The Greater Perfection: The Story of the Gardens at Les Quatre Vents -- Francis H. Cabot, Hardcover

The Greater Perfection, now with a new foreword by Francis H. Cabot's daughter, tells the story behind the creation of Les Quatre Vents, one of the world's most breathtaking gardens.

Featured in the 2018 film The Gardener, Les Quatre Vents in Charlevoix County, Quebec, has been acclaimed as the most aesthetically satisfying and horticulturally exciting landscape experience in North America. This twenty-acre garden seamlessly combines traditional and novel elements into a splendid composition, adorned with unexpected touches and perfectly compatible with its natural surroundings.

The Greater Perfection, first published in 2001, illustrates the delights, diversions, and surprises that await the garden's visitors. Francis H. Cabot's account of the challenges he faced in developing Les Quatre Vents reveals the fascinating process behind the creation of a world-class garden that has become a mecca for horticultural enthusiasts around the globe. Winner of the 2003 Annual Literature Award of the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries and featuring stunning full-color images by five leading garden photographers, The Greater Perfection is one of the most beautiful books on gardens to appear in years. This new printing includes a foreword by Marianne Cabot Welch, Cabot's daughter, that further contextualizes the gardens and explores how a place rooted in the past can confront the future.

Author: Francis H. Cabot
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 01/17/2024
Pages: 328
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 4.25lbs
Size: 11.30h x 9.20w x 0.95d
ISBN: 9780226829814

About the Author
Francis H. Cabot (1925-2011) was an American financier, gardener, and horticulturist. He founded the non-profit Garden Conservancy in 1989 and served as Chairman for the New York Botanical Garden.