- Hardcover: 460 pages
- Publisher: Timber Press Inc (Jan 2 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0881925594
- ISBN-13: 978-0881925593
- Product Dimensions: 29.8 x 25.2 x 3.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 2 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #356,133 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Tracy DiSabato-Aust's Well-Designed Mixed Garden provides sound direction for plant lovers looking to free their garden from the doldrums and fashion a rich tapestry of trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, vines, grasses, and bulbs. Encyclopedic in scope yet unfailingly attentive to essential details, The Well-Designed Mixed Garden effectively summarizes an array of basic garden design considerations and fundamentals. There are particularly useful chapters on color theory and on drawing up a plan, with precise instructions on what size plants to purchase and how to space them. As with her highly regarded Well-Tended Perennial Garden: Planting & Pruning Techniques, DiSabato-Aust delves eagerly into plant maintenance, a topic too many garden writers overlook. Though many examples are from the author's own garden or other American Midwest locations, they're largely applicable to other plant hardiness zones. Of particular appeal are a nicely photographed section on attractive plant combinations and a series of handy appendixes for plant selection. Beginners may be overwhelmed by this book's wealth of information, but its comprehensiveness renders it all the more valuable for seasoned gardeners seeking greater practical know-how and a surer grasp of the art of gardening. --Jennifer Wyatt
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In this eagerly awaited sequel to her best-seller, The Well-Tended Perennial Garden (1998), DiSabato-Aust brings her trademark exuberance, expertise, and efficiency to bear on frequently daunting elements of garden design, demystifying them with her direct approach and encouraging gardeners with her infectious enthusiasm. A patient instructor with a keen sense of the essential, DiSabato-Aust explores areas other authors often ignore, going in-depth on topics such as color, for example, to clarify the differences between "hue" and "value" and demonstrate how intensity of light can affect the way in which flowers are perceived. Examples abound: winning plant combinations are photographed, illustrated, and then deconstructed in an encyclopedic compilation of 27 sample designs that explains why the groupings work and how they can be achieved. DiSabato-Aust conscientiously provides the tools required to transform theory into reality as she walks readers through the actual process of putting plans on paper, spacing plants, and estimating supplies. Painstakingly researched and precisely organized comprehensive appendixes concisely chart cultural characteristics and design attributes in this admirably inspirational, abundantly informative, and absolutely indispensable guide to great garden design. Carol Haggas
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5.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: The Well-Designed Mixed Garden: Building Beds and Borders With Trees, Shrubs, Perennials, Annuals and Bulbs (Hardcover)
I am designing a garden for my campus and continue to work on my home landscape. The Well-Designed Mixed Garden by Tracy DiSabato-Aust answers my questions like it knows what I am thinking. I was wondering about garden scale in relation to buildings, among other things, and now have a good idea. I find a treasure trove of information for my consideration and use in this book (as well as in the Well-Tended Perennial Garden). The discussion of color is intense and wonderful. The reference areas and examples are invaluable. The writing style is friendly and unstuffy. The information is inspired and important. I am grateful for this book both for my job and my home landscape. It has been commuting with me every day for the past 2 weeks.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Depends on what you are looking for,
This review is from: The Well-Designed Mixed Garden: Building Beds and Borders With Trees, Shrubs, Perennials, Annuals and Bulbs (Hardcover)
Overall I found this to be a good book that just kept coming up a bit short. This is one of those books where the information is there, but the format is lacking. Poor printing of lackluster photographs doesn't help this guide. If you are looking for different varieties of plants, they are here, but you can get the same information reading garden catalogs in January. I liked the index of plants, however, splitting the common names into a separate index did not make sense to me. Reading the book I had to have on finger in the scientific nomenclature and one marking the common name list as well. I was running out of fingers! What I did like was the suggested combinations of plants although I thought the somewhat sophisticated color combinations were not explained well enough to allow for experimentation outside the plants stated for many readers.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Designers Must!,
By John (Charlotte, NC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Well-Designed Mixed Garden: Building Beds and Borders With Trees, Shrubs, Perennials, Annuals and Bulbs (Hardcover)
Designing a garden can become frustrating, but The Well-Designed Mixed Garden leads you through the process. It takes time to design a garden, not to mention having knowledge of each plants characteristics. Tracy DiSabato-Aust has given all tools needed to design your garden. In this book, the color shcemes are shown not only in colored drawings, but also in actual photographs that give a real description and feeling in the planting groups. One cannot compare this book to the authors other book, The Well-Tended Perennial Book(5 stars), because the concept is totally different. This is a great reference book!
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