This inspirational book is an illustrated survey of more than 60 major gardens in Italy, from the lakes north of Milan down to Ravello in the south. They include the Villa Balbianello, Isola Bella, Giardini Giusti, Villa Medici, Villa Gamberaia, La Mortella, Villa Lante, Villa d'Este, Giardini di Ninfa, plus some important modern gardens. All the gardens featured are open to the public.
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'A delight for armchair travellers . . . perfect inspiration for anyone planning to visit Italy's gardens.' -- Gardening Which, December 2005
'beautifully illustrated book' -- Homes & Property, Evening Standard , December 7 2005
'production quality is superb throughout ... hundreds of stunning photographs . . . a decent amount of informative text to accompany them.' -- Italia, December 13 2005
highly readable prose . . . stunning photographs ... makes the reader almost believe they are walking around the gardens with her -- The Book Place, December 05
'beautifully illustrated book' -- Homes & Property, Evening Standard , December 7 2005
'production quality is superb throughout ... hundreds of stunning photographs . . . a decent amount of informative text to accompany them.' -- Italia, December 13 2005
highly readable prose . . . stunning photographs ... makes the reader almost believe they are walking around the gardens with her -- The Book Place, December 05
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Ann Laras works for a television company in Stockholm. Journalist, photographer and garden historian, she has travelled extensively throughout Italy, visiting as many historic and modern gardens as possible.
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Format:Hardcover
Rating: 4+ - Beautifully illustrated
I give the book Gardens of Italy by Ann Laras 4+ rating. Sixty gardens is of course a personal selection of gardens by the author. ButI miss a few of the historic and design-wise interesting places. Le Marche is not represented and Villa Barbarigo is also missing, along with some smaller, but exquisite gardens scattered over the peninsula. That said, the photos are great and most of the more famous places are well illustrated. I cannot see who of which has photographed - the author or Ake E:son Lindman. The text is not deep-probing and exploring academic, but describing the place with impressions, interviews with experts, owners and facts. In some places I miss photos of the garden details described in the text, but as a whole the book is laid out very good. Some gardens only have one page, while others well-deserved spread out on several pages. The design is airy and elegant and give space for the wonderful photographs. The book is the best I have seen for a long time. But the best book on the subject is still Georgina Massons 'Italian Gardens' from the 1950's. Very strange...
I give the book Gardens of Italy by Ann Laras 4+ rating. Sixty gardens is of course a personal selection of gardens by the author. ButI miss a few of the historic and design-wise interesting places. Le Marche is not represented and Villa Barbarigo is also missing, along with some smaller, but exquisite gardens scattered over the peninsula. That said, the photos are great and most of the more famous places are well illustrated. I cannot see who of which has photographed - the author or Ake E:son Lindman. The text is not deep-probing and exploring academic, but describing the place with impressions, interviews with experts, owners and facts. In some places I miss photos of the garden details described in the text, but as a whole the book is laid out very good. Some gardens only have one page, while others well-deserved spread out on several pages. The design is airy and elegant and give space for the wonderful photographs. The book is the best I have seen for a long time. But the best book on the subject is still Georgina Massons 'Italian Gardens' from the 1950's. Very strange...
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LONG A MECCA for gardeners, Italy boasts an enormous range of stunning gardens from lakeside idylls to cliff top retreats, formal palazzos and woodland sanctuaries.
Author Ann Laras gives a highly personal account of her trip around 60 Italian gardens, using her love of Italianate gardens and horticultural history to punctuate her highly readable prose. With a keen eye on detail, plants and atmosphere, the picture she paints, along with the stunning photographs of Ake E:son Lindman, makes the reader almost believe they are walking around the gardens with her. Her descriptions of the many gargoyles, water features, statuary and grottoes reveal her love of the place and its people, its history and heritage.
With theatrical flourishes, the gardens of Italy are more than just gardens as we know them. They are stage sets for romance, history, partying and reflection. With stunning backdrops these jewels of Italy are depicted to best advantage, sea, mountains, valleys and lake-side all falling perfectly into place with man's creations.
From the famous Ninfa to Villa d'Este to the more secretive and harder to find Villa Gamberaia and Giardiini della Landriana, transport yourself to a horticultural paradise of designs old and new, traditional and contemporary from a land that could, possibly, rival that of England for their beautiful gardens.
Author Ann Laras gives a highly personal account of her trip around 60 Italian gardens, using her love of Italianate gardens and horticultural history to punctuate her highly readable prose. With a keen eye on detail, plants and atmosphere, the picture she paints, along with the stunning photographs of Ake E:son Lindman, makes the reader almost believe they are walking around the gardens with her. Her descriptions of the many gargoyles, water features, statuary and grottoes reveal her love of the place and its people, its history and heritage.
With theatrical flourishes, the gardens of Italy are more than just gardens as we know them. They are stage sets for romance, history, partying and reflection. With stunning backdrops these jewels of Italy are depicted to best advantage, sea, mountains, valleys and lake-side all falling perfectly into place with man's creations.
From the famous Ninfa to Villa d'Este to the more secretive and harder to find Villa Gamberaia and Giardiini della Landriana, transport yourself to a horticultural paradise of designs old and new, traditional and contemporary from a land that could, possibly, rival that of England for their beautiful gardens.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Hardcover
Rating: 4+ - Beautifully illustrated
I give the book 4+ rating. Sixty gardens is of course a personal selection of gardens by the author. ButI miss a few of the historic and design-wise interesting places. Le Marche is not represented and Villa Barbarigo is also missing, along with some smaller, but exquisite gardens scattered over the peninsula. That said, the photos are great and most of the more famous places are well illustrated. I cannot see who of which has photographed - the author or Ake E:son Lindman. The text is not deep-probing and exploring academic, but describing the place with impressions, interviews with experts, owners and facts. In some places I miss photos of the garden details described in the text, but as a whole the book is laid out very good. Some gardens only have one page, while others well-deserved spread out on several pages. The design is airy and elegant and give space for the wonderful photographs. The book is the best I have seen for a long time. But the best book on the subject is still Georgina Massons 'Italian Gardens' from the 1950's. Very strange...
I give the book 4+ rating. Sixty gardens is of course a personal selection of gardens by the author. ButI miss a few of the historic and design-wise interesting places. Le Marche is not represented and Villa Barbarigo is also missing, along with some smaller, but exquisite gardens scattered over the peninsula. That said, the photos are great and most of the more famous places are well illustrated. I cannot see who of which has photographed - the author or Ake E:son Lindman. The text is not deep-probing and exploring academic, but describing the place with impressions, interviews with experts, owners and facts. In some places I miss photos of the garden details described in the text, but as a whole the book is laid out very good. Some gardens only have one page, while others well-deserved spread out on several pages. The design is airy and elegant and give space for the wonderful photographs. The book is the best I have seen for a long time. But the best book on the subject is still Georgina Massons 'Italian Gardens' from the 1950's. Very strange...
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