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Hanging Solar Garden Light – Cornet Shaped Solar Lights, Solar Tree Lighting – Set of Three (3) Lights $49.95 Cornets are an idea inspired by the shape and size of Nordic Christmas ornaments. Designed by Sven Ono, the cone shape of a Cornet has been transformed into a solar garden light designed to hang from tree branches. Capturing the sun’s energy by day from a solar cell on the top of the Cornet, the lamp automatically turns on at dusk to illuminate gardens and yards. Creating a festive atmosphere, …

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Making Rock – Volume One $27.50 After more than 25 years creating rock for civic, commercial, and residential projects, Mark Van Wickler is sharing his techniques, tools, and craftsmanship with landscapers, watershapers, and DIY homeowners who want large boulders in their landscape without the tremendous cost. Using common tools and inexpensive (often recycled) materials, this video demonstrates, step-by-step, and in simple…

An Introduction to Landscape Design $49.95 Part of the award-winning A. C. Burke & Company instructional DVD series, An Introduction to Landscape Design contains so much information, you’ll want to refer to it many times as you design your beautiful landscape. This program was created not only for students and employees, but also for gardening enthusiasts who want to learn more about residential landscaping. Widely used in the classroom…

The ABCs of Pruning DVD $24.99 The ABC’s of Pruning is a must for every homeowner with a lawn, garden or other landscaping. With simple time-saving techniques, Landscape Designer Hugh Perry takes the mystique out of pruning. Here is all the information you need to beautify and protect your landscape investment. In just 30 engaging minutes, Hugh demonstrates how to trim trees, thin shrubs, salvage overgrown landscapes and more. …

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Landscape Design $72.25 A history of landscape design ranges from antiquity to the present day, exploring the diverse ways in which humankind has shaped the landscape around them, from ancient Egyptian royal cemeteries to magnificent Renaissance gardens to modern-day earthworks,

Gardens by Design $26.98 Garden planners, home gardeners, and landscape designers will be turning to this exceptional book for expert advice from the world’s leading garden makers including Beth Chatto, Piet Oudolf, James Van Sweden, and Julie Mois Messervy. In this beautifully illustrated collection, Noel Kingsbury gathers their ideas on the entire design process — from choosing a garden style through planning its layout to maintaining its look over time. Encouraging a fluid approach to creativity, "Gardens by Design" will assist designers at all levels to understand the mechanics of plant combinations, to seek out cutting-edge and exquisite plants, and to nurture their garden’s development, growth, and maintenance over time.

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Design for Gardens $29.48 Successful garden designs offer a careful arrangement of form, texture, proportion, and color harmony. These basic principles are reflected not only in the plants chosen for the site but also in their interaction with the surrounding landscape and the architecture of the home. In these pages, the renowned landscape architect and horticulturist Joe Hudak provides an overview of design innovations through the ages and concludes with a personal account of his own five-year-long garden renovation project. He offers both philosophical and practical direction for creating aesthetically pleasing and useful outdoor spaces. Whether you are looking to evergreen trees and shrubs to provide dense backdrops throughout the year, or deciduous trees for showy fall color and interesting shadow effects, or herbaceous perennials and annuals for splashes of color, advice is offered for selecting the right plant for the right situation, with emphasis on careful consideration of the desired effect and its appropriateness to the surrounding garden spaces. Rather than presenting a checklist of ornamental plants, Hudak offers basic tenets of garden design in an accessible yet thorough manner that allows any backyard gardener in any region to bring together the pieces for a satisfying and enjoyable landscape. Joe Hudak is also the author of our book, "Gardening with Perennials Month by Month."

Gardens By Design $29.7 Garden planners, home gardeners, and landscape designers will be turning to this exceptional book for expert advice from the world’s leading garden makers including Beth Chatto, Piet Oudolf, James Van Sweden, and Julie Mois Messervy. In this beautifully i

Romantic Gardens: Nature, Art, and Landscape Design $24.48 The Morgan Library & Museum has assembled an impressive array of trend-setting texts and outstanding works of art that reveal the origins and impact of the stylistic innovations of the Romantic Garden, in a broad cultural context, roughly from 1700 to 1900. Romantic Gardens provides a compelling overview of these groundbreaking ideas and shows how they were implemented in private estates and public parks in England, France, Germany, and America.

Timeless Landscape Design $20.98 IN TIMELESS LANDSCAPE DESIGN, RENOWNED LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS Hugh and Mary Palmer Dargan share the secret to creating an unforgettable landscape with the "Four-Part Master Plan"-a unique method they’ve perfected over the past 25 years of creating award-winning gardens and yards. The Dargans share a blend of design techniques and practical advice on how to achieve the sophisticated look of a professionally designed landscape on any size and type of property. Design treatments are beautifully illustrated with color photographs, landscape plans, and before and after examples of the authors’ work.

Gardens Are for People $29.96 This classic of landscape architecture has been required reading for the residential garden design professional, student, and generalist since its publication in 1955. Gardens Are for People contains the essence of Thomas Church’s design philosophy and mu

European Gardens: History, Philosophy and Design $68.48 Garden design and usage has been a feature of human civilisation as far back as Neolithic times, when the first gardens began to be used for residential, horticultural and sacred tasks. Tom Turner follows the entire history of the European garden from its prehistoric roots right up to the present day in this beautifully illustrated book. European Gardens is divided into ten periods of history and garden development, detailing the advancement of land usage for over 10,000 years. Some of the topics covered in this comprehensive book include the Egyptian gardens of the Pharaohs, the castle gardens of medieval times, eclectic gardens of the nineteenth century and abstract gardens of the last 100 years. The geographical scope of this book covers the whole of the European continent, and touches the garden designs of North Africa and the Middle East. Tom Turner is a skilled landscape architect and garden historian, who supports his engaging writing with his own detailed plans and diagrams. European Gardens also features almost 1,000 colour photographs from across the continent allowing the reader to see for themselves how the design and structure of gardens has developed over time. A companion to the Asian Gardens book, published by Routledge in 2010, European Gardens is a development of the original Garden History book from 2004.

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Opportunities in Landscape Architecture, Botanical Gardens and Arboreta Careers $3.98 Put your career in full bloom Get started in a career that has a promising future and is financially rewarding. "Opportunities in Landscape Architecture, Botanical Gardens, and Arboreta Careers" provides you with a complete overview of the job possibilities, salary figures, and experience required to get started in this creative industry. This career-boosting book will help you: Determine the specialty that’s right for you, from landscape design to conservation to urban planning Acquire in-depth knowledge of landscape planning, cultivation, maintenance, and plant and flower care Find out what kind of salary you can expect Understand the daily routine of your chosen field Focus your job search using industry resources ENJOY A GREAT CAREER AS A: landscape designer * arborist * golf course superintendent * groundskeeper * irrigation specialist * gardener

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Asian Gardens: History, Beliefs and Design $68.48 Great gardens have been made on the fringes of Central Asia for over 5000 years. They form an arc which, running from the Fertile Crescent, curls west into Europe and east into China and Japan. The arc was a zone of interchange: a vast landscape in which herders encountered farmers and the design of symbolic gardens began. When nomads became settlers, they retained a love of mobility, hunting and wild places. In Iran, Aryan settlers made hunting parks known as paradises. They were walled enclosures stocked with exotic plants and animals. The great landscape parks of ancient China were used for similar purposes but also had a sacred role. Mesopotamia has the oldest textual records. The early parks and gardens of Asia symbolized both wild nature and civilized nature, sometimes conceived as the realms of the Sky God and the Earth Mother. Garden design was influenced by Polytheist, Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, Daoist, Shinto and Modernist beliefs. Asian Gardens: History, beliefs and design explores how these belief systems influenced the design of gardens. Tom Turner has researched and taught the history, theory and design of gardens for forty years. His visits, research, drawings and photographs are brought together in this detailed study of the history of gardens in West Asia, Central Asia, the Indian Subcontinent and East Asia. The studies extend from the beginnings of garden making to the present day. Using maps, diagrams and photographs, Tom Turner reviews the principles of garden design, and explores how and why Asian gardens have developed their characteristic forms and functions.

Healing Gardens $125 Unique and comprehensive, Healing Gardens provides up-to-date coverage of research findings, relevant design principles and approaches, and best practice examples of or more and more people, the shortest road to recovery is the one that leads through a healing garden. Combining up-to-date information on the therapeutic benefits of healing gardens with practical design guidance from leading experts in the field, Healing Gardens is an invaluable guide for landscape architects and others involved in creating and maintaining medical facilities as well as an extremely useful reference for those responsible for patient care. With the help of site plans, photographs, and more, the editors present design guidelines and case studies for outdoor spaces in a range of medical settings, including: Acute care general hospitals. Psychiatric hospitals. Children’s hospitals. Nursing homes. Alzheimer’s facilities. Hospices. Order your copy of this practical guide to the therapeutic effects and design of healing gardens today.

Landscape Design: A Cultural and Architectural History $40.98 People have shaped the landscape around them since prehistoric times, creating places as diverse in form and meaning as Stonehenge, the Forbidden City of Beijing, Versailles, and New York’s Central Park. Overflowing with hundreds of plans, drawings, and photographs, many created specially for this book, this engrossing volume spans the history of landscape design and reveals a great deal about the development of societies, and how cities, parks, and gardens embody cultural values. Examining famous and lesser-known sites, some now vanished, this comprehensive survey leads the reader from ancient Egyptian royal cemeteries to the magnificent gardens of Renaissance and Baroque Europe, and from great 18th-century English estates and American public gardens to the earthworks and other landscape projects of today. A feast for the historian, landscape designer, and gardener alike, this new book has no equal.

Gardens of Europe: A Traveller’s Guide $26.48 European Gardens have flourished for over 2,000 years and provided the greatest single influence upon gardening throughout the world. In this new and authoritative guide to the gardens of Europe, Charles Quest-Ritson has produced a comprehensive survey, ranging from Ireland to Georgia and from Russia to Sicily. It embraces the vast sweep of Europe’s horticultural and garden design heritage – a guide to all the best and most exciting gardens, both public and private, that are open to visitors – making this a reference source without peer. This book describes all types of gardens, including ancient Roman remnants in Italy, Moorish gardens in Spain, tiled gardens in Portugal, baroque masterpieces and English-style landscape gardens throughout the continent, the giardini segreti of renaissance Italy, English flower gardens and woodland gardens, great botanic gardens of Germany and Scandinavia, arboreta of northern Europe, high-level alpine gardens in Switzerland and cutting-edge contemporary gardens in

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Homes & Gardens Book of Design $14.8 Homes & Gardens Book of Design

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Dogs in Their Gardens $3.98 Dogs are the soft underbelly of every gardener, " says English landscape designer Tim Reese. In fact, gardeners are often as crazy about their dogs as they are about their flowers, and would not dream of tending their beds or inspecting their acreage without the companionship of at least one four-legged friend. In Dogs in Their Gardens, noted garden authority Page Dickey takes us on an insider’s tour of 20 of the most charming and imaginative gardens in America and abroad, with man’s best friend as reliable host. A classic Frederick Law Olmsted design at Manchester-by-the-Sea, Bunny Williams’s stylish potager, a tropical garden surrounding a New England pool — plus the creations of Frank Cabot, Robert Dash, and other esteemed gardeners — are explored not only as fine examples of garden design, but as the sanctuaries of the dogs who call them home. The author has trained her camera on an assortment of garden-loving dogs — including black labradors, English mastiffs, standard poodles, and Jack Russell terriers. Shown contemplating the day, stretched out across a garden path, or bounding joyously down a panel of lawn, these dogs delight in the earthy pleasures their gardens offer and invite us to do the same. In this appealing volume, Page Dickey has created an intimate portrait of beguiling canines and their distinctive floral domains, neither of which would be complete without the other.

The Most Beautiful Gardens in the World $46.48 Gardens are unique creations, reflecting not only the landscape, flora, and climate of their environments but also the heritage, the history, architectural styles, and influences, of the cultures that made them. From the fountain gardens of the Iranian desert to the whimsical Garden of Cosmic Speculation in Scotland, from the Zen gardens of Buddhist temples to the Impressionist gardens in Giverny, the huge variety of gardens around the globe is a testament to our age-old desire to tame and refashion nature. In "The Most Beautiful Gardens in the World photographer Alain Le Toquin celebrates the diversity of these manmade landscapes, capturing 31 of the greatest public and private gardens on five continents, including Majorelle in Morocco, the Versailles gardens outside Paris, the Keukenhof flower show park in The Netherlands, and the Huntington Gardens in California. With more than 150 images and 12 gatefolds featuring spectacular panoramic photographs, this gorgeous book will captivate travelers and garden admirers alike, and will inspire gardeners themselves with fresh ideas for design, horticulture, and use.

Gardens in the Spirit of Place $29.75 An insider’s tour of eighteen special gardens from across the United States pays tribute to the special delights of regional gardening in which the landscape design has taken into consideration the special characteristics, plants, and climate of its local

Visualizing Landscape Architecture $76.45 “We don’t sell gardens; we sell images of gardens.” This observation on the part of a landscape architect makes it clear just how important it is that a design be effectively communicated to the community, clients, and the public. Drawings, models, simula

Territorial Ambitions and the Gardens of Versailles $66.48 In Louis XIV’s France, land took on new importance in politics and court life. A sequestered aristocracy promenaded in formal gardens while the military moved across the landscape, marking state boundaries with fortresses and refiguring the interior with canals and forests. Chandra Mukerji highlights the connections between the seemingly disparate activities of engineering and garden design, showing how the gardens at Versailles showcased French skills in using nature and art to design a distinctively French landscape and create a naturalized political territoriality.

Gardens of the Hudson Valley $36.98 The majesty of the Hudson River has captivated both artists and visitors for generations, and the gardens along its banks have a special character. Those created for the Gilded Age estates are more formal; private gardens respond directly to the rolling landscape and mature forests. The area is a crucible for the development of American landscape design since the major figures–Alexander Jackson Downing, Frederick Law Olmsted, Beatrix Farrand, and Fletcher Steele–all worked in the Hudson Valley. "Gardens of the Hudson Valley "focuses on the historic landscape and how gardens have been integrated into it." "Photographers Steve Gross and Susan Daly have selected twenty-five gardens between Yonkers and Hudson, including famous estate gardens like Kykuit, Boscobel, the Vanderbilt Mansion, and Olana (all open to the public) and private gardens that combine sweeping views and lush plantings. Garden writers Susan Lowry and Nancy Berner describe each of the gardens in detail, focusing on the history of the site and the strategies for design and plant materials.

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Styles and Motifs of Japanese Gardens $12.98 The art of landscaping was said to have been imported from China but as with other imports, the Japanese transformed garden design to suit the indigenous climate and natural surroundings, creating an entirely original art form in the process. A stroll through any of these gardens reveals their inimitable spirit, style and expression. STYLES AND MOTIFS JAPANESE GARDENS is a highly accessible flip reference for the novice gardener and first time visitor. Each of the 31 beautiful Kyoto gardens featured in this book embody the unique landscaping approaches and techniques of the periods when they were created, from the Heian and Muromanchi eras to Momoyama and Edo. From teahouses, rock gardens, ponds, and basins, STYLES AND MOTIFS JAPANESE GARDENS features only gardens that are open to the public, making this book an ideal guide for visitors to Kyoto who wish to know more about the spirit and form of Japanese landscape arts.

Old Time Gardens $44.48 Originally published in 1901, Old Time Gardens by Alice Morse Earle was one of the most popular and influential garden books of the early twentieth century–and one of the first to be extensively illustrated with photographs. With the recent revival of interest in historic gardens and heirloom plants, Old Time Gardens has once again become a valued, if hard to find, resource for gardeners and landscape designers, and historians. This new edition, featuring an introduction by landscape historian Virginia Lopez Begg, makes this classic work available to a new generation of readers. Old Time Gardens celebrates the plants and garden designs of early America. Distinguished by its inviting style, wealth of detailed information about plants, design and garden ornaments, and captivating descriptions and photographs of historic gardens, the book is still regularly cited in books and magazine articles, and recommended on web sites. Earle’s advocacy of historic garden designs was rooted in her strong sense of the garden as a place to live in, and to interact with nature, family and friends, according to Begg. For Earle, the significance of gardens lay not just in their design and plants, but also in their association with the people who cultivated and used them. Accessible, informative, inspiring, and lavishly illustrated, this classic work is still a valuable resource for gardeners, landscape designers, and an essential volume for garden historians.

Meaning in Landscape Architecture and Gardens $47.48 While we all live our lives in designed landscapes of various types, only on occasion do we consider what these landscapes mean to us and how they have acquired that significance. Can a landscape architect or garden designer really imbue new settings with meaning, or does meaning evolve over time, created by those who perceive and use these landscapes? What role does the selection and arrangement of plants and hard materials play in this process and just where does the passage of time enter into the equation? These questions collectively provide the core material for Meaning in Landscape Architecture & Gardens, a compendium of four landmark essays written over a period of twenty years by leading scholars in the field of landscape architecture. New commentaries by the authors accompany each of the essays and reflect on the thinking behind them as well as the evolution of the authora (TM)s thoughts since their original publication. Although the central theme of these writings is landscape architecture broadly taken, the principal subject of several essays and commentaries is the garden, a subject historically plentiful in allusions and metaphors. As a whole Meaning in Landscape Architecture & Gardens offers the general reader as well as the professional a rich source of ideas about the designed landscape and the ways by which we perceive, consider, react, and dwell within thema "and what they mean to us. The essays have been perennial favorites in landscape courses since their original publication in Landscape Journal. Bringing them togethera "bolstered by the new commentariesa "creates a book valuable to all those creating gardens and landscapes, as well as those teaching and studying these subjects.

Of Gardens $12.48 Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: By Francis Bacon OF GARDENS: An Essay. With an Introduftion by Helen Milman (Mrs. Caldwell Crofton). Frontispiece and Cover-Design by Edmund H. New. 16010.7 5 cents net. This edition of the great chancellor’s leisure-essay, issued by one of the first garden-writers of to-day, makes a delightful volume for lovers of garden literature. By J. D. Sedding GARDEN CRAFT, OLD AND NEW. With nine illustrations. 8vo. fz.50 net. A book that treats of a subject much in vogue to-day?the laying out of gardens, formal and "architectural." This is its first appearance in America, though in England it is looked upon almost as a classic. By Forbes Watson FLOWERS AND GARDENS. Edited with an Introduction by Rev. Canon Ellacombe, and with a frontispiece portrait of the author. 1z1110. $1.50 net. This work, long a classic in England, has been out of print for some time and its reappearance will be welcomed by those who know it, as well as by those who desire to become acquainted with it. The author’s tender love of Nature is an added charm to his intimate knowledge of her ways. By E. V. B. SEVEN GARDENS AND A PALACE. With nine full-page illustrations by F. L. B. Griggs and Arthur Gordon. izmo. $1.50. By Rev. Canon Ellacombe IN A GLOUCESTERSHIRE GARDEN. With numerous illustrations. 1z1110. $1.50 net. New Edition. This serves ag a sociable and chatty monthly "Vade-mecum" for garden-lovers, to tell them what to sow and when to sow it, and to give advice of every useful kind pertaining to the subject. IN MY VICARAGE GARDEN. izmo. $1.50 net. This volume is in preparation. Those who know the charm of the author’s style will look forward to a new work from the same pen. Illustrations are being executed by a well-known artist. By Helen Milman (Mrs. Galdwell Crofton) IN…

Timeless Landscape Design: The Four-Part Master Plan $12.48 In Timeless Landscape Design: The Four-Part Master Plan, renowned landscape architects Hugh and Mary Palmer Dargan share the secret to creating an unforgettable landscape with the "Four-Part Master Plan" — a unique method they’ve perfected over the past two-and-a-half decades of creating award-winning gardens and yards for clients. The Dargans share a blend of specific design techniques and practical advice on how to achieve the sophisticated look of a professionally designed landscape on any size and type of property. Examples of specific design treatments are beautifully illustrated with scores of color photographs taken from their own archives, plus landscape plans from historic gardens around the world that have provided inspiration to the authors, and before and after examples of the authors’ award-winning work. Learn how to apply this unique master plan that gives homeowners a simple and systematic means of planning their gardens. The four-part plan includes: The approach and arrival sequence The hub The perimeter Passages to destinations

A Guide to Smithsonian Gardens $14.48 A beautifully illustrated guide to the colorful gardens that surround the Smithsonian museums along the National Mall, each unique in its design, plant materials, and purpose. Many visitors are surprised to learn that the Smithsonian Institution includes extensive gardens and landscape areas. All have been designed to complement the museums they border and to enhance the overall museum experience. Imagine having the Smithsonian’s resources and knowledge to solve the problems that confront every gardener: growing roses without pesticides, holding four-season interest, experimenting with exotic plants, designing a garden that reflects the architecture around it, creating a contemplative space, recreating historic or themed gardens, and much more.

