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Villa d'Este in Tivoli
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The Villa d'Este is a 16th-century villa in Tivoli, near Rome, internationally renowned for its terraced hillside Italian Renaissance garden containing an outstanding array of fountains, nymphaea, grottoes, water features and atmospheric sound effects. Named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001, the garden is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of Italian(...)
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The Villa d'Este is a 16th-century villa in Tivoli, near Rome, internationally renowned for its terraced hillside Italian Renaissance garden containing an outstanding array of fountains, nymphaea, grottoes, water features and atmospheric sound effects. Named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001, the garden is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of Italian(...)
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Villa d'Este in Tivoli
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The Villa d'Este is a 16th-century villa in Tivoli, near Rome, internationally renowned for its terraced hillside Italian Renaissance garden containing an outstanding array of fountains, nymphaea, grottoes, water features and atmospheric sound effects. Named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001, the garden is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of Italian Renaissance gardens in Europe. Villa d’Este was first conceived of in 1550 by the governor of Tivoli, Cardinal Ippolito II d’Este, who had long envisioned a garden built on the slopes of the valley known as Valle Gaudente. But it was only after 1560 that the villa’s architectural and iconological blueprint was defined by painter-archaeologist-architect Pirro Ligorio and executed by court architect Alberto Galvani. When Ippolito d’Este died in 1572, the project was nearly complete.
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The Villa d'Este is a 16th-century villa in Tivoli, near Rome, internationally renowned for its terraced hillside Italian Renaissance garden containing an outstanding array of fountains, nymphaea, grottoes, water features and atmospheric sound effects. Named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001, the garden is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of Italian Renaissance gardens in Europe. Villa d’Este was first conceived of in 1550 by the governor of Tivoli, Cardinal Ippolito II d’Este, who had long envisioned a garden built on the slopes of the valley known as Valle Gaudente. But it was only after 1560 that the villa’s architectural and iconological blueprint was defined by painter-archaeologist-architect Pirro Ligorio and executed by court architect Alberto Galvani. When Ippolito d’Este died in 1572, the project was nearly complete.
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This volume describes over 50 of the world's most powerful, harmful, legendary and storied plants – from the screaming mandrake to calming St John's Wort, to predicting the weather with seaweed, the creation of salves for broken hearts, sore heads, protection from evil spirits and to even induce immortality. Wise women, apothecaries, witches, herbalists: whatever you(...)
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This volume describes over 50 of the world's most powerful, harmful, legendary and storied plants – from the screaming mandrake to calming St John's Wort, to predicting the weather with seaweed, the creation of salves for broken hearts, sore heads, protection from evil spirits and to even induce immortality. Wise women, apothecaries, witches, herbalists: whatever you(...)
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The Witch's Garden: Plants in Folklore, Magic and Traditional Medicine
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This volume describes over 50 of the world's most powerful, harmful, legendary and storied plants – from the screaming mandrake to calming St John's Wort, to predicting the weather with seaweed, the creation of salves for broken hearts, sore heads, protection from evil spirits and to even induce immortality. Wise women, apothecaries, witches, herbalists: whatever you like to call them, those who cultivate plants for their apparent mystical properties have existed for thousands of years. The Witch's Garden tells the story of our folkloric fascination with these magical specimens, documenting the beliefs and rituals surrounding the natural world. Illustrated with pages from herbals held within the archives of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, along with botanical illustrations and archival images depicting magic and mayhem, The Witch's Garden beautifully evokes the bewitching nature of mysterious plants.
The Witch's Garden: Plants in Folklore, Magic and Traditional Medicine
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This volume describes over 50 of the world's most powerful, harmful, legendary and storied plants – from the screaming mandrake to calming St John's Wort, to predicting the weather with seaweed, the creation of salves for broken hearts, sore heads, protection from evil spirits and to even induce immortality. Wise women, apothecaries, witches, herbalists: whatever you like to call them, those who cultivate plants for their apparent mystical properties have existed for thousands of years. The Witch's Garden tells the story of our folkloric fascination with these magical specimens, documenting the beliefs and rituals surrounding the natural world. Illustrated with pages from herbals held within the archives of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, along with botanical illustrations and archival images depicting magic and mayhem, The Witch's Garden beautifully evokes the bewitching nature of mysterious plants.
