The Biltmore Nursery:: A Botanical Legacy

by Bill Alexander

Book Overview

At its peak, the Biltmore Nursery ranked among the largest and most prolific nurseries in the world. It was part of an unprecedented horticultural, botanical and forestry enterprise on George W. Vanderbilt's magnificent Biltmore Estate, envisioned and designed by brilliant landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. The nursery was created to provide the millions of plants needed to adorn Biltmore Estate's renowned gardens and grounds, and it quickly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596292385
• ISBN13: 9781596292383
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.9" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

landscape contractor

After visiting this resort and nursery, i thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. Amazing nursery, even today, and ran into one of my college profs working there! Good to see you Mike! Keep up the good work!