The Greater Perfection: The Story of the Gardens at Les Quatre Vents,New

The Greater Perfection: The Story of the Gardens at Les Quatre Vents,New

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The Greater Perfection, now with a new foreword by Francis H. Cabots daughter, tells the story behind the creation of Les Quatre Vents, one of the worlds most breathtaking gardens.Featured in the 2018 film The Gardener, Les Quatre Vents in Charlevoix County, Quebec, has been acclaimed as the most aesthetically satisfying and horticulturally exciting landscape experience in North America. This twentyacre garden seamlessly combines traditional and novel elements into a splendid composition, adorned with unexpected touches and perfectly compatible with its natural surroundings.The Greater Perfection, first published in 2001, illustrates the delights, diversions, and surprises that await the gardens visitors. Francis H. Cabots account of the challenges he faced in developing Les Quatre Vents reveals the fascinating process behind the creation of a worldclass garden that has become a mecca for horticultural enthusiasts around the globe. Winner of the 2003 Annual Literature Award of the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries and featuring stunning fullcolor images by five leading garden photographers, The Greater Perfection is one of the most beautiful books on gardens to appear in years. This new printing includes a foreword by Marianne Cabot Welch, Cabots daughter, that further contextualizes the gardens and explores how a place rooted in the past can confront the future.

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