2 comments about Outdoor Room, The.

1. This book shows many plans for dividing your property into outdoor "rooms" or areas for different purposes. What I like about the book is that details of the elements of good design are discussed, lots of plans for different yards are shown, and many different styles of gardens in different parts of the world are discussed. DIfferent aspects of constructing gardens are discussed in detail, and there is a good bibliography for more information. If you're interested in the concept of landscaping with different "rooms", this book's for you.



2. This book is filled with great ideas, insights and beautiful color photos that can help amateur to expert gardners create special garden rooms in their landscapes. A must for any gardener's librar

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1 comments about The Lattice Gardener.

1. The late William C. Mulligan (1942-1995) offered one of the first and finest pictorial references on lattice that remains one of the finest examples in a narrow field. It provides guidance and inspiration for beginners and experienced garden artists.
   
   The examples are sophisticated and celebrated including, Rose Pavilion at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the brilliant pondside promenade of Old Westbury Gardens on Long Island, the majestic bench and wall installation at Het Loo, and even a Chinese pavilion to please chinoiserie lovers such as myself, called a t'ing.
   
   The book concludes with a plant directory replete with climate zone and light requirements, suggested cultivars as well as detailed planting tips. It is worth locating and securing a copy. 192 pages.

5 comments about The Greater Perfection: The Story of the Gardens at Les Quatre Vents.

1. I read LOTS of garden books, a this is one of the best
   in a long time.



2. The joy of this book is that Francis Cabot writes marvelously about a landscape he has loved from childhood -- and, although his garden is rarified, he remains at heart a hands-on dirt gardener, spending hours dividing and transplanting perennials, weeding, replanting, mulling over how a planting could be improved, and all the other tasks that keep gardeners occupied through the growing season and beyond.

   It seems to me that people who make great gardens rarely do it just for themselves, but because they can't help but share their passion with other garden lovers. Francis Cabot has created and nurtured a brilliant garden, and now in this very personal book, he lets us in on its joys and its challenges.

   The photography is exquisite. A great gift for your favorite gardener.




3. This is one of the most beautiful and inspiring books about the creation and restoration a garden that I have ever seen. The Greater Perfection shows what someone with great taste, imagination, skill and yes, resources can accomplish. What is especially impressive for me as a gardening professional is that all this has been accomplished in a zone 3/4 garden in the Canadian Maritimes. A great book for browsing and reading. Absolutely stunning - the garden we wish we all had.



4. Join Mr. Cabot in a personal tour of his garden, as he brings the reader from place to place, stopping to admire his favorite things in each of his gardens. If you listen, he'll share some advice on how he solved some of his gardening problems, and introduce you to some friends that stop by. The book is quite pricey (I'll admit, I borrowed it), but the photos are so outstanding, and the writing so entertaining, it is definately worth the money. By the end, you'll feel as if you've made a new friend.



5. This is a man's true odyssey, making Ulysses look short on imagination. Mr. Cabot along with some of the most talented and imaginative landscapers around turned his place into a true dream of beautiful garden after garden. But his personality and what he loves really comes through. Lots of imagination went into different alles and infinite dream-like entries and exits. He worked with all the best people. Hobhouse is one of my favorites not to mention a few others. I could be very jealous but I am simply thrilled to be able to read it. It is long and full of superb photos and good writing. Makes other books that I love seem not quite as fabulous. Some of Cabot's friends look as though they would be a lot of fun at a cocktail party. Makes me want to buy a lot more land and keep going with determination to create a real series of outdoor Valhalas from France, Italy and England. Bravo, Mr. Cabot and all who helped!

3 comments about Country Living Gardener The Tranquil Garden: Creating Peaceful Spaces Outdoors.

1. Nice coffee table photos, except for one terrible page, but I wish I'd spent my money on something else. The content was not focused on 'tranquil', it covered a little on lots of garden themes. The writing just fills up the spaces. I wanted exactly what the title promised, I'll probably never use it.



2. Wonderful book with beautiful pictures on every page. Lots of ideas for someone looking for design ideas. I will use this book a lot as an idea resource.



3. The lush, unpolished gardens featured in this book are a pleasant deviation from the tidy, nothing-out-of-place gardens in many books. The idea is tranquility, creating a retreat, a place where you can loll in the sun and breathe the fresh air without thinking of the next garden chore.Water gardens, outdoor "living rooms", and ornamentation is covered too. Very nice. -Linda Fry Kenzle, author of Gathering

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No comments about Making the Metropolitan Landscape: Design and Modernity in American Cities.

No comments about City Lights: Illuminating the American Night (Landscapes of the Night).