Restorative Gardens: The Healing Landscape $36.98 Restorative gardens for the sick, which were a vital part of the healing process from the Middle Ages to the early twentieth century, provided ordered and beautiful settings in which patients could begin to heal, both physically and mentally. In this engaging book, a landscape architect, a physician, and a historian examine the history and role of restorative gardens to show why it is important to again integrate nature into the institutional — and largely factorylike — settings of modern health care facilities. In this unique book, Nancy Gerlach-Spriggs, Dr. Richard Enoch Kaufman, and Sam Bass Warner, Jr., unfold their argument by presenting file history of restorative gardens and studies of six American health care centers that cherish the role of their gardens in the therapeutic process. These institutions are examined in detail: community hospitals in Wausau, Wisconsin, and Monterey, California; a full-care mental institution in Philadelphia; a nursing home in Queens; a facility for rehabilitative medicine in New York City; and a hospice in Houston. In their comprehensive review the authors suggest that contemporary scientific understanding clearly recognizes the beneficial physiological effects of garden environments on patients well-being.

Small Spaces Beautiful Gardens $25.98 If you love gardens but don’t think you have enough outdoor space to cultivate one, this book is for you. Written by a 20-year veteran of landscape design, this imaginative guide features 18 hardworking profiles of gorgeous small garden paradises. Through step-by-step instructions, before-and-after photos, and detailed plans, landscape architect Keith Davitt offers ingenious tips and techniques for creating the illusion of space through terracing, enlarging through dividing, adding texture and color, and more.

Healing Gardens: Therapeutic Benefits and Design Recommendations $144.98 Unique and comprehensive, "Healing Gardens" provides up-to-date coverage of research findings, relevant design principles and approaches, and best practice examples of or more and more people, the shortest road to recovery is the one that leads through a healing garden. Combining up-to-date information on the therapeutic benefits of healing gardens with practical design guidance from leading experts in the field, "Healing Gardens" is an invaluable guide for landscape architects and others involved in creating and maintaining medical facilities as well as an extremely useful reference for those responsible for patient care. With the help of site plans, photographs, and more, the editors present design guidelines and case studies for outdoor spaces in a range of medical settings, including: Acute care general hospitals. Psychiatric hospitals. Children’s hospitals. Nursing homes. Alzheimer’s facilities. Hospices. Order your copy of this practical guide to the therapeutic effects and design of healing gardens today.

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Gardens, Landscape, Vision – Ppr. $47.48 Islamic gardens, with their waterways and beds of plants and trees, are generally regarded as an earthly reflection of paradise. D. Fairchild Ruggles offers a new interpretation, contending that the palace garden was primarily an environmental, economic, and political construct. She discusses three aspects of medieval Islamic Spain: the landscape and agricultural transformation documented in Arabic scientific literature, the formation of the garden and its symbolism from the eighth through the fifteenth centuries, and the role of the gaze and the frame in the spatial structures through which sovereignty was constituted. Although the repertory of architectural and garden forms was largely unchanged from the tenth through the fifteenth centuries, Ruggles explains that their meaning changed dramatically. The royal palace gardens of Cordoba expressed a political ideology that placed the king above and at the center of the garden and, metaphorically, of his kingdom. This conception of the world began to falter in later centuries, but patrons dung to the forms and motifs of the golden age. Instead of creating new forms, artists at the Alhambra in Granada reworked and refined familiar vocabulary and materials. The vistas fixed by windows and pavilions referred not to the actual relationship of the king to his domain but rather to the memory of a once-expanding territory.

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The Private Gardens of Charleston $8.98 Beyond the magnificent old walls and gates of Charleston’s historic homes lie lush private gardens of extraordinary beauty and distinction. This book presents twenty-five of the city’s most superb private gardens in color photographs and essays, from the meticulous restoration of a classic, early-nineteenth-century landscape to the lush attraction of a typical Charleston garden, to a rare collection of exotic tropical plants. The Private Gardens of Charleston offers a detailed view of these gardens in color photographs and essays which explore the diversity of gardening interests and styles, ranging from the elegant distinction of a "typical" Charleston garden-narrow, shady and verdant, and accented with the glorious color of azaleas and camellias-to an exotic garden containing a rare collection of tropical palms. Louisa Cameron presents the story of each garden with perception and intelligence, describing its background and unique artistry. The author provides useful information on a variety of plants, trees and gardening techniques that are successful in this area. The owners tell of their achievements and mistakes, offer problem-solving solutions to design and growth, and recall the personal and social joys a garden can inspire. Complementing the text are Mrs. Cameron’s vibrant color photographs that capture texture, design and ornamentation in detailed perspectives of gardens, as well as inviting views from porches and walkways. The Private Gardens of Charleston offers an intimate tour of gardens which are rarely seen by the public. It is a book for those who love gardening, landscape design and the beauty of nature.

Creating Water Gardens $3.98 There is a resurgence of interest in water features. From fountains to ponds, this book provides the comprehensive information that water gardeners need. Every aspect of planning, constructing, and caring for a water garden is addressed: Understandable projects Encyclopedia of water plants Designing water gardens to fit the landscape In-depth information addresses the most critical issues in water gardening: Durable design Step-by-step installation Effective water filtration Proper maintenance

The Flowers and Gardens of Japan $25.98 Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III LANDSCAPE GARDENS Having made some attempt to elucidate the mysterious and wonderful construction of Japanese gardens, I feel the reader will expect to learn something of their effect as a whole when completed. Unfortunately many of the finest specimens of landscape gardens, the old Daimyos’ gardens in Tokyo, have been swept away to make room for foreign houses, factories, and breweries, and no trace of them remains; old drawings or photographs alone tell of their departed glories. Probably the largest of these gardens which still remains entire is the Koraku-en, or Arsenal Garden, as it is more commonly called. It is now empty and deserted, and seems only filled with sadness, its groves recalling days gone by, when succeeding Daimyos entertained their friends in regal pomp, and the sound of revelry broke the silence of the woods;to-day only the incessant sound of metal hammering metal breaks the silence of the glades, and the sound of explosions from the Arsenal near by might well rouse the dead. The garden covers a large extent of ground, and is an example of a scheme in which many separate scenes were skilfully worked together to form a perfect whole. Its fame dates from early in the seventeenth century, when the Daimyo of Mito, who was a great patron of landscape gardening, laid out the grounds. The fact that they are remarkable for many Chinese characteristics is not surprising, when we learn that the Shogun lyemitsu took an interest in the work, and lent the aid of a great Chinese artist called Shunseu, who completed the scheme. A semicircular stone bridge of Chinese design, called a Full- moon Bridge, spans a stretch of water in which, in the scorching heat of August mornings, the great buds of white lotus flowers will crack and slowly open, their giant …

Of Gardens: Selected Essays $23.98 Paula Deitz has delighted readers for more than thirty years with her vivid descriptions of both famous and hidden landscapes. Her writings allow readers to share in the experience of her extensive travels, from the waterways of Britain’s Castle Howard to the Japanese gardens of Kyoto, and home again to New York City’s Central Park. Collected for the first time, the essays in "Of Gardens" record her great adventure of continual discovery, not only of the artful beauty of individual gardens but also of the intellectual and historical threads that weave them into patterns of civilization, from the modest garden for family subsistence to major urban developments. Deitz’s essays describe how people, over many centuries and in many lands, have expressed their originality by devoting themselves to cultivation and conservation.During a visit to the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden in Seal Harbor, Maine, Deitz first came to appreciate the notion that landscape architecture can be as intricately conceived as any major structure and is, indeed, the means by which we redeem the natural environment through design. Years later, as she wandered through the gardens of Versailles, she realized that because gardens give structure without confinement, they encourage a liberation of movement and thought. In "Of Gardens," we follow Deitz down paths of revelation, viewing "A Bouquet of British Parks: Liverpool, Edinburgh, and London"; the parks and promenades of Jerusalem; the Moonlight Garden of the Taj Mahal; a Tuscan-style villa in southern California; and the rooftop garden at Tokyo’s Mori Center, among many other sites.Deitz covers individual landscape architects and designers, including Andre Le Notre, Frederick Law Olmsted, Beatrix Farrand, Russell Page, and Michael Van Valkenburgh. She then features an array of parks, public places, and gardens before turning her attention to the burgeoning business of flower shows. The volume concludes with a memorable poetic epilogue entitled "A Winter Garden of Yellow."

Private Gardens of Connecticut $46.48 Connecticut is uniquely rich in beautiful landscape, encompassing more than six hundred miles of serene shoreline along Long Island Sound, untold acres of open farmland, and the rolling hills and lakes of the famed northwest corner on the New York/Massachusetts border. The varied topography and microclimates have given rise to an unusual range of gardens. Twenty-eight are presented here, a rare and privileged glimpse of the private retreats of prominent members of the fashion, design, arts, and business communities. Some are grand in scale, others exceedingly modest, but all have been cared for and tended with great love. None of these gardens was made overnight and many have taken years to come to fruition. The garden of the Greek god Adonis may have "one day blossomed and fruitful were the next," but not any of the gardens featured in this book. In an engaging and highly anecdotal text, Jane Garmey tells the story of the creation of the gardens and the pleasure the owners take in them while John Hall’s magnificent photographs of sumptuous flowers and luxuriant foliage bring them to life

Natural Pattern Forms: A Practical Sourcebook for Landscape Design $40.98 Natural Pattern Forms A Practical Sourcebook for Landscape Design Richard L. Dube Here for the first time is a practical guide to naturalistic landscape design. With the aid of easy-to-use templates, author Richard L. Dube introduces you to 48 natural pattern forms, and shows you how to apply these natural solutions to everyday outdoor design problems. Imagine drawing from a palette as varied as an arcing river, receding hills–even clouds and frost. This book provides the inspiration you need to break away from staid design solutions and discover design solutions that are creative and natural. All 48 original templates include a sketch, a photo, and a discussion of the structure, aesthetic attributes, and underlying emotional tone of the pattern form. In addition, Mr. Dube shows how each form can be reconfigured to meet the needs of specific spaces. Further, each template is cross-referenced to specific design applications, demonstrating practical ways to incorporate natural pattern forms in real designs. This book is a unique and invaluable visual resource for professionals and a creative guide for students who are learning to see the natural landscape in a new way. In addition to expanding any existing repertoire of design solutions, this important new resource: * Looks at specific design problems. * Offers a range of possible solutions for each problem. * Explains how and where to look for natural patterns. * Presents information in a clear and concise manner. * Provides beautiful visual examples. Author Richard L. Dube is uniquely qualified to create the first practical guide to naturalistic landscape design. A practicing landscape designer for 17 years, Mr. Dube is a professional interpretive naturalist with extensive knowledge of Japanese landscape design and construction. In this book he draws upon his knowledge of the conscious use of natural pattern forms in the world-renowned gardens of Japan.

The Complete Guide to Landscape Projects: Natural Landscape Design, Eco-Friendly Water Features, Hardscaping, Landscape Plantings $20.98 The Complete Guide to Landscape Projects is a hardworking, comprehensive manual for renovating, building, and "greening up" your landscape. Inside you’ll find complete directions for time-tested landscape building projects as well as new environmentally sustainable projects. From designing your landscape to putting the finishing touches on an arbor or custom gate, everything you need for landscaping success is right here. Learn how to make and install: compost bins, water management systems, dry beds, rain gardens, efficient irrigation, soil management programs, permeable patios & walkways, reclaimed fences, and more. You can build a sustainable, low-cost yard with the most efficient, cost-effective methods and products with the help of this book.

Public Spaces, Private Gardens $15.95 Landscape architect Lake Douglas employs written accounts, archival data, historic photographs, lithographs, maps, and city planning documentsùmany of which have never been published until nowùto explore public and private outdoor spaces in New Orleans and those who shaped them. The result, Public Spaces, Private Gardens: A History of Designed Landscapes in New Orleans, is the first in-depth examination of the cityÆs landscape history. Douglas presents this ôbeautiful and imposingö city as a work of art crafted by numerous influences. A survey from the colonial period to the twentieth century finds that geography, climate, and, above all, the multicultural character of the cityÆs residents have made New Orleans unique in American landscape design history. French and Spanish settlers, Africans and Native Americans, as well as immigrants from Germany, Ireland, Italy, and other parts of the world all participated in creating this communityÆs unique public and private landscapes. Landmarks such as Congo Square, Audubon Park, the river levees, ôneutral groundsöùlocal residentsÆ own term for mediansùtogether with ordinary residential gardens are all testaments to the cityÆs international imprint. Douglas identifies five different types of public and private designed landscapes: squares, linear open spaces, urban parks, commercial pleasure gardens, and domestic gardens. Each has its own character, and all represent influences of those who occupied them. Discussing these types from perspectives of design, function, and content, he shows how local examples contribute to the cityÆs unique character as well as fit within the larger context of the history of designed landscapes in America. While in New Orleans many have been stratified in arenas such as language, cultural identity, economics, and race, New Orleanians found common ground, literally, in their communityÆs both public and private landscapes. DouglasÆs sweeping study, illustrated with over 90 color and black-and-white images, includes an exploration of archival horticultural books, almanacs, and periodicals; information about laborers who actually built landscapes; details of horticultural commerce, services, and marketing materials; and an exhaustive inventory of plants grown in New Orleans for agricultural, medicinal, and ornamental uses. Public Spaces, Private Gardens, an informative stroll through the last two hundred years of the designed landscapes and horticultural past of New Orleans, offers a fresh look at the cultural landscape of one of AmericaÆs most interesting and historic cities.

Rhododendrons in the Landscape $4.98 Rhododendrons and azaleas are among the most popular of garden shrubs because of their wonderful variety of colors, textures, shapes, and sizes. Selecting the best species or hybrids for various garden situations can present a real challenge to the gardener. Sonja Nelson, editor of the Journal American Rhododendron Society, offers practical and inspiring guidance on how best to use rhododendrons, starting with a brief explanation of basic design principles that serve as guidelines for creating many different kinds of gardens. She discusses woodland and alpine rock gardens, small gardens, and elements such as island beds, containers, hedges, and water features in which rhododendrons can be effectively used. In addition to suggesting and encouraging the use of suitable companion plants, she provides 19 tables listing species and cultivars most appropriate for specific garden situations. Including many inspiring photographs, the book will enable any gardener or landscaper to display these spectacular plants in harmonious surroundings.

A Clearing in the Woods: Creating Contemporary Gardens $36.98 In "A Clearing in the Woods," landscape photographer Roger Foley brings luxuriant green spaces, quiet water features, and colorful plantings to life. Over the past thirty years, he has collaborated with many noted landscape designers and architects, many of whom have transformed the profession with radical experimentation and diverse ideas to create a contemporary approach to garden design. "A Clearing in the Woods "presents twenty-six gardens across the United States: seaside and mountain, desert and countryside, urban and rural. Foley’s exquisite photographs illuminate the work of such designers as Raymond Jungles, Edwina von Gal, Charles Stick, and Oehme, van Sweden & Associates. This remarkable blend of designers and projects–with styles ranging from classically composed geometric gardens to eclectic modern green spaces–represents the diversity of contemporary landscape design. Descriptions of each garden complement the visual presentation, highlighting sources of inspiration and design intent.

The London Pleasure Gardens of the Eighteenth Century $32.48 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1896 Original Publisher: Macmillan Subjects: London (England) Parks Gardens Amusements London (England) History 18th century London (England) Parks Architecture / Landscape Gardening / General Gardening / Garden Design Gardening / Landscape Gardening / Regional / General History / Europe / Great Britain Travel / Europe / Great Britain Travel / Parks

From Art to Landscape: Unleashing Creativity in Garden Design $30.48 Garden designers face some daunting questions: How do I begin the creative process? Where can I find design inspiration? How will I know if my design is successful? If you approach these questions like an artist, with an artist ‘s tools and ways of looking at the world, you will be able to design gardens that combine the unique character of a place with your innermost creative spirit. You ll make inspiring gardens that have real meaning, for yourself as well as others. In this luminous volume, landscape architect and artist W. Gary Smith explores the various means that artists use including drawing, painting, sculpture, meditation, poetry, and dance to create personal connections with the landscape that enrich and inform garden design. Part 1 focuses on simple techniques that anyone can use to nurture creativity, unleash the imagination, and get ideas down on paper. Part 2 shows how these techniques have shaped actual design projects with spectacular results. Throughout, the author ‘s friendly and encouraging voice removes the shroud of mystery surrounding the creative process and shows how even the least artistically inclined can tap into inner resources they never knew they had. Smith ‘s own exuberant sketches and bold paintings illuminate the path from art to landscape. Infectiously engaging and unfailingly inspiring, this eye-opening book deserves to be read and reread by anyone who aspires to master the rich and demanding art of garden design.

Landscape Architecture: Planting Design Illustrated (3rd Edition) $45.98 Absolutely fascinating Informative, enlightening, and entertaining This is one of the most comprehensive books on Planting Design. It fills in the blanks in this field and introduces poetry, painting, and symbolism into Planting Design. It covers in detail the two major systems in Planting Design: Formal Planting Design and Naturalistic Planting Design. It has numerous line drawings and photos to illustrate the Planting Design concepts and principles. Through in-depth discussions of historical precedents and practical case studies, it uncovers the fundamental design principles and concepts as well as underpinning philosophy for Planting Design. It is an indispensable reference book for Landscape Architecture students, designers, architects, urban planners, and ordinary garden lovers. What Others Are Saying About Planting Design Illustrated… "I found this book to be absolutely fascinating. You will need to concentrate while reading it but the effort will be well worth your time." -Bobbie Schwartz, Former President of APLD (Association of Professional Landscape Designers) and Author of The Design Puzzle: Putting the Pieces Together "This is a book that you have to read, and it is more than well worth your time. Gang Chen takes you well beyond what you’ll learn in other books about basic principles like color, texture, and mass." -Jane Berger, Editor & Publisher of gardendesignonline "As a longtime consumer of gardening books, I am impressed with Gang Chen’s inclusion of new information on planting design theory for Chinese and Japanese gardens. Many gardening books discuss the beauty of Japanese gardens, and a few discuss the unique charms of Chinese gardens, but this one explains how Japanese and Chinese history, geography, and artistic traditions bear on the development of each country’s style. The material on traditional Western garden planting is thorough and inspiring, too. Planting Design Illustrated definitely rewards repeated reading and study; any garden designer will read it with profit." -Jan Whitner, Editor of the Washington Park Arboretum Bulletin "Enhanced with an annotated bibliography and informative appendices, Planting Design Illustrated offers an especially "reader friendly" and practical guide that makes it a very strongly recommended addition to personal, professional, academic, and community library Gardening & Landscaping reference collections and supplemental reading lists." -Midwest Book Review "Where to start? Planting Design Illustrated is, above all, fascinating and refreshing Not something the lay reader encounters every day, the book presents an unlikely topic in an easily digestible, easy to follow way. It is superbly organized, with a comprehensive table of contents, bibliography, and appendices. The writing, though expertly informative, maintains its accessibility throughout and is a joy to read. The detailed and beautiful ill

Better Homes & Gardens Dream Gardens Across America [With 1 Year Subscription to Better Homes & Gardens] $17.48 Dream Gardens Across America brings together the best and most beautiful landscapes from the special interest publications. This gorgeous collection will feature more than 80 outstanding designs, from charming country landscapes to highly designed Asian-inspired gardens. Each entry covers details on why the garden arrangements work and demystifies garden and landscape designing with hardworking advice on implementing garden design rules and personalizing your garden style. Complete with landscape solutions for every hardiness zone, helpful tips on choosing the right plant combinations, and lavish color photos throughout, this collection of inspiring ideas and practical instruction will help bring breathtaking garden designs right into your own backyard. An intimate exploration of more than 80 beautiful gardens from across the country, with inspirational stories and helpful advice on creating your own dream gardens at home. Chapters are organized by garden style, from charming country landscapes and cottage styles to formal florals and Asian-influences. Each entry includes details on why the garden arrangement works, and advice on implementing garden design rules and personalizing your garden style. Includes landscape solutions for each hardiness zone, and helpful tips on choosing the right plant combinations. Over 250 gorgeous color photos throughout to inspire and delight, all in a beautiful and affordable package.

