Prominent hortoculturalists present an excellent practical guide for reproducing period gardens in their many forms.

"For the professional concerned with authentic landscape restorations, for the weekend gardener who owns an old building and wants the property to relate to its structure, and for the scholar interested in the historical development of landscape in America, this will be a useful and handy reference for historical trends, principles, and horticultural information."-- "Landscape Architecture"

RUDY J. FAVRETTI, Professor Emeritus of Landscape Architecture at the University of Connecticut, is an authority in landscape history and restoration. He has advised on restoring and reproducing many important gardens, including those at Montecello.

JOY P. FAVRETTI, abotanist and professional librarian with degress from Cornell University and University of Rhode Island, authored Savred Inheritance and coauthored Landscapes and Gardens for Historical Buildings with Rudy Favretti.