Grounds for Pleasure. Four Centuries of the American Garden

From the United States' oldest landscaped gardens, such as Middleton Place in South Carolina, to such 20th-century masterpieces as Thomas Church's Donnell Garden in Sonoma, this volume presents gardens of historical importance and beauty. Archival images, drawings based on archaeological excavations and old maps, and photographs provide a view of the private garden in America from pre-Columbian times to the 21st century.