Harvard University Press - GARDENING

Garden Ornament at Dumbarton Oaks

Sat, 30 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Linda Lott
James N. Carder, With
This study highlights a selection of garden ornaments from Dumbarton Oaks, the Washington, D.C., estate of Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss. Drawings from Beatrix Farrand’s office and excerpts from her Plant Book for Dumbarton Oaks, combined with original period photographs, endeavor to show the stylistic sources, evolution of design, and iconography.
Paperback May 2009

Twentieth-Century New England Land Conservation

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Edited by Charles H. W. Foster
Written by and about New Englanders, this book is relevant to those attempting to address conservation problems on a regional basis. The stories told here are of people using what they had, setting to work to remedy these conditions, and doing so successfully. At a time of growing concern for the environment both locally and globally, theirs is a story certain to inform and inspire the next generation of conservation leaders.
Hardcover March 2009

Gardens and Imagination

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

Edited by Michel Conan
From mirroring the true reality of God in Sufi Persia to the enjoyment of fictitious identities in Rome or present-day Granada, the ways of imagination in gardens are infinitely varied. This book explores how gardens could be imagined, and also how they could be used to trigger the imagination by very different cultures in Japan, China, Russia, the Ottoman Empire, Italy, Spain, and Israel.
Paperback November 2008