Countryfile and RHS's The Garden. With his architect husband Nick Purchase, Tim is creating a new clifftop garden facing the Atlantic Ocean and is quickly learning to love any plant which can survive salt water spray and storm force winds!

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword by Sir Tim Smit KBE
Introduction
A note on the Cornish climate
1 Bonython Estate Gardens
2 Burncoose House Gardens
3 Caervallack
4 Chygurno
5 Enys Gardens
6 Falmouth’s Public Gardens
7 Kestle Barton
8 Lamorran House Gardens
9 Minack Theatre Gardens
10 Penjerrick Garden
11 Pentillie Castle and Estate
12 Potager Garden
13 Prideaux Place
14 St Just in Roseland Churchyard
15 St Michael’s Mount Gardens
16 Tate St Ives: Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden
17 Trenarth Gardens
18 Tresillian House and Garden
19 Trevilley
20 Trevince Estate Gardens
Visiting information
Index
Acknowledgments
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Garten & Natur
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780711281493
ISBN-10: 0711281491
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Hubbard, Tim
Kamera: Whitworth, Jo And Rob
Fotograph: Whitworth, Jo
Illustrator: Whitworth, Rob
Hersteller: Quarto
Ivy Press
Frances Lincoln
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Abbildungen: 250 colour photos
Maße: 275 x 245 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Tim Hubbard
Erscheinungsdatum: 31.10.2023
Gewicht: 0,97 kg
Artikel-ID: 126653649

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