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Step into the era when American wealth created landscapes that rivaled European royalty and discover the magnificent gardens that still captivate visitors today.During the Gilded Age in America (1870-1920), wealthy industrialists, such as the Vanderbilts, Rockefellers, and Gardeners, built extravagant homes and gardens that rivaled the palaces and villas of Europe.
Gardens of the Gilded Age showcases a selection of estates all down the East Coast, diving into their histories and the elements that make them striking and unique. Each garden profile includes enticing information about the estate's owners, history, and the evolution of the garden, including significant plants and architectural features. Enjoy beautiful color photographs of the gardens and mansions, augmented by historic photos of the owners and the gardens when they were first built. Along the way, learn the Gilded Age intriguing garden history, its international movement, and the associated trends.
List of contents
ContentsIntroduction
Global Influences
Landscape Architecture is Born in America
Elements of a Gilded Age Garden
Grand Entertaining
Saving Our Gilded Age Estates
The Gardens
Shelburne Farms
, Shelburne, Vermont
Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home
, Manchester, Vermont
Castle Hill on the Crane Estate,
Ipswich, Massachusetts
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, Massachusetts
The Mount, Lenox, Massachusetts
Blithewold Manor, Gardens, Arboretum,
Bristol, Rhode Island
Rough Point Museum,
Newport, Rhode Island
Rosecliff,
Newport, Rhode Island
The Elms, Newport, Rhode Island
The Blue Garden,
Newport, Rhode Island
Yaddo,
Saratoga Springs, New York
Vanderbilt Estate, Hyde Park, New York
Untermyer Gardens,
Yonkers, New York
Wave Hill, Bronx, New York
Kykuit,
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Old Westbury Gardens, Old Westbury, New York
Planting Fields Arboretum, Oyster Bay, New York
Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park, Sands Point, New York
Greenwood Gardens,
Short Hills, New Jersey
Grey Towers National Historic Site, Milford, Pennsylvania
Morris Arboretum and Gardens of the University Of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
Marian Coffin Gardens at Gibraltar,Wilmington, Delaware
Nemours Estate, Wilmington, Delaware
Maymont,
Richmond, Virginia
Biltmore Estate, Asheville, North Carolina
Swan House,
Atlanta, Georgia
Hills & Dales Estate,
Lagrange, Georgia
The Ringling, Sarasota, Florida
Vizcaya,
Miami, Florida
Visiting the Gardens
Further Reading
Additional Photo Credits
About the Author
About the author
Jana Milbocker is a garden designer, lecturer, tour operator, and author of four garden travel guides which profile 310 gardens on the East Coast. Her books are self-published and have sold more than 22,400 copies combined since 2018. Milbocker lives in the Boston area, and worked as a graphic designer and marketing specialist for 30 years before launching her garden design business in 2010.
