The Most Glorious Prospect
The Most Glorious Prospect reveals the historic gardens of Wales as experienced by contemporary travelers and tourists. Endlessly fascinating, intricately detailed, and delightfully humorous, it relates how the great gardens were first made accessible to the polite world before being opened up to a wider, middle-class audience. A bygone era of garden visiting is brought to life using travelers' diaries, letters, and experiences, as well as more than 200 photographs, watercolors, sketches, and maps.
Bettina Harden is a historic garden owner with a passion for garden history. She is also the founder and Chairman of Trustees of The Gateway Gardens Trust, and she regularly lectures on garden history.
Author: Bettina Harden
Format: Hardback, 256 pages, 250mm x 250mm
Published: 2017, Graffeg Limited, United Kingdom
Genre: Travel Writing
The Most Glorious Prospect reveals the historic gardens of Wales as experienced by contemporary travelers and tourists. Endlessly fascinating, intricately detailed, and delightfully humorous, it relates how the great gardens were first made accessible to the polite world before being opened up to a wider, middle-class audience. A bygone era of garden visiting is brought to life using travelers' diaries, letters, and experiences, as well as more than 200 photographs, watercolors, sketches, and maps.
Bettina Harden is a historic garden owner with a passion for garden history. She is also the founder and Chairman of Trustees of The Gateway Gardens Trust, and she regularly lectures on garden history.