Main entry:

Martin, Peter, 1940-

Title & Author:

The pleasure gardens of Virginia : from Jamestown to Jefferson / Peter Martin.

Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1991.

Description:

xxiv, 240 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.

Series:

Colonial Williamsburg studies in Chesapeake history and culture

Notes:
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-231) and index.
The beginnings: garden images in the seventeenth century -- Gardens in early Williamsburg -- John Custis and William Byrd II: crosscurrents of Virginia gardening 1720-1750 -- Williamsburg gardens in the second half of the eighteenth century -- The plantations -- Landscape gardening at Mount Vernon and Monticello -- Two gardeners in Williamsburg after the war: Joseph Prentis and St. George Tucker.
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Dust jacket.

Summary:

"Using a rich assortment of illustrations and biographical sketches, Peter Martin relates the experiences of colonial gardeners who shaped the natural beauty of Virginia's wilderness into varied displays of elegance. He shows that ornamental gardening was a scientific, aesthetic, and cultural enterprise that thoroughly engaged some of the leading figures of the period, including the British governors at Williamsburg and the great plantation owners George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, William Byrd, and John Custis. In presenting accounts of their gardening efforts, Martin reveals the intricacies of colonial garden design, plant searches, experimentation, and the problems in adapting European landscaping ideas to local climate. These writings also bring to life the social and commercial interaction between Williamsburg and the plantations, together with early American ideas about cultured living. While placing Virginia's gardening in the larger context of the colonial South, Martin tells a very human story of how this art both influenced and reflected the quality of colonial life. As Virginia grew economically and culturally, the garden became a projection of the gardener's personal identity, as exemplified by the endeavors of Washington and Jefferson at Mount Vernon and Monticello. In order to recapture the gardens as they existed in colonial times, Martin brings together paintings, drawings, and the findings of modern archaeological excavations."--Publisher.

Resources:
Publisher description

ISBN:

0691047863 (acid-free paper)
9780691047867 (acid-free paper)

Subject:

Gardens Virginia History.
Gardens.
Gartenkunst
Virginia.
Gardens History
ontwerp
design
tuinen
geschiedenis
history
landschapsarchitectuur
landscape architecture
publieke tuinen
public gardens
openbare parken
public parks
landschapsbouw
landscaping
Public Green and Parks
Openbare parken en groenvoorzieningen

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Colonial Williamsburg studies in Chesapeake history and culture.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 69936
Call No.: ID:91-B853
Status: Available