The Curious Gardeners' Six Elements of Garden Design [Hardcover]

Guy Cooper (Author), Gordon Taylor (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2003

In their second series, the Curious Gardeners explore how traditional and contemporary garden design relates to the planning and planting of contemporary gardens. Each of the six programmes tackles an individual theme, exploring the key design components that are part of many gardens: water, materials, form, sculpture, planting and time. Guy and Gordon design a city garden from scratch and we follow its progress through the series to the gorgeous finished garden. Illustrated with inspirational photographs of classic and contemporary gardens

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Cooper and Taylor, renowned garden writers and internationally recognized landscape designers, have established a new career well suited to their sophisticated and contemporary approach to garden design. As hosts of the popular British television program The Curious Gardeners, they indulge their passion for innovative garden design, seeking out those locations that personify their high standards of garden elan and excellence, and have now selected more than 40 British gardens to showcase in print via Clive Boursnell's superlative photography. Though varied in size and substance from gardens as diverse as a thatched pool house and corn maze to "Hestercombe," the magnificent estate designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll, each was selected for its unique and accomplished interpretation of the six elements of successful garden design the authors consider essential: time, form, materials, sculpture, water, and plants. Despite its British focus, each stunning example convincingly illustrates that exciting garden design speaks a universal language. Carol Haggas
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Review

“…each stuffing example convincingly illustrates that exciting garden design speaks a universal language.” -- Booklist

“Perceptive and witty… Guy Cooper and Gordon Taylor are landscape designers at the top of their game.” -- Publishers Weekly, for The Curious Gardeners

“The authors'creative approach makes this a thought–provoking book…” -- Library Journal

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Headline (July 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0755310683
• ISBN-13: 978-0755310685
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,646,289 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)