New Gardens of the American West: Residential Landscapes of Design Workshop $4.98 A noted landscape architecture firm provides designs that bring the eloquence of the land into the home.

Landscape Book $3.98 This third installment in the Southern Living gardening trilogy takes readers on a tour through the latest concepts in landscaping design. Throughout this volume’s 416 pages, the editors have included 600 full-color photographs to inspire and instruct readers in creating their own landscaping masterpieces. Highlights of this edition include a 100-page gallery of spectacular Southern gardens, as well as a section of step-by-step garden projects and innovative landscaping plans. Specially designed with the needs of the Southern gardener in mind, this book addresses the specific regional challenges that the South affords its residents.

Landscape Gardens on the Hudson, a History: The Romantic Age, the Great Estates, and the Birth of American Landscape Architecture: $20.98 The Hudson Valley’s role in the mid-1800s as the birthplace of American landscape architecture is explored through the romantically designed grounds of the valley’s historic estates and the works of "the father of American landscape design," Hudson Valley native Andrew Jackson Downing. The book offers a new look at the golden age of grand designs and great estates by examining the designed historic landscapes of the Hudson River Valley at such sites as Hyde Park (Vanderbilt Mansion NHS), Sunnyside, Olana, Clermont, Lyndhurst, Montgomery Place, Locust Grove, Wilderstein, Springside, Idlewild, Blithewood, Millbrook, Kenwood, The Point, Philipse Manor, Van Cortlandt Manor, The Pastures (Schuyler Mansion), & Others. The text is illustrated with over 140 period and contemporary images, including plans, photographs, bird’s-eye views, paintings and engravings, many in color.

Our Life In Gardens $10.19 This is the third book we have written together, though separately we have written others . . . But to say ‘written separately’ makes no sense, for when two lives have been bent for so many years on one central enterprise in this case, gardening there really is no such thing as separately." With these words, the renowned garden designers Joe Eck and Wayne Winterrowd begin their entertaining, fascinating, and unexpectedly moving book about the life and garden they share. The book contains much sound information about the cultivation of plants and their value in the landscape, and invaluable advice about Eck and Winterrowd’s area of expertise: garden design. There are chapters about the various parts of their garden, and sections about particular plants roses and lilacs, snowdrops and cyclamen and vegetables. The authors also discuss the development of their garden over time, and the dark issue that weighs more and more on their minds: its eventual decline and demise. Our Life in Gardens is a deeply satisfying perspective on gardening, and on life.

Our Life in Gardens $4.48 This is the third book we have written together, though separately we have written others . . . But to say ‘written separately’ makes no sense, for when two lives have been bent for so many years on one central enterprise–in this case, gardening–there really is no such thing as separately." With these words, the renowned garden designers Joe Eck and Wayne Winterrowd begin their entertaining, fascinating, and unexpectedly moving book about the life and garden they share. The book contains much sound information about the cultivation of plants and their value in the landscape, and invaluable advice about Eck and Winterrowd’s area of expertise: garden design. There are chapters about the various parts of their garden, and sections about particular plants–roses and lilacs, snowdrops and cyclamen–and vegetables. The authors also discuss the development of their garden over time, and the dark issue that weighs more and more on their minds: its eventual decline and demise. "Our Life in Gardens "is a deeply satisfying perspective on gardening, and on life.

Dictionary of Today’s Landscape Designers $15.48 This dictionary profiles world-renowned architects, engineers, landscape architects, artists and photographers whose work has given rise to an entirely new dimension in designing the cityscape. It features leading figures from the international scene, including Tadao Andao, Emilio Ambasz, Daniel Buren, Tony Cragg, Walter De Maria, Michael Heizer, Anish Kapoor, Rem Koolhaas, Maya Lin, Richard Long and James Turrel, among many others. Over the last decade the concept of "landscape" has dramatically changed, Projects that reconstruct large disused areas, the design of public spaces, parks and private gardens, and Land Art all involve landscape design. This field has come to greater prominence with the increase in public projects and by keeping pace with new theoretical approaches and design practices. This volume will be an invaluable reference for any one involved in urban planning, public art, landscape architecture and landscape design.

The Artful Garden: Creative Inspiration for Landscape Design $30.48 "I want to put the mystery back into the heart of garden design, where it needs to be. It’s what lures you in through the gate, keeps you moving through the landscape, and fills you with excitement along the way. The sense of mystery is what turns a mere display of plants, paths, and ornaments into an adventure." –James van Sweden Guided by world-renowned landscape architect James van Sweden and horticulture expert Tom Christopher, any gardener can learn the secrets of the gardener’s art and absorb the essence of inspired garden design. In their gifted hands, creating your own perfect garden, with its own alluring mysteries, turns out to be not only easy but a delight. Whether it’s a ten-foot-square city terrace or a ten-acre expanse, the same principles apply: the intelligent use of positive and negative space, of form and scale, of light and shadow, of rough and smooth textures. Do you want a garden you can immerse yourself in? A garden you can smell and listen to as well as observe? An exuberant garden or a contemplative garden? In this elegantly written and visually stunning book, van Sweden reveals the secrets of famous gardens around the world and encourages you to find inspiration in the arts–in painting (from America’s classic regional artists to the abstract expressionists), music (from classical to jazz), sculpture, even dance. He introduces you to famous artists who share how their art has influenced the design of their own gardens, and teaches you to think not in terms of borders and beds or even paths and meadows but of a tapestry woven from sky, trees, rocks, vines, flowers, grasses, and space. Richly illustrated throughout with magnificent photographs, "The Artful Garden" both tells and shows, sharing with beginning and experienced gardeners a wealth of inspiration and practical help. "What’s my message?" van Sweden asks in conclusion. The wise answer: "Don’t squander the potential for surprise and wonder."" "This beautiful book guarantees everyone who reads it a priceless store of gardening wisdom.

Essay on Gardens: A Chapter in the French Picturesque $32.48 Published in 1774, Essay on Gardens is one of the earliest texts showing the progressive shift in French taste from the classical model of the gardens at Versailles to the picturesque or natural style of garden design in the late eighteenth century. In this formulation of his ideas concerning landscape, Claude-Henri Watelet describes an ideal farm and also his own very real garden, Moulin Joli, near Paris. He advances the theory that the useful and the pleasurable must be combined in the planning, preservation, and decoration of the land by offering a relatively novel design that uses experimental methods to create a comfortable estate. The result is a horticultural and ecological laboratory that includes a residence, a farm, stables, a dairy, an apiary, a mill, walks, vistas, flower beds, an area reserved for medicinal plants, decorative statues, a medical laboratory, and even a small infirmary for ailing members of the community. Given the wide scholarly interest in the field of garden design and its history, this first English edition of Watelet’s small but influential book will interest historians of landscape design as well as students of the history of architecture. Joseph Disponzio’s informative introduction to Samuel Danon’s masterful translation situates the "Essay on Gardens" within the framework of other landscape and garden treatises of the late eighteenth century. Although the original text was not illustrated, this edition includes a selection of charming drawings and etchings of Moulin Joli by Watelet himself, Hubert Robert, and others.

Contemporary Color in the Landscape – Book $34.95 Color is the first and most important design choice a garden designer makes. Over the past decade, landscape architects and garden designers have moved away from the more sedate shades commonly found in traditional gardens and have used plants and hardscape to experiment with explosions of color. From the layered and textural colors of Piet Oudolf to the high contrast colors of Tom Stuart Smith, this increased focus on color is a trademark of today’s leading designers. Contemporary Color in the Landscape explores the whole spectrum of color: how we perceive and respond to color, how to design

The New American Landscape $20.19 Gardeners are the front line of defense in our struggle to tackle the problems of global warming loss of habitat water shortages and shrinking biodiversity.  In The New American Landscape author and editor Thomas Christopher brings together the best thinkers on the topic of gardening sustainably and asks them to describe the future of the sustainable landscape. The discussion unfolds from there and what results is a collective vision as eloquent as it is diverse. The New American Landscape offers designers a roadmap to a beautiful garden that improves not degrades the environment. Its a provocative manifesto about the important role gardens play in creating a more sustainable future that no professional garden designer can afford to miss.  – John Greenlee and Neil Diboll on the new American meadow garden. – Rick Darke on balancing natives and exotics in the garden. – Doug Tallamy on landscapes that welcome wildlife. – Eric Toensmeier on the sustainable edible garden. – David Wolfe on gardening sustainable with a changing climate. – Elaine Ingham on managing soil health. – David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth on sustainable pest solutions. – Ed Snodgrass and Linda McIntyre on green roofs in the sustainable residential landscape. – Thomas Christopher on waterwise gardens. – Toby Hemenway on whole system garden design. – The Sustainable Site Initiative on the managing the home landscape as a sustainable site.

Desert Gardens $29.7 One of the most innovative museums in the world has opened its doors for a photographic tour of the natural gardens and habitats of their expansive landscape in the Arizona-Sonora Desert Region. This book features nature at its best with gardens and nativ

Complete Guide to Water Gardens, Ponds & Fountains $17.48 An updated, expanded edition of Creative Homeowner’s comprehensive guide to water gardens, " Complete Guide to Water Gardens, Ponds & Fountains" provides essential information on designing and installing all types of home water gardens, from naturalistic to formal, plus fountains, waterfalls, streams, and bog gardens. Readers will learn how to construct each of these structures, as well as how to design bridges and stepping-stones. Special sections on aquatic plants, fish, and other pond inhabitants bring life to these essential garden features. Beautifully illustrated with dozens of inspiring landscape photographs, plus step-by-step sequences and instructions, the book shows readers all they need to know to create and maintain the water garden of their dreams.

Illustrated History of Landscape Design $49.5 Landscape design history greatly influenced today’s design process and design solutions. Illustrated History of Landscape Design provides an overview of landscape design, including the iconic spaces throughout the centuries, starting from landscapes in pr

Heritage Gardens $24.99 Of all the problems facing the heritage industry today, the management of gardens and landscape environment create some of the greatest difficulties. This book seeks to provide some of the answers.

Sustainable Gardens $17.95 A handbook showing how to design, construct and maintain gardens to minimise their environmental impact.

The Book of Rock and Water Gardens $25.98 The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher’s website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Publisher: London, J. Lane; New York, J. Lane Company; Publication date: 1907; Subjects: Gardening / General; Architecture / Landscape; Gardening / General; Gardening / Flowers / General; Gardening / Garden Design; Gardening / Landscape; Gardening / Regional / General; Gardening / Techniques;

Jens Jensen: Maker of Natural Parks and Gardens $33.48 Jens Jensen was one of America’s greatest landscape designers and conservationists. Using native plants and "fitting" designs, he advocated that our gardens, parks, roads, playgrounds, and cities should be harmonious with nature and its ecological processes — a belief that was to become a major theme of modern American landscape design. In Jens Jensen: Maker of Natural Parks and Gardens, Robert E. Grese draws on Jensen’s writings and plans, interviews with people who knew him, and analyses of his projects to present a clear picture of Jensen’s efforts to enhance and preserve "native" landscapes.

Elements of Visual Design in the Landscape $29.16 In Elements of Visual Design in the Landscape the author explains a range of design principles using tangible, relevant examples covering all types of landscape.

Ecological Landscape Design and Planning $54.17 The authors of Ecological Landscape Design and Planning offer an holistic methodological approach to the design and planning of landscape, based on both research and practical experience.

Designing Gardens with Flora of the American East $15.98 Gardeners, with all good fortune and flora, are endowed with love for a hobby that has profound potential for positive change. The beautifully illustrated "Designing Gardens with Flora of the American East" approaches landscape design from an ecological perspective, encouraging professional horticulturalists and backyard enthusiasts alike to intensify their use of indigenous or native plants. These plants, ones that grow naturally in the same place in which they evolved, form the basis of the food web. Wildlife simply cannot continue to survive without them-nor can we. Why indigenous plants, you may ask? What makes them so special to butterflies and bees and boys and girls? For Carolyn Summers, the answer is as natural as an ephemeral spring wildflower or berries of the gray dogwood, "As I studied indigenous plants, a strange thing happened. The plants grew on me. I began to love the plants themselves for their own unique qualities, quite apart from their usefulness in providing food and shelter for wildlife." Emphasizing the importance of indigenous plant gardening and landscape design, Summers provides guidelines for skilled sowers and budding bloomers. She highlights . . . "The best ways to use exotic and nonindigenous plants responsibly "Easy-to-follow strategies for hosting wildlife in fields, forests, and gardens "Designs for traditional gardens using native trees, shrubs, groundcovers as substitutes for exotic plants "Examples of flourishing plant communities from freshwater streams to open meadows "How to control plant reproduction, choose cultivars, open-pollinated indigenous plants, and different types of hybrids, and practice "safe sex in the garden" From Maine to Kentucky and up and down the East Coast, "Designing Gardens with Flora of the American East" lays the "gardenwork" for protecting natural areas through the thoughtful planting of indigenous plants. Finally we can bask in the knowledge that it is possible to have loads of fun at the same time we are growing a better world.

Garden Design and Architects’ Gardens; Two Reviews, Illustrated, to Show, by Actual Examples from British Gardens, That Clipping a $18.48 Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: The True Landscape Mr. Blomfield writes nonsense, and then attributes it to me? that is to say, we go to Claude, and having saturated our minds with his rocks and trees, we return to Nature and try to worry her into a resemblance to Claude. I am never concerned with Claude, but seek the best expression I can secure of our beautiful English real landscapes, which are far finer than Claude’s. At least I never saw any painted landscape like them?say that from the Chestnut Walk at Shrubland, looking over the lovely Suffolk country. That is the precious heritage we have to keep. And that is where simple and pictuesquegardening will help us by making the garden a beautiful foreground for the true landscape, instead of cutting it off with a " high wall" or anything else that is ugly and needless. The lawns are not to be left in broad expanse, but to have Pampas Grasses, foreign shrubs, etc., dotted about on the surface. / have fought for years against the lawn-destruction by the terrace-builders and bedding-out gardeners But how are we to have our lawns in " broad expanse " if we build a high wall near the house to cut off even the possibility of a lawn ? This has been done in too many cases to the ruin of all good effect and repose, often to shut out as good landscapes as ever were painted There are flagrant cases in point to be found in private gardens in the suburbs of London. There is much bad and ignorant landscape work as there is bad building everywhere, but errors in that way aremore easily removed than mistakes in costly and aimless work in brick and stone. At Coombe Cottage, when I first saw its useless terrace wall shutting out the beautiful valley view from the living rooms, I spoke of the error that had been made, but the owner thought that, as it had cost…

In Gardens $22.5 In Gardens

Ken Smith: Landscape Architect $36.98 Both a landscape designer and a public artist, Ken Smith produces designs that range in scale from small public installations to vast parks. He is known for inventive and imaginative gardens and landscapes, some of which use little or no natural plant material. His projects include public, commercial, and private work: urban parks, streetscapes, plazas, gardens, public art commissions, memorials, museums and institutions, urban development and multiuse projects, restoration of modern-era landscapes, waterfront planning and design, and residential projects. Among Smith’s best-known projects are the MoMA Roof Garden, consisting of white gravel, recycled black rubber, crushed glass, sculptural stones, and artificial boxwood plants in a camouflage pattern; the Elevated Acre, a one-acre urban plaza with a sloping topography of planted dunes and an elevated view of New York Harbor; and Orange County Great Park, California, a redevelopment of a Marine Corps air station to include a 2.5-mile canyon, 20-acre lake, cultural terrace, botanical gardens, great lawn, performing arts venue, veterans memorial, aircraft museum, sports park, nature preserve, and wildlife corridor.

Introduction to Landscape Design $85.5 Outstanding explorations of design concepts, principles, and processes This Second Edition of Introduction to Landscape Design offers even broader coverage of the environmental, human, technological, and aesthetic issues associated with landscape design t

Balinese Gardens $29.98 This guided tour of Bali’s finest traditional and contemporary gardens is perfect for gardening enthusiasts and professional landscape architects alike, and will especially appeal to visitors who have experienced the charms of one of the world’s most beautiful islands.

Rain Gardens $29.7 The ‘rain garden’ is a new and exciting concept that combines environmental benefits with aesthetic considerations to bring purpose and individuality to a garden or landscape. In this authoritative work, we see how rain gardens follow the principles of th

Gardens in Cheshire $33.75 From the Duke of Westminister’s Eaton Hall to Lord Leverhulme’s Thornton Manor and his noted garden village at Port Sunlight, there is a swagger and grandeur about the landscape and garden experiments in the county. This guide celebrates historic gardens

Great Gardens of America $42.5 SUPERANNO Presents an authoritative and superbly illustrated celebration of 23 of the great gardens of the United States and two in Canada. The gardens chosen range from 18th-century landscape gardens such as Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello in Virginia, thr

Gardens of Persia $42.45 Looks at the evolution of Persian gardens from ancient times to the present day and their impact on modern garden design.

Gardens in Time $21.48 Ambitious in scope and a wonder to examine, "Gardens in Time" captures two millennia of garden history between its covers. The follow-up to world-renowned photographer Alain Le Toquin’s successful "The Most Beautiful Gardens in the World, Gardens in Time" contains lush and glorious photographs of the nearly 130 gardens that Le Toquin explored across 20 countries — the most comprehensive garden photo documentary ever undertaken by a single photographer. From the Roman gardens at Hadrian’s villa to the modern work of landscape gardeners like Fernando Caruncho, the Wirtzes, and Robert Irwin, historical and contemporary gardens are showcased. All are complemented by Jacques Bosser’s informative text, which reveals the evolutions, transformations, influences, and trends that characterize these beautiful landscapes, putting into context their aesthetic appeal, both then and now.

New Gardens in Provence: 30 Contemporary Creations $39.98 Provence today is a paradise for garden makers, a natural haven where designers from all over the world mingle with homegrown family gardeners and local horticulturists. Few places have seen as many contemporary garden creations, in as wide a variety: from picturesque to minimalist, private to public, suburban plot to rural field, miniature landscape to vast environment. "New Gardens in ProvenceV features 30 of the most extraordinary recent gardens in this remarkable region. Written by Louisa Jones, a specialist in Provencal food and culture and author of the now-classic "Gardens in Provence," this breathtaking book visits new gardens along the Ctte d’Azur, in Marseilles, Saint-Rimy, and Aix, and throughout the gorgeous countryside of southeastern France. Almost 300 stunning photographs take us behind the garden gate to experience the beauty of meadow and woodland tableaux, magnificent stone terracing, formal topiary arrangements, lush flowerbeds, and even a mountainside project by artist Andy Goldsworthy. While these man-made landscapes may reflect international trends in garden design, they never lose their harmony with the countryside. As this beautiful book demonstrates, today’s gardens are not only a reflection of the region’s "sense of place," but also an integral part of the Provencal "art de vivre."