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October 2020
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Le XIXe siècle finissant, en Grande-Bretagne, l’urgence se fait sentir d’une alternative à la ville industrielle, qui suffoque et se paupérise. Prend forme alors, dans l’esprit de l’urbaniste Ebenezer Howard, le concept de cité-jardin : une ville hors la ville qui renoue avec la nature et procure à ses habitants les conditions d’un bien-être individuel et collectif.(...)
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Le XIXe siècle finissant, en Grande-Bretagne, l’urgence se fait sentir d’une alternative à la ville industrielle, qui suffoque et se paupérise. Prend forme alors, dans l’esprit de l’urbaniste Ebenezer Howard, le concept de cité-jardin : une ville hors la ville qui renoue avec la nature et procure à ses habitants les conditions d’un bien-être individuel et collectif.(...)
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Des cités-jardins pour le XXIe siècle
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Le XIXe siècle finissant, en Grande-Bretagne, l’urgence se fait sentir d’une alternative à la ville industrielle, qui suffoque et se paupérise. Prend forme alors, dans l’esprit de l’urbaniste Ebenezer Howard, le concept de cité-jardin : une ville hors la ville qui renoue avec la nature et procure à ses habitants les conditions d’un bien-être individuel et collectif. Qu’en est-il aujourd’hui de ces ensembles de logements, hier fiertés nationales ? Adoptant tour à tour le point de vue de l’histoire, de l’expérience et de la prospective, une soixantaine de contributeurs internationaux dressent ici un état des lieux contrasté. S’il dénote une inquiétude manifeste quant au devenir des réalisations historiques, il témoigne aussi d’un véritable espoir : celui de voir renaître l’esprit des cités-jardins au sein d’un urbanisme contraint de se repenser face aux enjeux d’un monde en mutation.
Des cités-jardins pour le XXIe siècle
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Le XIXe siècle finissant, en Grande-Bretagne, l’urgence se fait sentir d’une alternative à la ville industrielle, qui suffoque et se paupérise. Prend forme alors, dans l’esprit de l’urbaniste Ebenezer Howard, le concept de cité-jardin : une ville hors la ville qui renoue avec la nature et procure à ses habitants les conditions d’un bien-être individuel et collectif. Qu’en est-il aujourd’hui de ces ensembles de logements, hier fiertés nationales ? Adoptant tour à tour le point de vue de l’histoire, de l’expérience et de la prospective, une soixantaine de contributeurs internationaux dressent ici un état des lieux contrasté. S’il dénote une inquiétude manifeste quant au devenir des réalisations historiques, il témoigne aussi d’un véritable espoir : celui de voir renaître l’esprit des cités-jardins au sein d’un urbanisme contraint de se repenser face aux enjeux d’un monde en mutation.
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A growing, living house, a building made of a plant seems to be a contradiction in terms. Nevertheless, the Khasi in eastern India already knew how to connect the roots of rubber trees to form footbridges, and in southern Germany dance linden trees formed the centre of villages for centuries. Following on from this, the new discipline of Baubotanik is dedicated to(...)
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A growing, living house, a building made of a plant seems to be a contradiction in terms. Nevertheless, the Khasi in eastern India already knew how to connect the roots of rubber trees to form footbridges, and in southern Germany dance linden trees formed the centre of villages for centuries. Following on from this, the new discipline of Baubotanik is dedicated to(...)
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January 2023
January 2023
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Growing architecture: How to design and build with trees
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A growing, living house, a building made of a plant seems to be a contradiction in terms. Nevertheless, the Khasi in eastern India already knew how to connect the roots of rubber trees to form footbridges, and in southern Germany dance linden trees formed the centre of villages for centuries. Following on from this, the new discipline of Baubotanik is dedicated to designing with trees. Build projects, prototypes and visionary concepts point the way to a new green architecture. This introduction shows the possibilities of such living constructions and explains the botanical growth principles that guide the design. The basics of constructing with trees are presented. The book encourages a whole new look at architecture that becomes part of urban nature.
