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Database research record1990·United States

The Meaning of Gardens: Idea, Place, and Action

Mark Francis, Randolph T. Hester

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This publication is a collection of essays exploring the multifaceted meanings of gardens. It examines gardens through the lenses of metaphor, power, ordering, cultural expression, personal expression, and healing. Each section features various authors discussing how gardens relate to faith, social structures, design, community, individual experience, and well-being.