- Turtleback: 292 pages
- Publisher: Timber Press (Oct 15 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0881926647
- ISBN-13: 978-0881926644
- Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 20.1 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 862 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #444,362 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Alexander presents an excellent, comprehensive overview of a complicated subject, with many excellent examples.Better Homes and Gardens, May 2005 (Better Homes and Gardens )
Highly recommended as a detailed instructional for learning to blend individually creative instincts with practical necessities to create truly memorable gardens. James A. Cox, Bookwatch, March 2005 (Bookwatch )
This is a comprehensive, almost scholarly guide to the secrets of good garden design.Amy Stewart, American Gardener, March/April 2005 (American Gardener )
Highly recommended as a detailed instructional for learning to blend individually creative instincts with practical necessities to create truly memorable gardens. James A. Cox, Bookwatch, March 2005 (Bookwatch )
This is a comprehensive, almost scholarly guide to the secrets of good garden design.Amy Stewart, American Gardener, March/April 2005 (American Gardener )
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A well-designed garden provides pleasure to owner and visitor alike but often eludes even the most experienced gardener. The Essential Garden Design Workbook guides you through every stage of designing a garden, from site assessment to drawing up plans and selecting suitable materials. Here you will learn how to assess your site and experiment with design ideas that fit well with the garden's surroundings. You will find easy ways to measure large spaces, estimate the height of a tree, and determine the right proportions for a deck, pathway, or steps. The book includes clear instructions for drawing up plans from initial concept diagram to final design. This book is tailor made for hands-on gardeners who want to rework their gardens to achieve that sought-after 'designer finish'. Hundreds of explanatory drawings and quick-reference diagrams make this workbook a vital addition to the bookshelves of every gardener, design student, and professional. By working through this book from start to finish, a designer garden is within everyone's reach.
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Garden design is a form of art, and just as with painting or music, there are guidelines that, once absorbed, help to make the creative process easier. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Garden design is a form of art, and just as with painting or music, there are guidelines that, once absorbed, help to make the creative process easier. Read the first page
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4.8 out of 5 stars (11 customer reviews)
47 of 48 people found the following review helpful
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Excellent for even experienced landscape professionals, Jan 31 2006
By NH Gardener - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Essential Garden Design Workbook (Turtleback)
I am using this book as a textbook for a Garden Design class. I have several years of garden design experience and have many more years of gardening experience. This book explains the design process in an easy to understand and inspiring way. I have found that it addresses planting and design in subtley different ways that jog my mind to be more creative. It is well written, well designed and very informative.
52 of 56 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A highly detailed design workbook, Mar 6 2005
By Midwest Book Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Essential Garden Design Workbook (Turtleback)
The Essential Garden Design Workbook is a highly detailed design workbook especially intended for serious home gardeners, students of design, and professionals. Expertly written by Rosemary Alexander (the founder and principal of The English Gardening School), The Essential Garden Design Workbook is illustrated cover-to-cover with simple diagrams and sections of full color photographs. Individual chapters deftly cover necessary research and preparations, how to develop the initial design, what to take into account when finalizing the garden layout plan, creating a planting plan, visualizing and constructing the design, and a host of minor details. The Essential Garden Design Workbook is highly recommended as a detailed instructional for learning to blend individually creative instincts with practical necessities to create truly memorable gardens.
46 of 49 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great for Beginners, Aug 19 2005
By t knisely "t knisely" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Essential Garden Design Workbook (Turtleback)
I moved into a new house and needed to do something with the landscaping. It is a mess. I cannot afford to hire a professional, so I bought this book hoping it would help me come up with a plan on my own. I haven't finished the book yet, but am finding it very helpful. It is more like a text book on how to draw up a garden plan, aimed at professionals, but it isn't overly technical and is fairly informative. I would have given it 5 five stars except that I am not very artistic, and I wish the book had more info to help me in that regard.
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