Landscape Irrigation: Design and Management $100.48 A total, all-in-one guide to modern landscape irrigation strategies, techniques, and hardware Landscape Irrigation is designed to function as both a professional reference and a junior- to senior-level text for students of landscape architecture, landscape design, and turf management. It is also an excellent study guide for young professionals preparing to take the LARE. Emphasizing water-conserving irrigation design throughout, author Stephen Smith covers all the bases, providing in-depth coverage of: * Irrigation methods and components * Drawing techniques and presentation * Sprinkler and drip irrigation methods and hardware * Pipe characteristics and hydraulics * Control systems * CSI irrigation specifications Throughout Landscape Irrigation you will find many informative examples of irrigation strategies now employed around the world. Corresponding hydraulic reference data for all the examples are contained in a separate appendix for easy reference. Landscape Irrigation is an indispensable tool-of-the-trade for landscape architects, landscape contractors, irrigation professionals, and turfgrass and golf course managers.

Small Buildings, Small Gardens: Creating Gardens Around Structures $23.98 Small Buildings, Small Gardens Creating Gardens Around Structures Gordon Hayward Illustrations by Peter Joel Harrison In his eighth book on practical garden design, renowned gardener Gordon Hayward explores the idea that existing or newly built structures in a garden-sheds, pergolas, fences, arbors, gazeboes, pools, and so on-can be used to answer most questions about how to develop an engaging and user-friendly garden plan. Important tips: A small structure such as a shed suggests the dimensions, style, line and purpose of the garden adjacent to it. Gazeboes, arbors and other open structures frame garden views. Fences, pergolas and walls provide structure, background, edges and places for people to sit, have a meal or gather. Gates and breaks in walls and fencing create thresholds, points of entry and transitions from one garden area to the next. Trellises and other vertical built structures attached to the sides of buildings provide places for vines or espaliers. Gordon Hayward is the author of several books, including The Welcoming Garden, The Intimate Garden: Twenty Years and Four Seasons in Our Garden, Garden Paths: Inspiring Designs and Practical Projects, and Your House, Your Garden: A Foolproof Approach to Garden Design, as well as a variety of articles for Horticulture Magazine. He lives in Westminster West, Vermont. "Hayward has shown himself to be not only a talented landscape designer but also a gifted teacher." -Publishers Weekly "Gordon Hayward shows you how to get beyond lawn and standard shrubs . . ." -Chicago Tribune

The Encyclopedia of Grasses for the Livable Landscape $42.98 In this new book noted grass expert and advocate Rick Darke addresses both the aesthetic qualities of grasses in private gardens and the opportunities and challenges of using them in wild and constructed public landscapes. All the true grasses, sedges, rushes, restios, and cattails that possess ornamental merit or that can contribute to ecological plantings are described, and practical matters of propagation, growth, and maintenance are also covered. More than 1000 stunning photographs show details of individual plants and hundreds of gardens and landscapes in which grasses play a prominent part. This worthy successor to "The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses" is a new type of design reference that sets a standard for inspired, sustainable use of grasses.

Landscape Architect’s Portable Handbook $54.98 Get answers FAST with the Landscape Architect’s One-Stop,Take-It-Anywhere Guide In the office or out on the job, the Landscape Architect’s Portable Handbook puts the 20% of information you need 80% of the time at your fingertips You get instant data for every architectural landscaping project: public and private gardens…athletic facilities…highways…urban/suburban settings…MORE From project administration, planning, design standards and analysis to site development, construction, materials, field techniques, and common rules of thumb, hundreds of handy tables, diagrams and schematics, checklists and field guides give you the accurate how-to’s and expertise you need – ANYWHERE, ANYTIME It packs easily in your briefcase, so you can cut down on time-consuming trips and calls between field and office, or get satisfyingly fast facts and guidelines when you’re catching up on work at home. It’s a distillation of the entire profession… and provides the perfect ASLA registration exam review. You get: * A framework for interpretation, conceptualization, evaluation, and communication at multiple scales, regardless of the type of landscape planning or design project * Standards, techniques and devices * Analysis-to-project administration guidelines and checklists * Step-by-step procedures * Mechanics and design calculations, formulas, worked examples and models * 193 clarifying illustrations — from USDA plant hardiness zones to basic layouts and schematic diagrams…from approval processes flow charts to a CPM bar chart * 98 quick-check tables let you instantly pinpoint area space standards…tree mortality causes and remedies…recommended live loads for different decking uses and maximum decking spans…irrigation system selection criteria – and much, much more * Scores of easy-to-use, easy-to-remember rules of thumb * General unit cost factors for materials, systems, and construction * More From the broad overall aspects of a project to the smallest detail, find the specific data you need on… Project Management; Permits; Site Selection and Clearing; Grading; Drainage; Decks; Fences; Lighting; Paving; Plants; Ponds; Pools; Retaining Walls; Billing; More

Gardens of the Gods $28 "Gardens of the Gods" reveals the symbolic language of garden design, exploring the gardens of China, with their moon gates and immortal rocks, the Zen gardens of Japan, the paradise gardens of Islam, those of Renaissance Italy with their richly mythological imagery, the landscaped parks of England, the gardens of New Harmony in the US and some striking, modern examples of symbolic gardens, including the Tarot Garden of the sculptress Niki de Saint Phalle in Italy. This illustrated book also includes a chapter with suggestions for creating a "garden of meaning" and a selected catalogue of plants with symbolic or mythological associations. Based on ten years of research, travel and curiostiy, this text is also the result of a personal quest – to reveal the mystical codes written in the astonishing worlds of gardens worldwide.

Rooftop Gardens: The Terraces, Conservatories, and Balconies of New York $33.48 Idyllic urban oases offer inspiration to anyone yearning to add nature and serenity to an outdoor living space. Rooftop Gardens showcases some of the most unique and extraordinary outdoor spaces in New York City that urban dwellers have created as retreats from the daily chaos of life. A sumptuous array of gardens ranging in style from working to exotic fills the pages, a diverse selection befitting different scales and changing seasons. From the lush produce garden of Eli’s Vinegar Factory to a glass-enclosed conservatory perched atop Park Avenue in which amaryllis, paperwhite narcissus, and cyclamen grow during the winter months, this stunning portfolio illustrates innovative and original ways to design one’s own outdoor sanctuary–be it sky-high or ground level–and is a must-have for homeowners, decorators, and landscape architects alike.

Gardens Are for People, Third Edition: With a New Preface $48.98 This classic of landscape architecture has been required reading for the residential garden design professional, student, and generalist since its publication in 1955. "Gardens Are for People" contains the essence of Thomas Church’s design philosophy and much practical advice. Amply illustrated by site plans and photographs of some of the 2,000 gardens Church designed during the course of his career, the third edition has a new Preface as well as a selected bibliography of writings by and about Church. Called "the last great traditional designer and the first great modern designer," Church was one of the central figures in the development of the modern California garden. For the first time, West Coast designers based their work not on imitation of East Coast traditions, but on climatic, landscape, and lifestyle characteristics unique to California and the West. Church viewed the garden as a logical extension of the house, with one extending naturally into the other. His plans reflect the personality and practical needs of the homeowner, as well as a pragmatic response to the logistical demands of the site.

A Guide to Site Planning and Landscape Construction $130 Ideal for both working professionals and students, this classic work serves as a truly comprehensive resource for site design and planning. Now in a new and fully updated Fourth Edition, A Guide to Site Planning and Landscape Construction presents both design elements and technical site planning information in a clear, concise, and highly visual format. As a teaching tool, it guides the reader through the actual development of a site plan, and demonstrates how to carry out the necessary calculations and specifications. By combining a design approach with technical background data, it enables creative talent to be used to the utmost advantage. Its broad range of coverage makes it an excellent study guide for the registration examinations in both architecture and landscape architecture. The first of its three sections introduces the reader to the critical thinking process, and fully explains design guidelines, resource analysis and site selection, visual design factors, natural elements, land use, and circulation. The second section, on site engineering and landscape construction, covers contour lines, grading and earthwork calculations, site drainage, alignment of horizontal and vertical curves, site and landscape construction details, plant material, and specifications. The final section offers a broad array of illustrative project types, including detailed material on sports facilities and playgrounds, rooftop gardens, and residential development concepts. A Guide to Site Planning and Landscape Construction is lavishly illustrated with hundreds of photos, site plans, and line drawings, as well as an abundance of figures, tables, charts, and sample problems. New material in the Fourth Edition includes resource analysis with wetlands and steep slope districts, the latest accessibility guidelines, updated coverage of bikeway design, road alignment and circulation patterns, and safety guidelines for playgrounds. For practitioners and students in architecture, landscape architecture, planning, and civil engineering, A Guide to Site Planning and Landscape Construction offers an indispensable and authoritative reference. A Guide to Site Planning and Landscape Construction Now, in a new edition, this classic reference integrates the principles and processes of site design with detailed technical information. Featuring a design approach to site planning fully supported by detailed technical data, A Guide to Site Planning and Landscape Construction has become widely recognized as the best single-source reference work available in the field. Its clarity, comprehensiveness, and attractive visual format make it an indispensable reference tool for both practitioners and students, as well as an excellent study guide for the registration exams in architecture and landscape architecture. Organized to follow the actual development of a site plan, this book guides the reader through the planning process and covers all the key elements, including: * Ba

The Colors of Nature: Subtropical Gardens by Raymond Jungles $36.98 In exquisite gardens inspired by the lush native plants of his adopted home of Miami, landscape artist/architect Raymond Jungles uses nature as a means of self-expression. He is known for modernist groupings of geometric shapes, which highlight the natural aspects of plantings, water features, and native stone. His use of plants, drawn largely from those indigenous to subtropical regions, emphasizes their dramatic sculptural forms. Jungles’s original and inviting green spaces, like those of his mentor, the master landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx, bring the comfort and beauty of nature into built settings. This monograph on the work of Raymond Jungles features more than 20 residential projects. From a rooftop garden 34 stories in the air to a natural setting of ponds and islands surrounding a 1920s residence to an informal green space in the Pearl Islands of Panama, Jungles constructs vibrant spaces that complement the natural environment. His modern vocabulary is on display in beautiful color photographs that document each landscape in both panoramic views and intimate details. Jungles’s own descriptions of each garden address the process of making the landscape as well as the design elements that tie each composition to common experiences of nature.

Landscape Planning and Environmental Design $70.98 Written for use in undergraduate and postgraduate planning courses and for those involved in all aspects of the planning process, this comprehensive textbook focuses on environmental impact assessment and design and in particular their impact on planning for the landscape.

Keywords in American Landscape Design $144.98 This beautifully illustrated historical dictionary of landscape design vocabulary used in North America from the 17th to the mid-19th century defines a selection of one hundred terms and concepts used in garden planning and landscape architecture. Ranging from "alcove," "arbor," and "arch" to "veranda," "wilderness," and "wood," each term presents a wealth of documentation, textual sources, and imagery. The broad geographic scope of the texts reveals patterns of regional usage, while the chronological range provides evidence of changing design practice and landscape vocabulary over time. Drawing upon a wealth of newly compiled documentation and accompanied by more than 1,000 images, this dictionary forms the most complete published reference to date on the history of American garden design, and reveals landscape history as integral to the study of American cultural history.

The Essential Guide to Creating a Chinese-Style Garden: Design a Landscape for the Soul in Your Own Backyard $23.98 Illustrated with many full-color photos of authentic gardens, this book provides you with everything you need to know about Chinese-style gardens, from their origin to their cultural and artistic conception.

Microclimatic Landscape Design $85 Creating Thermal Comfort and Energy Efficiency Microclimatic Landscape Design shows designers how to work with nature to create climatically pleasant spaces for human activities. With remarkable clarity, it covers both the scientific background and the design techniques needed for shaping spaces that increase comfort and reduce energy consumption. This comprehensive, environmentally-sensitive guide: * Presents the basic principles of microclimatology and explains how objects in the landscape affect climate to create microclimates * Describes methods for modifying the key variables in a microclimate, including radiation, wind, temperature, humidity, and precipitation * Shows how to create successful, comfortable spaces under a wide variety of climatic conditions * Explains energy budgets and the effects of landscape on energy use in buildings * Includes useful formulas for determining human thermal comfort, estimating solar radiation absorbed by a person, and estimating wind in a given landscape For landscape architects, architects, contractors, and planners, Microclimatic Landscape Design is a concise, practical, and indispensable guide to improving the comfort of outdoor spaces and reducing the heating or cooling loads on buildings.

Canyon Gardens: The Ancient Pueblo Landscapes of the American Southwest $24.48 "Canyon Gardens" is the long-awaited sequel to "Anasazi Architecture and American Design" (UNM Press). It takes a new look at ancient and modern Puebloan gardening and landscape design approaches. Part One examines early Puebloan landscapes in detail, including compact gardens and terraces, site planning, the integration of farming and landscape design into settlement complexes, and the unit-courtyard complexes of the Mesa Verde country. It also covers the first meeting of the Ancient Puebloan tradition with Spanish traditions in seventeenth-century New Mexico and the Puebloan uses of plants. New field research is included–recent findings about the Zuni area, the upper Rio Grande country, and the Tompiro and Tiwa canyons and valleys in the Manzano Range. Part Two looks at the Ancient Puebloan culture’s influence today. Chapters here examine the uses of the historic landscape in today’s agriculture and horticulture and the impact of governmental regulations on traditional habits of gardening and land use and perception. Modern architects, site planners, and landscape architects will find these new-found qualities of the Southwestern landscape fascinating and inspirational. Contributors: Anthony Anella is an architect, teacher, and writer in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Kurt Anschuetz is an archaeologist in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Mary Beath is a writer and artist who has worked in Zuni, New Mexico. Bruce Bradley is an archeologist and author currently based in Exeter, England. Carol Brandt is an ethnobotanist in Albuquerque. Louis A. Hieb is an author and former professor at the University of Washington. James E. "Jake" Ivey is a historian with the National ParkService in Santa Fe. Stephen H. Lekson is curator of anthropology at the University of Colorado Museum, Boulder. Kenneth A. Romig is a landscape historian and landscape architect in Albuquerque. David E. Stuart is an author and Southwest anthropologist in Albuquerque. Rina Swentzell is a writer and art and architectural historian and a member of Santa Clara Pueblo, in Santa Fe.

Power of Gardens $43.98 Nancy Power is to landscape what Frank Gehry is to architecture, or Bunny Williams to interiors–a master, a visionary, a seasoned professional at the very pinnacle of her craft. The designs Power creates–whether for parklands, playgrounds, or private sanctuaries–reflect the meticulous attention she pays to each place’s particularity and to the desires and living patterns of those who will use and enjoy her gardens. From residential gardens in Beverly Hills and Malibu to street planning for downtown Los Angeles and play zones for the Pasadena Children’s Museum, the selection of Power’s work in this beautiful book reveals her multidimensional aesthetic. Her approach can range from the lavishly leafy to the meditatively restrained, from the comfortably homey to the superlatively (though always quirkily) formal. But no matter what the look, no matter who the client, each of her projects reminds us of the power that gardens have to refresh the body, center the mind, and liberate the spirit.

Dream Gardens: 100 Inspirational Gardens $23.98 The perfect companion to Merrell’s bestselling Dream Homes (see pp. 6 and 39), Dream Gardens is a beautifully designed sourcebook of 100 modern and contemporary gardens of all styles in all parts of the world. It presents an exciting array of stunning locations and garden-design ideas, from small, sophisticated, minimalist city gardens to large, richly planted gardens in breathtaking rural locations. Each garden is beautifully photographed to show all its key features and essential details, while concise descriptions offer a rare insight into the aims and achievements of some of today’s leading garden designers. With full captions identifying the plants depicted, this book is a valuable source of information and inspiration.

Gardens of Pompeii $31.48 A study of Pompeiian frescoes reveals that the Vesuvian landscape of 79 AD included a vast and beautiful variety of fauna and flora. This lavishly illustrated volume combines botanical images depicted in Pompeiian art with present-day photographs of gardens in the region to give a complete understanding of the fruits, vegetables, pollens, seeds, and other plants of Pompeii. An appendix of botanical Latin names helps readers identify the plants featured in this handsome, informative book.

Energy-Wise Landscape Design $23.36 Residential consumption represents nearly one quarter of North America’s total energy use and the average homeowner spends thousands of dollars a year on power bills. To help alleviate this problem, Energy-Wise Landscape Design presents hundreds of

Northeastern Landscaping: A Regional Guide to Garden Design & Construction $3.98 This attractive title offers readers many innovative suggestions for landscape and garden design. More than 600 color photographs of gardens throughout the northeast United States, detailed landscape plans and plant lists are included to spur readers’ imaginations to design and plant attractive gardens.

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Hummingbird Gardens $6.48 Of all the beuty a gardener can cultivate, nothing equals that of the hummingbird. Little wonder that millions of North Americans attempt to attract these spunky birds to their gardens. Hummingbird Gardens provides how-to information on feeders, plant combinations, and garden design. It showcases the continent’s 20-plus hummingbird species. By breaking North American into six regions, the authors give tips that are tailored for gardeners in all parts of the United States and Canada.

Step-by-Step Landscaping (Better Homes & Gardens Gardening) $10.99 An expanded, all-new version of this best-selling title from the experts at Better Homes and Gardens! 400 pages with all the advice, information, and inspiration you need to create the yard you’ve always wanted. Shows how to identify your yard’s needs and envision possible solutions. Packed with more than 150 stunning photos of beautiful yards and projects from across the country. An additional 285 detailed photos illustrate all the tricks: how to develop a landscape plan, how to shape your land, and how to design and build the most popular outdoor structures, from paths and walkways to gazebos and sheds. Plant identification photos and 35 pages of charts help you choose just the right plant for every location in your yard.

Landscapes for Small Spaces: Japanese Courtyard Gardens $29.48 Enjoy it for its sheer beauty or use it for inspiration while creating your own small landscape garden. Japanese gardening is the art of arranging plants, rocks, lanterns, and basins in an open or, as here, an enclosed space. According to the aesthetic principles long prevailing in Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan, even two rocks arranged in a tiny, enclosed space can be considered a garden. This type of garden is called a tsuboniwa, and Kyoto has long being considered its birthplace and home. So it is not surprising that photographer Katsuhiko Mizuno, wishing to capture the best of such small gardens, should turn to Kyoto and its palaces, temples, shrines, and town houses. The highlight of the book is the 100 photographs of these tsuboniwa-snow overlying sand patterns; coloring maple leaves; flowering cherry trees; lanterns, basins, fences; gardens featuring wisteria, azalea, hydrangea, Indian lilac, camellia, and daphne. Each photo is accompanied by an insightful caption pointing out the outstanding characteristics of the garden in question. An appendix gives Mizuno’s instructions for creating a tsuboniwa, based on his personal experience. His account of the underlying concepts, design, choice of plants, and practical procedures will prove a invaluable reference for all garden creators, from amateur to professional.

Cats in Their Gardens $3.98 Noted garden writer Page Dickey takes us on an insider’s tour of 20 of the most charming gardens in America and Europe with the ideal garden companion — cats. Cats in Their Gardens explores author Roxana Robinson’s country garden in upstate New York, Martha Stewart’s perennial cottage garden in Westport, Connecticut, plus garden authority Penelope Hobhouse’s private garden retreat in the English countryside, and other well-known gardens — not only as fine examples of garden design, but as sanctuaries for the cats who call them home. The author has trained her camera on an assortment of garden-loving cats, including calicos, Himalayans, Abyssinians, ocicats, Maine coon cats, and ordinary tabbies. Shown stretched out in the sun, draped languorously on a stone wall, or sprawled on the cool grass, these cats always manage to choose the most becoming flowers or foliage as backdrops. — The companion volume to Page Dickey’s popular Dogs in Their Gardens (Stewart, Tabori & Chang) — Features 20 outstanding gardens in the United States, Canada, and England created by notable garden designers and celebrities, such as Martha Stewart, Tovah Martin, Penelope Hobhouse, and James David — The ideal gift for any cat and garden lover, the photographs depict a range of cat breeds and garden styles to suit every preference

Designing Your Gardens and Landscapes: 12 Simple Steps for Successful Planning $16.98 Both first-time gardeners and professional landscape designers will find that this is the book to reach for first. Macunovich’s unique and practical 12-step approach takes the mystery out of landscape design. Through helpful checklists, practical illustrations, and creative design techniques, Macunovich makes it easy to plan a beautiful, functional, and elegant garden for every landscape.

