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In Search of Paradise: Great Gardens of the World

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A VOLUME TO SAVOR AND RETURN TO AGAIN AND AGAIN

By Gail Cooke - December 6, 2006

The ideal garden we are given to understand is a paradise - "a haven of comfort, abundance, and beauty." Many of us try to achieve that paradigm in our own way, as have countless others before us. Now gathered in one gorgeous volume are the results of those endeavors gleaned from diverse cultures and climes.

We begin our armchair tour with "Gardens Through the Centuries," a journey covering four thousand years beginning with the earliest gardens alive in the deserts of the Middle East. The first Mughal Emperor Babur (1483 - 1530) had a number of gardens including the Garden of Fidelity which was divided into four parts with a central pool.

Of course, the gardens designed in China and Japan expressed a respect for nature, evidenced in vast areas where the placement of each stone had meaning. Places for contemplation, stroll and moss gardens were found in Japan.

For this reader what can compare with the gardens of Italy? Hadrian's Villa near... read more

Beautiful and enchanting trip through the gardens of the world

By May Flower "May Flower" - February 23, 2008

A wonderful book, with beautiful and inspiring pictures. Always a pleasure to go back again and again at its pages.

Perfect online retail transaction

By Black Knight - August 25, 2009

The book arrived three weeks earlier than expected, in perfect condition, in a bag so tough it took some time cut open. Perfect online retail transaction.

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