- Hardcover: 224 pages
- Publisher: WW Norton; 1 edition (May 27 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0393057704
- ISBN-13: 978-0393057706
- Product Dimensions: 27.2 x 22.4 x 2.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 975 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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- #73 in Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works > Nature > Gardening
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From Publishers Weekly
A gifted teacher, Haywood (Stone in the Garden) begins with a deceptively simple idea: "Your house is the center of your garden." His exploration of what that means both as "an aesthetic notion" and a "practical tool" gives the reader a solid foundation in home garden design. In six chapters devoted to the main locations for the garden-front, side, back (including patios and terraces), ells or courtyards, between buildings and around outbuildings-readers learn how to create inviting outdoor spaces, solve common problems and establish a unifying flow. Hayward's examples from his work as a prominent garden designer illuminate principles that home gardeners can apply to their own circumstances. He prescriptively presents welcome solutions to eyesores such as "power lines and meter boxes, propane tanks, satellite dishes, mounded leach fields" and more. While the book includes many helpful planting suggestions and plant lists (as well as 200 helpful photos and drawings), this is not a what-to-plant-where guide. Hayward's approach is fundamentally architectural, and he warns not to "expect all the answers to rely solely on plants." For Hayward, a garden is "made up of paths and sitting areas among trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals in pots, furniture, and garden ornaments." Numerous detailed watercolors and color photographs show the interplay of plants with structural elements such as paths, steps, arbors, fences and stone walls. The reader who follows Hayward's advice to "bring your creative mind to our images" will be rewarded with "no end of springboards for your own garden designs."
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Landscape design books abound, yet few tackle the subject as practically or proficiently as Hayward's. Beginning with a simple and obvious premise, that your house is the center from which your garden design should flow, Hayward breaks a property into its separate landscaping areas--entrance, side yards and back yards, specialty areas such as courtyards, and outbuildings--to effectively illustrate how the whole really can be the sum of its parts. He addresses the aesthetic as well as the utilitarian aspects of garden design with a detailed approach that is both inspirational and sensible. A design consultant for residential gardens from Boston to Hawaii, Hayward recalls the challenges he and his clients encountered and how they were overcome. Paying particular attention to such ubiquitous, unsightly elements as ill-placed power meters and cooling units, Hayward teaches home owners how to conceal such undesirable elements and reveal a property's true beauty. Carol Haggas
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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THE GARDENS AROUND YOUR FRONT door see you off every morning and welcome you home every evening. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
American Horticultural Society Book Award,
By Gordon Hayward (Putney, VT United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Your House Your Garden (Hardcover)
This book has just been chosen by The American Horticultural Society as one of the five top garden books for 2004.
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A lavishly presented homeowner's guide,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Your House Your Garden (Hardcover)
Gorgeous full-color photographs illustrate Your House, Your Garden, a practical, problem-solving and lavishly presented homeowner's guide to incorporating gardens between buildings, at the entrance, in a courtyard, and just about anywhere else near one's personal domicile. Common dilemmas, matters of space, sizing, and selecting the proper plants for one's climate and access to sunshine and much more make Your House, Your Garden an excellent resource for anyone contemplating the addition or enhancement of a garden to their home sweet home. Superbly organized and thoroughly "user friendly", Your House, Your Garden by nationally acclaimed garden designer Gordon Hayward would be a welcome addition to any personal or community library Gardening reference collection. Also very highly recommended is Gordon Hayward's earlier work, Stone In The Garden: Inspiring Designs And Practical Projects (0393047792, $39.95).
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Perhaps going into it...I expected too much!As a Landscape Designer I'd heard of him often, seminars, lectures etc. but somehow the book wasn't anywhere near as good as I'd hoped. I'm certain I would have enjoyed the book more if I didn't spend so much time wrestling with the layout. Mr. Hayward goes into great detail about landscaping concepts on a particular project & would generally end up referring to related photos or figures that were often many pages ahead. The going back & forth got really old after awhile...not to mention,extremely frustrating. I think any reader generally appreciates seeing the photos being referred to on the page they are explained. My other negative about this book was that so much detail seemed to be spent on specific projects that it seemed the author was more preoccupied at times with his clients project & describing things that often weren't even in the photographs or seriously helpful to a designer wanting to learn more. A more preferable approach in my opinion would have been to not fuss about specific client details but glean from the projects the essence or core principles applied & present them in a straight forward, generic fashion. After reading the entire book slowly & carefully, I would honeslty have to admit I'd hoped to find a vast wealth of practical & easily adaptable gems. Instead I only came away with very limited amount of useful information. I have not read any of Mr. Hayward's other books..so I may check them out in the library first before buying...perhaps they might be far superior to this one. I still hold to my opinion that he's a brilliant designer...however that doesn't necessariy make him a great writer! A book I found to be much better is The Landscape Design Answer Book by Jane Bath... 52 of 53 people found the following review helpful
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This book is so good I am buying a second copy,
By K. Long - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Your House Your Garden (Hardcover)
While I have several book shelves devoted to serious garden design, this is the book I always pull down and loan to my neighbors and friends. When they say " I would really like to do something with my side yard. I have to block out the new neighbors!", or " You know how bad my front walk looks I want to rip it out and redo it. What can I do to convince the kids to use it and not cut across the grass?" I say "Let me lend you a great book that will really get you thinking in the right direction". The advice is practical, logical and perfect for the weekend warrior. My copy of Your House, Your Garden has a waiting list for borrowing so I am buying a second copy!
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A Map for a magnificient yard,
By L. M. MACLEAN "If too many books were a crime..." - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Your House Your Garden (Hardcover)
This book changed the way I look at landscaping. I have an oddly-shaped lot with both sunny and shady areas. This book has you get out your plot plan (something I never thought of!) and mark those areas and take a "whole yard" approach to your landscape. The advice is flawless, the pictures gorgeous. You will definitely want to add this to your library if you garden at all.
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