Main entry:

Power, Nancy Goslee.

Title & Author:

The gardens of California : four centuries of design from mission to modern / Nancy Goslee Power with Susan Heeger ; photographs by Mick Hales ; design by KC Witherell.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

New York : C. Potter, 1995.

Description:

xii, 196 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-192) and index.
The California garden: Spanish beginnings and influence -- Mission la Purísima Conceptión -- San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo -- Casa del Herrero -- Cordell-Morton garden -- The classic garden: the golden age of estate gardens -- Val Verde -- Constantia -- De Forest garden -- Il Brolino -- Blake garden -- Filoli -- The wild garden: naturalism in design -- Western Hills Nursery -- Rosmini garden -- Lovelace garden -- Slater garden -- The cottage garden: variations on a timeless theme -- Hamilton garden -- Power garden -- Trefethen garden -- Banning garden -- Chandler garden -- Tisch garden -- The paradise garden: dreaming of Eden -- Lotusland -- Huntington botanical gardens -- Bancroft garden -- Duquette garden -- Newton garden -- The contemporary garden: a dialogue with modern architecture -- Beebe-Yudell garden -- Schnabel garden -- Valentine garden -- Stringfellow garden -- Martin garden.

Summary:

"With its breathtaking landscapes, diverse climates, and rich plant life, California contains some of the most beautiful and exciting gardens in the world. The Golden State is truly a gardener's Eden, a botanical paradise on the Pacific, and thirty of its most extraordinary gardens are showcased in The Gardens of California : Four Centuries of Design from Mission to Modern. Stunning photographs capture the best public and private gardens in the state, from north to south, and from serenely classic to boldly modern." "As the ultimate guide to the state's dazzling abundance of both natural riches and human creativity, The Gardens of California will inspire and enchant garden lovers everywhere."--BOOK JACKET.

Resources:
Publisher description

ISBN:

051758381X (hc)
9780517583814 (hc)

Subject:

Gardens California.
Gardens California Pictorial works.
Jardins Californie.
Jardins Californie Ouvrages illustrés.
Gardens
California

Form/genre:

Viewbooks.
illustrated books.
Illustrated works
Ouvrages illustrés.

Added entries:

Heeger, Susan.
Hales, Michael.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 121480
Call No.: SB466.U65 C273 (ID:95-B2306)
Status: Available