The Gardens of California: Four Centuries of Design from Mission to Modern (Hardcover)

~ (Author), Susan Heeger (Author), Michael Hales (Author, Photographer)

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Nancy Goslee Power is one of California's most eminent landscape designers. The Gardens of California provides inspiration for anyone involved with the California landscape. The historical and modern gardens and the work of the many fantastically talented landscape designers who built them are instructional and inspirational to both the practical garden builder and the armchair dreamer. Nancy Power also provides a selection of her stunning garden designs, as well as handy plant lists.

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Twenty-four stunning gardens demonstrate the diversity and exquisite beauty of landscape design in California, where almost unlimited plant choices create a gardener's paradise. In this sumptuously illustrated guide, Nancy Goslee Power explores the best public and private gardens in California from north to south.Full-color photographs. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 196 pages
• Publisher: Hennessey & Ingalls (March 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0940512319
• ISBN-13: 978-0940512313
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #635,827 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful and thought provoking, January 11, 2004

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This review is from: The Gardens of California: Four Centuries of Design from Mission to Modern (Hardcover)

This book is by noted California landscape artist Nancy Goslee Power, with wonderful photos by Mick Hale and has already become a classic refernece. But it's also just gorgeous and fun to read. Shows a range of gardens from mission times to modern day and you can see the trends, the classics, and plenty to stir your imagination and make you want to either get in the garden or make travel plans.

4.0 out of 5 stars The Gardens of California: Four centuries of design from Mission to Modern, February 14, 2008

By	Sharon L. Blunt "aussie garden girl" (Adelaide SA Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Great pictures, has given me some great ideas about the garden to go with my Californian Spanish style home here is Australia As there isn't to many of this style home in Australia so the book was very informative in creating a style that goes with this house, a good reference book