Table of Contents

Forewords I A Bridge to the Soul – Marianne Cabot Welch
II A Garden Rooted in the Landscape – Laurie Olin
III A Vision of Perfection – Penelope Hobhouse Introduction

I A Sense of the Place
II The House in Its Setting
III Alpine Plants and Rockwork
IV Refurbishing the Older Gardens
V Borrowing the Landscape
VI The Stream Garden
VII An Indirect Approach
VIII The Pigeonnier Gardens
IX A Japanese Interlude
X Deep Shade and Sunnier Borders
XI The Woodland Garden
XII Potager, Prairie, and Piscine

Afterword
Notes
Acknowledgments
Photography Credits
Index

About the Author

Francis H. Cabot (1925–2011) was an American financier, gardener, and horticulturist. He founded the nonprofit Garden Conservancy in 1989 and served as chairman for the New York Botanical Garden.

Reviews

“Cabot is one of the most interesting figures in American gardening.”
*Washington Post*

“The evolutions of that land under different hands interest Cabot almost as much as the evolutions he has brought about. Cabot is also delightfully candid about the range of sources that have influenced Les Quatre Vents. He is an unabashed bricoleur.”
*New York Times*

“Les Quatre Vents deploys many different features and styles but manages, by some process or alchemy, to make harmony out of its richly varied ingredients and to preserve a strong sense of individuality.”
*Telegraph*