Compiled by the editors of "Fine Gardening" magazine, this book contains a collection of 21 articles which present the various elements of garden design. Illustrated in full colour throughout, the book offers a wealth of inspiring and practical ideas on how to redesign your garden to create a breathtaking landscape. The book includes tips and techniques on the tools and principles of garden design - from how to draw a site map to assessing the soil conditions - and advice is given on how to plant beds and borders, grow perennials with the best results, and to ensure that the garden is continually full of colour. It features a wide variety of styles including Japanese gardens, vegetable gardens, large formal gardens and courtyard gardens. For those with small gardens, there is a section showing that a little imagination and variety can make it appear considerably larger. A section offering advice to beginners is also included.
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I purchased the book because I thought that anything Fine Gardening put out would be superb. I thought wrong-as a landscaper I'm looking for new and different ideas, Fine Gardenings trademark. If the content wasn't great I thought I could always use the photo's to show clients for ideas- wrong again. The photos are dark and dreary. Again I should have paid more attention to the copy right date.
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This is the first book I've read on the subject of gardening or design, and I'm glad I bought it. As a novice, I'm now going to buy additional books featuring more plans and how-to's of building walk-ways, walls and other hands-on aspects, but this book explained the basics to me of what is important in a garden and what makes gardens pleasing to the eye. It's got a broad range of topics, and there were a few pieces inside that were really useful. I found some stuff relevant to my style for north-east, but there's also information for California-type gardens and open spaces, i.e., if you have several acres. Very inspirational and great for ideas. It starts with site lay-out and the importance of drawing or making a plan and builds from there. It's a series of articles, all well-written.
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Exactly what is it that makes a garden look good? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
edible landscaping, crowded gardens, edible landscape, edible ornamentals, hardy geraniums, base map Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Jens Jensen, Los Angeles, Gertrude Jekyll, Munstead Wood, Nancy Beaubaire, South Carolina, Susan Kahn, Bruce Crawford, Dick Meyer, Judith Stark, Lincoln Memorial Garden, New England, Peaceful Valley, West Parks New!
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Exactly what is it that makes a garden look good? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
edible landscaping, crowded gardens, edible landscape, edible ornamentals, hardy geraniums, base map Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Jens Jensen, Los Angeles, Gertrude Jekyll, Munstead Wood, Nancy Beaubaire, South Carolina, Susan Kahn, Bruce Crawford, Dick Meyer, Judith Stark, Lincoln Memorial Garden, New England, Peaceful Valley, West Parks New!
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- Gertrude Jekyll: A Vision of Wood and Garden by Judith B. Tankard on page 36
- Gertrude Jekyll's Color Schemes for the Flower Garden by Gertrude Jekyll on page 36
- Designing And Maintaining Your Edible Landscape Naturally by Robert Kourik on page 64
- The Essential Earthman: Henry Mitchell on Gardening by Henry Clay Mitchell on page 60
- Gardens of a Golden Afternoon: The Story of a Partnership, Edwin Lutyens & Gertrude Jekyll by Jane Brown on page 36
- Great Gardens (The Best of Fine Gardening) by Fine Gardening in Front Matter
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