Making The Modern Garden

The definitive book on the philosophy and practice of contemporary garden design by one of today's most exciting and
innovative garden and landscape designers. In ground-breaking style it explores the whole process of garden design, with the expertise of Christopher Bradley-Hole, whose own designs have "helped to shape (today's) gardens and landscapes".

Packed full with photographs and garden plans showing the best contemporary garden designs from all over the world, as well as a selection of the author's own gardens, it includes modernist gardens of all sizes and locations, from small urban gardens and roof gardens to country landscapes. An opening chapter explains how the modern garden has evolved. The book is then structured thematically, considering the basic structure of garden design and then the design of different types of modernist gardens, including enclosed gardens, water gardens, country gardens, and landscape gardens; It also looks at creative ways of using an ever-changing palette of plants in the modern garden, as well as at the different kinds of materials and features found in modern gardens.