Gardens of New Orleans : Exquisite Excess by Jeannette Hardy and Lake Douglas (2001, Hardcover)

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New Orleans is a gardeners paradise. Fragrant ginger and night-blooming jessamine scent the air. Nary a crack in the cement or divot in the wall is free from rogue ferns, mosses, or draping greenery. For generations, residents from wildly varied cultures and sensibilities have been at work creating magnificent gardens throughout the city. New Orleans Gardens explores this rich history and tours public gardens, as well as opens the doors to lovingly tended private balcony, patio, and mansion grounds. Interviews discuss the environmental and cultural forces that shaped the gardens. In photography as sumptuous as his acclaimed New Orleans: Elegance and Decadence, Richard Sexton vividly illustrates the many traditions interwoven in this bewitching citys landscape heritage.

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PublisherChronicle Books
ISBN-100811824217
ISBN-139780811824217
eBay Product ID (ePID)1755741

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Book TitleGardens of New Orleans : Exquisite Excess
Number of Pages208 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / South / West South Central (Ar, La, Ok, Tx), Regional / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Parks & Campgrounds
Publication Year2001
IllustratorYes
GenreTravel, Gardening
AuthorJeannette Hardy, Lake Douglas
FormatHardcover

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Item Height1 in
Item Weight47.3 Oz
Item Length10.2 in
Item Width10.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN00-043013
Dewey Edition21
Grade FromEighth Grade
Photographed bySexton, Richard
Grade ToCollege Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal712/.09763/35
SynopsisOriginally founded on French and Spanish traditions of landscaping, New Orleans gardens today are a stunning blend of native varieties and bold additions from wildly varied cultures and sensibilities. Fragrant gingers and night-blooming jasmine scent the air. Live oaks and sycamores canopy stately boulevards. Decadent nineteenth-century buildings provide an exquisite backdrop for exotic, profligate vegetation. Horticultural authors Lake Douglas and Jeannette Hardy, longtime New Orleans residents and gardeners, explore this rich history. They tour public gardens and open the doors to lovingly tended private paradises - balconies draped in vines spilling over wrought-iron railings, densely landscaped patios, and expansive mansion grounds. Richard Sexton's sumptuous photographs celebrate the many traditions and cultures interwoven in New Orleans' magnificent landscape heritage., New Orleans is a gardener's paradise. Fragrant ginger and night-blooming jessamine scent the air. Nary a crack in the cement or divot in the wall is free from rogue ferns, mosses, or draping greenery. For generations, residents from wildly varied cultures and sensibilities have been at work creating magnificent gardens throughout the city. New Orleans Gardens explores this rich history and tours public gardens, as well as opens the doors to lovingly tended private balcony, patio, and mansion grounds. Interviews discuss the environmental and cultural forces that shaped the gardens. In photography as sumptuous as his acclaimed New Orleans: Elegance and Decadence, Richard Sexton vividly illustrates the many traditions interwoven in this bewitching city's landscape heritage.
LC Classification NumberSB466.U65N664 2001

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  • Sweet Jeannette

    Great book by garden enthusiast Jeannette Hardy. Thank you for all your work Ginny.

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