Historic Virginia Gardens: Preservation Work of the Garden Club of Virginia, 1975-2007 $37.98 For more than seventy-five years, The Garden Club of Virginia has undertaken garden research and preservation work at numerous historic sites across the Old Dominion, restoring and creating beautiful landscapes for the education and enjoyment of all, from backyard gardeners to design professionals. Historic Virginia Gardens documents in breathtaking fashion this important contribution to the Commonwealth’s botanical and architectural heritage. Picking up where an earlier volume, dedicated to the period from 1930 to 1975, left off, this new book brings the Club’s work from the period 1975 to 2007 to life through a graceful and informative text by Margaret Page Bemiss, a host of historical and contemporary drawings, extensive native and heritage plant lists, and 125 splendid new color photographs from the award-winning garden photographer Roger Foley. The gardens highlighted here range in location from the Eastern Shore to Blacksburg, and date from the seventeenth century to the twenty-first. Margaret Bemiss describes not only the preservation of the gardens, but also each place, its builder, and its historic context. Giving the reader a fuller understanding of why each particular garden or landscape was worth restoring or re-creating, Bemiss explains the site’s significance, in Virginia’s rich history as well as in the history of gardening and landscape design. In addition to Foley’s photographs, each narrative is also accompanied by bird’s-eye-view drawings and site plans for the gardens, along with working drawings of garden buildings, furniture, fences, and gates. Of particular interest to practicing gardeners and garden historians is the comprehensive list of native and imported plants that were utilized in the gardens. The significance of the projects, from George Washington’s Mount Vernon and Gari Melcher’s Belmont to the Prestons’ frontier home in Blacksburg and Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, make this book of interest not only to gardeners and landscape architects, but also to anyone with an interest in American history. Historic Virginia Gardens is sure to find a treasured place on the library shelf beside its predecessor, which was praised by the Virginian-Pilot as a "book that] will please any gardener, be it a group restoring grounds around a shrine or a suburbanite pondering whether to plant phlox or periwinkle along the front walk."

Gardens of Gravel and Sand $17.55 Book DescriptionA simple and provocative book offering a revisionist photo-essay on the ever-popular Japanese “dry landscape” or “rock” gardens. Not Zen, possibly art, more like “meta-gardens,” gravel and sand compositions reject nature, yet are made of

Handbook of Regenerative Landscape Design $139.95 Discusses the remediation of degraded environments such as industrial landfills, mining sites, buried urban rivers, seriously polluted or effectively destroyed wetlands, Superfund sites, and abandoned factories. This book talks about the environmental perspectives of landscape architects and urban planners.

The Gardens of Japan $48.48 This eye-catching book presents Japan’s finest gardens as interpreted by leading photographers and Teiji Itoh, preeminent spokesman for Japan’s magnificent garden tradition. Beginning with early agricultural and religious practices, Professor Itoh describes how the major garden types-from microcosmic stone-and-gravel compositions and tea-ceremony settings to spacious landscapes for strolling-evolved from a rich mingling of native and foreign influences. While never totally rejecting outside influence, the Japanese nevertheless willfully misinterpreted rigid Chinese models to suit their own tastes and infused Zen gardens with a sensitivity to material born of their native Shinto animist faith. Even today, garden designers responding to new building styles and ways of living still preserve the impeccable sense of design and intimacy with nature that are the hallmark of the Japanese tradition. Each page is packed with information, anecdote, and every kind of illustration-maps, plans, sketches, reproductions from ancient books, and photographs of great gardens and historical figures. One chapter is wholly devoted to Kyoto’s famous Moss Temple, while another visits modern-day temple, tea, and country gardens to offer a rare look beyond the private gates and into the hearts of people who actually enjoy these gardens in their daily lives. There is an examination of the important elements-stones, lanterns, pathways, basins, plantings, fences-and at the end a special appendix gives Teiji Itoh’s personal choice of gardens to visit in Japan, including addresses, descriptions, and hints on when to go and what to look for. The Gardens of Japan is by far the most delightful and informative volume in the field. With 96 pages of superb color, it is in every detail a fitting celebration of nature’s beauty, joy, and meaning. The present format is a slightly reduced version of the original published in 1984 under the same title, but in almost every other detail it is an exact replica.

Landscape And Sustainability $79.17 This unique book is about landscape, sustainability and the practices of the professions which plan, design and manage landscape at many scales and in many locations; urban, suburban and rural.

The Japanese Gardens: Kyoto $26.98 Kyoto’s gardens are glorious, beautiful, and thought-provoking Japanese treasures without parallel in other lands. They are distinguished from other art forms by a philosophy that views human beings as a part of nature. Designers intend to embody the integration and harmony between humans and nature by creating a natural landscape, which elevates their garden designs to the level of an art form. This book introduces the soul of Kyoto, the Japanese garden. Addressing variations through the different types of temple gardens–gardens of the imperial family and aristocratic households, and urban courtyard and other gardens–it offers an understanding of the compelling fascination that these gardens’ beauty and philosophical depth inspire.

Green Roof – A Case Study: Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates’ Design for the Headquarters of the American Society of Landscape Ar $33.98 The benefits of green roofs are many: longer roof lifespan, greater sound insulation, reduced heating and cooling system needs, and a cutback in storm water runoff. Green roofs decrease carbon dioxide and increase oxygen in cities, making them cooler in the process and reversing the so-called ‘urban heat island effect.’ In short, green roofs are the great green hope of many environmentalists, politicians, and architects interested in more efficient and environmentally aware buildings. From a design standpoint, however, there is less consensus. While some see the roof garden as a visual statement using plants, geometric lines, and sculptural elements, others believe concerns for sustainability should outweigh visual appeal. A green roof that combines aesthetics and mechanics has become the goal of many a landscape architect. To address this quandary, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) commissioned renowned landscape architects, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates in collaboration with the Conservation Design Forum to design a 3,300-square-foot green roof garden for its Washington, D.C. headquarters. In "Green Roof Gardens," author Christian Werthmann uses this detailed case study to explain the history, methodology, and design process of green roof garden construction, providing a rich source of inspiration and technical knowledge for anybody interested in this simple solution to many of the environmental challenges we face today.

LANDSCAPE DESIGN – Subscription $10500 『LANDSCAPE DESIGN』the magazine provides timely information on built landscapes and new techniques for ecologically sensitive planning and design with photographs and graphics ,in Asia and all over the world ;useful for landscape architects or garden designers and housing ,building ,city ,sevlal constructors ,monument ,sculpture, etc. 　『LANDSCAPE DESIGN』は、暮らしの景観・環境をテーマにした日本で唯一の専門雑誌です。国内はもとより海外の話題や事例を通して、よりグローバルな視点で編集し、美しい写真を豊富に取り入れたビジュアルマガジン。造園、建築、都市計画、土木、アート、デザイン、まちづくり関係者など幅広い分野で景観・環境に携わる専門家に向け情報発信をしています。

Planetary Gardens $84.48 Gilles ClA(c)ment confronts the homogenizing effects of globalization with the diversity of life. As a trained gardener, he places our current knowledge of plant utilization and ecology in the service of the "planetary garden," in which plant species from a tremendous variety of cultures are collected, composed, and carefully overseen in their development by the landscape designer. ClA(c)ment has taken this approach, which was developed for private gardens, and worked with celebrated architects a " most recently, Jean Nouvel a " to apply it in his large city parks, including Parc CitroAn, the park at the Grande Arche de La DA(c)fense, and the museum park at the MusA(c)e du Quai Branly in Paris. The high artistic caliber of his designs is attested by exhibitions and installations at the Canadian Centre for Architecture CCA in Montreal and the Centre Pompidou, where they stand beside the work of Daniel Buren, Nan Goldin, and others. Gilles ClA(c)ment has been presenting his contribution to landscape architecture for decades in more than thirty publications and numerous lectures throughout the world. This is the first comprehensive English-language monograph on his work.

Trees, Shrubs, and Roses for Midwest Gardens $29.48 Ezra Haggard, author of the popular Perennials for the Lower Midwest, literally takes landscape design to a higher level with this gorgeous book especially for midwesterners. Trees and shrubs add mass and the all-important vertical element to a garden. If well chosen, they also contribute beauty, texture, and color all year long and for years to come, beautifying the home and adding to its value, screening out unattractive elements, providing privacy, and improving with age. Haggard considers all aspects of more than 100 ornamental trees, shrubs, and roses that are suitable for the Midwest, low-maintenance, and guaranteed not to outgrow a small garden. (A mistake in scale is one of the most expensive errors a beginning gardener can make — planting a row of cute baby Canadian hemlocks up against the house, for example.) Haggard gives mature sizes for all the plants he discusses, as well as other important information — enough to help gardeners decide whether they must have a particular plant or are better off without it. The midwestern rose lover will find Haggard’s assessment of relatively trouble-free roses a short but invaluable list. Plant families discussed in some detail include hollies, hydrangeas, magnolias, ornamental maples, rhododendrons, spireas, and viburnums. Old favorites like deutzia, flowering quince, kerria, and mockorange are treated, as well as such less-known but easy species as bushclover, cherrylaurel, falsecypress, katsuratree, and sourwood, which add distinction to any landscape. Perhaps most useful of all are Haggard’s sometimes unexpected tips on plant combinations, which will be found throughout the text and in the accompanying photographs.

Landscape as Spirit: Creating a Contemplative Garden $30.48 This beautiful book is a resource for those who want to create a contemplative garden or to better understand what it is to follow a contemplative path. It will be of interest to landscape architects and designers, anyone interested in the fusion of East and West in cultural expression, and garden lovers everywhere. It explores the innovative approach to garden and landscape design found in the work of Martin Mosoko, a landscape architect and Zen teacher working in the Rocky Mountain region of Colorado. Mosoko’s work incorporates principles of Oriental and Western garden design to make bold and original statements in his landscapes. Mosoko explains how to deploy the materials of the garden so that their arrangement reflects the contemplative mind. The chief paradigm he uses is the mandala, a symbolic picture of the ideal world used in some form in many of the world’s cultures. Rocks, streams, plants, paths, and structures of the garden each take their place in the mandala as one of its five elements: Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Space. The means to produce a balance of these elements is the mind conditioned by meditation and a clear understanding of its own nature. Inner harmony is expressed as outer beauty. Mosoko’s approach to landscaping transforms space into spirit, infused with magic. It can be used to create anything from a small courtyard to a country estate, in any environment from the city to the suburbs. After explaining theory and method the book leads us into five of Mosko’s gardens, each alive with the energy and excitement he brings to his designs. Although located in different parts of the country and created in different styles, each garden is a reflection of the mind of clarity and calm.

Icons of Twentieth Century Landscape Design $38.25 The twenty-five landscape designs selected for this book have changed the way we look at landscape. Each is here separately explored and illustrated and the reasons for its importance and influence explained. The author shows how in the early years of the

Garden Design and Architects’ Gardens $33.98 This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts – the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

Theme Gardens $3.98 Illustrated by Karl Stuecklen. A lush album of landscape plans for more than 300 flowers and plants, chosen for a wide variety of locales and soils. Selection of the Rodale and Garden book clubs. 104,000 copies in print. A Regina Ryan Book

Japanese Gardens $29.7 At the heart of a Japanese garden is harmony with nature. More than simply a landscape of trees and flowering shrubs, a Japanese garden provides a place of serenity and rest, filled with peaceful spots that lend themselves to meditation and contemplation.

Gardens of Frank Lloyd Wright $34 Explores the design and layout of four of Wright’s famous residential gardens, and examines the inspiration behind his celebrated creations.

Tudor and Stuart Gardens $19.98 Tudor and Stuart Gardens explores the love of formality that characterised gardening in the 16th and 17th centuries, and the influence of Renaissance culture on British gardens. Intricate knot gardens and parterres, the structural use of topiary and hedges and the period’s fascination with non-native plants influenced the evolution of British gardens over the following centuries. This was a time when gardens were used to demonstrate the status, wealth and education of the owner, and the period provides an intriguing perspective on how garden design and plantsmanship reflected social differences and divisions. Tudor and Stuart garden design and planting includes much that can inspire today’s gardener, and the book includes tips and advice on how to create elements of these gardens in modern plots, large or small.

From Concept to Form in Landscape Design $58.5 One of the most difficult tasks for a designer is to translate concepts into specific and detailed organizations of space. From Concept to Form in Landscape Design, Second Edition provides vital, functional techniques that make the transformation easier a

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Landscape Manifesto $48.75 Diana Balmori, an innovative and influential landscape architect in the field of urban design, makes the case for landscape as an art in her timely and provocative manifesto. This book presents Balmori’s most complete vision yet of the theory and practice

An Introduction to the Study of Landscape Design $45.98 Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III Taste, Individual and Community TASTE, IDEALS, STYLE, AND CHARACTER IN LANDSCAPE DESIGN Taste, individual and community ? Development of taste ? " Schools " and tradi- tion ? Teaching and taste ? Criticism ? Self-criticism in design ? Choice Of Ideals ? Perfection ? Imagination and genius ? Style: Individual style ? Historic styles ? Humanized and naturalistic styles ? Interpretation Of Land- Scape CHARACTER. According to the natural constitution of a person’s mind, and according to the store of memories which have come to him through experience, he likes certain things and dislikes certain other things. He has inevitably acquired a personal and individual taste. In most people this is not consciously acquired, nor consciously applied, and is to be discovered only by the man’s emotional reaction in each individual case. A man may however go consciously to work to define and cultivate his individual taste. Possibly he may analyze his own experiences and determine what it is in each that makes it pleasing or displeasing, so that in time he has found certain laws by which his own likes or dislikes, at any rate, seem to be governed. His taste, so cultivated, might be quite at variance with the taste of his fellows. Actually, however, as man is a very imitative animal, each person is greatly influenced in his likes and dislikes by what he discovers to be the likes and dislikes of his fellows. This is a very deep-seated instinct, and may well trace its origin to the time when similar thinking by the whole tribe was an important means of tribal unity and safety. It comes about, therefore, that if a number of people live together under the same circumstances, they will have the same taste, to a considerable extent, through similarity of experience and through …

The Flowering of the Landscape Garden: English Pleasure Grounds, 1720-1800 $85.48 The park of lawns, trees, and serpentine lakes in a picturesque composition of greens has long been viewed as the enduring achievement of eighteenth-century English landscape art. Yet this conventional view of the picturesque style ignores the colorful flowers and flowering shrubs that graced the landscape garden of the Georgian era. While the book is primarily devoted to the historical reconstruction of the formal and horticultural characteristics of "theatrical" shrubberies and flowerbeds, it also aims to animate the world of the eighteenth-century pleasure ground. Mark Laird shows how the unwritten lore of planting design was passed down by generation after generation of gardeners and discusses the interaction of landscape designer, client, nurseryman, land agent, and gardener in modifying and transforming the geometric layouts of previous generations. He traces the development of planting design theory and practice from Batty Langley to Capability Brown and William Chambers, and demonstrates how an English mania for flowering shrubs and conifers from eastern North America helped create the distinctive planting forms of the Georgian pleasure ground. Laird offers readers a wealth of visual and literary materials-from contemporary paintings, engravings, poetry, essays, and letters to more prosaic household accounts and nursery bills-to revolutionize our understanding of the English landscape garden as a powerful cultural expression. Through his original watercolor reconstructions of planting forms and through delightful descriptions of seasonal change and sensuous effect, he makes the gardens come alive, thus recognizing both the palpable qualities and aesthetic sophistication of eighteenth-century planting design. Laird’s training as a landscape architect, garden conservator, and historian gives the book remarkable breadth and depth. It is a benchmark work, uniquely bridging the gap in landscape history between design and planting and horticultural studies.

An Essay on Design in Gardening $25.98 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1795 Original Publisher: B. and J. White Subjects: Landscape architecture Landscape gardening Gardens Architecture / Landscape Gardening / General Gardening / Garden Design Gardening / Landscape Gardening / Regional / General Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or an index. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.

Stadtgra1/4n / Urban Green: Europaische Landschaftsarchitektur Fa1/4r Das 21. Jahrhundert / European Landscape Design for the 21st $61.98 The rediscovery of the city that has been evident recently has by no means superseded the human desire for nature. On the contrary, the goal has been finding urban solutions that do justice to these growing needs and do so in ways that meet the requirements for design, ecology, sociology, and economy. This publication addresses the subject of designing inner-city spaces. It documents twenty recently realized examples in Europe, most of which feature greenery, designed by international landscape architects such as Gustafson Porter, Field Operations, Michel Desvigne, Gross.Max, Latz + Partner, and West 8. The projects, built between 2004 and 2010, range from private urban gardens by way of squares, streets, and promenades to large-scale projects such as the revitalization of riverside areas or master plans for the green spaces of entire cities. Urban greenery is an important contribution to ecological urban development. The projects documented offer examples of how this can succeed using the most modern materials and technologies.

Marrakech Gardens and Ramparts Tour $31.01 Experience the timeless aspect of Moroccan life as you visit its legendary gardens and the impressive ramparts of Marrakech. The ramparts dominate this medieval city with their characteristic red stone walls and superb nine gates. Visit the tropical Majorelle Gardens, with their fountains, pools and lush bamboo groves built by the French painter Majorelle. The cobalt blue buildings are its hallmark while more than 15 exclusive North African bird species can be found in this garden.Enjoy a leisurely ride in a barouche or a calash a four-wheeled carriage – under the shadow of the olive trees around the Agdal Garden fountains, the oldest garden in Marrakech. See the serene landscape mirrored in the reflection pool at the beautiful Menara Gardens.

Landscape Irrigation $95 A total, all-in-one guide to modern landscape irrigation strategies, techniques, and hardware Landscape Irrigation is designed to function as both a professional reference and a junior- to senior-level text for students of landscape architecture, landscape design, and turf management. It is also an excellent study guide for young professionals preparing to take the LARE. Emphasizing water-conserving irrigation design throughout, author Stephen Smith covers all the bases, providing in-depth coverage of: * Irrigation methods and components * Drawing techniques and presentation * Sprinkler and drip irrigation methods and hardware * Pipe characteristics and hydraulics * Control systems * CSI irrigation specifications Throughout Landscape Irrigation you will find many informative examples of irrigation strategies now employed around the world. Corresponding hydraulic reference data for all the examples are contained in a separate appendix for easy reference. Landscape Irrigation is an indispensable tool-of-the-trade for landscape architects, landscape contractors, irrigation professionals, and turfgrass and golf course managers.

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Visualizing Landscape Architecture: Functions, Concepts, Strategies [With DVD] $65.48 a oeWe dona (TM)t sell gardens; we sell images of gardens.a This observation on the part of a landscape architect makes it clear just how important it is that a design be effectively communicated to the community, clients, and the public. Drawings, models, simulations, and films communicate the designersa (TM) proposed ideas and solutions, but they also convey their attitude toward the use of nature and the environment. With myriad possibilities a " including computer programs as well as hand drawings and models, which continue to be widely used a " and strong competition in the field, there is now a huge variety of visual representations, with agreed-upon rules but also a great deal of freedom. In three large sections, this books sifts through the currently commonplace and available techniques and evaluates them in terms of their informative value and persuasive power, always illustrating its points with analysis of examples from international firms. An introductory look at the development thus far is followed by a systematic presentation of modes of representation in two, three, and four dimensions a " in the plane, in space, and in the temporal process. The second section deals with the sequence within the workflow: from the initial sketch through concept and implementation planning all the way to the finished product. The third section deals with the strategic use of visualizations in the context of competitions, future schemes, and large-scale landscape planning. The focus in this section is not on the familiar use of the relevant techniques, but rather on the methods and forms of visual representation in contemporary landscape architecture.

