A Guide to the Great Gardens of the Philadelphia Region [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910790339303321
• Autore: Levine Adam
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (193 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): CardilloRob
• Disciplina: 712.609748/11; 712.60974811
• Soggetti: Gardens; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia Region; Philadelphia Region (Pa.)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; How to Use This Book; How to Visit a Garden; Introduction; Central; South; West; North; Community and Private Gardens; Acknowledgments; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Finally, for every resident and visitor to the region, a comprehensive guide to the gardens of eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and northern Delaware. Magnificently illustrated with nearly 200 full color photographs, A GUIDE TO THE GREAT GARDENS OF THE PHILADELPHIA REGION provides essential information on how to locate and enjoy the finest gardens the area has to offer.As the horticultural epicenter of the United States, Philadelphia and the surrounding towns, suburbs, and countryside are blessed with more public gardens in a concentrated area than almost any other regi