National Botanic Garden of Wales [Hardcover]

Andrew Sclater (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1999

The National Botanic Garden of Wales is a radical and ambitious project. The creation of a new botanic garden is a landmark event and the botanic garden of Wales aims to offer a blueprint for an environmentally sustainable garden for the new millennium. This book charts the creation of the National Botanic Garden of Wales, the first botanic garden to be created in the United Kingdom in over 200 years. The contributors, experts in the fields of architecture, garden design, botany or ecology, give an account of the history of the place and discuss the environmental, social, cultural and philosophical issues connected with the garden. Chapters cover: * the making of the garden * the building of the Great Glass Dome * the history of botanic gardens * local legends * Welsh plant folklore * planning for sustainability * landscape design * horticulture This ambitious project has widespread appeal, with its team of internationally renowned architects, designers and botanists. Norman Foster's Great Glasshouse is the largest single span oval glasshouse in the world and sure to attract large numbers of visitors and huge interest.

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About the Author

Andrew Sclater is a landscape architect who taught at the Architectural Association and now runs his own practice. He was one of the instigators of the project many years ago. The diverse team of contributors includes renowned travel writer Jan Morris, architect Lord Norman Foster and poet Gillian Clarke.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Harpercollins Pub Ltd; 1st ed edition (June 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0004140915
• ISBN-13: 978-0004140919
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 10.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,300,131 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)