Entrée principale:

Cabot, Francis H.

Titre et auteur:

The greater perfection : the story of the gardens at Les Quatre vents / Francis H. Cabot.

Publication:

New York : Norton, 2001.

Description:

327 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes index.
A sense of the place -- The house in its setting -- Alpine plants and rockwork -- Refurbishing the older gardens -- Borrowing the landscape -- The stream garden -- An indirect approach -- The pigeonnier gardens -- A Japanese interlude -- Deep shade and sunnier borders -- The woodland -- Potager, prairie, and piscine.
Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) Annual Literature Award, 2003

Résumé:

The story behind the creation of one of the world's most breathtaking public gardens--Les Quatre Vents in Charlevoix County, Quebec. Featuring photos by five of today's leading garden photographers, this is one of the most beautiful books on gardens to appear in years. Over 400 photos.

ISBN:

0393041891
9780393041897

Sujet:

Gardens Québec (Province) La Malbaie.
Jardins Québec (Province) La Malbaie.
Gardens
Quatre vents (La Malbaie, Québec) History.
Quatre vents (La Malbaie, Québec) Pictorial works.
Les Quatre vents (La Malbaie, Québec) Histoire.
Les Quatre vents (La Malbaie, Québec) Ouvrages illustrés.
Québec La Malbaie
Québec La Malbaie Quatre vents

Classification/genre:

Pictorial works
History

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main canada 222717
Cote: SB466.C23 Q3 2001
Statut: Disponible