Dimensions
215 x 280 x 23mm
Whether your garden is large or small, in the town or country, you can create your own distinctive style, drawing inspiration from the past as well as looking to the future. This book offers very different and inspirational styles from around the world to encourage you to try something new in your own garden. Exploring garden designs from ancient to modern, it gives an overview of eleven different styles: introducing their history, analysing their key elements and giving practical tips and a plant list for each. Garden styles covered: ?Classic ?Informal ?Cottage ?Mediterranean and dry ?Exotic and sub-tropical ?Japanese ?Islamic ?Modern ?Water ?Small ?Future SALES POINTS ?Offers very different and inspirational styles from around the world to encourage the reader to create their unique style of garden ?Gives an overview of eleven different garden styles and includes plant lists for each ?Superbly illustrated with 250 lavish colour photographs and 300 botanical illustrations ?Freda Cox is a well-known artist and writer who specialises in plant and garden related topics. AUTHOR: Freda Cox is a well known artist and writer who specializes in plant and garden related topics. She has contributed botanical paintings, illustrations, photographs and articles to numerous publications, organised exhibitions including two for the RHS, and for many years was UK branch head of The Mediterranean Garden Society. Freda has created many gardens, preferring a free-flowing, naturalistic and organic style where her love of plants can always find room for just one more. ILLUSTRATIONS 250 colour photos 200 botanical illustrations *
