The Garden at Chatsworth - Softcover

The Duchess Of Devonshire

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0711218374 ISBN 13: 9780711218376

Publisher: Frances Lincoln, 2003

Synopsis

A personal and horticultural tour of the 400-year-old gardens at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. The Dowager Duchess of Devonshire's anecdotal text takes the reader on a stroll through a garden that includes parterres and vistas, water in all its forms, rockeries and trees, a working kitchen garden and statuary, as well as planted borders. The history of the garden is described, incorporating the creation, the changes and the restorations both the Duke and Duchess have made, "in the spirit of the place". The Dowager Duchess of Devonshire has lived at Chatsworth since 1950.

About this title

About the Author:

Deborah, Dowager Duchess of Devonshire is the youngest of the seven children of the second Baron Redesdale and sister of the writers Nancy and Jessica Mitford and Diana Mosley. The Duke and Duchess lived at Chatsworth from 1950 on and lovingly restored the house and gardens.Gary Rogers was born in Rotherham, New Zealand. He worked as a fire-fighter and musician before becoming a news and fashion photographer. He regularly contributes photographs to many magazines.

Review:

This book is everything one would expect from the gigantic grandeur of Chatsworth and the imaginative, always readable and occasionally mischievous writing of the Duchess of Devonshire

About this edition

• Publisher: Frances Lincoln
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0711218374
• ISBN 13: 9780711218376
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192