Gardens of the World - Dorling Kindersley - diskuze

Explore the world's most stunning gardens and gain expert knowledge you can apply to your own green space with this all-encompassing guide to gorgeous gardens!

Illustrated with inspiring photography and full of fascinating insights from expert gardeners, this beautiful compilation takes you on a visual journey of some of the world's most gorgeous gardens and green
spaces, brought to you by the leading publisher in the UK gardening category,

The book is split into five chapters, each focusing on a different theme. From the intricately planned and carefully curated French formal gardens of Versailles to the surrealist jungle dreamland of Mexico's Las Pozas, these gardens prove that green-fingered ingenuity comes in many forms and thrives in even the most unlikely of locations.

Soar into the pages of this intricately designed garden guide to discover:
Informative introduction giving history and context of garden travel as a phenomenonAn overview of the types of garden that are going to feature in the bookApproximately 60 "must-visit" gardens and green spaces organized thematicallyGardens by the Bay, an astonishing feat of modern horticultural engineeringImmersive descriptions of each garden, giving its history, significance and cultural contextFeature spreads throughout shine a light on a particular area of interestPlenty of hard-working content in the form of pull-out elements, story boxes, timelines, quotes from head gardeners
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