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Author:

Baraton, Alain, author.

Title:

The gardener of Versailles : my life in the world's grandest garden / Alain Baraton ; translated from the French by Christopher Brent Murray.

Publisher:

Rizzoli Ex Libris,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

290 pages ; 22 cm

Subject:

Baraton, Alain.
Gardeners--France--Biography.
Parc de Versailles (Versailles, France)--History.
Gardens--Versailles--Versailles--History.
Parks--Versailles--Versailles--History.

Other Authors:

Murray, Christopher Brent, translator.

Other Titles:

Jardinier de Versailles. English

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

The storm -- Apprenticeships -- On the palace steps -- Strolling through the past -- Garden stories, garden histories -- The dreamer -- Le Nôtre and the rest of us -- Dead leaves -- M -- Pleasures and days -- The red, the black, and the pink -- My favorite season.

Summary:

An affectionate tribute to the Versailles Palace and grounds from its longtime gardener-in-chief traces the connection between gardeners and the land while reflecting on the history of the legendary garden he helps tend.

ISBN:

0847842681
9780847842681

OCLC:

(OCoLC)869826519

LCCN:

2013943445

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)