The Gardener's Index of Plants & Flowers

Provides information on the characteristics, uses, and cultivation requirements of a wide variety of plants and includes tips on gardening

The gardener's index of plants & flowers

Brookes, John.

Collier Books

Takes the reader step-by-step through the stages of designing a garden, from the initial drawings, to problem-solving techniques for difficult situations, to the best uses of color and texture

The Book of Garden Design

Arts & Photography

John Wiley&Sons, Inc.

FINE, first American edition / first printing, green cloth over board with gilt font on spine, light green FEP?REP, 256 pps + 600 full color illustrations. Gently read, without marks, stains, writing. Dust jacket is not price clipped, without tears, very light shelf wear and now under mylar wraps. GIFT quality. Out of Print. Heavy weight - intl shipments may require addtl postage. "The dean* of garden design gives you all you need to know to create the garden of your dreams, even if you have only a balcony, rooftop, or a small yard to plant. Using a variety of structural materials and designs with appropriate plants, a small area can be developed into an extension of your home." *"John Brookes is one of the most influential garden designers of the late twentieth century, famous for his work, his teaching and his writing"

The small garden

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Gardening & Landscape Design

Macmillan

Now your garden can and should become an extension of your living space. Inspired by this "room outside" approach to garden design, John Brookes tells you how to plan your garden in relation to the use you want to make of it--living room, dining room, or recreation room.

Room Outside: New

Penguin??Books

John Brookes is one of the most original and creative garden designers in the world. He is known for the more than 1,200 gardens he has designed worldwide and for being an inspiring teacher. His work teaching generations of garden designers has influenced the way we look at, and think about, gardens. This book is the summation of his philosophy. It is a supremely practical, easy-to-follow, and inspiring workbook. Brookes shows you exactly how to approach garden design. First, he gives you the basics of simple surveying, using his famous design grid. Then he gives you the tools and techniques you’ll need—how to work within the area of your site, how to use photography as an aid to garden design, how to select local plants and building materials to create a garden that looks very much at home in its setting. He shows you how to plan many kinds of gardens, large and small. He provides case studies of gardens and of garden features across the United States and Europe to show us how each has been planned and realized. And there’s a section on frequently asked questions—on subjects ranging from how to use gravel and the best techniques for making ponds and other water features to choosing appropriate materials for a terrace and finding a reliable contractor. His advice is easily applied and always useful. He shows us how to plot a garden with paper cutouts, how to keep the garden beautiful through all seasons, ways your garden can make the best use of your local climate, and how to weigh budget and space limitations against your garden “wish list.” The Essentials of Garden Design is ideal for those who want to design or redesign their own gardens, those who want to be armed with lots of ideas and knowledge when working with garden designers they’ve hired, and those who want to become garden designers themselves. Brookes’s tremendous flair for communicating his mastery has always been one of his key strengths, and the enthusiasm, expertise, and clarity that have made his courses so popular around the world now make this book the essential course in garden design.

The Essentials of Garden Design

KNOPF

Offers techniques for designing and constructing a small garden for almost any location, including sunrooms, rooftops, and balconies, and provides information on the selection and care of suitable, decorative plants

The Small Garden

Van Nostrand Reinhold,1983, c1978

Examines the designs of British country gardens and offers practical advice on developing the layout of a garden in harmony with its location

A Place in the Country

Thames&Hudson

An illustrated guide to landscape design offers the reader essential inforamtion on the tools and techniques of creating an enclosed garden

Room Outside: A New Approach to Garden Design

Offers advice on decorating with plants, tells how to match plants with containers, and covers cut- and dried-flower arrangements, plant care, and room-by-room deoorating advice

The Indoor Garden Book

Random House Value Publishing

Quarto, 1986, PP.288, A Useful Text From A Noted Landscape Designer who Has Turned His Attention Indoors

Indoor Garden Book

Crown

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