A Garden in Venice
A Garden in Venice by Frederic Eden, published by Frances Lincoln in 2003, offers a detailed account of a unique garden cultivated by the author around the turn of the 20th century. This edition, comprising 135 pages, is illustrated with woodcuts and high-quality photographs, providing a visual complement to the narrative. The book recounts the story of an English garden established on the Giudecca, featuring an orchard and even a cow for fresh milk, highlighting the garden’s transformation into a haven for poets and artists.
Readers will discover the historical context of this garden, which was once a retreat for notable figures and eventually became a national monument. The narrative explores themes of gardening, design, and travel, particularly in relation to Europe and Italy. Eden’s account not only reflects his personal experiences but also captures the garden’s legacy, which includes its connection to various prominent individuals, culminating in its current status as a site awaiting restoration.
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An account by Frederic Eden – Gertrude Jekyll’s brother-in-law and Sir Anthony Eden’s great uncle – of a garden that he acquired, planted and cultivated around the turn of the 20th century. First published by country life in 1903, and reissued in France in 2002, this book is engagingly illustrated with woodcuts in the style of Poliphilus’ Dream, and high-class photographs, and tells the story of the creation of an English garden – complete with an orchard and a cow for fresh milk – in the most improbable site imaginable on the Giudecca. The garden became, unsurprisingly, a resort of poets and aesthetes, and, having been given to the ex-queen of Aspasia and Yugoslavia, ended up as the property of the equally mad Austrian artist Hundertwasser, who died in February 2000. Now a monumento nazionale, the Giardino Eden is still there, but closed to the public until funds for its restoration become available.
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