3 coffee table books featuring gardens recall the beauty in our endangered world
Sometimes you just want to remind yourself that there's still plenty of beauty in our endangered world. These three coffee table books featuring horticultural marvels fit the bill.
Topping my list is Garden, a wide-ranging survey that spans millennia, continents, and multiple art forms — and could keep you happily engaged for hours. The English Gardener's Garden narrows the focus to a single country, but again spans centuries and multiple styles in a tribute to Britain's national passion for cultivating ornamental plants. Rounding out the trio is Du Pont Gardens of the Brandywine Valley, an inviting history and photographic celebration of the seasonal splendors of five Du Pont Gardens open to the public, including Longwood and Winterthur.
All three of these books would make wonderful gifts for gardeners and armchair oglers alike, and may
