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978-0-89587-206-7
0-89587-206-4
$29.95 hardcover
8" x 8"
175 pages
color photographs, maps, bibliography, index
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Should you ever ask a
Savannah resident to direct you to the nearest public garden, don't be
surprised if he or she suggests you take a look around, that the whole
city is a garden. All but two of Savannah's original twenty-four squares
survive today as public places canopied by trees and decorated with
millions of blooms. Some of the city's most historic properties--the
Isaiah Davenport House Museum, the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, the
Owens-Thomas House--boast small but perfect gardens. And that doesn't
begin to count the larger attractions like Coastal Gardens, with its
180-plus species of bamboo, and Forsyth Park, with its famous fountain.
Indeed, the high regard in
which Savannah residents hold their green spaces in mirrored throughout
Georgia. People from the northern part of the state are partial to Rock
City Gardens, the destination of countless travelers unable to resist
the classic "See Rock City" signs once painted on barns from
Florida to Canada. Atlanta residents might direct you to Founders
Memorial Garden, and Augusta residents to Riverwalk, a five-block park
on a levee along the Savannah River. People from the southern part of
the state might be inclined to recommend Birdsong Nature Center in
Thomasville or The Crescent, the home and showcase of seven of
Valdosta's garden clubs. In Peach State Paradise, Al and
Cindy Spicer take you on a tour through Georgia's finest gardens. As any
garden visitor knows, timing is everything, but the unforgettable color
photographs featured here allow the enjoyment of a peak blooming
experience at any time of year.
about the author and
photographer
Al Spicer has been a professional photographer for over twenty
years. Cindy Spicer is a freelance writer. They have collaborated on one
previous book, Carolina Edens. They live in Greensboro, North
Carolina.
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