Dream Gardens: 100 Inspirational Gardens [Hardcover]

Tania Compton (Author), Andrew Lawson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2007

"Dream Gardens" is a beautifully designed sourcebook of 100 modern and contemporary gardens of all styles in all parts of the world. It presents an exciting array of stunning locations and garden-design ideas, from small, sophisticated, minimalist city gardens to large, richly planted gardens in breathtaking rural locations. Each garden is beautifully photographed to show all its key features and essential details, while concise descriptions offer a rare insight into the aims and achievements of some of today's leading garden designers. With full captions identifying the plants depicted, this book is a valuable source of information and inspiration.

Editorial Reviews

Review

One of these rare garden books that is as useful as it is beautiful - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH A stylish sourcebook of 100 modern and contemporary gardens from around the world, and an ideal read for avid gardening fans - THE PASS --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Andrew Lawson is a well-known gardens photographer whose pictures have been reproduced extensively in books and magazines worldwide. Tania Compton is a former gardens editor of House & Garden magazine (UK edition). She previously worked as a garden designer.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: Merrell Publishers (April 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 185894368X
• ISBN-13: 978-1858943688
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 9.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,461,515 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice, but Boring, February 8, 2008

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Phillip S. Waite (Pullman, WA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dream Gardens: 100 Inspirational Gardens (Hardcover)

This is a nice book - I'm not going to resell it or trade it in at my local used bookstore. But it was disappointing in this regard: it focuses almost solely on "English-style cottage-type flower gardens." There's a few gardens outside the UK, and a few gardens that are more modern in flavor, but for the most part, there's an amazing sameness to all the gardens and the images (which are gorgeous). I would have preferred other stles, other types, other genres in addition to the English style cottage gardens. Additionally, I would have liked some plan views to provide a context for the images. If I had to do it all over again, knowing then what I know now, I probably wouldn't have purchased it. I like more variety.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Any seeking an inspirational gardening guide will find DREAM GARDENS a welcome pick., July 8, 2007

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dream Gardens: 100 Inspirational Gardens (Hardcover)

Libraries seeking a sourcebook of modern inspirational gardens designs will want to include DREAM GARDENS in their collection: it gathers modern gardens from around the world of all styles, and provides a range of lovely locations from large complex gardens to small, minimalist city gardens. The variety and scope is represented in a series of gorgeous color photos supplemented by discussions of key features and construction insights, including notes on how the garden matches to the house and environment around it. Any seeking an inspirational gardening guide will find DREAM GARDENS a welcome pick.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars dream pictures, August 25, 2007

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charlie - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dream Gardens: 100 Inspirational Gardens (Hardcover)

Lovely photos, & a good mix of international gardens, but almost no text, & no overview of the garden plans,so no way to put the pictures into a garden context.