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Connecticut Gardens

A Celebration of the State's Historic, Public, and Private Gardens
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Connecticut is home to fifteen public historic gardens, many designed by notable horticulturists from around the turn of the twentieth century including the Olmstead Brothers, Gertrude Jekyll, and Beatrix Farrand. Among the many noteworthy public gardens are Elizabeth Park Rose Garden, Gardens Hollister House Garden, and Bartlett Arboretum & Garden, just to name a few. Connecticut's Historic Gardens takes readers on a stunning visual tour of the state's many glorious gardens and parks--some public, some private. Accompanying breathtaking photographs are the brief histories of these outdoor spaces, as well as profiles of the state's preeminent garden designers.
Caryn B. Davis is an award-winning photographer, a journalist and a best-selling author specializing in architectural, garden and travel photography. Caryn's career has spanned the globe taking her to more than fifty countries, and her images and articles and have appeared in over sixty publications worldwide including the New York Times, Town & Country, the Wall Street Journal, Fine Art Connoisseur, New Zealand Geographic and others. Her first two books A Connecticut Christmas: Celebrating the Holiday in Classic New England Style and Connecticut Waters: Celebrating Our Coastline and Waterwaysgarnered high accolades in newspapers and magazines nationwide. Additionally, Caryn has been interviewed on several television stations, featured in the New York Times and on NPR's All Things Considered.
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