The Abundant Garden: A Celebration of Color, Texture, and Blooms [Hardcover]

Debra Prinzing (Author), Barbara J. Denk (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 22, 2005

An "abundant garden" is one that is effusive, emotional, demonstrative, and unrestrained. ABUNDANT GARDEN identifies nine design aspects of an abundant garden-and shows how each one is used in a specific garden. Each garden is located on Bainbridge Island, Seattle, WA, in the heart of one of America's most highly regarded horticultural "edens." The book takes the reader on a tour with insightful and imaginative photographs and beautifully written text.

Includes brief essays before each garden "journey" that will describe the abundancy concept that the related garden exemplifies.

Includes specific plant recommendations and practical recommendations that will address the needs of gardeners across the country.

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About the Author

Denk is an architectural designer and photographer.

DEBRA PRINZING is a regular contributor to the "Los Angeles Times, Cottage Living, Better Homes and Gardens, Fine Gardening, Sunset," and other magazines. She lectures frequently on garden and design topics. She lives in Los Angeles.
WILLIAM WRIGHT is an architectural and interior design photographer and a regular contributor to many shelter magazines, including "Old House Interiors, Romantic Homes," and "Sunset," He lives in Seattle.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (March 22, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591861624
• ISBN-13: 978-1591861621
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 10.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,397,558 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An Abundance of Garden Dreams!, April 21, 2005

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Rare is the gardening book where I actually read the text instead of just gazing at the photos. This highly readable resource first caught my eye in the bookstore just by its title - I am a student of the "say yes to abundance" way of spirituality and I am grateful I said "yes" to this book! Its tone is not a bit hoity-toity like some of its ilk, and it offers a very approachable, manageable, yet dramatic method of banishing any signs of visible dirt from your flower gardens. Although I have been gardening for 20+ years, when I moved into a newly constructed house with unconstructed garden space two years ago, I made the mistake of buying hundreds of plants in a frenzy just to fill the spaces. Currently I am left with a haphazard melee of my own design (or lack of design) and now I need to put some fundamental order into the chaos. This book is going to be a close companion for me this summer. And the photographs - wow, I made myself take two days just to look at them all when the book arrived because I simply did not want the experience to end. There are chapters on gardens for cut flowers and romantic cottage venues. Other chapters provide ideas on how to use architecture, water features, and garden-related implements in the plantings. Each chapter visits a specific garden and gives insight into each owner's personality as manifested in their creations. And the captions of each photo are actually useful; they identify plants while at the same time explaining methods involved to create the look. I highly recommend this book for any flower gardener. It's already a favorite for me!