Gardens with Atmosphere - Creating gardens with a sense of place - Hardcover

Seddon, Sue; Maynard, Arne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1840911581 ISBN 13: 9781840911589

Publisher: Conran, 2001

Synopsis

How can you create a garden that works with the landscape rather than fights against it? This title looks at the concept of a garden's design its location onwards from the relationship between a house and its garden, the views inside and out, the owner's personality, and the garden's history. All these elements can be brought to bear on a design to create a garden with a unique sense of place. In fact, a successful design is one that has its roots firmly in its location. One of the aims of this book is to pass on to readers an effective method of collecting visual information, storing it and then putting it to its best use. A section of case studies puts all this theory into practice, showing four of Arne Maynard's gardens and explaining in detail each part of the planning and design.

About this title

About the Author:

Arne Maynard is a successful garden and landscape designer based in New King's Road, Chelsea, London. After studying architecture, he turned to garden design and now his commissions range from large-scale country gardens to small urban spaces. Together with Piet Oudolf, he won the prestigious Best Garden Award for his Gardens Illustrated "Evolution Garden" at the 2000 Chelsea Flower Show. Sue Seddon is an experienced garden editor and writer, whose work has appeared in publications such as Gardens Illustrated and The Daily Telegraph

About this edition

• Publisher: Conran
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1840911581
• ISBN 13: 9781840911589
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176