Books: Gardens and History

The Chinese Garden: History, Art and Architecture
by Maggie Keswick
Harvard University Press, 2003
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Earthly Paradises: Ancient Gardens in History and Archaeology
by Maureen Carroll
Getty Trust, 2003
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Knot Gardens and Parterres: A History of the Knot Garden and How to Make One Today
by Robin Whalley and Anne Jennings
Barn Elms, 1998
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Japanese Garden Design
by Marc P. Keane
Charles Tuttle, 1997
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Gardens and Historic Plants of the Antebellum South
by James R. Cothran
University of South Carolina Press, 2003
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The New Traditional Garden: A Practical Guide to Creating and Restoring Authentic American Gardens for Homes of All Ages
by Michael Weishan
Ballentine, 1999
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Central Park, An American Masterpiece: A Comprehensive History of the Nation's First Urban Park
by Sara Cedar Miller
Harry N. Abrams, 2003
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