Like Gardening with Water, the first book in the series, this volume is "filled with valuable information and sound advice" (House Beautiful). Van Sweden shows how to design and plant bold romantic gardens for which he is renowned, teaching readers everything from how to create a meadow to how to block unwanted urban and suburban views. 225 photos, 175 in color. 75 line drawings. Lecture tour.
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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
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My top choice!,
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This review is from: Gardening with Nature: How James van Sweden and Wolfgang Oehme Plant Slopes, Meadows, Outdoor Rooms & Garden Screens (Random House Gardening Series) (Hardcover)
I borrowed a dozen books on naturalistic planting from a friend of mine that is REALLY into gardening. All of the books had beautiful photographs and some were interesting to read but only "Gardening With Nature" told me how to design a natural garden for my house. I'm so impressed I'm going to fork over my own money to buy it!
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Well organized and written, a must for gardeners,
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This review is from: Gardening with Nature: How James van Sweden and Wolfgang Oehme Plant Slopes, Meadows, Outdoor Rooms & Garden Screens (Random House Gardening Series) (Hardcover)
This is a well organized and written book, with beautiful photography, listing all the plant material and drawings gardening lovers could follow. Thus a "must" for all avid gardeners.
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Nice ideas if you own a park,
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This review is from: Gardening with Nature: How James van Sweden and Wolfgang Oehme Plant Slopes, Meadows, Outdoor Rooms & Garden Screens (Random House Gardening Series) (Hardcover)
Although the landscapes in this book are beautiful, most of the properties shown were massive, complete with beautiful natural views surrounding them. It was fun to look at the pictures, but realistically, most people aren't dealing with the situations shown here. One terrace garden was shown, but it was small and unremarkable. All the properties shown are on the east coast, so the plant choices are not particularly useful for folks who live west of the Mississippi. It's an interesting way to spend a few minutes looking at the pictures, but I wouldn't recommend it for anyone to use in planning a garden.
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My first taste of gardening came from mowing the lawn and pruning the ubiquitous shrubs around my family's suburban bungalow in Grand Rapids, Michigan, when I was a boy. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
gardening with nature, dried perennials, fleece flower, sinensis purpurascens, perennials and ornamental grasses, false spirea, swamp sunflower, septic field, moor grass, favorite plants, silver grass, partial shade, planting design, prefers sun, switch grass, planting scheme, planting areas Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New American Garden, North America, Karl Foerster, New York, Adam's Needle, Frank Stella, Amanda Burden, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ernst Pagels, Lake Michigan, Potomac River, Professor Bijhouwer, Roberto Burle Marx New!
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My first taste of gardening came from mowing the lawn and pruning the ubiquitous shrubs around my family's suburban bungalow in Grand Rapids, Michigan, when I was a boy. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
gardening with nature, dried perennials, fleece flower, sinensis purpurascens, perennials and ornamental grasses, false spirea, swamp sunflower, septic field, moor grass, favorite plants, silver grass, partial shade, planting design, prefers sun, switch grass, planting scheme, planting areas Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New American Garden, North America, Karl Foerster, New York, Adam's Needle, Frank Stella, Amanda Burden, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ernst Pagels, Lake Michigan, Potomac River, Professor Bijhouwer, Roberto Burle Marx New!
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- Gardening with Water by James Van Sweden on 4 pages
- Bold Romantic Gardens: The New World Landscape of Oehme and Van Sweden by James Van Sweden in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Trees and Shrubs (Hearst Garden Guides) by William Thomas on page 36
- The Garden Makers: The Great Tradition of Garden Design from 1600 to the Present Day by George Plumptre in Back Matter
- Landscaping with Perennials by Emily Brown in Back Matter
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- Native Plants in the Coastal Garden: A Guide for Gardeners in the Pacific Northwest by April Pettinger on page 48
- Gardening with Water by James Van Sweden in Front Matter
- Gardens by Design by Noël Kingsbury in Back Matter
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