Russian Parks And Gardens

Peter Hayden

frances lincoln ltd, 2005 - Travel - 256 pages

Garden historian Peter Hayden narrates a comprehensive history of the parks and gardens of Russia, spanning a thousand years from the first Byzantine-influenced gardens in the 10th century AD, through to the present day. Along the way, he discusses the influence of Peter the Great, who introduced ideas, plants and designers from Holland, France and Germany to create St Petersburg's Summer Garden and the great formal garden at Peterhof by the Gulf of Finland. The introduction of the English style of landscaping owed much to Catherine the Great, and British gardeners were recruited to lay out parks for the Empress and rich nobles. With a wealth of illustration and with detailed discussion of some of the most beautiful and historically interesting parks and gardens in the world, this pioneering book promises to become an instant classic.

Contents

• The Formal Parks and Gardens of St Petersburg: 17
• The Formal Parks and Gardens of Moscow and the Provinces: 53
• Catherine the Great and the English Style of Landscaping: 77
• The Landscape Parks of Paul I and Maria Fyodorovna: 109
• Landscape Parks in and around St Petersburg: 145
• Landscape Parks in and around Moscow: 165
• Some Landscape Parks in the Provinces: 187
• From the Emancipation of the Serfs to the Revolution: 215
• The Soviet Period 22ft: 227

About the author

Peter Hayden is a lecturer and consultant on historic Russian gardens. He has contributed to publications like The Oxford Companion to Gardens, Garden Design and The Garden Book.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Russian Parks And Gardens
• Author: Peter Hayden
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: frances lincoln ltd, 2005
• ISBN: 0711224307, 9780711224308
• Length: 256 pages
• Subjects: Gardening / Garden Design; Gardening / Techniques; Travel / Russia