Tim Hubbard

Secret Gardens of Cornwall (eBook, ePUB)

A Private Tour
Fotograf: Whitworth, Jo And Rob

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Step inside the Secret Gardens of Cornwall for a private tour of the best horticultural destinations in the county. Discover what grows well, when and where to visit, understand the challenges that the owners have faced, and have a taste of the world-class gardens to be found in this corner of England. The 20 beautiful gardens included here celebrate the culture, beauty and diversity of the Cornish landscape - including unique micro-climates, rhododendrons and stunning scenery - through their sumptuous photography, fascinating stories and audiences with their owners. From each garden we can learn about the creator's style, their talent for exploiting the genius loci, and the specific challenges and rewards they have encountered.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Frances Lincoln
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780711281509
• Artikelnr.: 67358222

Autorenporträt

Tim Hubbard is a former award-winning BBC presenter and journalist who has lived and gardened in Cornwall for over forty years. He now interviews at Literary Festivals around the country, guides private garden tours and also writes books as well as for newspapers and magazines including BBC Countryfile and RHS's The Garden. With his architect husband Nick Purchase, Tim is creating a new clifftop garden facing the Atlantic Ocean and is quickly learning to love any plant which can survive salt water spray and storm force winds!

Jo and Rob Whitworth are award-winning garden photographers living in Cornwall. Their evocative images feature internationally in a wide range of both print and digital media, including books and magazines, cards and product packaging, and conceptual creative imagery.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Sir Tim Smit KBE
Introduction
A note on the Cornish climate
1 Bonython Estate Gardens
2 Burncoose House Gardens
3 Caervallack
4 Chygurno
5 Enys Gardens
6 Falmouth’s Public Gardens
7 Kestle Barton
8 Lamorran House Gardens
9 Minack Theatre Gardens
10 Penjerrick Garden
11 Pentillie Castle and Estate
12 Potager Garden
13 Prideaux Place
14 St Just in Roseland Churchyard
15 St Michael’s Mount Gardens
16 Tate St Ives: Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden
17 Trenarth Gardens
18 Tresillian House and Garden
19 Trevilley
20 Trevince Estate Gardens
Visiting information
Index
Acknowledgments