A short history of British Gardens -- Stowe: Lord Cobham's Georgian arcadia -- Biddulph Grange: James Bateman's Victorian world garden -- Nymans: The Messels' Edwardian rural retreat -- Great Dixter: Christopher Lloyds' provocative paradise.
"As Seen on the BBC. British Gardens in Time takes four iconic gardens, each a product of its age, and provides a fascinating window into the creators and events that shaped them. The stories of their creation include obsession, escape, social ambition, political intrigue, heart…
British Gardens in Time takes four iconic gardens, each a product of its age, and provides a fascinating window into the creators and events that shaped them. The stories of their creation include obsession, escape, social ambition, political intrigue, heartbreak, bankruptcy and…
By exploring the evolution of the Medici family's villas, Cultivating the Renaissance charts the shifting politics, philosophy and aesthetics of the age and chronicles the rise of an extraordinary family from obscure farmers to European royalty. From the fourteenth to the eighte…