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Lever, Colin

 
9781906641382: La Chaire: Beyond the Garden Gate

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La Chaire sits in a sleepy valley on the North East coast of Jersey, in the Channel Islands. Its place in the history of gardening is significant. As a place of scientific and horticultural investigation, La Chaire became one of the most sought after attractions in Europe. Its conception and subsequent development trace the beginning of modern gardening as we know it. So why are the gardens at La Chaire now devoid of visitors and vistas alike? Who brought about its ruin when everyone associated with the garden had worked tirelessly to maintain its splendour? La Chaire is the story of one of four lives separated by over one hundred years of history, four individuals connected by a single garden. For each of them the garden was a place of refuge and a source of inspiration. By each of them the destiny of the garden was shaped. The book is based on real events, taken from personal diaries, biographies and actual recollections of events that occurred although some of the scenes are the creation of the writer.

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