Rothschild Gardens

by Rothschild, Miriam; Rothschild, Lionel De; Garton, Kate; Lawson, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9780789208286
• ISBN10: 0789208288
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-30
• Publisher: Abbeville Pr

Summary

This text covers Rothschild gardens from their beginnings in the German ghetto to the magnificent parklands of today that play host to royalty and other great personalities, as photographs illustrate developments in the family's styles and scale of gardening. Archival pictures of many of the gardens and the characters involved accompany Miriam Rothschild's look at the competitiveness and drive for perfection that has typified her family's behavior in gardening as well as in business.

Table of Contents

The Rothschild Gardeners - Family Tree	p. vi
Preface	p. viii
The Rothschild Gardens	p. 10
A Passion for Gardening	p. 12
Glorious Gardens	p. 30
Waddesdon Manor	p. 32
Exbury	p. 48
Ascott	p. 72
Ashton Wold	p. 82
Ramat Hanadiv	p. 108
Past Gardeners	p. 116
Beatrice Ephrussi - Villa Ile de France	p. 118
Alfred de Rothschild - Halton	p. 126
The Rothschild Parks	p. 134
Rothschild Parks	p. 136
Tring Park	p. 142
Langau	p. 152
Pregny	p. 158
The Aftermath of War	p. 164
A Fortunate Juxtaposition	p. 170
Rothschild Flowers	p. 174
Bibliography	p. 184
Index	p. 187
Picture credits	p. 190
Publisher's Acknowledgements	p. 190
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