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Filled with gorgeous photographs, this book explains the theory, history, and intricacies of Japanese gardening. The creation of a Japanese garden combines respect for nature with adherence to simple principles of aesthetics and structure. In Japanese Garden Design, landscape architect Marc Peter Keane presents the history and development of the classical metaphors that underlie all Japanese gardens. Keane describes the influences of Confucian, Shinto...
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"Delightful!" -The New York Times Book Review
Discover a world of beauty and creativity! Chanticleer has been called the most romantic, imaginative, and exciting public garden in America. It is a place of pleasure and learning, relaxing yet filled with ideas to take home. And now those lessons are available for everyone in this stunning book! You'll learn techniques specific to different conditions and plant palettes; how to use hardscape materials...
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Featuring stunning photographs and thoughtful commentary this Japanese gardening book is a must have for any gardening enthusiast. No two Japanese gardens are ever the same. Each is inimitable, yet embodies commonalities of design and aesthetic taste. Each finds the space for innovation within a tradition that benefits from a thousand years of applied knowledge in gardening and landscape architecture. Japan's Master Gardens explores the ingenuity...
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The 18-acres surrounding the White House have been an unwitting witness to history, kings and queens have dined there, bills and treaties have been signed, and presidents have landed and retreated. Throughout it all, the grounds have remained not only beautiful, but also a powerful reflection of American trends. In All the Presidents' Gardens bestselling author Marta McDowell tells the untold history of the White House grounds with historical and...
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Over time, with industrialization and urban sprawl, we have driven nature out of our neighborhoods and cities. But we can invite it back by designing landscapes that look and function more like they do in the wild: robust, diverse, and visually harmonious. “Planting in a Post-Wild World” by Thomas Rainer and Claudia West is an inspiring call to action dedicated to the idea of a new nature, a hybrid of both the wild and the cultivated, that can...
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"This fully updated and revised edition contains more than 800 full-color images by leading garden photographer Andrea Jones. Organized into a variety of topics and themes that address frequently encountered garden design questions and challenges, this expanded edition now covers thirty-two trending garden design topics, such as Containerism, Dutch Wave, Extreme Naturalism, New Nordic, Tropical Chic, Vertical and Roof Gardens, and Xeriscaping"--
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Private country paradises boasting remarkable plant palettes and combinations.
Garden design expert Jack Staub presents more than twenty beautiful and sumptuous private country gardens in Virginia, New York, Connecticut, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Massachusetts. From a romantic garden with cottagey plantins that pays homage to the best of English garden vernacular to a splendid Eden of Maryland countryside meets Himalayan serenity, these...
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