Customer Reviews

Dream Gardens: 100 Inspirational Gardens

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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.

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.

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.

For those who like to look at pretty books showing beautiful gardens, this one is for you. While it give you ideas for laying out a garden, it does not bother you with diagrams, etc., but just shows you established gardens like you probably will never own yourself.

great buy covering all aspects of gardens, particularly helpful when starting out with a new garden. Gives a few ideas to start you off.

This book is a delight to a gardener or to anyone who just loves to look at lovely gardens. Well worth the price. My only concern is that it is really large and I'm afraid that it's soft cover will not hold up. But, I will enjoy it as long as it does.