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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: National Trust (1 Jan 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0707801419
  • ISBN-13: 978-0707801414
  • Product Dimensions: 25 x 22.6 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 514,692 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The gardens of the National Trust contain the widest range of cultivated plants ever assembled under single ownership in England. When, in the late 1950s and early 1960s, the Trust began to accept gardens in their own right, it had already acquired several of importance with such historic houses as Blickling, Cliveden, Killerton, Powis and Stourhead. The Trust is now steward of 18th-century landscape gardens, such as Stowe and Studley Royal, and of 19th-century gardens like Biddulph Grange, with their wealth of new plants introduced from the new world. This guide also acts as a reference book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great text and stunning photos, 12 Dec 2005
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This review is from: Gardens of the National Trust (Hardcover)
I found information on plant varieties, garden design and historical facts fascinating. The entry on Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal was particularly poignant for me, as it is probably my favourite National Trust garden (of the ones I've visited), and Stephen Lacey's text added to my enjoyment and memories of a sunny summer's day visit. Despite being mid-winter, it made me want to jump in the car and drive up to North Yorks to revel in the splendour of this garden.

This is a book to dip-in and out of before and after visiting National Trust properties. I'm keen for spring and summer to come round again to see these gardens at their best. To be honest, I may even brave the cold winter weather and go and see the winter face of some of my more local NT gardens.

The photography is undoubtedly stunning, and does these gardens full justice. More photography and books of this type please, National Trust.

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4 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Looks great, not such great text, 19 Dec 2006
This review is from: Gardens of the National Trust (Hardcover)
A very attractive coffe table book, full of high quality images. However, in terms of garden design and maintenance it is a little bit specialist for my taste. Overall, this is one for the garden historian rather than the gardener. Btw - a previous review questions why gardens belonging to the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) aren't included in the book. I suspect it's because NTS is an entirely seperate organisation from the National Trust for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, rather than the author not rating gardens north of the border.

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9 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars It relies too heavily on the artwork., 2 Nov 2005
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It seems that the author relies heavily on the startling photograhy in this book, perhaps he should concentrate his efforts elsewhere, as the text is neither here nor there.
I could not tune into this lacklustre offering at all.
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