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Landscape design: A cultural and architectural history by Elizabeth Barlow Rogers
2001. 544pp, 430 colour illus, 100 b&w illus. From ancient Egyptian royal cemeteries to great 18th century English estates and the earth works of today, this volume spans the history of landscape design, revealing a great deal about the development of societies, and how cities, parks and gardens embody cultural values.
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 | Designing Gardens by a Lennox-Boyd with C. Clifton-Mogg
2001. 216pp, 300 full colour photographs and garden plans. A richly illustrated sourcebook of design ideas and garden plans from one of the outstanding landscape designers of our day. This book is full of ideas that offer inspiration to novice and experienced gardeners alike.
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Ornament in the small garden by Roy Strong
2001. 144pp, 170 photographs, 15 colour plans. A guide to ornamental features in the small gardens. Roy Strong shows how to consider size and scale, materials, shape, colour and texture, and offers help in placing garden ornaments effectively. The book is illustrated with photographs and ground plans.
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| | Radical Landscapes: Reinventing outdoor space by Jane Amidon
2001. 192pp, 313 colour illus.,120 b&w illus. Presents over 60 projects by forward-looking landscape designers using innovative materials, unusual plants and unexpected forms. The book is organized into seven themes: light and colour, movement, order and objects, interaction, new contexts, urban interventions, and narrative.
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Courtyard Gardens by Dr. Toby Musgrave
2000. 160pp, 180 colour photographs. Imaginative ideas showing ways to extend the house into an outdoor living space without having to build a conservatory or extension. Offers comprehensive coverage of a wide range of courtyard situations, so readers can choose elements that suit their lifestyle, taste, and the specifications and climatic conditions of their courtyard.
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 | New Country Garden: A plant lover's paradise by E Thompson & Melanie Eclare
2001. 144pp, 250 colour photographs. There has been a quiet revolution in country style gardens. In a new spirit that celebrates the abundance and versatility of the garden, country dwellers are creating inspirational outside spaces. This book explores this style of gardening, which can flourish in an urban setting as well as in a rural retreat. Plants remain at the heart of these gardens but are strikingly innovative ways - with mix of height, scale and colour that breaks all the old rules. Traditional cottage garden plants are teamed with bold architectural plants or used in modern formal gardens with evergreens in simple, geometric shapes.
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Greenhouses and conservatories by O de Vleeschouwer
2001. 172pp, 178 colour illus. A fascinating history of greenhouses, hothouses and glass palaces. This book examines the role of greenhouses and conservatories in public and private gardens, from their beginnings to the present day.
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 | The Scandinavian garden by Karl Dietrich Buhler
2000. 192pp, 200 colour & 30 b&w illus. Scandinavian landscape and garden design is original, sophisticated and poetic. Powerfully architectural, with an emphasis on geometry and sculpture, it is an evocative and romantic tradition. In this book the garden designers are particularly innovative in treating gardens as out door rooms or extensions of the house. Design ideas and detailed planting information for gardening in colder climates are featured as well as ocvering a complete range of planting styles, from topiary to meadow flowers.
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The Minimalist Garden by C Bradley-Hole
207pp, 228 colour photographs and plans, bibliography and index. Minimalist gardens with their clean lines, pure form and a sense of space are becoming increasingly popular. Includes features on architects and designers.
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| | The Ultimate Garden Designer by T Newbury
256p, 400 line illus. As well as a large range of individual designs for complete gardens and garden features, this book also includes ideas for water gardens, rockeries and herb gardens. A detailed plant directory provides cultivation and usage notes on many planted listed.
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See Through Houses By Catherine Slessor
2001. 192pp, 350 colour photographs. This book explores daring and dynamic glass houses from all over the world, plus examples of glass as an exciting new element of interior design. Using glass features within the home as an element of interior design - from screens to stairs, from baths to work surfaces.
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 | Inside out by Gilly Love
2000. 144pp, 200 colour photographs. Bridging the gap between interiors and exteriors, this work offers ideas for transforming outdoor space. Applying the principles of interior decorating to outside spaces, the book contains ideas for transforming all types of areas, from using painted pots to entertaining space.
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Outdoor Style by Amy Elizabeth Cook
2001. 128pp. Full colour throughout. If you are looking for ways to make your garden unique, without spending too much time or money, then this is the book for you. Taking the four elements - earth, fire, air and water - as inspiration, Outdoor Style is packed with evocative photographs and practical, easy to follow instructions. No matter what the size or layout, it will help you to personalise your outdoor setting.
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 | Icons of Garden Design edited by Caroline Holmes
2001. 176pp, 320 full colour illus. This book includes 80 Iconic gardens, from 1000 years of history. An international team of experts focus on design elements of each garden. Over 300 colour images, plus garden plans, contemporary illustrations and timelines.
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Living Sculpture by Paul Cooper
2001. 176pp, 150 colour photographs. In recent years, a new generation of artists and designers have discovered that plants themselves - from moss and grass to fully grown trees - can become astonishing works of living sculpture. This text gathers together the best examples of this art form from around the world.
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| | The New Tech Garden by Paul Cooper
2001. 192pp, 140 colour photographs, garden plans. A collection of experimental gardens in which man-made materials such as plastic, perspex, steel, glass and textiles have been used by designers to create gardens in keeping with contemporary design and lifestyles. Kinetic gardens, portable gardens and instant assembly gardens are included.
