Dust jacket notes: "Penelope Hobhouse's passionate concern to communicate Gertrude Jekyll's ideas to modern gardeners is the inspiration for this book. It is a practical guide to the use of Miss Jekyll's ideas on colour and plant arrangement in the modern garden, where not only scale but labour is severely restricted. The details of her teaching are translated into modern gardening terms without losing the essence of her romantic vision or her inspired sense of colour. The idea of gardening as an isolated activity was alien to Miss Jekyll. In her own garden at Munstead Wood she not only pioneered the use of related flower and leaf colour to build up a border in the same sense as she, in her early training as an artist, had learnt to paint a picture - she also thought of the garden in terms of seasonal compartments. There was a spring garden for bulbs, primroses and emergent foliage, an iris and paeony border, her great mid-summer colour border where pale flowers and grey foliage at the extreme ends were gradually built up to strong, vivid scarlet and orange in the centre. An August garden of pretty pinks and greys and a September double border of Michaelmas daisies were separately located. In this book, while accepting modern limitations on space and labour, it is shown that the details from these separate parts of her garden, or from her numerous plans for others, can be taken and usefully adapted to small areas. Her sure sense of colour and association, and her strong preference for certain plants give a clearly recognizable 'Jekyllian' stamp to such arrangements. It is interesting to note how many of her 'preferred' plants are still considered first-class today...." Hardcover, 5.75 x 9 inches, 336 pages, illustrated with 4 colour plates, 24 black-and-white photographs, 12 drawings of garden plans; Appendix on colour theories, Index.

Gertrude Jekyll on gardening

Penelope Hobhouse

The National Trust/William Collins

A book for the creative gardener which covers the principles of colour, and outlines the design factors that help the gardener exploit colour's potential. A catalogue of 1000 plants groups them by colour, season and how best to employ them. The colour, shape and foilage of each plant is given.

Colour in Your Garden

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Gardening & Landscape Design

Harpercollins

Focusing on the different roles that flowering plants can play in garden pictures all through the seasons, Penelope Hobhouse discusses the qualities that distinguish climax plants, companion plants, flowers for massing in carpets and floral backdrops. The contribution of flowers to different garden styles is discussed in subsequent chapters - from natural gardening, where flowers thrive in the landscape as if growing spontaneously, through classic flower borders and beds, to more manicured styles of elegant formality. The author selects over 700 of the best flowering plants in a comprehensive catalogue, giving full cultivation details. Hobhouse has also written "Colour in Your Garden" and "Garden Style".

Flower Gardens

Little,Brown & Co

Designed for anyone with a jungle they want to turn into a romantic country-style garden single-handedly, this book is based on Penelope Hobhouse's experiences of reclaiming the garden at Hadspen House, Somerset. The book shows how to clear, plan and plant for minimum upkeep and cost, using plants rather than people and machinery to do the work. This practical guide provides full descriptions of more than 800 plants grouped according to their design role in the garden. The approach can be applied to any garden, large or small, old or new, in country or town. Penelope Hobhouse is the author of "Colour in Your Garden", "Garden Style", "Flower Gardens", "Plants in Garden History" and "Penelope Hobhouse On Gardening".

THE COUNTRY GARDENER

Frances Lincoln

The country gardener

The Country Gardener

Arts & Photography

Architecture

Penelope Hobhouse's Garden Designs

Frances Lincoln, London

BRAND NEW FIRST Francis Lincoln EDITION First Printing dust jacket hardcover, free tracking number, clean text, solid binding, NO remainders NOT ex-library, smoke free; slight gentle shelfwear / storage-wear; WE SHIP FAST. Carefully packed and quickly sent. 201701402 Penelope Hobhouse On Gardening and Flower Gardens: Two classic works by an internationally renowned garden designer and writer together in one volume for the first time. A thoroughly practical growing guide and a celebration of flowers and flower gardens. Combining her gardening experience with the knowledge of gardens from all over the world, the author considers the different roles that flowering plants can play in gardens through the seasons. As she discussed the qualities that distinguish climax plants and companion plants, flowers for massing in carpets and floral backdrops, her discriminating eye encompasses rare treasures as well as everyday favorites. The author shares her lifetime's experience of observing, designing and making gardens and reveals the secrets behind her distinctive gardening style. She sets out her principles of gardening and examines the elements that go to make a garden of excellence. Design Planting Practical Gardening Skills . Here is a wealth of knowledge, elegantly communicated by a master gardener. Extensive color photographs throughout. Please choose Priority / Expedited shipping for faster delivery. (No shipping to Mexico, Brazil or Italy.)

Flower Garden Designs

Frances Lincoln Childrens Books

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. This illustrated and accessible book explains how to design and build a garden like a professional. James van Sweden leads his readers on a tour through some of his gardens - in the country, the city, the suburbs and by the sea. Case studies highlight architectural elements, breaking each one down into practical ideas that any gardener can apply to his or her own garden. There are dozens of schematic drawings that can be used to build many of the elements described, and an extensive illustrated glossary.

Architecture in the Garden

James Van Sweden

Frances Lincoln Ltd.

This book shows you how to transform a jungle into a country-style garden - single handedly.

Phaidon

This illustrated history charts the evoution of gardening over thousands of years, bringing to life the world's most beautiful and magnificent gardens. Penelope Hobhouse shows how an appreciation of style and techniques from all over the world helps us to understand how modern gardens have developed. She also considers how the availability of plant species from around the world has influenced garden design. From the cooling fountains of the Alhambra to the imposing palace grounds of Chinese emporers and the clean lines of the formal French parteer, this text explains the origins of the most influential gardening styles. In the course of the book we are introduced to the world's principal gardeners, horticulturalists and designers, find out which plants were considered the most valuable or fashionable of their day, and marvel at pleasure gardens, parks and grottoes. In addition to describing the rich historical context from which today's gardens have evolved, Penelope Hobhouse draws on her life's work as a gardener to give an insight into the influences that have inspired her own designs and shaped her gardening philosophy.

The Story of Gardening

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