The Greater Perfection

The Story of the Gardens at Les Quatre Vents

Francis H. Cabot, Marianne Cabot Welch, Laurie Olin , Penelope Hobhouse

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University of Chicago Press
26 March 2024

Garden design & planning

The story behind the creation of Les Quatre Vents, one of the world’s most breathtaking public gardens.

As 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 elements with original and unexpected touches into a splendid composition that is perfectly compatible with its natural surroundings.

The Greater Perfection, first published in 2001, illustrates the delights, diversions, and surprises that await visitors. Francis H. Cabot's account of his challenges 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 from around the globe. 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 Welch, Cabot’s daughter, that contextualizes the gardens further and explores how a place rooted in the past has evolved to confront our current reality, including the effects of climate change.

By: Francis H. Cabot
Foreword by: Marianne Cabot Welch, Laurie Olin, Penelope Hobhouse
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: First Edition, With a New Foreword
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 229mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 1.928kg
ISBN: 9780226829814
ISBN 10: 0226829812
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 26 March 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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 for The Greater Perfection: The Story of the Gardens at Les Quatre Vents

“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 *