This eBook provides a guide to (1) gardens, parks and landscapes in Central London (2) garden-related exhibits in the British Museum (3) the history of Western garden design from prehistoric times to the present day. The list of London gardens to visit is linked to garden descriptions on the Gardenvisit.com website, which Tom Turner edits. He is also the author of books on Asian gardens (2010), European gardens (2011) and British gardens (December 2012).
Table of Contents for London gardens walk: 1. Introduction and Travel Information; 2. Garden History Guide (style diagrams and illustrations guide the reader through 4000 years of western garden design); 3. London Landscape Design History (design ideas, often from gardens, have influenced London’s urban design and landscape architecture since Roman times); 4. British Museum Garden History Tour (a plan of the Museum shows how to find 21 objects which illuminate the history of garden and landscape design since antiquity); 5. London Gardens Walk (a map and guide take the visitor through examples representing the last 700 years of English garden design). 6. Timeline of Objects and Places (drawn from 4000 years of western garden history); 7. Further Information: books, websites, etc). The eBook has approximately 100 images, 7,000 words and two walking maps. ISBN 9780954230616