Penelope Hobhouse
Author
Language
English
Description
Penelope Hobhouse, the legendary authority on garden history, composes a beautifully crafted, lavishly illustrated history of gardening over millennia. From the cooling fountains of the Alhambra to the clean lines of the French parterre, The Story of Gardening draws fascinating connections among gardens across time and place. Hobhouse addresses styles and techniques from all over the world, revealing the origins of the world's most magnificent gardens....
2) Garden style
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
c1988
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
216 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
Collector's ed.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 273 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Hosted by Penelope Hobhouse, a garden writer, designer, historian, lecturer and gardener. Includes Roses For the Garden; Visions of Nature; The Summer Garden; Design Basics; Planting the Bones of a Garden; and more.
11) The gardener
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Gardener and horticulturalist Frank Cabot gives the history of Les Quatre Vents, his twenty-acre English style garden in Charlevoix County, Quebec, and discusses his philosophy of gardening.
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
c2006
Edition
Full screen special tribute ed.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (5 hr., 19 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Audrey Hepburn conducts a tour of a number of the world's notable gardens, examining historical and aesthetic aspects.
