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020 _a9781840914832
035 _a(AEA)C8237BFBDE4B479F86AA06E6B57D745B
035 _a(OCoLC)137325258
035 _a(OCoLC)ocn137325258
035 _a14869807
050 _aSB 473
_b.G245 2007
100 _aGavin, Diarmuid.
_9102320
245 0 _aOutdoors :
_bthe garden design book for the twenty-first century /
_cDiarmuid Gavin & Terence Conran.
260 _aNew York, N.Y. :
_bConran Octopus,
_c2007
300 _a272 p. :
_bill. (chiefly col.)
_c35 cm.
500 _aIncludes index.
520 _aBrings the principles of high quality, imaginative and innovative garden design to every garden owner. The authors give their personal insight into what inspires them and how the philosophies behind their design work has been shaped over time. They discuss how garden design has evolved, its current place in design as a whole and the journey that it will take throughout the twenty-first century. The book covers a range of garden uses such as relaxation, productive, entertainment, practical and family. Encouragement is posed to the readers to look beyond the garden gate to consider garden styles and uses worldwide and to examine how gardeners use their outdoor spaces to achieve their specific needs. Also provides the practical information on how to fulfill the requirements for each garden type, and detailed case studies throughout the book, personally chosen by the authors, demonstrate how innovative creative detailing that sets one garden apart from another. Practical advice on how to design a garden is given and a comprehensive directory of hard landscaping materials and plants are presented.
650 _aGardens
_998952
650 _aLandscape gardening.
_931468
700 _aConran, Terence.
_9102321
942 _cREF
999 _c71193
_d71193