| Description |
170 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Contents |
Design techniques (Design techniques for picturesque plantings -- Mass plantings make a bold statement -- A tapestry of textures -- Sculpting trees and shrubs) -- Working with color (A painterly approach to planting -- A home for hot colors -- Design for drama with colorful foliage -- Coloring the garden) -- Special plantings (Covering ground with creeping plants -- Planted pockets give life to stone walls -- Anchor your garden with striking annuals -- Creating an allee -- Planted paths define garden spaces -- Perennials for wet places -- An espalier for every garden). Year-round interest (Odd pods and sensational seedheads -- Scented shrubs for all seasons -- Composing with conifers -- Make winter a wonderland -- Fill winter with flowers -- Grasses waken the winter -- Autumn's blazing beauties). |
| Summary |
Offers advice from fifteen garden designers on how to create gardens with year-found interest, discussing design techniques, planning for color, special plantings, and seasonal selections. |
| ISBN |
156158472X |
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