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'Never before has such a wealth of advice and information been assembled alongside historical perspectives.' John Sales (Acclaimed horticulture teacher) (Horticulture Week )
This [title] may not sound relevant to those who do not occupy stately homes,but the advice on best practice in this terrific book is just what gardeners have been waiting for….Much of the information, scaled down, is invaluable to ordinary gardeners…At £35 it is an expensive book, but it more than earns its price. In it I discovered plenty of things I did not know….The focus of the book is how to garden like pros, as well as how to save money and time...The advice on best practice in this terrific book is just what gardeners have been waiting for. (Daily Telegraph )
This is the all-singing, all-dancing reference manual for professional gardeners, garden managers and students of gardening… If you only have space or finance for one reference book in your garden office or bait room, I would suggest that it should be this one. (Professional Gardener )
It would be difficult to over-emphasise the value of this book… anyone working in the management of these highly important sites should keep at hand. Well laid out and superbly illustrated, one can read it as one whole work, keep it as a reference volume or just dip in and out of it. (Garden Design Journal )
A good case can be made for asserting that this was the most significant book on historic gardens produced in recent years. (Historic Gardens Review )
This [title] may not sound relevant to those who do not occupy stately homes,but the advice on best practice in this terrific book is just what gardeners have been waiting for….Much of the information, scaled down, is invaluable to ordinary gardeners…At £35 it is an expensive book, but it more than earns its price. In it I discovered plenty of things I did not know….The focus of the book is how to garden like pros, as well as how to save money and time...The advice on best practice in this terrific book is just what gardeners have been waiting for. (Daily Telegraph )
This is the all-singing, all-dancing reference manual for professional gardeners, garden managers and students of gardening… If you only have space or finance for one reference book in your garden office or bait room, I would suggest that it should be this one. (Professional Gardener )
It would be difficult to over-emphasise the value of this book… anyone working in the management of these highly important sites should keep at hand. Well laid out and superbly illustrated, one can read it as one whole work, keep it as a reference volume or just dip in and out of it. (Garden Design Journal )
A good case can be made for asserting that this was the most significant book on historic gardens produced in recent years. (Historic Gardens Review )
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This new reference book is for all those professionals, agents, owners, designers and managers concerned with the many aspects of managing historic gardens, parks and design landscapes. The comprehensive scope emphasizes the importance of the principles of management, and the historic, scientific, botanical, horticultural, economic, legal and technical aspects essential for success. There is no other up-to-date book on the subject; the last one was written in 1982.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
This well-written book is of wider interest than the title suggests - definitely not a dry academic book, and of interest to garden visitors as well as gardeners & property managers. Amongst *many* other things, it contains a potted history of English gardening, many helpful hints on garden plants, soils and structures, detailed coverage (with some revealing figures) of the costs of a garden, advice on running a visitor attraction, and so on. All this is conveyed through a judicious balance of principle and practice, with many well-chosen pictures (400+). Given its size and full-colour illustration, the book is very reasonably priced. Warmly recommended.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Despite the rather unwieldy title this is an excellent in-depth manual.
It looks gorgeous, is very detailed and rich with information, and is easy to navigate. It has three parts, the third of which is a series of ten case studies.
A lot of this book will be relevant to botanic gardens managers, particularly the sections on "Managing historic parks and gardens" and Part Two: "The Living Garden Landscape".
The emphasis however, is very much upon the British scenario with chapters on topics such as "The Legal Framework" which I doubt will have much relevance outside the UK or even for botanic gardens within the UK.
Nevertheless I am sure it would be a very welcome addition to the sparsely inhabited shelf of a botanic garden management bookcase. I guess we just need Frances Lincoln to commission another book like this, specifically for the world's botanic gardens, and the shelf will be complete!
It looks gorgeous, is very detailed and rich with information, and is easy to navigate. It has three parts, the third of which is a series of ten case studies.
A lot of this book will be relevant to botanic gardens managers, particularly the sections on "Managing historic parks and gardens" and Part Two: "The Living Garden Landscape".
The emphasis however, is very much upon the British scenario with chapters on topics such as "The Legal Framework" which I doubt will have much relevance outside the UK or even for botanic gardens within the UK.
Nevertheless I am sure it would be a very welcome addition to the sparsely inhabited shelf of a botanic garden management bookcase. I guess we just need Frances Lincoln to commission another book like this, specifically for the world's botanic gardens, and the shelf will be complete!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
I had bought the book for a horticulture exam which included restoration of established gardens (no prizes for guessing which). It was a very comprehensive book on the topic of historic garden restoration giving pertinent and well consolidated information on practical matters of renovation of historic sites whose aim unlike a contemporary garden is the authentic preservation of the historic design, the difficulty accentuated by neglect, fragility and in some cases unco-ordinated accumulation of historic layers. The book lays out the process from beginning to end, starting from how and where to gather information to help interpretation of the historic significance, legal compliance, logistics including staff, funding, to practical information on renovation and maintenance schedules for historic planting features and plants, and modern equipment available for maintenance. Historic information on the dates and origin of plants by botanical names on historic sites, significant historic design styles were also helpful in determining planting and designs of the relevant era. It also included actual restoration projects as examples helping to visualise work in practice. It could have included the process in renovation of hard features, but I guess on historic sites this will be the premise of the specialist experts. Not the cheapest book but a must not just for exams, but for anyone interested in the preservation of historic parks and gardens.
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