This is a celebration of water in all its breathtaking forms, from formal pools and rills to cascading streams and waterfalls, from bog gardens to swimming pools.
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Water has been an important element in gardens for centuries. The Ancient Greeks, Romans and Egyptians all integrated water into their gardens. From Islamic courtyard fountains to Moorish canals, from Mogul paradises and Renaissance formality, the fascination with water has perpetuated through the centuries and still holds true today. From the delicate trickle of a small water feature to the gushing of a natural waterfall, the sound of this most precious of all earth's elements brings peace and a sense of tranquillity to all gardens. Small ponds, formal ponds, rills, canals and swimming pools are all examined in this stunningly illustrated book. Written by Gilly Love, famed for her love of water gardens in the gardening press, and consultant Peter Robinson, gives advice on design and structure for all manner of features. Contemporary and rustic, formal and natural, whatever size of garden you have there is a design to inspire. Gilly Love is quick to point out the inspiration that can be taken from large water features and translated into versions more suitable for today's smaller spaces. Divided into three sections - static ponds, running streams and ornamentation such as fountains - the work gives a balanced overview of the subject and ends on a detailed plant directory for aquatic and marginal plantings. Practical projects are included within each of the three sections with striking small water features such as mosaic bowls and copper balls for the reader to make themselves. For anyone thinking of installing a water feature this is a practical and appealing guide full of sound advice from two acknowledged experts in the field.
About the Author
Gilly Love is a freelance stylist and gardening writer who has contributed to many of the leading lifestyle magazines, including Homes & Gardens, Practical Gardening, Ideal Home and Garden Inspirations. She is also the author of a number of gardening books, including The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cut Flowers, Gardening in Your Apartment and Indoors Out. Gilly has also appeared on television and radio to talk about one of her abiding passions: water gardening and water plants. The consultant, Peter Robinson, trained at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh. He was appointed a Principal of Capel Manor in 1968 and built up a thriving horticultural college over the next 16 years. While a Director of Stapeley Water Gardens, in Cheshire, England, he designed gold medal gardens for various flower shows, including the internationally acclaimed Chelsea Flower Show. Over the years, he has lectured widely throughout Britain, Ireland and the United States and now practises as a freelance horticulturist, designing and installing landscape features. He is a regular contributor to garden magazines and has also written a number of books on the subject of rock and water gardening.
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