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RE: Interesting gardens in France and Germany



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> De: Nancy1234@aol.com
> A: ctodd5@juno.com; medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
> Asunto: Re: Interesting gardens in France and Germany
> Fecha: jueves 1 de mayo de 1997 16:53
> 
> There is an island in the Lake of Constance between Germany and
Switzerland
> that a nobleman has turned into a botanical garden of sorts.  It's the
Island
> of
> Mainau and is open to the public.  Almost every large city in Germany has
a
> large park and in turn one or the other becomes the site of the annual
> Gartenshau
> (garden show).  Other than Munich's Englischer Garten (English Garden), I
> don't 
> recall the names of any of them.  You might contact the German Consul
General
> in your area, or the German National Tourist Office in New York for more
> information.
> 
> Gute Reise!
> 
> Nancy Knupfer
> Nancy1234@aol.com


There is a comprehensive book on the "Gardens of Europe" by Hobhouse and
Taylor, George Philip London 1990  ISBN0 - 540 - 01213 - 0. Cost then 25
pounds. It gives by countries 1/2 to 1/4 page on history  with opening
times, etc. of most gardens worth seeing. Illustrated in colour.
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