Adventures in Eden: An Intimate Tour of the Private Gardens of Europe

(Hardback)

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A lavish gift book that provides a sneak peek into the most spectacular private gardens of Europe. Wherever Carolyn Mullet travels, she seeks out new gardens to explore. In Adventures in Eden, she invites readers along with her on a photo-rich armchair tour that illuminates the unrivaled beauty and artistry of European gardens. Her journey across Europe profiles 50 private gardens in Belgium, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Scotland and Spain. In short profiles supported by lush photography, the reader will learn the history of each landscape, why specific plants and designs were chosen and how the garden connects to its surroundings. Some of the featured gardens were designed by their owners, while others were designed by some of the biggest names in garden design: Tom Stuart Smith, Andy Melangier and Louis Benech, among others. Sumptuously illustrated with hundreds of photographs from some of the leading names in garden photography, Adventures in Eden is a must-have gift book for gardeners, globetrotter, and dreamers. AUTHOR: Carolyn Mullet is a prominent landscape designer and the founder of Carex: Garden Design by Carolyn Mullet, a garden design and consulting agency in the Washington, D.C., area. She is also the principal of Carex Tours, which has quickly gained a reputation for offering the best-planned, most discerning, and most exciting garden tours anywhere. 250 colour photographs

Reviews

"Homebound gardeners will be dazzled." --Publishers Weekly

"A sumptuous, utterly escapist hardback featuring all the most beautiful gardens in the UK and Europe we could possibly dream of visiting... This book makes a wonderful substitute for travel in these difficult times." --The English Garden

"Adventures in Eden offers a way to get a glimpse of far-off garden perfection from the comfort and safety of home... readers will find much inspiration in both the words and images, as well as plenty of planting and design ideas to adapt at home." --Horticulture

"This image-rich peek at 50 gardens in Britain, Ireland, Scandinavia, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy and Spain... leaves me longing to visit many of the gardens." --The Washington Post

"A richly illustrated tour of 50 private contemporary gardens across Europe, chosen and led by landscape designer Carolyn Mullet." --Gardens Illustrated

"United by plant-led design, the well-chosen examples include the private domains of Dan Pearson and Tom Stuart-Smith, and others created by Europe's horticultural elite. Each is generously illustrated and accompanied by a short but insightful text that tells the story of the garden's creation." --House Garden

"A captivating guide to gorgeous gardens, each as diverse as its origins, each as lovely as the other." --The Oregonian

"Enjoy Adventures in Eden for pure escapism, but this wonderful new release also offers attainable inspiration for creating or reimagining your own private garden space." --Winnipeg Free Press

"From Belgium to Ireland, Scandinavia to Wales, Carolyn Mullet is your guide through glorious gardens that are normally off-limits to visitors. It's the ideal armchair getaway." --Garden Answers

"This book might just inspire you to live out your own extravagant garden fantasies by starting your own." --The Washington Gardener

"The simple act of enjoying gardens--and, let's be honest, having a good nose around--is at the heart of this beautiful book." --RHS The Garden

"One of the very best garden coffee table books that I've seen." --Literati Bookstore

Author Bio

Carolyn Mullet is a prominent landscape designer and the founder of Carex: Garden Design by Carolyn Mullet, a garden design and consulting agency in the Washington, D.C., area. She is also the principal of Carex Tours, which has quickly gained a reputation for offering the best-planned, most discerning, and most exciting garden tours anywhere. Find her at carexdesign.com.