Product Description

"If you are looking for a celebration of life in a small space, turn to the French garden for the answers."—The Evening Standard

French country gardening has experienced a renaissance in recent years. While the great French heritage still thrives, its traditions now provide inspiration for fresh delights and creative expression, as vividly demonstrated in this beautifully photographed volume.

The book reaches into every corner of France, from Normandy to the Riviera, from Picardy to the Pyrenees, revealing in exquisite detail the full extent and exciting diversity of the modern French country garden. A magical and intimate "grandmother's garden" on the ancient Via Aurélia combines fruits, herbs, flowers, and vegetables; "gardens for the five senses" focus on sensual stimulation; "natural" gardens protect local ecosystems; and formal gardens incorporate witty and subversive variations on the traditional pattern. 236 color illustrations.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #164245 in Books
• Published on: 2006-06-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

Review
"'Stunning... a beautiful and sensuous book' - Irish Homes"

About the Author
Louisa Jones has lived in France for more than thirty years. Hermany books include Gardens of Provence and Kitchen Gardens of France. Joëlle Caroline Mayer and Gilles Le Scanff are internationally respected garden photographers.

Customer Reviews

The French Country Garden
This book is worth the investment. Photographs are of high quality and there are plenty of them. Did find the book not an easy read and believe more than a couple of pages could have been devoted to each garden. Just when you want to look around a corner to see what might be next, next was another garden. All-in-all a good book and if I ever get to France will have a better idea of where to start garden touring.

Beware-this is a reprint!
This is a reprint of a hardbook in softcover form with a new cover photo. The content is wonderful but I already owned the hardcover and thought it was a "new book".

The French Country Garden
I love this book, in particular the in depth views of the gardeners whose gardens are discussed. I found it very appealing that several of the people(I haven't finished the book, preferring to dip in and out of it) are keen in conserving or bringing back traditional plants.

It feels like meeting and talking to people who have a similar enjoyment of gardens for plantsmanship and the pure joy of gardening.