Bamboo for Gardens $33.98 Bamboos evoke an exotic atmosphere wherever they are used — unfortunately, they are too often kept out of our gardens for fear of their invasive qualities or lack of hardiness. In truth, these elegant grasses, encompassing both woody and herbaceous forms, can achieve dramatic yet restrained effects in a range of climates. Their uses include both the ornamental, offering striking foliage and culms, and the practical, such as for screening or erosion control, not to mention the culinary treat of bamboo shoots and the structural qualities of the culm wood. Tropical and subtropical bamboos present many possibilities for landscapes in warmer climates, while the hardier species can be grown as far north as Minnesota in the United States and in the cooler climes of England and continental Europe. Bamboo culture has a long and distinguished legacy in East Asia, but much remains to be explored by Western gardeners and landscapers. Bamboo expert Ted Jordan Meredith provides a thorough and multifaceted treatment of these ancient grasses, covering origins and history, structure and form, cultivation and propagation, landscaping, and taxonomy and identification. He offers insight into selecting the right plant for the right situation, and presents useful advice on the best methods for containing or eradicating potentially invasive forms. The bulk of the book is an encyclopedia of bamboo genera, species, and cultivars. More than 300 bamboos from 40 different genera are described in detail, including information on size, lighting and temperature requirements, native range, physical characteristics, and landscape and other uses. Meredith’s excellent color photos and clear line drawings effectively illustrate both the details and broader effects of these exquisite plants.

Stone Landscaping (Better Homes & Gardens Do It Yourself) $6.99 Add beauty to your landscape with one of nature’s most enduring elements – stone. Whether it’s a cobblestone patio or a fieldstone path, Ideas and How-To: Stone Landscaping will show you how to create popular stone objects that accentuate your home. With detailed illustrations and savvy design tips, this book will give you all the information you need to complete your stone projects.

Peter Walker Partners: Landscape Architecture: Defining the Craft $43.98 Best known as the firm chosen to work on the World Trade Center Memorial, the landscape architecture projects of Peter Walker and Partners vary both in scale and program: urban design and planning, corporate headquarters and university campuses, parks, plazas, museums, and gardens. Exploring the relationships of art, culture, and context, Walker and the members of the firm re-form the landscape challenging traditional concepts of design. Through drawing, model-making, computer graphics, and full-size mock-ups, the office moves from defining the program to experimenting with materials and forming the space. The design process, therefore, faithfully reflects the constant exchange occurring with clients, architects, and consultants. A knowledge of history and tradition and an understanding of contemporary needs and patterns of living, allow the firm to produce landscapes that are both timeless and unique. This extensive monograph opens with a short essay about the organization and history of the office, the importance of apprenticeship in landscape architectural education, and the particular way that PWP artfully practices the craft of landscape architecture. It features nearly 300 images (with 3 gatefolds) of the firm’s work since 1997, including 16 built landscape projects in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Seven projects in progress include the American Embassy in Beijing, several university campuses, and the World Trade Center Memorial. The 10 site-planning and urban design projects include Millennium Parklands in Sydney, Australia, and the Novartis Headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. Each section begins with a brief introduction by Walker, and the book concludes with four competition entries, including one for 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Landscape Architecture $89.95 With more than 30 percent new material, the. fourth edition of this classic is an indispensable. resource for practicing landscape architecture professionals. as well as students. The most comprehensive. overview of landscape architecture available, this reference. covers every aspect of planning, design, installation,. implementation, and maintenance. Landscape architects, architects, and everyone else. involved with the shaping of our living environment will. find in this colorful book a systematic approach to the. creation of more usable, efficient, and attractive outdoor. places. Simply put–it is the best one-volume. course ever written on landscape planning and landscape. design.

Wood in the Landscape $95 The only comprehensive guide to wood specifically for landscape architects. Wood, with its unique warmth and richness, takes us back to the roots of our building heritage and back to the landscape. Lightweight, simple, and clean to work with, it is one of the most versatile building materials, and-thanks in part to its natural origin-one that is also especially well-suited to the designed landscape. Wood in the Landscape gives you the information you need to exploit wood’s full potential in your design work. The first comprehensive guide to the properties, use, selection, and installation of woodwritten from the landscape architect’s perspective, it is destined to become a staple in your practice. Wood in the Landscape provides full, detailed coverage of all relevant technical aspects of working with wood-including the physical properties and characteristics of wood as well as finishes, fasteners, and adhesives. It examines the construction methodologies used to build a range of common structures, from fences and decking to gazebos and bridges, and shows how to avoid common problems that can adversely affect durability – particularly important when it comes to outdoor settings. Generously supplemented with over 100 photographs and illustrations, Wood in the Landscape is a terrific source of ideas that will inspire you to explore the many exciting possibilities for using wood to enhance your landscape designs. Wood in the Landscape is an invaluable resource for landscape architects, landscape designers, and architects who provide site-planning services.

Japanese Gardens: Tranquility, Simplicity, Harmony $26.98 At the heart of a Japanese garden is harmony with nature. More than simply a landscape of trees and flowering shrubs, a Japanese garden provides a place of serenity and rest, filled with peaceful spots that lend themselves to meditation and contemplation. "Japanese Gardens" celebrates and illustrates this ideal, showcasing the exquisite natural beauty of more than 20 quintessentially Japanese gardens-big and small, urban and rural, traditional and contemporary. The expert author-and-photographer team behind this book excels at capturing and explaining the essential elements and techniques that distinguish Japanese gardens from those of other countries. The featured sites range from large feudal period gardens, temple gardens and private and countryside gardens to mountain flower gardens, tea gardens and gardens devoted to miniature bonsai.

Gardens Of The Moon $5.41 Bled dry by interminable warfare, infighting and bloody confrontations with Lord Anomander Rake and his Tiste Andii, the vast, sprawling Malazan empire simmers with discontent. Even its imperial legions yearn for some respite. For Sergeant Whiskeyjack and his Bridgeburners and for Tattersail, sole surviving sorceress of the Second Legion, the aftermath of the siege of Pale should have been a time to mourn the dead. But Darujhistan, last of the Free Cities of Genabackis, still holds out ? and Empress Lasseen?s ambition knows no bounds. However, it seems the empire is not alone in this great game. Sinister forces gather as the gods themselves prepare to play their hand? Conceived and written on an epic scale, Gardens of the Moon is a breathtaking achievement – a novel in which grand design, a dark and complex mythology, wild and wayward magic and a host of enduring characters combine with thrilling, powerful storytelling to resounding effect. Acclaimed by writers, critics and readers alike, here is the opening chapter in what has been hailed a landmark of epic fantasy: the awesome ?The Malazan Book of the Fallen?.

Landscape in Contemporary Quilts: Design and Technique $20.98 It’s no surprise that landscape themes are becoming so popular with quilters–people love nostalgic scenes of undulating furrows in a winter field, glorious sunsets, majestic mountain ranges, and peaceful seashores. That’s what this compendium of patterns offers, with examples from some of the world’s leading landscape quiltmakers. It comes with a veritable workshop on technique led by one of the craft’s best designers and instructors and a full range of styles from realism to abstraction, from ancestral sites to favorite vacation spots. The fully illustrated instructions and striking photos of finished projects include imaginative tips on mastering the rules of design (and breaking them properly) so that materials, textures, and stitches create just the right mood.

Landscape and Sustainability $62.5 This unique book addresses the issue of sustainability from the point of view of landscape architecture, dealing with professional practices of planners, designers and landscape managers. This second edition contains updated and new material reflecting developments during the last five years and comprehensively addresses the relationship between landscape architecture and sustainability. Much in the text is underpinned by landscape ecology, in contrast to the idea of landscape as only appealing to the eye or aspiring cerebrally to be fine art. Landscape and Sustainability establishes that the sustainability agenda needs a new mindset among professionals: the driving question must always be ‘is it sustainable?’ Developing theory into practice, from the global to the local scale and from issues of policy and planning through to detailed design and implementation and on to long-term maintenance and management, the contributors raise and re-examine a complex array of research, policy and professional issues and agendas to contribute to the necessary ongoing debate about the future of both landscape and sustainability.

Outside the Not So Big House: Creating the Landscape of Home $26.98 In this groundbreaking book, noted landscape designer and award-winning writer Julie Moir Messervy and bestselling author Sarah Susanka reveal how to bring house and garden into perfect harmony. After all, who doesn’t yearn for a landscape that is as well designed as the interior of their home? In "Outside the Not So Big House," Julie and Sarah teach you everything you need to know about the design concepts essential to extending your home beyond its four walls. Lushly photographed and illustrated with vivid drawings, "Outside the Not So Big House" explores how to build pathways and journeys in your gardens; how to make the most of your site; how to use details to bring it all together. Twenty homes from across the country aptly illustrate these easy-to-grasp design ideas. Fans of Sarah’s previous Not So Big books will be pleased to discover not only Julie’s clear, concise prose but also a new vision for creating home.

Mirei Shigemori – Rebel in the Garden: Modern Japanese Landscape Architecture $57.98 Mirei Shigemori decisively shaped the development of Japanese landscape architecture in the twentieth century. He founded the Kyoto Garden Society in 1932 and published the 26-volume Illustrated Book on the History of the Japanese Garden in 1938. One year later he designed his own first masterwork, the garden of the main hall of TAfuku-ji Temple. Between then and his death in 1975, he went on to design 240 gardens throughout Japan. Among the most famous are the Tenrai-an tea garden (1969) and the Matsuo Taisha garden (1975). All of his gardens are distinguished by the fact that they honor tradition while at the same time a " through their openness to Western modernity a " they free themselves from its weight and develop a language of their own. The first part of the book will deal with Shigemoria (TM)s life and influences, including his interest in ikebana and tea ceremonies. The second part will offer detailed presentations of some seventeen different gardens.

Opportunities In Landscape Architecture, Botanical Gardens And Arboreta Careers $13.95 Each book offers: The latest information on a field of interest; Training and educational requirements for each career; Salary statistics for different positions within each field; Up-to-date professional and Internet resources

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A History of the Gardens of Versailles $65.48 The gardens of Versailles are perhaps the most famous in the world. The scale of the gardens is monumental, with a sense of openness to the horizon. They express the spirit of seventeenth-century science with their geometrical layout and with their interest in optics, evidenced by the reflecting mirrors of the water parterres and of the Grand Canal. The original park design, realized by Andre Le Notre, the king himself, and a few advisers, has never been altered. Its main axis runs from east to west to celebrate the Sun King, and Louis XIV was so involved in the creation and maintenance of his gardens that he wrote "The Way to Present the Gardens of Versailles" to make sure that they were properly enjoyed. Michel Baridon traces the history of the gardens from their inception through the three centuries of eventful history that they have witnessed. He shows how Louis XIV’s successor, Louis XV, made his own original contribution to the gardens at Trianon, and how Mique and Hubert Robert designed, also at Trianon, the English garden and the delightful village beloved by Marie Antoinette. An introduction stresses the cultural importance of the Versailles gardens, a chronology shows the stages of their growth and development, and later chapters discuss the contemporary challenges of conservation and historical interpretation. Beautifully illustrated with historical images and commissioned photographs, "A History of the Gardens of Versailles" provides visitors and enthusiasts with a guide to the legendary grounds.

Landscape Architectural Research: Inquiry, Strategy, Design $59.99 In landscape architecture, research refers to the analysis of the decision making and systematic inquiry that occurs throughout the design process. The ever present tension between science and art defines and challenges landscape architecture. Landscape Architectural Research offers a framework for employing appropriate research methods in support of a more scientific approach to the discipline. This scientific approach will lead to better design solutions and will further legitimize the work of landscape architects for clients and allied professionals.

The Hidden Gardens of Kyoto $33.98 ForeWord Magazine’s BOOK OF THE YEAR Awards, Silver Medal Winner, Home & Garden Supreme examples of the art of Japanese gardens, not easily accessible to the public. The Hidden Gardens of Kyoto is the attractive sequel to Landscapes for Small Spaces by the same photographer, Katsuhiko Mizuno. In this new book, Mizuno introduces the gardens of Kyoto that are not easily accessible or are totally closed to the public. Mizuno was born in Kyoto and has spent most of his life in this old capital, established in the eighth century. Kyoto is not susceptible to short-term fashions, and this rigidness can be seen in the way it has kept the tradition of garden art alive over the centuries in public and private spaces. Thanks to his familiarity with the city, Mizuno has been able to penetrate its hidden corners and capture the beauty of unknown gardens with his cameras. The Hidden Gardens of Kyoto displays more than fifty gardens, from private dwellings to the Imperial Palaces and Villas, temples, tea schools and shrines. The elements and structure of each garden are explained by Masaaki Ono, who studied under the greatest twentieth-century garden designer, Mirei Shigemori. Plans drawn by Ono also accompany some of the garden descriptions. Some Japanese gardens are planned so as to be seen from one vantage point, but many are designed for viewing from multiple angles. In his previous book, Mizuno only showed us one aspect per garden, but this time we are given various views as we explore the stroll gardens or look down from the verandas of the buildings surrounding enclosed gardens. This three-dimensional approach will help both professional and amateur garden designers and landscape architects to understand the structure as well as the diverse vegetation used in one garden.

Painting Flowers & Gardens $8.99 A practical and inspiring watercolor and pastel book on an ever-popular subject. Flowers and gardens provide irresistible subject matter to amateur artists. However, inspiration from their own gardens or the wealth of public parks and gardens is not always easy to translate on paper. As an accomplished painter who also has a passion for flowers and gardens, Alison Hoblyn brings readers a rare insight into the practicalities of painting with watercolor and pastel, plus the problems and pleasures to be encountered in advice, the book takes reader further by relating the observations made through painting gardens to an understanding of their design. It also shows how to bring the best out of individual blooms and groups of flowers through inspiring color paintings and step-by-step demos in drawing, watercolor and pastel media.

Carroll Gardens Ring $105 The Carroll Gardens ring is fit for a queen. The faceted light blue Swarovski crystal sits atop etched oxidized silver links for a regal look. The interwoven design adds a rustic touch to the perfectly polished crystal.

Modern Landscape $59.48 The issue of landscape is of increasing concern to us as the twenty-first century begins, not only as an area of design and study but also as it is affected by building development and the maintenance of eco-systems. This important and highly topical book extends the existing debate to examine recent projects and their part in our growing concern about the maintenance and enhancement of our natural spaces. Modern Landscape features over thirty international projects, including schemes by both architects and landscape architects, often working in collaboration. Following an introductory essay, the book is arranged into four sections of extensively illustrated case studies, each of which deals with a different aspect of landscape design – Parkland, Architecture as Landscape, Garden Landscapes and Urban Interventions – relating it directly to historical and contemporary precedents.

Gardens of the National Trust $33.98 A substantially revised edition to showcase superb new photography and to introduce newly acquired properties, along with fascinating practical gardening guides from the Trust’s expert head gardeners Britain’s National Trust has the finest collection of gardens ever assembled under one ownership–the greatest in number, diversity, historic importance, and quality. Together, they form the world’s most important collection of cultivated plants, distinguished by their beauty, rarity, historical interest, and scientific value. Historically and horticulturally, a vivid picture of the gardens is painted, with all the major periods represented–from a knot garden from a 1640 design to Victorian Gardens and the famous plantsmen’s gardens of the last century. Both a practical guide and a rich source of inspiration, the book includes horticultural details, a complete plant list, and a section on the many other Trust gardens to visit. Throughout, splendid color images by the country’s leading photographers bring to life the beauty of each garden.

Instant Container Gardens $17.55 Discover the secrets of creating spectacular container gardens…instantly! This book gives step-by-step illustrated (571 photos) demonstrations, planting and maintenance tips, 33 container profiles, 34 foolproof plants, and design ideas to transform your

Italian Villas and Their Gardens $29.75 Edith Wharton’s Italian Villas and Their Gardens, a seminal work on garden design, is a testament to the passionate connoisseurship of one of America’s greatest writers. A comprehensive look at the history and character of Italian garden archi

Gardens and Plants of the Getty Villa $15.56 Gardens and Plants of the Getty Villa is the long-awaited companion volume to Plants in the Getty’s Central Garden published in 2004. In the first part of the book, garden historian Patrick Bowe explores the design, planting, and uses of the an

Gardens of the World: Two Thousand Years of Garden Design $17.48 Internationally renowned expert Jean-Paul Pigeat sets out to examine both the enduring styles and the bold new trends in garden design. Pigeat juxtaposes traditional and contemporary garden designs, exploring their themes as expressions of a culture’s artistic creativity and social structure. Pigeat retraces his steps through famous and lesser-known gardens around the world-from Roman emperor Hadrian’s universalist Tivoli park to Middle Eastern water gardens, and from eighteenth-century British garden design to a modern-day lightning field. Each garden has something to teach about the history of garden design, from the ostentatious design of Versailles, where the sumptuous layout reflects the monarch’s power, to the inspired innovation of the Eden Project in England, which aims to teach visitors about the environment, our most precious resource; to the cutting-edge design of the Gas Works Park in Seattle, Washington, which reclaimed a former industrial site for the people of the city to enjoy. Lavishly illustrated, with a lush format and informative text this truly magnificent panorama of garden design will meet the expectations of professional, designers, and garden travelers alike.

Landscape Painting $26.25 A book on both studio and en plein air (French for “in the open air”) landscape painting focuses on simplification and massing, or simplifying nature’s complexity to look beneath for basic masses and shapes; color and metaphor; and composition and design,

A Clearing in the Woods: Creating Contemporary Gardens $28.35 New – In “A Clearing in the Woods,” landscape photographer Roger Foley brings luxuriant green spaces, quiet water features, and colorful plantings to life. Over the past thirty years, he has collaborated with many noted landscape designers and architects, many of whom have transformed the profession with radical experimentation and diverse ideas to create a contemporary approach to garden design. “A Clearing in the Woods “presents twenty-six gardens across the United States: seaside and mountain

A Clearing in the Woods: Creating Contemporary Gardens $25.4 Used – In “A Clearing in the Woods,” landscape photographer Roger Foley brings luxuriant green spaces, quiet water features, and colorful plantings to life. Over the past thirty years, he has collaborated with many noted landscape designers and architects, many of whom have transformed the profession with radical experimentation and diverse ideas to create a contemporary approach to garden design. “A Clearing in the Woods “presents twenty-six gardens across the United States: seaside and mountai

A Guide to Smithsonian Gardens $7.53 Used – A beautifully illustrated guide to the colorful gardens that surround the Smithsonian museums along the National Mall, each unique in its design, plant materials, and purpose. Many visitors are surprised to learn that the Smithsonian Institution includes extensive gardens and landscape areas. All have been designed to complement the museums they border and to enhance the overall museum experience. Imagine having the Smithsonian’s resources and knowledge to solve the problems that confront

An American Cutting Garden: A Primer for Growing Cut Flowers Where Summers Are Hot and Winters Are Cold $9.28 Used – Any avid gardener knows the frustration of searching in vain for realistic and practical gardening resources. Coffee-table books full of lush images of English country gardens and technical volumes on landscape design are of little use to dirt-under-the-nails gardeners seeking straight answers to questions about planning a cutting garden that really produces. Suzanne McIntire provides a bumper crop of such down-to-earth help in An American Cutting Garden. Using both common and botanical n

An Unauthorized Guide to Gardening: Garden Design, Types of Gardens, History of Gardening and More $16.12 Used – Discover the history of gardening, including a list and history of United States public and private gardens. Also, learn about landscape architecture and different types of gardens, including English garden, cottage garden, kitchen garden, Shakespeare garden and Japanses garden.Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles

An Unauthorized Guide to Gardening: Garden Design, Types of Gardens, History of Gardening and More $16.12 New – Discover the history of gardening, including a list and history of United States public and private gardens. Also, learn about landscape architecture and different types of gardens, including English garden, cottage garden, kitchen garden, Shakespeare garden and Japanses garden.Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles a

Architecture and Landscape: The Design Experiment of the Great European Gardens and Landscapes $64.59 Used – The great parks and gardens of Europe come alive by the skilful interplay of natural landscape and architectural elements. Throughout the ages, this relationship has been treated in different ways. The gardens of the Italian renaissance in the 15th or 16th century were based on rational plans, whereas the French parks of the Baroque period seem more geometric in design, and the English parklands of the 18th century present a scenic composition. In this publication historical gardens from

Bamboo: A Material for Landscape and Garden Design $24.28 Used – Bamboo and its many varieties are becoming ever more popular as a design material for landscapes, squares, and gardens. With its widely varying hardiness, height, and leaf structure, the grass can be cultivated under many different conditions, and because of its special physical characteristics it can also be used as a material in related domains such as architecture, furniture design, and flower arrangement. The extensive technical section of the book describes the properties and habitat

Barnsdall Park 01 $1.99 New – This is an urgent call to save superb landscape design by a premier American architect. A city-owned park in East Hollywood, Barnsdall includes gardens, groves, and three Wright-designed houses. Damaged by decades of neglect and an earthquake, this site’s need of restoration is made eloquently clear. Included are rare historical photos, drawings by Wright, and new renderings.

