Oxford College Gardens
Title | Oxford College Gardens PDF eBook |
Author | Tim Richardson |
Publisher | White Lion Publishing |
Pages | 322 |
Release | 2018-09-04 |
Genre | Gardening |
ISBN | 0711239789 |
From the bijou corners of Corpus Christi to the wide open lawns of Trinity, Oxford's gardens are full of surprises and hidden corners - not least the fellows' or masters' gardens, which are usually kept resolutely private. Take a tour of the stunning gardens of this prestigious British institution without leaving your armchair with this elegant, authoritative analysis full of glorious photographs which reveal their full interest and charm. The gardens of Oxford's thirty or so colleges are surprisingly varied in style, age and size, ranging from the ancient mound in the middle of New College to the fine modernist design which is St Catherine's. The eighteenth-century landscape school is represented in the magnificent acreage of Worcester, while the twentieth-century vogue for rock gardening is reflected at St John's. Founded in 1621, the university's Botanic Garden is the oldest botanic garden in Britain, holds one of the most diverse plant collections in the world, and has been a source of inspiration for writers from Lewis Carroll to Philip Pullman.
Oxford Gardens
Title | Oxford Gardens PDF eBook |
Author | Mavis Batey |
Publisher | |
Pages | 298 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN |
Cambridge College Gardens
Title | Cambridge College Gardens PDF eBook |
Author | Tim Richardson |
Publisher | White Lion Publishing |
Pages | 323 |
Release | 2019-10-08 |
Genre | Gardening |
ISBN | 0711238510 |
For students and alumni, their families, Cambridge locals and for lovers of private gardens, Tim Richardson's book on the most exquisite gardens in and around the university of Cambridge's colleges combines brilliant research and elegant prose with stunning photography by Clive Boursnell. Following on the heels of Oxford College Gardens, this book invites an armchair appreciation of the history, horticulture and atmosphere that these hallowed gardens provide. The gardens are as rich and varied as the colleges themselves, often set within stunning architecture, and include formal quadrangles, naturalistic planting, walled gardens, rooftop oases, productive plots and watermeadows as well as the private spaces enjoyed exclusively by the college masters, porters and fellows.
Oxford College Gardens
Title | Oxford College Gardens PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Pirie |
Publisher | |
Pages | 44 |
Release | 198? |
Genre | Gardens |
ISBN |
Oxford's College Gardens
Title | Oxford's College Gardens PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1932 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Thoughtful Gardening
Title | Thoughtful Gardening PDF eBook |
Author | Robin Lane Fox |
Publisher | Basic Books (AZ) |
Pages | 386 |
Release | 2010-11-09 |
Genre | Gardening |
ISBN | 0465021964 |
With wit and wisdom, an Oxford historian and Financial Times gardening columnist recounts his deep passion and appreciation for gardening.
The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon
Title | The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon PDF eBook |
Author | Stephanie Dalley |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 311 |
Release | 2013-05-23 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0199662266 |
Where was the Hanging Garden of Babylon and what did it look like ? Why did the ancient Greeks and Romans consider it to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World? Renowned Babylonian expert Stephanie Dalley delves into the legends filled with myth and mystery to piece together the enigmatic history of this elusive world wonder.