Wilmington Memorial Library

Flowers in the world's most beautiful gardens, photographed by Alain Le Toquin ; text by Yves-Marie Allain ; translated from the French by Nicholas Elliott

eng

Includes bibliographical references

illustrations

no index present

non fiction

Flowers in the world's most beautiful gardens

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photographed by Alain Le Toquin ; text by Yves-Marie Allain ; translated from the French by Nicholas Elliott

Flowers in the World's Most Beautiful Gardens puts the spotlight on the star of the garden- the flower. Tracing the history of flower gardens from the Middle Ages to today, the book discusses the types of flowers commonly planted, the landscape designs, the advances in technology, and how these practices have changed throughout the centuries. Each chapter also focuses on a significant type of bloom - the rose, iris, and tulip, among others. Illustrated with more than 180 exquisite photographs by Alain Le Toquin, this book features the world's most extraordinary flower gardens, showcasing gardens in countries such as the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, New Zealand, Russia, the United States, Thailand, and many more

From botanical curiosity to common garden decoration -- Exotic, indigenous, and exogenous plants -- pleasure gardens -- The rose -- Floral decoration in the Middle Ages and Renaissance -- The iris -- The flower in the classic French formal garden -- The tulip -- New theories of color in the nineteenth century -- Chevreul's theory of colors -- Rhododendron and azalea -- Scientific and technical progress in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries -- The water lily -- Flower carpets -- Mosaiculture, an atypical modern trend -- Perennial plant flower beds -- The wisteria -- The peony, a delicate flower -- The flower-covered meadow -- Grasses -- Conclusion