Every one of these nature-filled spaces, created by major architect Michael Glassman, provides a haven for relaxation, an escape from the stress and strain of daily life. Just looking at the superb color photographs will give a gardener inspiration and spark the desire to redesign. On stunning display are candlelit backyards with comfortable furniture, terraces with a calming view, soothing water features and pools, walls that block out the world and ensure privacy, and flowers and shrubbery to delight the eye. Glassman explains in detail how he came to construct each one, carefully listing the problems he encountered along the way.
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The idea of turning your backyard into a lush retreat is appealing, but landscape designer Glassman's idea of a backyard haven is to choose a "theme" and transform your backyard into a replica of your favorite vacation spot, be it Costa Rica, Miami, New Orleans, Santa Fe, Provence or Tuscany. His clients appear to be wealthy owners of trophy homes with lavish entertaining needs, and the designs feature fireplaces, outdoor kitchens, "water features," and pseudohistorical elements such as fake ruins and fallen urns. For readers with limited means, "Big Ideas, Modest Budgets" inserts suggest simpler solutions; some tacky (tiki torches and palm fronds stapled to a cloth umbrella for a Costa Rican feel), others more generally useful (living screens of climbing foliage). Glassman's design principles are sound: the designer should consider functionality equally with aesthetics, identify the unique problems of each property (such as preventing hillside erosion or muffling neighborhood noise), "find solutions that work seamlessly with a design concept" and manifest a design that the client will like and use. But he shows little interest in local conditions and regional considerations except in using flora that will withstand local weather.
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