Product Description
by Carolyn Mullet (Author)
A bucket list tour of Europe's private gardens
Acres of white-blooming garden rooms on the island of Mallorca. A seven-tiered wonder of stone, plants, and water above Germany's Rhine River. The Garden of Cosmic Speculation in a quiet Scottish valley. These sumptuous landscapes are just three of the fifty destinations you'll visit on this exclusive tour of Europe's most beautiful private gardens. From Belgium to Ireland, Scandinavia to Wales, Carolyn Mullet is your guide through intimate retreats normally off-limits to visitors. Short profiles introduce the intriguing owners and rich histories of each garden and the land they inhabit. Among the featured gardens are works of eminent designers such as Tom Stuart-Smith, Andy Malengier, and Louis Benech. Whether you love exploring faraway places or creating your own landscape haven at home, Adventures in Eden is the ideal armchair getaway--glimpses into personal garden artistry that are sure to spark inspiration.Front Jacket
Revel in the hidden jewels of gardening with this guest pass to Europe's most stunning private landscapes. Adventures in Eden takes us to personal havens in Belgium, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Scotland, Spain, and Wales, revealing the fascinating people and plants behind each garden. From an enchanting Oxfordshire hideaway inspired by The Secret Garden, to the terraced retreat of an Italian landscape architect, designer Carolyn Mullet pulls back the curtain and immerses us in the rarely seen beauty of these true paradise gardens.
Author Biography
Carolyn Mullet is a prominent landscape designer and the founder of Carex: Garden Design by Carolyn Mullet, a garden design and consulting agency in the Washington, D.C., area. She is also the principal of Carex Tours, which has quickly gained a reputation for offering the best-planned, most discerning, and most exciting garden tours anywhere. Find her at carexdesign.com.
