Charleston Gardens and the Landscape Legacy of Loutrel Briggs
Nov 20, 2010
Charleston Gardens and the Landscape Legacy of Loutrel Briggs
Author: James R. Cothran
Hardcover: 210 pages
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press (September 17, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-1570038914
What a gorgeous book! One that you will proudly keep out on the coffee table to look through repeatedly.
This book shows the career of renowned landscape architect Loutrel Briggs, who is often stated as being responsible for the distinctive Charleston garden style.
There are almost 140 photographs of beautiful Charleston gardens in here. In between all the photographs is text telling about Loutrel's life and how he started down the road to his garden fame. There are detailed stories on the gardens themselves and the history surrounding them and the land they set on. So this is not only a very attractive book, but also an informative one. Especially helpful to someone looking to create a garden is a full description of plants and their native lands that will successfully grow in our climate.
I was slightly disappointed that this beautiful book actually ends on page 119 and the remaining 80 or so pages is plain print archive information, but at the same time, if you are a serious landscape gardener this would be very helpful to you as it shows what gardens have plans available to study.
A wonderful Christmas gift to either a serious landscape gardener or someone who simply enjoys the beauty of Charleston.
