The Garden Design Primer [Paperback]

Barbara Ashmun (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 29, 1997

How to make a garden that looks good. A practical book, written with an appealing directness.-- Allen Lacy. Diagrams and color photographs.

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Ashmun, a garden designer and writer, includes all aspects of garden design in this slim volume. She explains basic design principles, from using plants around structures to such basic considerations as colors, shapes, and seasonal changes. Instead of using a textbook approach, Ashmun describes how she works to conceive and develop a plan for a home garden design. The strength of her book lies in the presentation of the design process as a creative plan using plants in a landscape. For popular gardening collections.
- Dale Luchsinger, Athens Area Technical Inst., Ga.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 236 pages
• Publisher: Burford Books (December 29, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558213880
• ISBN-13: 978-1558213883
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,001,245 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect beginners design book, March 8, 1999

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This review is from: The Garden Design Primer (Paperback)

This book delivers exactly what it promises in clear language addressed to the novice garden designer. Without becoming dogmatic, the author takes the reader step by step through the principles of design. Of my many design books, this is the one I will loan to friends and give as a house warming gift.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A lot of words - not much inspiration, August 15, 2002

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This review is from: The Garden Design Primer (Paperback)

I was quite disappointed with this book. I hoped for more to look at and less to read in a garden design book. It is more of a text book than a book for inspiration. If you are ready to sit down and read the basics on garden design, then this is for you. If you are hoping for inspiration from looking at photos of beautiful gardens, then look elsewhere. There are only 8 photos - before and after photos of the author's own garden.