Designing Gardens [Garden Structure; Steps and terraces; Paving; Paths; Walls and fences; Openings: gates, doors and arches; Bridges and the ha-ha; Pergolas and arbours; Climbing structures; Furniture; Ornament; Containers; Water; Trees; Hedges; Planting the Garden; Plants for the Garden; Shrubs; Roses; Climbers; Herbaceous plants and bulbs; Planning the Planting; Colour and contrast; Year-round interest; Scent; Practical aspects; Shelter and screening; Planting Schemes; Shrub borders; Herbaceous borders; Woodland gardens; Wildflower meadows; Vegetable and herb gardens; Knots, parterres and mazes; Topiary; The Gardens; A Formal Garden: Château le Belvedere; Woodland and Water: Gresgarth; Oasis in the Wilderness: Las Navas; A Tropical Garden

Language: English

Published by Frances Lincoln Ltd, London, 2002, 2002

0711217572 / 9780711217577

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1st ed., 1st printing ; 216 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm OCLC 51742194 ; ISBN: 9780711233942, 0711233942 brown cloth in color photographic dustjacket ; The first part of this book explores Arabella Lennox-Boyd's philosophy and establishes the principles of her approach to design: the importance of relating the garden not only to the landscape but also to the spirit of the house and the individuality of the owner; how to establish the bare bones of a design - enclosing garden rooms, and opening up garden space; how to use vertical structures to best effect; and how to clothe bare bones with plants appropriate to the type of garden. Design ideas for everything from paving and pergolas to perennial plantings burst from every page, captured in Andrew Lawson's atmospheric images and Lennox-Boyd's plans. The second part of the book looks in detail at more than 20 very different gardens, many these are private and never photographed before. ; This illustrated sourcebook contains design ideas and garden plans for more than 20 very different gardens. It explains the importance of relating the garden not only to the landscape but to the spirit of the house and the individuality of the owner ; Contents: Introduction -- Garden Structure -- Steps and terraces -- Paving -- Paths -- Walls and fences -- Openings: gates, doors and arches -- Bridges and the ha-ha -- Pergolas and arbours -- Climbing structures -- Furniture -- Ornament -- Containers -- Water -- Trees -- Hedges -- Planting the Garden -- Plants for the Garden -- Shrubs -- Roses -- Climbers -- Herbaceous plants and bulbs -- Planning the Planting -- Colour and contrast -- Year-round interest -- Scent -- Practical aspects -- Shelter and screening -- Planting Schemes -- Shrub borders -- Herbaceous borders -- Woodland gardens -- Wildflower meadows -- Vegetable and herb gardens -- Knots, parterres and mazes -- Topiary -- The Gardens -- A Formal Garden: Château le Belvedere -- Woodland and Water: Gresgarth -- Oasis in the Wilderness: Las Navas -- A Tropical Garden: A Garden in Barbados -- A Great Estate: Eaton Hall -- A French Fairytale: Château de Reux -- A Contemporary Interpretation of a Victorian Garden: Ascott House -- Contrasts and Connections: Thorpe Hall -- A Garden on Many Levels: A Garden in Spain -- Gardens and Watermeadows Transformed: Stanbridge Mill -- Elegant Simplicity: La Bandiera -- Terraces in a Small Garden: Calle Somontes -- A Country Garden in Town: Serrano -- Graphic Geometry: No. 1 Poultry -- Working within an Historic Structure: Cheyne Walk -- Small Gardens: Gardens in Town -- Chelsea Gardens -- Chelsea 1990 and 1993 -- Chelsea 1995 -- Chelsea 1998 -- Chelsea 2000 -- Index -- Picture Acknowledgments ; FINE/FINE.

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Designing Gardens [Garden Structure; Steps and terraces; Paving; Paths; Walls and fences; Openings: gates, doors and arches; Bridges and the ha-ha; Pergolas and arbours; Climbing structures; Furniture; Ornament; Containers; Water; Trees; Hedges; Planting the Garden; Plants for the Garden; Shrubs; Roses; Climbers; Herbaceous plants and bulbs; Planning the Planting; Colour and contrast; Year-round interest; Scent; Practical aspects; Shelter and screening; Planting Schemes; Shrub borders; Herbaceous borders; Woodland gardens; Wildflower meadows; Vegetable and herb gardens; Knots, parterres and mazes; Topiary; The Gardens; A Formal Garden: Château le Belvedere; Woodland and Water: Gresgarth; Oasis in the Wilderness: Las Navas; A Tropical Garden
Author
Lennox-Boyd, Arabella; Clifton-Mogg, Caroline; Andrew Lawson, Melanie Eclare, Jean-Pierre Gabriel, A, Bailhache, Gilles de Chabancix, Jerry Harper, Arabella Lennox-Boyd, John Miller, Fritz von Schulenberg, Dominic Turner, Georges Leveque
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Frances Lincoln Ltd, London, 2002
Publication year
2002
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Fine
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Fine
Book Type
Book
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
0711217572
ISBN 13
9780711217577
Edition
1st Edition.

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