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Architecture in the Garden
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by:
SWEDEN, JAMES VAN
CHRISTOPHER, TOM
HOBHOUSE, PENELOPE (Preface)
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Publisher:
Random House
Published: January 21, 2003
ISBN: 0375501541
Format:Hardcover
Pages:288
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Book Description
From Publishers Weekly
In this first-person how-to, van Sweden builds on the success of Gardening with Nature and Gardening with Water to reveal more about his own process of developing a garden design, showing readers how to come to their own
decisions along the way. A landscape architect in partnership with Wolfgang Oehme for the last 35 years, the Washington D.C.-based van Sweden has a knack for cool, precise prose that matches the carefully planned yet free-feeling pathways that he finds
essential to a garden's "good bones." After three opening chapters covering van Sweden's "Inspirations," "The Gardener's Need for Architecture" and "Elements of Garden Architecture" respectively, van Sweden presents six case studies of differing sites,
from "country" to "town" to "seaside" gardens of varying scales, climates and surrounding architecture. Bullet-pointed questions at the end of each chapter train readers to notice the elements of their own terrains and begin to work with them in terms
of, for example, plant choice and "slope" as a means of creating "drama." A final "Gallery of Architectural Features" shows paths, decks, edging, stone, fences and gates, walls and many more "features" in situ; van Sweden's calm intelligence shines
throughout. (On sale Jan. 21)
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Product Description:
The elements of garden architecture-paths, walls, gates, fences, terraces, sheds, lighting, furniture, waterworks, and art-together form the
backbone of any well-designed garden. In this beautifully illustrated and accessible book, legendary landscape architect James van Sweden explains how to design and build a garden like a professional. He leads his readers on a tour through some of his
most exquisitely designed gardens-in the country, in the city, in the suburbs, and by the shore. "When it comes to planning a comfortable and rewarding garden," van Sweden writes in his Introduction, "the challenges that confront the owner of an estate
or a weekend cottage are often substantially the same. The principles and techniques used for organizing a large site work equally well in a more modest setting."
Each case study highlights a particular architectural element, breaking it down
into practical ideas that any gardener can apply to his or her own garden or yard. The book includes dozens of detailed schematic drawings that can be used to build many of the elements described by the author, along with an extensive, illustrated
glossary. Architecture in the Garden is sure to inspire you with its many practical ideas on how to domesticate your landscape and design an outdoor space that suits your taste as well as your lifestyle.
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