Growing architecture: How to design and build with trees
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A growing, living house, a building made of a plant seems to be a contradiction in terms. Nevertheless, the Khasi in eastern India already knew how to connect the roots of rubber trees to form footbridges, and in southern Germany dance linden trees formed the centre of villages for centuries. Following on from this, the new discipline of Baubotanik is dedicated to designing with trees. Build projects, prototypes and visionary concepts point the way to a new green architecture. This introduction shows the possibilities of such living constructions and explains the botanical growth principles that guide the design. The basics of constructing with trees are presented. The book encourages a whole new look at architecture that becomes part of urban nature.
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L'Herbier des quatre saisons
L'Herbier des quatre saisons
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Publié pour la première fois en 1613, L'Herbier de Basilius Besler est sans doute l'un des plus grands livres de fleurs du monde. En 372 planches d'une rare qualité graphique et d'une étonnante fraîcheur de couleur, Besler décrit au fil des saisons la flore, la végétation du fabuleux jardin du prince-évêque de la petite ville d'Eistadt, près de Nuremberg. Plus de mille(...)
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Publié pour la première fois en 1613, L'Herbier de Basilius Besler est sans doute l'un des plus grands livres de fleurs du monde. En 372 planches d'une rare qualité graphique et d'une étonnante fraîcheur de couleur, Besler décrit au fil des saisons la flore, la végétation du fabuleux jardin du prince-évêque de la petite ville d'Eistadt, près de Nuremberg. Plus de mille(...)
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L'Herbier des quatre saisons
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Publié pour la première fois en 1613, L'Herbier de Basilius Besler est sans doute l'un des plus grands livres de fleurs du monde. En 372 planches d'une rare qualité graphique et d'une étonnante fraîcheur de couleur, Besler décrit au fil des saisons la flore, la végétation du fabuleux jardin du prince-évêque de la petite ville d'Eistadt, près de Nuremberg. Plus de mille plantes représentant 607 espèces sont ainsi reproduites avec autant de précision que de sens de la mise en pages. C'est Gérard Aymonin, responsable du laboratoire de phanérogamie au muséum d'Histoire naturelle de Paris qui a étudié avec science et patience, les plantes de ce livre. A la lumière des connaissances d'aujourd'hui, chacune d'elles retrouve ainsi son nom vernaculaire, sa classification et la famille à laquelle elle appartient.
L'Herbier des quatre saisons
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Publié pour la première fois en 1613, L'Herbier de Basilius Besler est sans doute l'un des plus grands livres de fleurs du monde. En 372 planches d'une rare qualité graphique et d'une étonnante fraîcheur de couleur, Besler décrit au fil des saisons la flore, la végétation du fabuleux jardin du prince-évêque de la petite ville d'Eistadt, près de Nuremberg. Plus de mille plantes représentant 607 espèces sont ainsi reproduites avec autant de précision que de sens de la mise en pages. C'est Gérard Aymonin, responsable du laboratoire de phanérogamie au muséum d'Histoire naturelle de Paris qui a étudié avec science et patience, les plantes de ce livre. A la lumière des connaissances d'aujourd'hui, chacune d'elles retrouve ainsi son nom vernaculaire, sa classification et la famille à laquelle elle appartient.
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December 2022
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Gardens: a short history
Gardens: a short history
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Gardens take many forms, and have a variety of functions. They can serve as spaces of peace and tranquilty, a way to cultivate wildlife, or as places to develop agricultural resources. Globally, gardens have inspired, comforted, and sustained people from all walks of life, and since the Garden of Eden many iconic gardens have inspired great artists, poets, musicians, and(...)
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Gardens take many forms, and have a variety of functions. They can serve as spaces of peace and tranquilty, a way to cultivate wildlife, or as places to develop agricultural resources. Globally, gardens have inspired, comforted, and sustained people from all walks of life, and since the Garden of Eden many iconic gardens have inspired great artists, poets, musicians, and(...)
