Gardens of Awe and Folly

Gardens of Awe and Folly A Traveler's Journal on the Meaning of Life and Gardening

Hardback (14 Jul 2016)

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Publisher's Synopsis

"This delightful journal touches the heart and moves the spirit." - The Oregonian An illustrated, round-the-world tour of idiosyncratic gardens from beloved traveler/writer/watercolorist Vivian Swift. Nine masterpiece gardens. Nine stories of grandeur, sorrow, disaster, triumph, discovery, and joy. From Scotland to Key West, from Brazil to Paris--even right next door--there is always something to learn about being human from a great garden.

Book information

ISBN: 9781632860279
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 635
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 166
Weight: 746g
Height: 213mm
Width: 236mm
Spine width: 21mm