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Book SynopsisFrom Frederick Law Olmsted to Richard Neutra, Michelle Obama to our neighbors, Americans throughout history have revealed something of themselves - their personalities, desires, and beliefs - in the gardens they create. This title offers an inclusive definition of the garden, considering landscapes from domestic kitchen gardens to city parks.
Trade Review"Mr. Graham recounts his tale with considerable verve and a vast erudition in the history of gardening and the arts generally... Among much else, Mr. Graham shows us that the history of how our nation grew can be found in what it has grown." -- John Steele Gordon, Wall Street Journal "We are what we plant, L.A.-based writer Wade Graham posits in his history of gardens. When he isn't explaining the economic and cultural influences, he crafts fascinating profiles... An engaging look at our own pieces of paradise." -- Ann Herold, Los Angeles Magazine "A shrewd, comprehensive and often entertaining guide... Sure to be a scholarly as well as popular resource for years to come... And its illustrations and photos tour of some of the world's most ravishing gardens." -- Tricia Springstubb, Cleveland Plain Dealer "The most comprehensive and readable history ever written about the men and women who created the environments in which we now live... will change the way you look not only at gardens, but also at American history and the hybrid world-part nature, part design-in which we live." -- Charles Donelan, Santa Barbara Independent
