Originally published in 1901, Old Time Gardens by Alice Morse Earle
was one of the most popular and influential garden books of the
early twentieth century--and one of the first to be extensively
illustrated with photographs. With the recent revival of interest
in historic gardens and heirloom plants, Old Time Gardens has once
again become a valued, if hard to find, resource for gardeners and
landscape designers, and historians. This new edition, featuring an
introduction by landscape historian Virginia Lopez Begg, makes this
classic work available to a new generation of readers.
Old Time Gardens celebrates the plants and garden designs of early
America. Distinguished by its inviting style, wealth of detailed
information about plants, design and garden ornaments, and
captivating descriptions and photographs of historic gardens, the
book is still regularly cited in books and magazine articles, and
recommended on web sites. Earle's advocacy of historic garden
designs was rooted in her strong sense of the garden as a place to
live in, and to interact with nature, family and friends, according
to Begg. For Earle, the significance of gardens lay not just in
their design and plants, but also in their association with the
people who cultivated and used them.
Accessible, informative, inspiring, and lavishly illustrated, this
classic work is still a valuable resource for gardeners, landscape
designers, and an essential volume for garden historians.
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