The Gardens of Madeira
Author(s): Gerald Luckhurst
Attracting over a million visitors each year, the island gardens of Madeira are unique. For centuries Madeira was at the crossroads of the world - half-way between the tropics and the old continent. The islanders were poised to receive plants from far-flung empires and accommodate ideas from both north and south. In such a climate, growth is phenomenal and streets and squares are filled with magnificent trees (jacarandas, flame-trees and rosewoods) let alone the oozing dragon trees. Some thirty gardens in and around the capital, Funchal, and further afield as well as some of the unique native flora and landscape are expertly described. Luckhurst also explores the discovery and development of the island and its earliest gardens, and the role of Portuguese aristocrats and British wine merchants in creating the country estates known as quintas.
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GERALD LUCKHURST is a landscape architect who has designed and built many gardens on the island. He is an expert plantsman with an unrivalled knowledge of sub-tropical flora. Each year he leads a number of specialist garden tours of the island.
Contents Preface Introduction 1 Blandy Gardens 2 Botanic Garden 3 British Church and Cemetery 4 Choupana Hills 5 Dragon Tree Sanctuary 6 Ecological Park 7 Funchal Public Garden 8 Hospice of the Princess Amelia 9 Madeira Magic 10 Miramar 11 Monte Palace 12 Monte Public Garden 13 Pestana Grand Hotel 14 Pestana Village 15 Porto Mare 16 Quinta da Boa Vista 17 Quinta da Palmeira 18 Quinta das Cruzes 19 Quinta do Arco 20 Quinta Magnolia 21 Quinta do Monte 22 Quinta Pestana 23 Quinta Santo Antonio 24 Quinta Vigia 25 Reid's Palace Hotel 26 Ribeiro Frio 27 Santa Catarina Park 28 Santa Clara Bibliography Gardens to visit Index Acknowledgements
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- : Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- : Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- : 1.315
- : 01 November 2010
- : 295mm X 250mm X 23mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
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- : Gerald Luckhurst
- : Hardback
- : 1
- : 712.6094698
- : 176
- : 150 colour photographs