{"product_id":"the-irish-garden","title":"The Irish Garden","description":"\u003cp\u003eVisit over forty of Irelands most beautiful gardens without moving from your armchair with this stunning book  ranging from the grand old demesnes of the Anglo-Irish ascendancy to the intensely personal creations of passionate plantsmen and garden makers. Visitors to Ireland are often surprised at the palm trees that make so many gardens look as if they belong in a holiday postcard. How can such exotics survive on an island that is as far north as the prairies of Canada and the pine forests of Siberia? The answer lies in the tail of the Gulf Stream - the North Atlantic Drift - which wraps around this green land on the western edge of Europe. Its warm and watery embrace bestows the renowned soft climate that allows those palm trees (in fact  New Zealand cordylines) to make their homes here - along with tree ferns from Australia and bananas from Japan. Plants from colder regions  including rhododendrons  primulas and all manner of alpines  are equally happy. So  with a range of plants that runs from the subtropical to the subarctic  and a landscape that varies from gently pastoral to savagely rugged  the aptly named Emerald Isle has some of the most romantic and interesting gardens in the world. The result of a lifetime visiting  considering and writing about gardens in Ireland  and several years of dedicated photography  this is a truly comprehensive exploration of a fascinating subject.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44964432281653,"sku":"ByrdShop_0711232229","price":317.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780711232228.jpg?v=1770460967","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-irish-garden","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}