Peach State Paradise: A Guide to Gardens and Natural Areas of Georgia - Hardcover

Peach State Paradise: A Guide to Gardens and Natural Areas of Georgia

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st ed., 1st printing xv, 175 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 21 cm ISBN 9780895872067, 0895872064 OCLC 36969807 LCCN 97022003 LC SB466.U65 G48 1997 Dewey 917.580443 ; SIGNED by both authors on the title page ; brown and tan cloth in color photographic dust jacket ; Peach State Paradise is a guide to forty-two of Georgia's public gardens. Travelers will appreciate the brief histories of the gardens, the schedule information, the summaries of facilities, the concise directions, and the tips for visiting. More important, the book is a photographic homage to some of Georgia's most treasured places. The statues presiding over the Rose Garden at Vines Botanical Garden, the sacred lotus at Lockerly Arboretum, the butterflies at Callaway Gardens, the camellias at Massee Lane Gardens, the profusion of blooms at Fred Hamilton Rhododendron Garden, the mixture of history and natural beauty at Oak Hill at the Martha Berry Museum--all are among the ninety-plus scenes captured on film at their peak of perfection. ; Contents: Adairsville (Barnsley Gardens at Woodlands) -- Athens (Founders Memorial Garden, Sandy Creek nature Center, State Botanical Gardens of Georgia) -- Atlanta (Atlanta Botanical Gardens, Atlanta History Center, Cator Woolford Gardens, Fernbank Science Center, Robert L Staton Rose Garden) -- Augusta (Old Government House, Pendleton King Park, Riverwalk) -- Dahlonega (Antique Rose Emporium) -- Decatur (DeKalb College Botanical Gardens) -- Dunwoody (Dunwoody Nature Center) -- Fairburn (Cochran Mill Nature Centure and Arboretum) -- Fort Valley (Massee Lane Gardens, Home of the American Camellia Society) -- Gainesville (Elachee Nature Science Center) -- Hampton (Melvin L Newman Wetlands Center) -- Hiawassee (Fred Hamilton Rhododendron Garden) -- Jackson (Dauset Trails Nature Center) -- Loganville (Vines Botanical Gardens) -- Lookout Mountain (Rock City Gardens) -- Metter (Guido Gardens) -- Milledgeville (Lockerby Arboretum) -- Morrow (William H Reynolds Nature Preserve) -- Mount Berry (Oak Hill at the Martha Berry Museum) -- Pine Mountain (Calloway gardens) -- Roswell (Chattahoochee Nature Center) -- Savannah (Andrew Low House, Chatham County Garden Center and Botanical Gardens, Coastal Gardens, Forsyth Park, Isaih Davenport House Museum, Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Owens-Thomas House of the Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah Squares) -- Stateboro (Georgia Southern Botanical Garden) -- Stockbridge (Panola Mountain State Conservation Park) -- Thomasville (Birdsong Nature Center, Thomasville Rose Garden) -- Valdosta (The Crescent) ; FINE/FINE. Signed by Author(s). Book. Artikel-Nr. 010540

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