The Gardens of Colonial Williamsburg

By Kent Brinkley and M. Kent Brinkley

Book Overview

The authors present the history of gardening on twenty Colonial Williamsburg sites, focusing on the eighteenth-century gardeners who planted them and the documentary and archaeological research that... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879351586
• ISBN13: 9780879351588
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.4" x 12.4"

Customer Reviews

Beautiful Pictures

I bought this for my momma because she loves going to Williamsburg and Busch gardens, she loves it. The pictures in it are so pretty and it’s very informational

Great Reference for the Williamsburg Gardens

Very helpful book which reproduces a number of the gardens in CW and govrs a schematic as well as the names, both common and scientific/biological?. The pictures are gorgeous. If you want to achieve the look of a colonial style garden, this is for you.

The Gardens of Colonial Williamsburg

The Gardens of Colonial Williamsburg is a most inspiring and beautiful book covering the four seasons in Colonial Williamsburg. This book covers not only the history of twenty gardens in the historic district, but who these eighteenth century garders were. The archaeological research provides a detailed look at each of the gardens, giving layout plans and detailed list of all the plants used. With the addition of beautiful color photography, this book will provide all gardeners with a source to re-create a eighteenth century garden.