Russian Parks And Gardens

Author: Peter Hayden

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  • : 89.95 AUD
  • : 9780711224308
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  • : September 2005
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Barcode 9780711224308
9780711224308

Description

Garden historian Peter Hayden narrates a comprehensive history of the parks and gardens of Russia, spanning a thousand years from the first Byzantine-influenced gardens in the tenth century AD, through to the present day. Along the way, he discusses the influence of Peter the Great, who introduced ideas, plants and designers from Holland, France and Germany to create St Petersburg's Summer Garden and the great formal garden at Peterhof by the Gulf of Finland. The introduction of the English style of landscaping owed much to Catherine the Great, and British gardeners were recruited to lay out parks for the Empress and rich nobles. With a wealth of illustration and with detailed discussion of some of the most beautiful and historically interesting parks and gardens in the world, this pioneering book promises to become an instant classic.

Author description

Peter Hayden is a lecturer and consultant on historic Russian gardens, a former Honorary Treasurer and former Chairman of the Garden History Society. He has contributed articles and photographs to numerous prestigious gardening publications and periodicals, including The Oxford Companion to Gardens, Garden Design (Thames & Hudson), The Garden Book (Phaidon), The Garden, Country Life and Landscape Design. His photographs of Russian gardens have been exhibited up and down the country.