The Winterthur Garden: Henry Francis du Pont's Romance with the Land

The Winterthur Garden is the story of Henry Francis du Pont's lifelong love affair with his home as well as  a history of one of America's great public gardens.  Author Denise Magnani offers an engagingly intimate portrait of the man and his environment.  This book documents the evolution of a single garden detailing its relationship to the interior of the house from which it can be viewed.  The volume, which contains additional essays by specialists from numerous disciplines, is breathtakingly illustrated with lush garden images by landscape photographer Carol Betsch.  Paperback, 192 pages; 71 color plates, 41 black and white illustrations, chronology, genealogy, bibliography, index

• By Denise Magnani et al.

• 9.25 x 9.75 x .5

• 1.7 lbs.