Gardens in China by Peter Valder

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Gardens in China by Peter Valder

In this new companion book to The Garden Plants of China, Peter Valder describes more than 200 gardens he has visited in China. He documents temple courtyards and gardens, evocative enclosures of ancient burial grounds and imperial tombs, and public parks, botanical gardens, and arboreta, most of which have sprung up since 1949.

Gardens in China is illustrated with more than 500 color photographs, many of them depicting gardens not previously illustrated in any Western publication, as well as reproductions of illustrations of historical interest. With their distinctive characteristics, the gardens of China are among the most fascinating in the world. This book is essential reading for visitors to China with an interest in gardens, garden history, and Chinese culture.

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Peter Valder was born in Australia and raised in the bush, and his early interest in the Australian flora was sparked by local amateur botanists. After graduating from the Universities of Sydney and Cambridge, he went on to become a plant pathologist and mycologist. In addition to his mycological studies, he was glad to eventually get involved in the teaching of general botany. Peter was also a member of the Linnean Society and the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science's board of directors. He has spoken on radio and television, written for periodicals, and lectured to groups interested with plants and gardens since his foray into popularizing Australian botany and horticulture.

His passion for gardening has carried him to Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Burma, and China, where he has brought back a variety of plants that are appropriate to the Australian environment. He's also traveled to gardens in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, North America, France, Italy, Spain, China, Japan, and Korea, collecting images to use in his talks and writings.

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ISBN 13 9780881925555
ISBN 10 0881925551
Titel Gardens in China
Autor Peter Valder
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Bindungsart Hardback
Verlag Timber Press, Incorporated
Erscheinungsjahr 2002-07-01
Seitenanzahl 400
Preise Winner of Horticultural Media Association of Australia Awards: Book Laurel 2002
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