Gardens of the National Trust [Import] [Hardcover]

Stephen Lacey (Author), Profusely illustrated (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Abrams; 1ST edition (1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0707801419
• ISBN-13: 978-0707801414
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,226,316 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good informative guide, August 4, 2008

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collector "Joan" (northwest CT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gardens of the National Trust (Hardcover)

This is a good book to read before your trip & decide where to go, much too big to travel with. Well written, informative, but could use a few more photos-these are gardens after all.

4.0 out of 5 stars Makes me ache to go there!, October 3, 2011

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Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gardens of the National Trust (Hardcover)

This large and attractive book gives the reader a tour of a number of the best gardens held by the National Trust. The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty is a British (except Scotland, which has its own National Trust) organization that preserves especially interesting sites. Each site in this book begins with a quick list of specifics, including name, location, area, soil, altitude, average rainfall, average winter climate and staff. After that comes a very interesting written description of the site and its gardens, and one or two large and very well taken picture.

Overall, I found this book to be a pretty interesting read. The sites sound lovely, and it make me ache to go there! I do wish that they could have included more pictures, but I guess that that is the trouble with covering so many sites - if you didn't limit the number of pictures the book would be huge and terribly expensive. Personally, I think it's a great book, and I am glad to have it!

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderfull book, June 8, 2009

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William J. Cudlip - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gardens of the National Trust (Hardcover)

A great present, truly a beautifuly done book I have given severeal as presents(with great feedback) and will eventually get one for myself