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 The Gardens of Florida by Steven Brooke, It is not hard to see where Florida got its name. Full of flowers, the state is a plant-lover's paradise. There are stunning public and private gardens everywhere. This attractive picture-book showcases nineteen of Florida's particularly beautiful and interesting gardens in all their brilliant, colorful glory. Almost two hundred gorgeous photographs team up with vivid descriptions to tell the reader about these oases and their histories. A variety of gardens is shown, from the romantic Mediterranean city-garden of Coral Gables to the two hundred tropical acres of the well-known Cypress Gardens to the quiet sanctuary of Bok Tower Gardens. A plethora of plants, including palms, live oaks, mahogany, sea grape, orchids, water lilies, bougainvillea, bromeliad, camellias, ginger, gardenias, bananas, coconuts, and citrus, can be found. The book also offers a list of other gardens and an annual calendar of Florida gardening events. Steven Brooke, an internationally acclaimed architectural photographer, was awarded the Rome Prize in 1991 and is a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome and the Albright Institute in Jerusalem. He received the National Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects and two Graham Foundation grants. He is also the author of Seaside ($22.95 hc/$19.95 pb), published by Pelican, and Views of Rome. Laura Cerwinske, a native of Miami, was the founding editor of Florida Home & Garden magazine and writes articles on garden design for numerous magazines including Garden Design, Southern Accents, and Veranda. She is the author of The Book of the Rose and A Passion for Roses, as well as a long list of books on architecture and design. This is her first bookwith Pelican. She describes her own garden -- a wooded acre of exaggerated botany -- as a subtropical Giverny.
 Virgin Earth From the New York Times bestselling author and "the first lady of intelligent historical fiction" (Sunday Times), a novel about John Tradescant, the famous 17th century gardener who was the confident of kings and nobleman. This is the sequel to Earthly Joys. Gregory is the author of "The Other Boleyn Girl; The Virgin's Lover, The Queen's Fool, Wideacre and "Meridon.
John Rose - The name John Rose can refer to: John Rose Minnesota Oval - The John Rose Minnesota Oval is an outdoor ice rink in Roseville, Minnesota. Consisting of a 110,000 square foot (10,200 m²) concrete surface with 84 miles (135 km) of embedded cooling tubes, it is the largest artificial outdoor skating surface in the world. Sir John Rose, 1st Baronet - The Right Honourable Sir John Rose, 1st Baronet, KCMG , PC (August 2 1820 – August 24 1888) was a Canadian politician. John Queen - John Queen (born February 11, 1882 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) was a Manitoba politician, and the second parliamentary leader of that province's Independent Labour Party. He also served as mayor of Winnipeg on two occasions.
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