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Author | : Ethne Clarke |
Publisher | : Seven Dials |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 9781857999280 |
A toparius was a Roman garden designer, the clipping and shaping of trees and shrubs is thus a very old art, yet in this book the reader is treated to designs such as a locomotive, an Egyptian temple and a leafy Loch Ness Monster.
Author | : Charles Henry Curtis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 170 |
Release | : 1904 |
Genre | : Topiary work |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Kathryn Bradley-Hole |
Publisher | : Rizzoli Publications |
Total Pages | : 494 |
Release | : 2019-10-01 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 0847865797 |
This is the definitive and most authoritative book ever published on the glories of English gardening--historically and horticulturally, a tour de force. An unprecedented in-depth look at the English garden by one of Britain's foremost garden writers and authorities, this book showcases the enduring appeal of the English garden whose verdant lawns and borders of colorful plants are the inspiration for garden lovers worldwide. Kathryn Bradley-Hole--the longtime garden columnist for Country Life--takes a fresh look at more than seventy gardens from across England and distills the essence of what makes the English garden style so sought after. Seasonal photographs capture the gardens--some grand, some personal, some celebrated, some rarely photographed--at their finest moments, accompanied by sparkling, insightful text. Featuring photographs from the unparalleled archives of Country Life, the full story of the English garden is here, from medieval monastery gardens to the Victorians and the Arts and Crafts movement to the twenty-first century. Designs by many of the horticultural world's greats are amply featured, including Gertrude Jekyll, Capability Brown, Piet Oudolf, and Arne Maynard, as well as gardens famous the world over--Sissinghurst, Hidcote, and Great Dixter--alongside new and less-well-known ones, many open to the public.
Author | : Todd Longstaffe-Gowan |
Publisher | : Paul Mellon Centre |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2022-04-26 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9781913107260 |
A highly original examination of a series of unique gardens made by English eccentrics from the seventeenth to the early twentieth centuries In his new book, Todd Longstaffe-Gowan looks at a series of unique gardens made by English eccentrics in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Their unusual creators--from the superstitious antiquary William Stukeley (d.1765), to the pleasure-ground proprietor Jonathan Tyers (d.1767), and the bird-loving Lady Reade (d.1811)--built miniature mountains, shaped topiary, collected animals, excavated caves, and assembled architectural fragments to realize their gardens in a way that was, and sometimes still is, thought to be excessive. Bringing together garden and landscape history with cultural history and biography, English Garden Eccentrics examines what it is about the gardener and his or her creation that can be seen as eccentric and analyzes an area of garden history that has scarcely been previously explored: gardens seen as expressions of the singular character of their makers, and therefore functioning, in effect, as a form of autobiography. This lively and accessible book calls on gardeners today to learn from example and dare to be eccentric.
Author | : Ethne Clarke |
Publisher | : Clarkson Potter Publishers |
Total Pages | : 170 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : |
For the many gardeners and landscape designers who are rediscovering the possibilities of topiary, more than 130 color photographs of miniature table-top topiaries and magnificent estate gardens capture the diversity of Britain's imaginative topiary artistry.
Author | : Nathaniel Lloyd |
Publisher | : Antique Collectors Club Dist |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Boxwood |
ISBN | : 9781870673396 |
This is essentially a practical work based upon Nathaniel Lloyd's personal experiences of established yew and box topiary and hedging at Great Dixter, Northiam in Sussex after his move there in 1912.
Author | : Jenny Hendy |
Publisher | : Lorenz Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2015-08-07 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 9780754830863 |
This is a practical guide to the art of clipping, training and shaping plants. It offers fascinating insight into the art of topiary, with step-by-step instructions, spectacular photography and authoritative text. It shows how topiary can complement a range of garden styles and create design effects, such as defining an entranceway, marking a boundary or creating depth. Projects for beginners through to experienced gardeners show how to clip a spiral, create freehand figures, use topiary frames, train an arch, and tame a hedge. Jenny Hendy explains how topiary can be incorporated into garden styles, from traditional and contemporary to country-house and Japanese. A section on green architecture looks at larger topiary elements, including hedges, doorways and windows, and niches and alcoves. Achievable geometric shapes are also covered, from spheres and pyramids to turrets and helter-skelters. There are suggestions for more ambitious planting effects, such as knot gardens and parterres. Sculptural topiary is also explored, from the clipped creatures of cottage gardens to modern plant shaping. A plant directory then lists the best plants and the training to which they are suited.
Author | : Christopher Weeks |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
To this fascinating story of multicontinental revelry, Weeks attentively adds the background and development of Harvey Ladew's unique and wonderful gardens. 132 illustrations.
Author | : Bettie Bearden Pardee |
Publisher | : Bulfinch |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2004-04-14 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780821228487 |
Newport, Rhode Island, blessed with stunning ocean vistas and constant sea breezes, is home to some of the most exceptional private residences in America. Its deeply rooted history makes it a perennial destination, with more than 3.5 million visitors each year. Although it is one of the most high profile towns in the country, Newport is also one of the most cloistered. Private Newport: At Home and in the Garden offers an invitation to venture beyond the privet hedges and massive iron gates. It is the first book to step inside the privately owned mansions to reveal a diverse collection of architectural jewels complemented by spectacular gardens. These homes, created by distinguished architects and landscape designers, are stunning examples of Newport's 375-year "old-world" heritage. Eighteen exquisite and unique homes are prominently featured-from the resilient crescent curve of majestic Seafair, which withstood the Hurricane of '38, to the prizewinning Japanese garden at Wildacre, to the nostalgic working farm of heritage breeds at Swiss Village-each contributing its own part to the "Eden of America."
Author | : Judith B. Tankard |
Publisher | : ABRAMS |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
Illustrated with original photographs of Shipman's superb gardens - many by photographer Mattie Edwards Hewitt which have never been previously published - and new photographs by Carol Betsch which were specially commissioned for this volume, the book documents in fascinating detail the life and work of one of America's most important and influential garden designers.