| Small Gardens of Savannah and Thereabouts Contributor(s): McDonald, Elvin (Author), Eley, Jeffrey (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1589801032 ISBN-13: 9781589801035 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $31.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2003 Annotation: Featuring horticultural blueprints, advice about what to plant, and a history of the area's green-space policies, this book celebrates 30 beautiful gardens, from one hundred-year-old historic properties to contemporary rooftop terraces. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | United States - South - South Atlantic (dc, De, Fl, Ga, Md, Nc, Sc, Va, Wv) - Gardening |
| Dewey: 712.097 |
| LCCN: 2004300898 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 10.18" W x 10.22" (2.11 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Georgia - Locality - Savannah, Georgia - Cultural Region - South Atlantic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Backyard Edens of Georgia's prettiest city. This book celebrates 30 of Savannah's most beautiful small gardens and features horticultural blueprints and advice about what to plant. |
Contributor Bio(s): McDonald, Elvin: - A lifelong gardener, Elvin McDonald is an editor at large for Better Homes and Gardens. The recipient of the Chicago Horticultural Society's Hutchinson Medal for lifetime achievement, McDonald was also named to the Garden Writers Association Hall of Fame and has designed gardens for celebrities and public agencies across the country. He is the author, editor, photographer, or publisher of hundreds of gardening books, and his work has earned him the nickname Dean of American Garden Editors. McDonald lives in Des Moines, Iowa.Eley, Jeffrey: - An experienced lecturer on the art and architecture of eighteenth and nineteenth century Savannah, historian Jeffrey Eley often uses the city itself as a textbook when teaching others. |