Roses in the Garden - by Ngoc Minh Ngo (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

No other floral genus has greater variety and enticement than the rose. They blossom in an endless variety of shapes and a surprising spectrum of colors; their perfume is ineffable. After three thousand years of cultivation, the rose continues to seduce. Through various locations spanning the globe, this book explores both the nature and culture of the rose, celebrating its beauty, history, and the horticultural art it has inspired.

Acclaimed photographer and writer Ngoc Minh Ngo showcases the queen of flowers through a curated list of preeminent gardens in England, France, Italy, Spain, Morocco, and Japan, as well as the US. Each garden, like its roses, has a unique personality, which is captured through the author's prose and camera lens, highlighting the delight and seduction of this unique flower. Ninfa, outside of Rome and considered the most romantic garden in the world, is documented in all of its beauty in the springtime, while the Rose Garden of Sakura, Japan, is best seen in early summer. With extraordinary gardens in eleven locations, Roses in the Garden is a dazzling tour of the history and glory of the rose through its most beautiful homes.

Review Quotes

"One of my favorite photographers, Ngoc Minh Ngo, has approached the subject of one of my favorite flowers, the Rose, in a beautiful and very unique way. She takes us to some faraway and unusual places to introduce us to gardens that are redolent of these ancient and romantic flowers, and she focuses not on specific blooms but on the way these shrubs and bushes and vine like plants consume areas, covering architecture, obscuring walls, climbing trees and becoming the landscape. I learned a great deal going through this beautiful book, and I now have even more appreciation of the rose as a plant as well as an individual bloom! Brava Ngoc!" -- Martha Stewart

"The rose is the queen of all flowers and no book could possibly serve its majesty finer. Roses in the Garden is as noble, delicate, mythical, romantic, dream-inducing and gorgeous as its subject." -- Deborah Needleman

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