Despite a plethora of gardening books today, few show gardens in their entirety, with all the elements and their interrelationships. This elegant and inspirational volume fills the gap, presenting 19 American and English gardens in minute detail through watercolor plans and 400 gorgeous full-color photos.
Topiary in the Garden: How to Clip, Train and Shape Plants, Shown in More Than 100 Stunning Images
Whatever the size of your outside space, there is room in every garden for topiary, whether it is a carefully placed single potted sculpture or an entire garden of architecturally crafted trees.
Topiary in the Garden: How to Clip, Train and Shape Plants, Shown in More Than 100 Stunning Images
Designs Upon the Land: Elite Landscapes of the Middle Ages
The phrase ‘designed landscape’ is generally associated with the great parks and gardens of the post-medieval period, with grand country houses surrounded by parkland, such as Chatsworth and Longleat. However, recent research has made it clear that its origins lie much further back than that, in the middle ages, and numerous examples have been identified. This book offers the first full-length survey of designed medieval landscapes, not just the settings for castles, but for palaces, manor houses and monastic institutions. Gardens and pleasure grounds gave their owners sensory enjoyment; lakes, ponds and walkways created routes of approach that displayed residences to best effect; deer parks were stunning backdrops and venues for aristocratic enjoyment; and peacocks, swans, rabbits and doves were some of the many species which lent these landscapes their elite appearance. Richly illustrated with plans, maps, and photographs of key sites showing what can still be seen today.
Designs Upon the Land: Elite Landscapes of the Middle Ages (Garden and Landscape History)