On the Roof of the Rocky Mountains: The Botanical Legacy of Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, Vail's Alpine Treasure - Hardcover
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Alpine conservation, rare and endangered species, and biodiversity are the focus of world-renowned Betty Ford Alpine Gardens in Vail, Colorado.
2021 Foreword Indies, GOLD: Nature
On the Roof of the Rocky Mountains presents an informative narrative and photographic journey through of one of the most beautiful and distinguished high altitude (8,200 feet) botanical gardens in the world. Throughout the pages garden and flower pictures taken by noted professional photographers showcase several hundred of the more than 3,000 plant species in its vast collection. The Gardens are a respected leader in research and propagation, conservation, and education.
Western Colorado-based writer and landscape architect Sarah Chase Shaw has authored two garden books: Garden Legacy: The Residential Gardens of Design Workshop and New Gardens of the American West. Her most recent book, Living Beneath the Colorado Peaks: The Story of Knapp Ranch, received the 2018 National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum's Wrangler award for Outstanding Art/Photography Book.
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🏆 2021 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Gold Medal Winner - Nature Award
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