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The Garden Source: Inspirational Design Ideas for Gardens and Landscapes

The Garden Source: Inspirational Design Ideas for Gardens and Landscapes

Hundreds of colour illustrations, are cleverly arranged to offer the reader thousands of possible design solutions. This title includes gardens from various parts of the world such as America, France, Sweden, Germany, Holland, England by some of the best garden designers.

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ISBN 9780955432279
Barcode 9780955432279
Published 15 November 2011 by Misc - Alliance Distribution
Format Paperback
Author(s) By Jones, Andrea
By Sweden, James Van
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ISBN-13 9780955432279
ISBN-10 0955432278
Stock Available
Status Title is temporarily out of stock
Publisher Misc - Alliance Distribution
Imprint Eight Books
Publication Date 15 November 2011
International Publication Date 1 November 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom United Kingdom
Format Paperback
Author(s) By Jones, Andrea
By Sweden, James Van
Category Landscape Art & Architecture
Landscape Gardening
Number of Pages 320
Dimensions Width: 248mm
Height: 248mm
Spine: 28mm
Weight 1,670g
Interest Age General Audience
Reading Age General Audience
NBS Text Architecture
ONIX Text General/trade
Dewey Code 712.6
Catalogue Code 230652

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This is a must-have sourcebook for anyone with a garden looking for design ideas. Hundreds of colour illustrations by leading photographer, Andrea Jones, are cleverly arranged to offer the reader thousands of possible design solutions. Gardens from all parts of the world are included America, France, Sweden, Germany, Holland, England by some of the very best garden designers. And alongside little-known examples of private gardens are celebrated public spaces such as Parc Andre Citroen and Jardin Atlantique as well as show gardens Chelsea Flower Show, International Garden Festival, Hampton Court, Chaumont. The first part looks at garden details listing design features that act either as connecting or dividing elements. Connect includes some of the more basic features, such as lawns, decking and gravel gardens, before covering paths, steps, avenues, gates, bridges and much more besides. Divide then looks at elements that can be used to create rooms within gardens, such as hedges, walls, fences, screens, trees, and different types of beds and borders. The third chapter looks at different types of Space urban and rural, large and small, high and low. While the final chapter covers every type of garden Style that is possible, including minimal, prairie, geometric, dry, landscaped, gravel, water, exotic, contemporary, modern, minimal, oriental and night. With a series of useful directories on designers, garden centres and public gardens, The Garden Source is destined to become the book for modern garden design ideas.

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