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A privileged tour of a lavish estate in Greenwich featuring an abundance of garden experiences - formal boxwood and undulating hornbeam hedges, dense woodland, reflecting pools, arbors and follies - and a "ferme ornée" offering organic produce to the community.
About the author
A nationally recognized writer on architecture and gardens, Caroline Seebohm is the author of Paradise on the Hudson: The Creation, Loss, and Revival of a Great American Garden, a monograph on Untermyer Gardens in Yonkers, Boca Rococo: How Addison Mizner Invented Chicago's Gold Coast, and Great Houses and Gardens of New Jersey, among other titles. She and Curtice Taylor previously collaborated on Rescuing Eden: Preserving America's Historic Gardens.
Curtice Taylor has been photographing landscapes and gardens for more than forty years. His work has been published in major gardening and shelter magazines including House & Garden, Architectural Digest, and Connecticut Cottages and Gardens. A childhood friend of Fred Landman, Taylor has been documenting the gardens at Sleepy Cat Farm for more than ten years.
Ken Druse is a highly respected garden writer, lecturer, and gardener. His most recent book is The Scentual Garden: Exploring the World of Botanical Fragrance.
Summary
A privileged tour of a lavish estate in Greenwich featuring an abundance of garden experiences - formal boxwood and undulating hornbeam hedges, dense woodland, reflecting pools, arbors and follies - and a "ferme ornée" offering organic produce to the community.
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“Landman shares his enchanting world in Sleepy Cat Farm: A Gardener’s Journey.”
—New England Home
“Get lost in the verdant beauty and genius of Sleepy Cat Farm with this inspirational book on the evolution of this lavish Greenwich estate. . . . The breathtaking results are documented . . . with detailed imagery of the garden's winding pathways, formal boxwoods, and reflecting pools.”
—Veranda
“If you’re a fan of WAG’s May garden issues, then you’ll know we’re big fans of Monacelli Press’ garden books. So we’re keeping an eye peeled for “Sleepy Cat Farm: A Gardener’s Journey. . . [There’s] no sleeping with this book.”
—WAG Magazine
