The Garden at Chatsworth: The Derbyshire Home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire - Softcover

Devonshire, Deborah Cavendish

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0851001041 ISBN 13: 9780851001043

Publisher: Derbyshire Countryside Ltd, 1987

Synopsis

A lively personal and horticultural tour of the magnificent 400-year-old gardens at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. The Duchess of Devonshire's text takes the reader on a stroll through a garden that includes parterres and vistas; water in all its forms, from formal cascades and fountains to natural streams and ponds; rockeries and trees; a working kitchen garden and statuary; and 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".

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: Derbyshire Countryside Ltd
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0851001041
• ISBN 13: 9780851001043
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48