Covers postwar garden restorations in Europe and the USA. This title explains why garden restoration has become important and popular. It looks at how modern technology has helped garden restoration. It shows why certain gardens need restoring because their style is no longer fashionable or they have lost their original identity through neglect.

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This is a thematic book with a loosely chronological structure. An introductory chapter explains why garden restoration has become increasingly important and popular. Chapters then look at how modern technology has helped garden restoration; why certain gardens need restoring because their style is no longer fashionable or they have lost their original identity through neglect; and the need to restore gardens created by important designers or plantsmen, or gardens that have been destroyed or neglected because of war. A final chapter shows why major garden restorations contribute to gardening history. There is also a gazetteer of the gardens, indicating which ones can be visited by the public.