Francis H Cabot

A celebrated weaver and textile designer, Jack Lenor Larsen is internationally known for the artwork he creates. This is the first book to document and celebrate his life as its own work of art, through his home and extensive gardens in the Hamptons - Longhouse Reserve. Longhouse's gardens are open to the public; visitors have the opportunity to experience Larsen's contemporary sculpture collection, featuring works by diverse artists such as Sol LeWitt, Dale Chihuly and Yoko Ono, as well as the grounds themselves - ever changing, subject to seaons and Jack's creative desire to experiment and change. The lush color photography of Molly Chappellet, a longtime friend of Longhouse, captures the house and gardens through many design iterations and seasons. Guiding texts throughout the book articulate Larsen's philosophies about creating art and living life fully. A book for fans of the garden and of contemporary art.

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.