The Botanical Gardens at the Huntington:
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The Huntington Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California, are a remarkable showcase of exotic plants from all over the world, and this lavishly illustrated volume depicts many of the most unusual... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0873282159
ISBN13:9780873282154
Release Date:January 2006
Publisher:Huntington Library Press
Length:191 Pages
Weight:1.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 8.3" x 10.5"
Customer Reviews
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Great souvenir and resource for the gardens
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
I visited the Huntington Museum in Pasadena last July not expecting all that much but was most impressed. I particularly enjoyed the scope and variety of their botanical gardens and so bought this book to remind myself of what I'd seen and also to learn more about the background of the gardens and how they came to be.I was disappointed in no respect. The book provides historical photographs as well as an account of how Henry Huntington both earned his wealth and used it to establish this marvelous place. It goes on to provide sumptuous photographs of all parts of the gardens, covering both what's there and how they were established. Detail on the desert section and the Japanese section (my two favorites) were particularly appreciated. My only quibble is that a chapter on the notable trees is saved for the end, rather than covering the trees along with the location they belong to. This seems rather odd but is a minor note.All in all, this book is a splendid souvenir and resource for the gardens of Huntington.
This is not a review but a correction.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
As author you have listed the photographer instead of the writer. The author should be Walter Houk, as you will discover on the title page.
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