Gardens Of The Gilded Age

Gardens of the Gilded Age -- The influence of style and dilemma of taste -- Verdant frames: Landscape elements and their artful arrangement -- Art out-of-doors: The embellishment of the grounds -- Flower gardens: Great effects by small means -- Maintaining the image -- Photographic portraits of five New York state gardens: Renwick-Yates Castle, Syracuse, N.Y. -- "Lorenzo," Casenovia, N.Y. -- "Box Hill," St James, Long Island -- "Cottage Lawn," Oneida, N.Y. -- "Sonnenberg," Canandaigua, N.Y.