Beatrix Farrand $47.6 New – High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Beatrix Jones Farrand was a landscape gardener and landscape architect in the United States. Her career included commissions to design the gardens for private residences, estates and country homes, public parks, botanic gardens, college campuses, and the White House. Farrand was one of the founding eleven members, and the only woman, of the American Society of Landscape Architects. Beatrix Farrand is one of the most accomplished persons, and wome

Building Commons and Community $16.99 Used – This lavishly illustrated landscape-format hardcover is the opus work of the late Karl Linn. In it he presents his philosophies and practical wisdom to help people create their own shared spaces. The book features photo-essay case studies from the last fifty years of Linn’s career. These are projects that cross boundaries between professional design and neighborhood activism-community gardens, playgrounds, and parks built by the people who use them.

Canyon Gardens: The Ancient Pueblo Landscapes of the American Southwest $16.09 New – This book takes a new look at ancient and modern Puebloan gardening and landscape design approaches. Part One examines early Puebloan landscapes in detail, including compact gardens and terraces, site planning, the integration of farming and landscape design into settlement complexes, and the unit-courtyard complexes of the Mesa Verde country. It also covers the first meeting of the Ancient Puebloan tradition with Spanish traditions in seventeenth-century New Mexico and the Puebloan uses o

Changing Gardens: 20 Great Design Ideas to Copy $1.99 Used – Outmoded, mundane gardens come alive with the tips in this invaluable design manual. As hard as it is to start a new garden from scratch, it is far more difficult to rework an established plot. Not only must you work around existing trees, entrenched bulbs, and landscape features, but you must learn to look at the whole with a fresh, unprejudiced eye. Whether you’ve inherited someone else’s garden by moving into a new home or are redoing your own, whether you are planning drastic revision

Chief Architect Home Designer Landscape & Deck 10 – Windows $79.99 With Home Designer Landscape & Deck by Chief Architect Software you can plan and design your perfect outdoor living space! Landscape & Deck makes it easy to quickly design the virtual look and feel of your backyard, deck, patio, pool or other outdoor project. Just point-and-click to add pre-arranged landscaping beds and any of over 4,000 Library items and over 3,600 realistic plants to your design. Create beautiful landscapes, terrain features, gardens and decks for your perfect outdoor living spaces!-Features: -System Requirements: -Choose from over 3,600 realistic plants; import photos of your own plants – view a sampling of plants -Plant Growth slider tool – visualize how your plants will look in 3, 5, or even 20 years from now -The Quick Startup Options Guide will help you begin with “How-To” tutorials based on the type of your project -Select from the pre-designed Landscaping, Deck and Pool Templates -Includes over 40 easy “step-by-step” tutorial training videos that will quickly get you started on your next home design project -Make your deck or patio ideas come to life with built-in 3D visualization tools -Design single or multi-level decks including freestanding, tiered and post-and-beam -Use the automatic tools for adding stairs, ramps, deck railings and covered -Place and arrange outdoor furniture to help you correctly size your deck or patio-Automatically generate a complete spreadsheet for your project costs, broken down by category-Choose pre-arranged landscaping or flowerbeds for inspiration to jump-start your design ideas -Import family photos or backdrops of your lot for realistic 3D views-Choose plants, pavers, windows, doors, outdoor accessories, textures, furniture and more-Create a Virtual Tour – draw your Record line to Automatically Generate; or record your camera movements -Choose from a variety of styles of great looking outdoor furnishings including tables, chairs, swing sets, or import your own-Use the Pathway or Stepping Stone tools to des

Chinese Garden $98 Used – The Chinese Classical Garden, also called Chinese Scholar’s Garden, is a place for solitary or social contemplation of nature. Chinese gardens were created in the same way as a combination of landscape and paintings together with poems – this was the so-called “poetic garden.” The design of Chinese gardens was to provide a spiritual utopia for one to connect with nature, to come back to one’s inner heart, to come back to ancient idealism. Chinese gardens are a spiritual shelter for people

Chinese Garden $98 New – The Chinese Classical Garden, also called Chinese Scholar’s Garden, is a place for solitary or social contemplation of nature. Chinese gardens were created in the same way as a combination of landscape and paintings together with poems – this was the so-called “poetic garden.” The design of Chinese gardens was to provide a spiritual utopia for one to connect with nature, to come back to one’s inner heart, to come back to ancient idealism. Chinese gardens are a spiritual shelter for people,

Contemporary Color in the Landscape: Top Designers * Inspiring Ideas * New Combinations $19.4 Used – Color is the first and most important design choice a garden designer makes. Over the past decade, landscape architects and garden designers have moved away from the more sedate shades commonly found in traditional gardens and have used plants and hardscape to experiment with explosions of color. From the layered and textural colors of Piet Oudolf to the high contrast colors of Tom Stuart Smith, this increased focus on color is a trademark of today ‘s leading designers. “Contemporary Colo

Contemporary Color in the Landscape: Top Designers * Inspiring Ideas * New Combinations $22.93 New – Color is the first and most important design choice a garden designer makes. Over the past decade, landscape architects and garden designers have moved away from the more sedate shades commonly found in traditional gardens and have used plants and hardscape to experiment with explosions of color. From the layered and textural colors of Piet Oudolf to the high contrast colors of Tom Stuart Smith, this increased focus on color is a trademark of today ‘s leading designers. “Contemporary Color

Contemporary History of Garden Design: European Gardens Between Art and Architecture $15.55 New – In a volume of impressive detail and opulent photography the British landscape architect and art historian Penelope Hill has portrayed the developments in contemporary European garden art. Presenting hundreds of gardens – some well-known, others unknown – from the whole of Europe, she succeeds in demonstrating the rich inventiveness, the originality, and the provocative force of a form of art which has attracted renewed interest in recent years. Hill shows how in the field of garden design

Creating Japanese Gardens $4.59 Used – Philip Cave, professional landscape architect and Japanese garden specialist, gives practical and aesthetic explanations of every aspect of a Japanese composition, from earliest design stages to actual construction and maintenance.

Creating Your Own Japanese Garden $11.84 Used – This book on to introduce a Japanese garden into your surroundings was written by a Japanese landscape architect who has worked in the West, and offers detailed advice on how to design and construct Japanese gardens using widely available materials.

Design for Gardens $23.41 New – A landscape architect with 45 years of experience surveys the history of garden design and then provides useful suggestions for the average home gardener.

Design for Gardens $23.41 Used – A landscape architect with 45 years of experience surveys the history of garden design and then provides useful suggestions for the average home gardener.

Designed Landscape Forum Volume 1 $27.5 New – The 255 national and international projects included in these pages of gardens, land art, parks, preservation and reclamation, urban institutional and corporate design, were submitted to the Designed Landscape Forum conference held in San Francisco in 1996

Designed Landscape Forum Volume 1 $5.98 Used – The 255 national and international projects included in these pages of gardens, land art, parks, preservation and reclamation, urban institutional and corporate design, were submitted to the Designed Landscape Forum conference held in San Francisco in 1996

Designing Water Gardens $14.22 Used – Water is possibly the most exciting and versatile element to use when designing a garden – not only does it sustain life, but it also has a unique ability to influence our moods and emotions. This handbook takes its principles and ideas from garden design and landscape architecture and discusses styles, materials, positioning and planting for a variety of garden features, from hot tubs to wildlife ponds. Each chapter mirrors part of the water cucle: Source, Course, Outlet and Destination.

Designing the new landscape $5.7 New – During the last 20 years, due partly to a rise in environmental concerns, landscape design has attracted increasing attention. Case studies here–ranging from prestigious business centers, city squares and museums to parks for recreation and private gardens–are fully illustrated with photographs, plans, and models, making this volume essential reading for all architects specializing in landscape design. 291 illustrations, 106 in color.

Designing the new landscape $5.7 Used – During the last twenty years, landscape design has attracted increasing attention in the world of architecture and design. This is partly a reflection of the tremendous rise in public respect for the environment and partly due to the appearance of a new set of patrons: business corporations and government bodies. Projects vary from prestigious business centers, city squares, and museums to parks and gardens for recreation.Variety is very much a distinguishing characteristic of the forty c

Easy Garden Design: 12 Simple Steps to Creating Successful Gardens and Landscapes $58.8 New – A step-by-step manual for successful garden and landscape design. Easy-to-master principles and techniques follow a chronological order that helps readers access their growing and site conditions, select an appropriate focal point within the garden, and combine plantings that accent, frame, and complement those focal points. 60 drawings.

Edward Kemp $41.6 New – High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Edward Kemp (25 September 1817 – 1 March 1891) was an English landscape architect and an author. Together with Joseph Paxton and Edward Milner, Kemp became one of the leaders in the design of parks and gardens during the mid-Victorian era in England. Kemp’s clients were mainly the newly rich, but he also gained commissions for the designs of parks and cemeteries. These included Flaybrick Hill Cemetery in Birkenhead, Grosvenor Park in Chester, Con

Fashion designers’ gardens $15.23 Used – For the last five years the author has been photographing the gardens of some of the world’s leading fashion designers. As with the clothes they design, each of their gardens has its own individuality and beauty in terms of planting, landscape and colour. Some of the gardens are in town, others in country homes which range from England, the United States, France, Italy and Morocco. Each of the designers is photographed in their favourite place in the garden, and each tells the story behin

Feng Shui Design: From History and Landscape to Modern Gardens & Interiors $117.94 New – This informed and informative title offers a clear understanding of the historical roots of feng shui, its fundamental principles, and shows how feng shui design can be used practically today. Color illustrations.

Ferruccio Vitale: Landscape Architect of the Country Place Era $7.76 New – Ferruccio Vitale is America’s forgotten landscape architect. Though his works like Skylands and Longwood Gardens are well known, his name has been eclipsed by his contemporary, Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. Yet Vitale’s influence on the modern direction of landscape design and his promotion of it as a profession is arguably more significant than Olmsted’s. His unique designs and philosophy, which challenged the then-dominant pictorial mode of landscape architecture, influenced generations of

Ferruccio Vitale: Landscape Architect of the Country Place Era $5.88 Used – Ferruccio Vitale is America’s forgotten landscape architect. Though his works like Skylands and Longwood Gardens are well known, his name has been eclipsed by his contemporary, Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. Yet Vitale’s influence on the modern direction of landscape design and his promotion of it as a profession is arguably more significant than Olmsted’s. His unique designs and philosophy, which challenged the then-dominant pictorial mode of landscape architecture, influenced generations of

Fletcher Steele, Landscape Architect: An Account of a Gardenmaker’s Life, 1885-1971 $1.88 Used – The work of this influential designer of nearly 700 gardens is profiled here, showing how he provided a new direction away from formalism toward the more site-oriented work of modern landscape design.

From Art to Landscape: Unleashing Creativity in Garden Design $19.95 Used – Garden designers face some daunting questions: How do I begin the creative process? Where can I find design inspiration? How will I know if my design is successful? If you approach these questions like an artist, with an artist ‘s tools and ways of looking at the world, you will be able to design gardens that combine the unique character of a place with your innermost creative spirit. You ll make inspiring gardens that have real meaning, for yourself as well as others. In this luminous vo

Garden Design $24.99 Used – Dame Sylvia Crowe was a pioneer in the field of landscape design, writing a book that encompasses both a fascinating history of design in gardens and a stimulating study of the need for these principles to be applied to the contemporary landscape. This book is Garden Design. Crowe takes the reader through the recurring manifestations of the principles of design in such famous gardens as the Alhambra in Spain, the Villa Lante in Italy, Vaux-le-Vicomte in France and Stowe in England and on

Garden Design $278.74 New – Thoroughly revised and updated, with additional colour, this classic work encompasses both a fascinating history of design in gardens and a stimulating study of the need for these principles to be applied to the contemporary landscape.

Garden Design $8.28 Used – Dame Sylvia Crowe was a pioneer in the field of landscape design, writing a book that encompasses both a fascinating history of design in gardens and a stimulating study of the need for these principles to be applied to the contemporary landscape. This book is Garden Design. Crowe takes the reader through the recurring manifestations of the principles of design in such famous gardens as the Alhambra in Spain, the Villa Lante in Italy, Vaux-le-Vicomte in France and Stowe in England and on

Garden Design $11.19 Used – The 3rd edition of this book has been revised and updated by one of the pioneers in the field of landscape design. The book examines principles of design in famous gardens in Spain, Italy, France and England. Dame Sylvia Crowe, a pioneer in the field of landscape design, has written a book that encompasses both a history of design in gardens and a study of the need for these principles to be applied to the contemporary landscape. She takes the reader through the recurring manifestations o

Garden Design $26.45 Used – Ever since the birth of architecture the domestic garden has played a key role in defining a home. The large, ostentatious gardens of the nobility, now converted into urban parks, were echoed on a smaller scale by attempts to reproduce a piece of nature and incorporate it into a structured living environment. A series of innovative interpretations of the domestic landscape has led to an enormous range of patios, terraces and gardens, all of which are illustrated here in hundreds of photog

Garden Design – Sylvia Crowe $93.66 New – This is the fourth edition of this classic book. Profusely illustrated throughout with additional colour. The author was a pioneer in the field of landscape design in famous gardens in Spain, Italy, France and England. Essential reading for all landscape students, architects and planners or anyone interested in garden design.

Garden Design – Sylvia Crowe $55.27 New – This is the fourth edition of this classic book. Profusely illustrated throughout with additional colour. The author was a pioneer in the field of landscape design in famous gardens in Spain, Italy, France and England. Essential reading for all landscape students, architects and planners or anyone interested in garden design.

Garden Design for Small Spaces: From Backyards to Balconies to Rooftops $13.6 New – By mastering the principles of scaled imagery, you can design a beautiful garden landscape that belies its actual size. Here you’ll find the nine specific techniques–each a unique approach that emphasizes your garden’s natural attributes–for countering smallness of space. Also included is comprehensive listing of plants, flowers, shrubs, and trees suitable for various small-space gardens, and a wealth of information on types of space, growing conditions, and garden structures. From patio

Garden Designs $1.78 New – Where can gardeners turn for help with design problems? Garden Designs is the answer. This title presents readers with a collection of 100 full-color illustrated garden plans, accompanied by detailed planting lists. It also contains planting solutions for a variety of landscape situations that might arise and beautiful photos that accompany the pages and pages of innovative suggestions. Garden Designs also includes great ideas for trouble areas and for gardens with themes or special appeal

Garden Rooms $0.99 Used – In this creative collection of landscape design and gardening principles for making beautiful outdoor living areas, examples of how gardeners transform simple spaces into lush, inviting lifestyle landscapes are shown in full-color photos that invite the imagination to experiment. Subject garden rooms inlcude entry gardens, courtyards, walled gardens, front and backyard make-overs and more. 105 photos.

Gardening with Nature $20.13 New – There’s a new American revolution brewing against traditional, English-inspired landscapes. Pioneered by renowned landscape designers James van Sweden and Wolfgang Oehme, it’s called the New American Style, and it’s easily recognized for its rich use of plants and lush ornamental grasses. In Gardening with Nature, James van Sweden — who counts Oprah Winfrey and David Brinkley among his clients — shows how to design, build, and plant the lavish, romantic gardens that are the hallmark of h

Gardening with Nature $49.15 Used – There’s a new American revolution brewing against traditional, English-inspired landscapes. Pioneered by renowned landscape designers James van Sweden and Wolfgang Oehme, it’s called the New American Style, and it’s easily recognized for its rich use of plants and lush ornamental grasses. In Gardening with Nature, James van Sweden — who counts Oprah Winfrey and David Brinkley among his clients — shows how to design, build, and plant the lavish, romantic gardens that are the hallmark of

Gardens & Swimming Pools $61.92 Used – Fifteen leading garden and landscape architects and garden design agencies show their most recent projects in this book. Both traditional, rural and modern and austere gardens are presented here.

Gardens Are for People $176.12 New – This revision of a timeless classic in the field of landscape architecture provides a glorious visual tour of the gardens created by Thomas Church, a modern master of landscape design. Combining rich photographs with a readable and witty text, the authors reveal how the qualities of Church’s gardens reflect the best principles of contemporary architecture simplicity, informality, usefulness, and economy. Whether in city, suburban, or country acreage, the book shows how any garden can be be

Gardens Are for People $34.81 New – This classic of landscape architecture has been required reading for the residential garden design professional, student, and generalist since its publication in 1955. “Gardens Are for People contains the essence of Thomas Church’s design philosophy and much practical advice. Amply illustrated by site plans and photographs of some of the 2,000 gardens Church designed during the course of his career, the third edition has a new Preface as well as a selected bibliography of writings by and a

Gardens Are for People $2.07 Used – This revision of a timeless classic in the field of landscape architecture provides a glorious visual tour of the gardens created by Thomas Church, a modern master of landscape design. Combining rich photographs with a readable and witty text, the authors reveal how the qualities of Church’s gardens reflect the best principles of contemporary architecture simplicity, informality, usefulness, and economy. Whether in city, suburban, or country acreage, the book shows how any garden can be b

Gardens Are for People $248.71 New – This revision of a timeless classic in the field of landscape architecture provides a glorious visual tour of the gardens created by Thomas Church, a modern master of landscape design. Combining rich photographs with a readable and witty text, the authors reveal how the qualities of Church’s gardens reflect the best principles of contemporary architecture simplicity, informality, usefulness, and economy. Whether in city, suburban, or country acreage, the book shows how any garden can be be

Gardens in the Making $34.12 Used – A delightful and nostalgic stroll around the gardens of the early 20th century, Gardens In The Making was originally published in 1914 as a guide to the principles of outdoor design. Renowned architect and landscape designer Walter H Godfrey offers his advice on every aspect of creating the perfect garden, from basic features such as gates, hedges, paving and seats to more elaborate terraces, arbours, orangeries and pergolas. Illustrated throughout with charming black and white drawings,

Gardens in the Making $21.06 Used – A delightful and nostalgic stroll around the gardens of the early 20th century, Gardens In The Making was originally published in 1914 as a guide to the principles of outdoor design. Renowned architect and landscape designer Walter H Godfrey offers his advice on every aspect of creating the perfect garden, from basic features such as gates, hedges, paving and seats to more elaborate terraces, arbours, orangeries and pergolas. Illustrated throughout with charming black and white drawings,

Gardens in the Making $34.12 New – A delightful and nostalgic stroll around the gardens of the early 20th century, Gardens In The Making was originally published in 1914 as a guide to the principles of outdoor design. Renowned architect and landscape designer Walter H Godfrey offers his advice on every aspect of creating the perfect garden, from basic features such as gates, hedges, paving and seats to more elaborate terraces, arbours, orangeries and pergolas. Illustrated throughout with charming black and white drawings, G

Gardens in the Making $21.06 New – A delightful and nostalgic stroll around the gardens of the early 20th century, Gardens In The Making was originally published in 1914 as a guide to the principles of outdoor design. Renowned architect and landscape designer Walter H Godfrey offers his advice on every aspect of creating the perfect garden, from basic features such as gates, hedges, paving and seats to more elaborate terraces, arbours, orangeries and pergolas. Illustrated throughout with charming black and white drawings, G

Gardens of Ellen Biddle Shipman $89.99 New – This study describes the life of a woman who contributed much to the development of landscape design in America between 1914 and 1965. Ellen Biddle Shipman (1869- 1950) designed over 650 gardens and her commissions spanned the USA, from Long Island’s Gold Coast to the state of Washington. Her clients included Fords, Astors and du Ponts. Her biographer examines Shipman’s unusual life, including a childhood on the American frontier, years in the artists’ colony of Cornish, New Hampshire, and

Gardens of Light and Shade $14.27 New – General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1886 Original Publisher: E. Stock Subjects: Gardens Gardening Architecture / Landscape Gardening / General Gardening / Garden Design Gardening / Landscape Gardening / Regional / General Gardening / Techniques Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or an index. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can s

Gardens of the Mind: The Genius of Geoffrey Jellicoe $12.49 Used – The first detailed study to explore the genius of a world famous master of landscape and garden design.

