Serene Gardens

Serene Gardens
Author: Yoko Kawaguchi
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Gardens
ISBN: 9781780095172

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Authentic Japanese Gardens

Authentic Japanese Gardens
Author: Yoko Kawaguchi
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Total Pages: 415
Release: 2016-12-01
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1607651815

This beautifully illustrated book offers a practical guide to recreating traditional Japanese-style gardens. Authentic Japanese Gardens is the only book that explains how non-Japanese plants and materials can be used to achieve the natural, minimalist look of Japanese garden designs. This revised, photo-heavy edition features new text and stunning new color photography. Now available in paperback and re-sized to 8.5” x 11”, this book was formerly published as Serene Gardens (ISBN: 978-1-78009-517-2).

Heaven Is a Garden

Heaven Is a Garden
Author: Jan Johnsen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780985562298

"Why do some gardens make us feel so wonderful, relaxed and refreshed? Professional landscape designer Jan Johnsen shares her passion for creating serene, enticing gardens that become outdoor havens for our spirit. Heaven is a Garden is a thoroughly entrancing garden design book that you will refer to over and over. Johnsen draws on her 40 years of experience to explore far-ranging ideas, some new, some ancient like, why a gate facing East is considered auspicious, why a sheltered corner is so alluring and why certain trees can impart a special atmosphere. Richly photographed with inspiring landscapes, this guide is written with thoughtful prose and practical advice. It reveals how, with a new/old design approach, you can create a delightful outdoor haven that everyone will enjoy. Jan Johnsen writes the popular Serenity in the Garden blog www.serenityinthegarden.blogspot.com and Facebook page." --Publisher's description.

Serenity Flower Garden

Serenity Flower Garden
Author: Chris Kelly
Publisher: Balboa Press
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2022-12-07
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1982296151

Over the course of ten years Chris chronicles the creation of her cool-climate garden on the edge of the Blue Mountains in Hartley NSW, from bare paddock to established garden. Through flooding rains and hailstorms, droughts, impending bushfires and heat waves she takes us through the challenges and the successes, peppering the story with detailed growing advice. She describes how with an artist’s eye, hard work, passion and perseverance she designed and cultivated a flourishing environment with a perennial border, orchard, vegie patch, woodland, wisteria arbour, lavender garden, cutting garden, native heath, ponds, deciduous and flowering trees, a fairy garden, rose arbour and a rose garden with over 450 roses. Following the story of the transformation of the garden, the reader witnesses the creation of a beautiful, peaceful garden sanctuary abounding with birds, frogs and other local wildlife.

Blueprints for Harmonious Gardens

Blueprints for Harmonious Gardens
Author: Tara Dillard
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2007
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9781402720314

What makes a garden special? Focal points that attract the eye turn each area into a habitat of graceful beauty, and make a strong first impression. Using dozens of inspiring photographs, plus detailed drawings that provide a map of all the elements, horticulturist Tara Dillard reveals her secrets for creating dazzling arrangements that are elegant (not overdone) and maintain their loveliness all year long. Find out how to choose a theme, make a splash with color, add garden art, install effective architectural pieces and furnishings, and generate a big impact with just a little input. From trompe l’oeil (including faux doors and windows) to recreating the first garden you loved, every idea here is top-quality.

The Urban Garden

The Urban Garden
Author: Kathy Jentz
Publisher:
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2022-04-12
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 0760373019

"101 creative and inspiring ideas to grow edible and decorative plants in urban environments"--

Rooftop Gardens

Rooftop Gardens
Author: Denise LeFrak Calicchio
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2011
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 0847836061

Showcases some of the best outdoor spaces of New York City through breathtaking full-color photographs--from the lush produce garden of Eli's Vinegar factory to a beautiful flower garden enclosed in a glass conservatory atop Park Avenue.

Private Gardens of Georgia

Private Gardens of Georgia
Author: Polly McLeod Mattox
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2008
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780941711982

The Private Gardens of Georgia is a tour of thirty of the most beautiful gardens across Georgia, and shows how each has evolved into a place of charm and tranquility. These private oases illustrate unique plant and terrain differences at all seasons of the year and reveal the unique diversity found from the mountains to the piedmont and south Georgia, to the coast and the Golden Isles. Along with a brief history of each garden is fascinating information on the extensive diversity of plant materials that are suitable not only to these regions of Georgia, but to other areas in the southeastern United States.

The New Low-maintenance Garden

The New Low-maintenance Garden
Author: Valerie Easton
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2009-01-01
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 0881929166

In this inspiring book, Easton shows exactly how to have a low-maintenance garden that doesn't sacrifice style. Full-color photographs throughout.

The Pelican Guide to Gardens of Louisiana

The Pelican Guide to Gardens of Louisiana
Author: Leblanc, Joyce YelDell
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1974
Genre: Gardens
ISBN: 9781455610211

The book includes histories and descriptions of such splendid gardens as: Longue Vue and Rosedown Hodges.