The Management and Maintenance of Historic Parks, Gardens and Landscapes The English Heritage Handbook

by Watkins, John

• ISBN13: 9780711224391
• ISBN10: 0711224390
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-07-23
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln

Summary

This new reference book is for all those professionals, agents, owners,esigners and managers concerned with the many aspects of managing historicardens, parks and design landscapes. The comprehensive scope emphasizes themportance of the principles of management, and the historic, scientific,otanical, horticultural, economic, legal and technical aspects essential foruccess. There is no up-to-date book on the subject; the last one was writtenn 1982.

Table of Contents

Understanding and planning the historic landscape and garden	p. 8
Understanding and analysis : introduction	p. 11
Historic perspective	p. 13
The Conservation Management Plan (CMP) process	p. 25
Managing historic parks and gardens	p. 41
The legal framework	p. 69
The living garden landscape	p. 84
Maintenance and management in practice	p. 87
Nature conservation	p. 103
Vegetation maintenance and management	p. 115
Technical maintenance	p. 225
Ten case studies	p. 246
Brodsworth Hall, South Yorkshire	p. 249
Chatsworth, Derbyshire	p. 253
Down House, Kent	p. 259
Great Dixter, East Sussex	p. 265
Hampton Court Palace, Surrey	p. 271
Levens Hall, Cumbria	p. 279
Sheffield Botanic Garden, South Yorkshire	p. 285
Sheffield Park Garden, East Sussex	p. 291
Squerryes Court, Kent	p. 297
Stonehenge, Wiltshire	p. 303
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