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Gardens: a short history
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Gardens take many forms, and have a variety of functions. They can serve as spaces of peace and tranquilty, a way to cultivate wildlife, or as places to develop agricultural resources. Globally, gardens have inspired, comforted, and sustained people from all walks of life, and since the Garden of Eden many iconic gardens have inspired great artists, poets, musicians, and writers. In this short history, Gordon Campbell embraces gardens in all their splendour, from parks, and fruit and vegetable gardens to ornamental gardens, and takes the reader on a globe-trotting historical journey through iconic and cultural signposts of gardens from different regions and traditions. Ranging from the gardens of ancient Persia to modern day allotments, he concludes by looking to the future of the garden in the age of global warming, and the adaptive spirit of human innovation.
Gardens: a short history
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Gardens take many forms, and have a variety of functions. They can serve as spaces of peace and tranquilty, a way to cultivate wildlife, or as places to develop agricultural resources. Globally, gardens have inspired, comforted, and sustained people from all walks of life, and since the Garden of Eden many iconic gardens have inspired great artists, poets, musicians, and writers. In this short history, Gordon Campbell embraces gardens in all their splendour, from parks, and fruit and vegetable gardens to ornamental gardens, and takes the reader on a globe-trotting historical journey through iconic and cultural signposts of gardens from different regions and traditions. Ranging from the gardens of ancient Persia to modern day allotments, he concludes by looking to the future of the garden in the age of global warming, and the adaptive spirit of human innovation.
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Japanese garden
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The projects included in this book are designed by Japanese designers, and the gardens are of distinctive Japanese style. The organization of the content covers the varied perspectives of Japanese gardens, such as public gardens, private gardens, and gardens for commercial space, etc
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The projects included in this book are designed by Japanese designers, and the gardens are of distinctive Japanese style. The organization of the content covers the varied perspectives of Japanese gardens, such as public gardens, private gardens, and gardens for commercial space, etc
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The projects included in this book are designed by Japanese designers, and the gardens are of distinctive Japanese style. The organization of the content covers the varied perspectives of Japanese gardens, such as public gardens, private gardens, and gardens for commercial space, etc
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The projects included in this book are designed by Japanese designers, and the gardens are of distinctive Japanese style. The organization of the content covers the varied perspectives of Japanese gardens, such as public gardens, private gardens, and gardens for commercial space, etc
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Rooftop garden design
Rooftop garden design
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Green roofs - the ultimate in sustainable building practices - continue to generate enormous interest and enthusiasm among architects, landscape designers, and urban planners. This richly illustrated book provides a comprehensive guide to contemporary trends in rooftop garden design, and provides definitive theory and design industry knowledge. The designers of the(...)
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Green roofs - the ultimate in sustainable building practices - continue to generate enormous interest and enthusiasm among architects, landscape designers, and urban planners. This richly illustrated book provides a comprehensive guide to contemporary trends in rooftop garden design, and provides definitive theory and design industry knowledge. The designers of the(...)
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Rooftop garden design
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Green roofs - the ultimate in sustainable building practices - continue to generate enormous interest and enthusiasm among architects, landscape designers, and urban planners. This richly illustrated book provides a comprehensive guide to contemporary trends in rooftop garden design, and provides definitive theory and design industry knowledge. The designers of the project case studies are leaders in their fields, and are drawn from across Australia, Chile, China, Europe, Japan, Mexico, Philippines, Scandinavia, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, and Vietnam. The designers provide details on the benefits of their rooftop gardens, offering readers profound inspiration and informative reviews of the work, design considerations, operation and maintenance.
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Green roofs - the ultimate in sustainable building practices - continue to generate enormous interest and enthusiasm among architects, landscape designers, and urban planners. This richly illustrated book provides a comprehensive guide to contemporary trends in rooftop garden design, and provides definitive theory and design industry knowledge. The designers of the project case studies are leaders in their fields, and are drawn from across Australia, Chile, China, Europe, Japan, Mexico, Philippines, Scandinavia, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, and Vietnam. The designers provide details on the benefits of their rooftop gardens, offering readers profound inspiration and informative reviews of the work, design considerations, operation and maintenance.
