From Library Journal
Both grandiose and modest (but important) public gardens of the Midwest are featured in this wonderful collaboration. Martin, whose credits include Southern Gardens (LJ 7/93), provides the well-researched narrative. In prose punctuated by 215 stunning color photos by Rokach, director of the Center for Nature Photography in New York, she attentively describes the history, creators, and innovations of 30 gardens in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Some historic black-and-white photos are also included, providing yet another dimension. This work is well organized, grouping gardens by type: botanical, historical, parks, great estates, and arboretums. Useful appendixes include tips on growing specialty plants and photographing flowers, travel information, and suggested tours (in a section grouping the gardens geographically). Essential for gardening collections in the Midwest, this book could also be useful for other gardening/travel collections.?Bonnie L. Poquette, Milwaukee
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