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Topiary: Garden Craftsmanship in Yew and Box by Nathaniel Lloyd
2001. 103pp, 48 colour and 56 b&w illus. A reprint of Lloyd's classic work that benefits from the addition of colour plates. The text contains an abundance of commonsense advice as the author explains precisely how to set about establishing a formal garden in yew or box, and then describes the progress he has made in his own efforts.
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 | Garden Rooms by Rose Dale
2001. 160pp, colour illus. Whether its a traditional back garden, urban roof terrace, narrow balcony, or even just a window box or door step, precious outside space is something to be exploited and enjoyed to the full. For maximum style with minimum effort, try out the new form of gardening and take interior design outside to create a comfortable and stylish garden room.
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The "House and Garden" Book of Country Gardens
1998. 192pp, colour illus. Some of the most beautiful gardens in the world have appeared in the pages of the House and Garden magazine and this stunning book is a celebration of the very best. Focusing on country gardens, it considers the subject under various themes, from the well-structured garden and the glory of roses to wilder gardens and decoration and ornament all of which are illustrated with superb examples.
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 | Garden Room Style by Peter Marston
1998. 160pp, 200 colour photographs. Containing elements from both indoors and out, a garden room or conservatory serves as a link in style between the house and the garden. This book takes an up to date look at glass rooms from the inside, presenting a wealth of inspirational ideas for creating stunning light-filled rooms.
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The Scandinavian Garden by Karl-Dietrich Buhler
2000. 192pp, 200 colour and 30 b&w illus. This work focuses on the best gardens in the Scandinavian region, both those produced by amateur gardeners and the gardens designed by world famous landscape architects such as Carl Theodor Sorensen and Andreas Bruun. They include elegant town gardens and country, woodland and coastal gardens.
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 | The Modern Garden Jane Brown
2000. 223pp, 155 colour , 132 b&w illus. This title researches the history of the modern garden and contains contemporary photographs of 12 modern gardens. The book presents ideas and ideals to show how modern art and the private garden have merged with each other.
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Terracotta by Anthony Noel
1998. 136pp, 200 colour photographs. This design and style sourcebook shows readers how to use terracotta pots to improve or even transform the look of the garden in practical ways.
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| | Secret gardens of Paris by Alexandra D' Arnoux de Chabaneix
2001. 176pp, 179 colour illus. Behind the urban facade of Paris is a hidden landscape. In this work the authors guide us through a concealed, verdant world, unseen by most visitors to the city. The rich history of Paris permeates these gardens, which are like timeless enclaves.
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Garden Tools by Suzanne Slesin & Daniel Rozenstrock
1996. 160pp, colour illus. Garden tools casts these humble objects in a whole new light, and anyone who loves to dig a spade into the earth or prune a rosebush will find this book irresistibly compelling.
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 | Antique Garden Ornament: 300 years of creativity: artists, manufacturers and materials by John Davis
1991. 389pp, 446 b&w and 102 colour illus. The history of garden ornament from the seventeenth century is covered in great detail with separate sections on lead, stone, bronze, marble and cast iron. The working techniques of the modellers and manufacturers are discussed in detail as well as some of the gardens in which the finest examples may be found. This is a comprehensive work of original research.
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Antiques from the Garden by Alistair Morris
1999. 279pp, 250 colour and 500 b&w illus. Featuring some 200 years of gardening memorabilia, this revised edition brings together a broad range of garden-related objects, from pergolas and fountains to mowing machines and wheelbarrows. Sections on garden games and garden ephemera are also included.
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 | Roof Gardens, Balconies and Terraces by David Stevens
1997. 160pp, 200 colour photographs. Since the hanging gardens of Babylon were designated one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, "gardens in the air" have held a special fascination and a uniquely evocative appeal. This is a complete guide to designing and creating your very own rooftop, balcony or raised terrace heaven. Superbly illustrated and full of practical information.
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Beth Chatto's Gravel Garden by Beth Chatto
2000. 185pp, 130 colour photographs. The story of how Beth Chatto created her gravel garden on "possibly the driest, and the most windswept, piece of soil in England". The results. portrayed in Steven Wooster's specially commissioned photographs taken through the seasons, testify to the triumphant outcome of the adventure.
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 | Garden Walls and Floors by David Stevens
1999. 80pp, 120 photographs, 40 colour artworks. In this stylish book the author guides you through a wide range of design options for garden walls and floors. This book is packed with exciting new ideas for paths, steps, patios, decks, railway sleepers and logs, dry stone walls, hedges, garden gates etc.
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Classic Garden Features by David Stuart
2000. 160pp, 200 colour photographs. Garden expert David Stuart presents a unique visual sourcebook of original and contemporary garden ornaments, water features, trellises, pergolas and centrepieces, including sundials and classical statues.
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| | The Gardens of Marly by G Mabille
1998. 249pp, 98 colour illus. All watercolours featured in this book are kept at The Archives Nationales in Paris and feature the 18th century garden at Marly.
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The Essential Garden Book by Terence Conran
272pp, with 650 colour photographs. Exciting design solutions combining practical sequences with a visual sourcebook of inspirational ideas.
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