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February 2016
February 2016
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Country parks
Country parks
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Traditional country parks, which originated in the United Kingdom, are very different to the country parks we know today. With the development of urbanization and the improvement of living standards, city dwellers were no longer satisfied with small urban green spaces, and a new style of country park was born. Conveniently located in the outer city suburbs, with tranquil,(...)
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Traditional country parks, which originated in the United Kingdom, are very different to the country parks we know today. With the development of urbanization and the improvement of living standards, city dwellers were no longer satisfied with small urban green spaces, and a new style of country park was born. Conveniently located in the outer city suburbs, with tranquil,(...)
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Country parks
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Traditional country parks, which originated in the United Kingdom, are very different to the country parks we know today. With the development of urbanization and the improvement of living standards, city dwellers were no longer satisfied with small urban green spaces, and a new style of country park was born. Conveniently located in the outer city suburbs, with tranquil, natural environments, this new type of park met society's desire to return to nature, and theses spaces have since become hotspots for tourism and leisure.
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Traditional country parks, which originated in the United Kingdom, are very different to the country parks we know today. With the development of urbanization and the improvement of living standards, city dwellers were no longer satisfied with small urban green spaces, and a new style of country park was born. Conveniently located in the outer city suburbs, with tranquil, natural environments, this new type of park met society's desire to return to nature, and theses spaces have since become hotspots for tourism and leisure.
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July 2016
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Throughout history great gardeners have risen from all walks of life. Some have been aristocratic amateur gardeners, others professional designers with an international practice. Some have come to garden-making from sister arts such as sculpture or painting; others have been hands-on nurserymen or botanists. What they all have in common is the ability to take an idea and(...)
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Throughout history great gardeners have risen from all walks of life. Some have been aristocratic amateur gardeners, others professional designers with an international practice. Some have come to garden-making from sister arts such as sculpture or painting; others have been hands-on nurserymen or botanists. What they all have in common is the ability to take an idea and(...)
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The lives of the great gardeners
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Throughout history great gardeners have risen from all walks of life. Some have been aristocratic amateur gardeners, others professional designers with an international practice. Some have come to garden-making from sister arts such as sculpture or painting; others have been hands-on nurserymen or botanists. What they all have in common is the ability to take an idea and develop it in a new manner relevant to their times. The book contains four sections. ‘Gardens of ideas’ moves from the politically allusive gardens of 18th-century England made by men such as William Kent, to Charles Jencks’s Scottish garden inspired by 21st-century cosmography. ‘Gardens of straight lines’ explores the lives of the great formalist gardeners, from Le Nôtre at Versailles to the rational English minimalism of contemporary designer Christopher Bradley-Hole. ‘Gardens of curves’ begins with that great exponent of the English landscape garden, ‘Capability’ Brown, and leads to the extraordinary Brazilian designer Roberto Burle Marx. Finally, ‘Gardens of plantsmanship’ moves from the father of naturalistic planting, William Robinson, to the sweeping prairies of New York’s favourite Dutch designer, Piet Oudolf.
The lives of the great gardeners
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Throughout history great gardeners have risen from all walks of life. Some have been aristocratic amateur gardeners, others professional designers with an international practice. Some have come to garden-making from sister arts such as sculpture or painting; others have been hands-on nurserymen or botanists. What they all have in common is the ability to take an idea and develop it in a new manner relevant to their times. The book contains four sections. ‘Gardens of ideas’ moves from the politically allusive gardens of 18th-century England made by men such as William Kent, to Charles Jencks’s Scottish garden inspired by 21st-century cosmography. ‘Gardens of straight lines’ explores the lives of the great formalist gardeners, from Le Nôtre at Versailles to the rational English minimalism of contemporary designer Christopher Bradley-Hole. ‘Gardens of curves’ begins with that great exponent of the English landscape garden, ‘Capability’ Brown, and leads to the extraordinary Brazilian designer Roberto Burle Marx. Finally, ‘Gardens of plantsmanship’ moves from the father of naturalistic planting, William Robinson, to the sweeping prairies of New York’s favourite Dutch designer, Piet Oudolf.
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September 2016
September 2016
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