American photographer John Pfahl has an ongoing fascination with man's complex interaction with nature. This is a photographic survey of gardening at its boldest, most bizarre and most exuberant. Among the plants featured are vast flowers, terrifying sculptural cacti, outlandish topiary and extraordinary bonsai: these gardens were planned and planted by true eccentrics, with surreal creativity and great humour. Subjects include huge bright orange Japanese maples, Jeff Koons' monumental "Puppy", a giant pumpkin, other-worldly cacti and "The Largest Fig Tree in the United States". Each photograph is accompanied by a detailed caption with information about the quirky gardens, the plants and their strange cultivation. Rebecca Solnit's introduction sets the plants in their historic and cultural context.

Extreme Horticulture

Pfahl, John

Arts & Photography

Frances Lincoln

Gathers photographs of the views from windows, ranging from backyards and city streets to mountains and canyons

Picture Windows

Photography & Video

Little,Brown & Co

Marks in Place: Contemporary Responses to Rock Art

Demy table, [21.5cm/18.5inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp.xii, 133 . Fully illustrated with colour and b-w halftone plates

Conner, Linda

Dingus, Rick

Fitch, Steve

Roitz, Charles

Univ of New Mexico Pr

Arcadia Revisited: Niagara River and Falls from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario

Book by Pfahl, John, Jussim, Estelle, Bannon, Anthony

Jussim, Estelle

Bannon, Anthony

Arcadia Revisited: Niagara River and Falls from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario

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Books by Pfahl, John

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Pfahl, John. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Extreme Horticulture

Picture Windows

Marks in Place: Contemporary Responses to Rock Art

Arcadia Revisited: Niagara River and Falls from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario

Arcadia Revisited: Niagara River and Falls from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario