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The National Trust Gardens Handbook (National Trust Handbook)
The National Trust Gardens Handbook - National Trust Handbook The gardens of the National Trust are unmatched anywhere in the world for their sheer number, quality and variety. They contain the greatest plant collections and widest variety of gardens in single ownership. This book is a guide to over 140 National Trust gardens, and new information has been included in the revised edition, including new gard... more »ens, which include Barrington Court in Somerset and the new garden at Cragside in Northumbria. Since the end of World War II, when the Trust began accepting gardens in their own right, many gardens have come under the stewardship of the National Trust. This revised edition of the book gives description and some new information about a wide variety of these gardens - best times to visit, plants to see and plant sales. A calendar is provided for garden enthsiasts, giving guidance to best times to visit and where to see particular kinds of plants and flowers. Other titles by Alison honey include "Investigating the Civil War", "Investigating Gardens" and "Investigating Family History".« less