Gardens of the Spirit $10.24 Used – Strongly influenced by Shinto and Buddhism, the Japanese style of landscaping is particularly conducive to restoring an inner calm. Requiring an artful blend of imagination, skill and patience, the Japanese garden is an extension of the self. By adapting the harmonies of natural design to our own landscape, we heighten our understanding of the world around us and within us. The Gardens of the Spirit 2007 wall calendar features the exquisite photographs of William Corey, one of the foremos

Gardens of the Spirit 2008 Calendar $135.36 Used – Strongly influenced by Shinto and Buddhism, the Japanese style of landscaping is particularly conducive to restoring an inner calm. Requiring an artful blend of imagination, skill and patience, the Japanese garden is an extension of the self. By adapting the harmonies of natural design to our own landscape, we heighten our understanding of the world around us and within us. The Gardens of the Spirit 2008 wall calendar features the exquisite images of professional garden photographer Allan

Gardens of the Spirit 2008 Calendar $135.36 New – Strongly influenced by Shinto and Buddhism, the Japanese style of landscaping is particularly conducive to restoring an inner calm. Requiring an artful blend of imagination, skill and patience, the Japanese garden is an extension of the self. By adapting the harmonies of natural design to our own landscape, we heighten our understanding of the world around us and within us. The Gardens of the Spirit 2008 wall calendar features the exquisite images of professional garden photographer Allan

Gardens of the Spirit 2009 Wall Calendar $163.13 Used – Strongly influenced by Shinto and Buddhism, the Japanese style of landscaping is particularly conducive to restoring an inner calm. Requiring an artful blend of imagination, skill and patience, the Japanese garden is an extension of the self. By adapting the harmonies of natural design to our own landscape, we heighten our understanding of the world around us and within us. The Gardens of the Spirit 2009 wall calendar features twelve exquisite images from garden photographer Allan Mandell

Gardens of the Spirit 2009 Wall Calendar $163.13 New – Strongly influenced by Shinto and Buddhism, the Japanese style of landscaping is particularly conducive to restoring an inner calm. Requiring an artful blend of imagination, skill and patience, the Japanese garden is an extension of the self. By adapting the harmonies of natural design to our own landscape, we heighten our understanding of the world around us and within us. The Gardens of the Spirit 2009 wall calendar features twelve exquisite images from garden photographer Allan Mandell.

Gardens of the Spirit 2011 Wall Calendar $34.06 Used – Strongly influenced by Shinto and Buddhism, the Japanese style of landscaping is particularly conducive to restoring an inner calm. Requiring an artful blend of imagination, skill and practice, the Japanese garden is an extension of the self. By adapting the harmonies of natural design to our own landscape, we heighten our understanding of the world around us and withn us. The Gardens of the Spirit 2011 wall calendar features twelve exquisite images from garden photograher Charles Mann. P

Gardens of the Spirit 2011 Wall Calendar $34.06 New – Strongly influenced by Shinto and Buddhism, the Japanese style of landscaping is particularly conducive to restoring an inner calm. Requiring an artful blend of imagination, skill and practice, the Japanese garden is an extension of the self. By adapting the harmonies of natural design to our own landscape, we heighten our understanding of the world around us and withn us. The Gardens of the Spirit 2011 wall calendar features twelve exquisite images from garden photograher Charles Mann. Pa

Gardens of the Spirit 2012 Wall Calendar $10.24 New – Strongly influenced by Shinto and Buddhism, the Japanese style of landscaping is particularly conducive to restoring an inner calm. Requiring an artful blend of imagination, skill and patience, the Japanese garden is an extension of the self. By adapting the harmonies of natural design to our own landscape, we heighten our understanding of the world around us and within us. The Gardens of the Spirit 2007 wall calendar features the exquisite photographs of William Corey, one of the foremost

Gardens: Garden, Italian Renaissance Garden, Around the World in 80 Gardens, Garden Railway, Natural Landscaping $42.01 New – Chapters: Garden, Italian Renaissance Garden, Around the World in 80 Gardens, Garden Railway, Natural Landscaping, Gardens of the French Renaissance, Hortus Palatinus, Dezallier D’argenville, Virginia Robinson Gardens, Andre Mollet, Claude Desgotz, Jean-Marie Morel, Shade Garden, Jacques Boyceau, Charbagh, Garden Furniture, Landscape Design, Achille Duchene, Jardiniere, Landscape Lighting, Patio Heater, Spanish Garden, Garden Hotels, Skyrise Greenery, Historic Garden Restoration. Source: W

Gardens: History, Design and Stylistic Trends $21.75 New – Gardens range from the small patch of flowers or herbs in your backyard to the meticulously manicured, sprawling formal gardens of Versailles. Whether you enjoy gardening as a hobby, or as a place to stroll and relax, or perhaps as a source of artistic inspiration, gardens factor into everyone’s life one way or the other. This book focuses on garden design and its evolution throughout history including information on Italian Renaissance gardens, garden a la francaise, and English landscape

Gardenscapes: Designs for Outdoor Living $2.38 Used – In Gardenscapes, Carol Soucek King turns her expert eye from inside the home to the beauty and warmth of outdoor living spaces. She celebrates nature’s bounty with visits to 35 original and personally expressive private landscapes from locations as varied as Saudi Arabia, Australia, Japan, Malta and the United States. The gardens within are enhanced by the expertise and creativity of the landscape architects and garden design professionals who have built and designed them. A broad range o

Gentlemen & Players: Gardeners of the English Landscape $16.32 Used – Mowl takes a fresh look at English garden design, making his case that the most interesting gardens during the years 1620 to 1820 were created not by professionals like Capability Brown and Humphry Repton but by dedicated amateurs.

Geoffrey Jellicoe: The Studies of a Landscape Designer Over 80 Years $107.8 New – This volume includes Geoffrey Jellicoe’s critical and creative pre-war studies. The three sections in Gardens and Design cover Jellicoe’s general observations, gardens in Italy, France and England, and the English school of landscape gardening. Gardens of Europe is a leisurely summary of some of his earlier works.

Grasses: Versatile Partners for Uncommon Garden Design $8.31 Used – From spring green to winter gold, the drama of grasses is nonstop. One of the few books available that advises the gardener on how to uses grasses in the garden, “Grasses” features plans and practical advice for more than 24 unique gardens. The book includes an identification guide to the plants and features more than 150 color photos, illustrations, and landscape plans.

Grasses: Versatile Partners for Uncommon Garden Design $13.7 New – From spring green to winter gold, the drama of grasses is nonstop. One of the few books available that advises the gardener on how to uses grasses in the garden, “Grasses” features plans and practical advice for more than 24 unique gardens. The book includes an identification guide to the plants and features more than 150 color photos, illustrations, and landscape plans.

Great Gardens, Great Designers $19.19 New – Glorious garden design is a sight to behold. However, for a full appreciation it is important to be familiar with its history. It is an art form, and George Plumptre, with the aid of gorgeous full-color photographs, has succeeded in making it not only fascinating but easily understood. Understanding the evolution of garden designs, from Victorian, Edwardian, and Classicist to Modernist and Post-War, will provide a deeper appreciation of function, structure, expanse and landscape. Increased

Healing Gardens: Therapeutic Benefits and Design Recommendations $67.99 New – Unique and comprehensive, “Healing Gardens” provides up-to-date coverage of research findings, relevant design principles and approaches, and best practice examples of or more and more people, the shortest road to recovery is the one that leads through a healing garden. Combining up-to-date information on the therapeutic benefits of healing gardens with practical design guidance from leading experts in the field, “Healing Gardens” is an invaluable guide for landscape architects and others

Individual Total 3D Home, Landscape & Deck Suite 12 – Windows $12.99 Total 3D is a robust program, rich with the features homeowners, designers, and contractors need to improve, remodel, or build a new home, inside and out! This complete design suite includes 35 Integrated home and landscape design programs designed for the homeowner rather than an architect or contractor. Previous design skills are not needed. Whether you are remodeling your house, redecorating a room, creating an enchanting water garden, or designing your dream home, all the tools and inspiration you need are included. -Features: -Easiest to Use- Simply Drag and drop to create complete rooms, decks, pools, gardens and more -14,000 Sample Home Plans- A collection of beautiful plans, from Cottages to Southwestern Haciendas -2,500 Professional Room Designs- Inspirational gallery of showrooms designed by professional Interior Decorators and Architects -4,600 Item Plant Encyclopedia- Review full Color pictures of trees, shrubs, flowers and exotic plants. Find the right plantings for your climate zone. -Professional Color Board! A palette of paint colors, fabrics, textures, and trims to help you create the perfect balance of design elements for your home -100+ Home Furnishings and Accessories! Choose from hundreds of choices, from contemporary to traditional, to compliment your style -Going Green- Building Green ideas, tips, and materials integrated in the program-System Requirements: -Pentium III PC or faster -Windows 7, Vista, XP or 2000 -128MB RAM; 256MB recommended -1.8 GB free hard-disk space (Min. Install) -DVD-ROM drive -SVGA 800×600 and higher display, High Color (16-bit) required; True Color (24 or 32-bit) supported -DirectX 8 compatible Video and Sound cards

Individual Total 3D Landscape & Deck Deluxe – Windows $15.99 All the tools and inspiration you need to create beautiful outdoor rooms, patios, decks, gardens, and breath-taking landscapes are included. No previous design or architectural experience is needed. Total 3D Landscape & Deck is designed for you, the homeowner, rather than an architect or contractor. Whether you are designing your dream deck, patio, garden, or pool, you?ll have all the tools and inspiration you need to create the ideal outdoor living space. -Easiest to Use: Simply Drag and drop to create complete decks, pools, gardens and more -Import Your Digital Photos: Visualize your home improvement projects before you start -Hundreds of Sample Landscape Plans: A collection of beautiful plans, from Fountains to Pathways -4,600 Item Plant Encyclopedia: Review full Color pictures of trees, shrubs, flowers and exotic plants; find the right plantings for your climate zone -Color-Coded Floor Plan: Easily view various plants and objects in your plan -Bonus: Black & Decker How-To Video Library – Get hours of advice on how to successfully complete common landscaping projects -System Requirements: -Pentium III PC or faster -Windows 7, Vista, XP or 2000 -128MB RAM; 256MB recommended -1.8 GB free hard-disk space (Min. Install) -DVD-ROM drive -SVGA 800×600 and higher display, High Color (16-bit) required; True Color (24 or 32-bit) supported -DirectX 8 compatible video and Sound cards

Introductory Landscape Architecture $63.79 New – Written by a professor/practitioner of landscape architecture, this classic text provides an introduction to the theories, techniques, methods, and history of ecological planning, site planning, and landscape design. Offers a broad perspective on ecological analysis, conservation, landscape planning and environmental impact, site planning and landscape design, human and natural factors, microclimate, planting design, landscape engineering, and a short history of parks, gardens, housing and

Italian gardens $17.17 Used – Originally published in 1894, this book popularized the concept of the garden as a series of outdoor rooms connecting the house with the landscape. This firsthand account by Charles A. Platt is accompanied by the elegant duotone photographs he took on his Italian tour, plus the original photographs from the first edition. An illustrated essay by Keith Morgan places the book in the context of American landscape design history.

Italian gardens $141.33 New – Originally published in 1894, this book popularized the concept of the garden as a series of outdoor rooms connecting the house with the landscape. This firsthand account by Charles A. Platt is accompanied by the elegant duotone photographs he took on his Italian tour, plus the original photographs from the first edition. An illustrated essay by Keith Morgan places the book in the context of American landscape design history.

Italian gardens $17.17 New – Originally published in 1894, this book popularized the concept of the garden as a series of outdoor rooms connecting the house with the landscape. This firsthand account by Charles A. Platt is accompanied by the elegant duotone photographs he took on his Italian tour, plus the original photographs from the first edition. An illustrated essay by Keith Morgan places the book in the context of American landscape design history.

Kids’ Places to Play $5.46 New – Playtime never looked so good! This delightful new volume is packed with ideas and how-to instruction for innovative play structures, tree houses, sandboxes, swings, kid-friendly water features, and more. Twenty-four fun-filled projects include ways to involve children in the planning and building process. Shows how to attractively integrate play areas into the overall landscape design with a special section on family gardens. Detailed step-by-step photography and art show how each structu

Landscape Architect’s Portable Handbook $42.69 Used – Get answers FAST with the Landscape Architect?s One-Stop,Take-It-Anywhere Guide In the office or out on the job, the Landscape Architect?s Portable Handbook puts the 20% of information you need 80% of the time at your fingertips! You get instant data for every architectural landscaping project: public and private gardens?athletic facilities?highways?urban/suburban settings?MORE! From project administration, planning, design standards and analysis to site development, construction, materi

Landscape Architect’s Portable Handbook $58.43 Used – Get answers FAST with the Landscape Architect’s One-Stop, Take-It-Anywhere GuideIn the office or out on the job, the Landscape Architect’s Portable Handbook puts the 20% of information you need 80% of the time at your fingertips! You get instant data for every architectural landscaping project: public and private gardens…athletic facilities…highways…urban/suburban settings…MORE! From project administration, planning, design standards and analysis to site development, construction,

Landscape Architects: Job Hunting – A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career Changers $21.73 New – People enjoy attractively designed gardens, public parks and playgrounds, residential areas, college campuses, shopping centers, golf courses, and parkways. Landscape architects design these areas so they are not only functional but also beautiful and harmonious with the natural environment. They plan the location of buildings, roads, and walkways, and the arrangement of flowers, shrubs, and trees. They also design and plan the restoration of natural places disturbed by humans, such as wet

Landscape Architects: Job Hunting – A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career Changers $21.73 Used – People enjoy attractively designed gardens, public parks and playgrounds, residential areas, college campuses, shopping centers, golf courses, and parkways. Landscape architects design these areas so they are not only functional but also beautiful and harmonious with the natural environment. They plan the location of buildings, roads, and walkways, and the arrangement of flowers, shrubs, and trees. They also design and plan the restoration of natural places disturbed by humans, such as we

Landscape Architecture: Axe Historique, Urban Design, Energy-Efficient Landscaping, Folly, Environmental Design, Paradise Garden, Fountain $33.84 Used – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 196. Chapters: Axe historique, Urban design, Energy-efficient landscaping, Folly, Environmental design, Paradise garden, Fountain, Remarkable Gardens of France, Green roof, Sustainable design, Giardino all’italiana, Reclaimed water, Italian Renaissance garden, Rain garden, Hedge, Sustainable landscaping, Hydraulophone, Sustainable city, Soil conservation,

Landscape Architecture: Urban Design, Energy-Efficient Landscaping, Conservation Easement, Environmental Design, Paradise Garden $33.84 New – Chapters: Urban Design, Energy-Efficient Landscaping, Conservation Easement, Environmental Design, Paradise Garden, Chinese Garden, Hedge, Hydraulophone, English Garden, Landscape Planning, Sustainable Gardening, Birrarung Marr, Melbourne, Promontory Point, Sod, Loddiges, Natural Landscaping, Mughal Gardens, Royal Park, Melbourne, List of Schools of Landscape Architecture, Burnham Plan, Water Garden, Colonial Revival Garden Restoration and Preservation, Kitchen Garden, Aquascape, Inc., Pla

Landscape Construction and Detailing $83.38 Used – Create gorgeous, environmentally friendly landscapes. From revitalization of urban parks to meticulous mapping of residential gardens, Alan Blanc’s Landscape Construction and Detailing gives you a hands-on environmenal approach to designing all kinds of public and private landscapes. Filled with over 500 inspiring photographs and line illustrations of sites around the world, this sure-fire design resource gives you technical specifications on the full range of landscape details. . .as wel

Landscape Design USA $47.07 Used – Landscape Design USA features 70 completed landscape projects in USA,projects are classified under the following sections:1)Plazas and Streetscapes,2)Institutional,3 Corporate and Commercial, 4)Parks, Gardens and Memorial and 5 Residential. It is the intention of the publisher to make this publication an annual publication.An annual record of landscape design in US.

Landscape Design in Chinese Gardens $41 Used

Landscape Design in Chinese Gardens $45 New

Landscape Design in Eighteenth Century Ireland $12.99 Used – A detailed and original study of 17th and 18th century landscapes in and around the Dublin Pale, of the gardens in the region, and a picture of the aesthetic, political and economic factors which persuaded their owners to create them. Unlike the landscapes of the West of Ireland, the cultivated demesnes of the great estates at Molesworth, Powerscourt, Carton and Castletown have received little attention. Finola O’Kane provides a stunning visual history of the demesnes, underpinned by a pe

Landscape Design in Eighteenth-Century Ireland: Mixing Foreign Trees with the Natives $12.99 New – A detailed and original study of 17th and 18th century landscapes in and around the Dublin Pale, of the gardens in the region, and a picture of the aesthetic, political and economic factors which persuaded their owners to create them. Unlike the landscapes of the West of Ireland, the cultivated demesnes of the great estates at Molesworth, Powerscourt, Carton and Castletown have received little attention. Finola O’Kane provides a stunning visual history of the demesnes, underpinned by a per

Landscape Design: A Cultural and Architectural History $27.94 New – People have shaped the landscape around them since prehistoric times, creating places as diverse in form and meaning as Stonehenge, the Forbidden City of Beijing, Versailles, and New York’s Central Park. Overflowing with hundreds of plans, drawings, and photographs, many created specially for this book, this engrossing volume spans the history of landscape design and reveals a great deal about the development of societies, and how cities, parks, and gardens embody cultural values.Examining

Landscape Interpretations $2.21 New – Some of the greatest gardens, parks, and piazzas of Italy, France and England are showcased in this publication and its accompanying CD-ROM. Landscape designers will marvel at the extensive collection of electronic photos that complement the images, sketches, associated plans, and timelines found in Landscape Interpretations. This presentation successfully links historic principles to contemporary design. The landscape designer will appreciate discussions of essential and inspiring design

Landscape: Gardens by New Zealand’s Top Designers $51.63 New – Landscape design has its highest profile ever right now. New Zealand garden design is rapidly becoming recognised internationally as excitingly innovative and creative, from sharp city minimalism to sweeping coastal and country estates. Following a brief introduction outlining the history of garden design in New Zealand, the author and photographer celebrate the work of 20 of our most accomplished garden designers. The range of personalities is truly national, from Ted Smyth, Rod Barnett

Landscaping the American Dream: The Gardens and Film Sets of Florence Yoch, 1890-1972 $2.56 Used – A study of the work of Florence Yoch, who designed Pasadena estates, Carmel cottages, and the sets for such films as “Gone with the Wind” and “How Green Was My Valley.” A delightful gift for a California gardener, or anyone interested in the history of American landscape design or film.

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