This book is a stunning exploration of 21 of the world's most
celebrated royal gardens, from the delightful Royal Botanic Gardens at
Kew and the organic, sustainable Highgrove to the Castle of Mey in
Scotland.
In mainland Europe, you can journey from the formal splendour of Het Loo
in the Netherlands and Versailles in France to the Baroque World
Heritage Site of the Royal Palace of Caserta in Southern Italy. Further
afield, lies the Taj Mahal, the Tokyo Imperial Palace and Peter the
Great's Summer Palace and Gardens in St Petersburg.
Each featured garden includes the history, plantings and evolution of
the garden as well as portraits of key plants and information about the
design and layout of each.
Countries included are: England, Scotland, Austria, Bali, Belgium,
China, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Latvia,
Netherlands, Russia, Spain and Sweden.
This inspiring global selection of royal gardens is a perfect gift for
any gardening enthusiast or armchair traveller and takes the reader on a
journey of architecturally significant houses and their gardens as well
as providing inspirational planting ideas.