1st Edition
Heritage Gardens Care, Conservation, Management
By Sheena MacKellar Goulty
Copyright 1993
196 Pages
by
Routledge
196 Pages
by
Routledge
196 Pages
by
Routledge
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Heritage gardens create huge management headaches. How does one preserve a garden designed for the enjoyment of the few when the advent of the many grinds it away to nothing? The answer, as presented in Heritage Gardens is a subterfuge: preserve the illusion of the created environment as originally conceived, but adjust it using more durable materials: plants and designs which require less... Read more
Glossary 1 Background 2 The conservation process 3 Maintenance and management 4 Case studies, Conclusion
Biography
Sheena Mackellar Goulty is a landscape architect specialising in the conservation of gardens and estate policies working in both Scotland and Italy.
`If you are interested in garden history, or are a landscape or environmental designer, or have a "public" garden in your care or ownership, then it is essential reading. Goulty writes with conviction and authority...' - The Scotsman
`Anyone with an interest in garden history and the practical aspects of garden conservation will find this book invaluable.' - Landscape Research
`..a valuable aid for those liaising with professionals to undertake historic garden projects.' - Museum Visitor
`A very useful contribution to the subject and indispensable to the horticultural and landscape student, teacher and practitioner. Good and useful reading also for the gardener, amateur or professional.' - Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society Journal
