The Lost Gardens of Heligan

by Tim Smit

Book Overview

The glorious No.1 bestseller Until the First World War, the estate gardens at Heligan were one of the glories of Cornwall. Thereafter, through growing neglect, they slipped gradually to sleep. This is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0575402458
• ISBN13: 9780575402454
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Gollancz
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.9" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Get lost in Heligan

If you've visited Heligan, you'll want to read more about the details of how this Victorian garden - abandoned after all the workers went to WWI and never came back - was found, restored, and opened to the public. If you haven't yet visited Heligan, you'll want to, after reading this book. Nothing is more romantic than finding a lost garden, and Tim Smit relates the story of finding the garden, the work involved in restoring it, and the fun and stress of getting it open to the public. I bought this book at Heligan, and my day visiting there was memorable. Reading the book helped make my memories even better.

Been there, done that and bought the book!

I bought the book at Heligan. After reading it I found I wanted to go back and see it all again (not that easy as I live in Sweden). Found the story of the discoveries and the restoration fascinating, moving and descriptive. I just loved it. Should be read before you visit the gardens.

Excellent

You will love this if you are interested in gardening. Especially old gardening tools which are a favorite of mine.

Absorbing

For anyone even remotely interested in gardens this is the book for you. A totally absorbing chronicle of the restoration of a unique Victorian garden in Cornwall, Great Britain. To think I once lived only 10 miles from it and never knew of its existence makes me want to make a return visit to Cornwall to see this magnificent restoration.