Crystal Palaces Garden Conservatories of the United States

by Bennett, Paul; Bennett, Paul; Cunningham, Anne

• ISBN13: 9781568982427
• ISBN10: 1568982429
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press

Summary

This first book on American garden conservatories details an abundance of exceptional examples, from the Victorian era structure in Golden Gate Park to the recently completed Quad City Conservatory in Rock Island, Illinois.

Author Biography

Anne S. Cunningham has written about gardens for over 25 years and reveals conservatory secrets of maintaining healthy plants, the increasing focus on global bio-diversity, and the architectural elements that make each greenhouse unique.

Paul Bennett is senior editor of Landscape Architecture Magazine.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Paul Bennett
Introduction	3	(16)
Conservatory of Flowers	19	(6)
Conservatories at the Missouri Botanical Garden	25	(6)
Lincoln Park Conservatory & Garfield Park Conservatory	31	(6)
Phipps Conservatory	37	(6)
Biltmore Estate Conservatory	43	(6)
The Dorrance H. Hamilton Fernery	49	(6)
Enid A. Haupt Conservatory	55	(6)
Sonnenberg Conservatory Range	61	(4)
Volunteer Park Conservatory	65	(6)
Como Park Conservatory	71	(6)
The Conservatory at Longwood Gardens	77	(6)
United States Botanic Garden Conservatory	83	(6)
Irwin M. Krohn Conservatory	89	(6)
Duke Gardens	95	(6)
Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory	101	(6)
Boettcher Memorial Conservatory	107	(6)
Windows to the Tropics Conservatory	113	(6)
The John A. Sibley Horticultural Center	119	(6)
Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory	125	(6)
Steinhardt Conservatory	131	(6)
The Lucille Halsell Conservatory	137	(6)
The Dorothy Chapman Fuqua Conservatory	143	(6)
Bolz Conservatory	149	(6)
Rio Grande Botanic Garden Conservatory	155	(6)
Quad City Conservatory	161	(4)
Additional Conservatories	165	(8)
Glossary	173	(1)
Bibliography	174	(1)
Acknowledgments	175	(1)
Photo Credits	176	(1)
Index	177