No comments about Hard landscape in concrete.

No comments about The English Garden and National Identity: The Competing Styles of Garden Design, 1870-1914 (Modern Architecture and Cultural Identity).

5 comments about Creative Garden Mosaics: Dazzling Projects & Innovative Techniques.

1. I've never written a review before but I felt compelled to spread the word about this book. It's incredible! Every design featured in this book is a masterpiece of creativity. After viewing the art, I can't wait to get started on a project of my own. And the best part is that each design in the book is explained out step-by-step from materials needed to simple techniques. As if that wasn't enough, the back of the book even has templates so you can recreate the exact design if you wish. For inspiration, you can't beat this book.



2. If you have thought of exploring mosaics and want interesting and exciting new approaches and sound technique this book will do it.



3. This book is a great read for aspiring mosaic artists and for beginners. The beautiful pictures show what is possible, the text is well written, and the "how-to" part is easy to follow.
   This is a book for those who want to venture beyond the commonplace in mosaics.
   
   Lena



4. This is a great book for inspiring creative ideas for making outdoor mosaics. Well written, beautifully photographed, the book shows original problem solving techniques not found in other "how-to" mosaic book...particularly in the construction of 3-D objects. Ms MacKay is a talented writer and mosiac artist.



5. The subtitle of this book is Dazzling Projects and Innovative Techniques and it certainly delivers! It's full of rich, vivid, full color photographs and instructions for interesting and creative projects, most of them 3-D. I was very excited to learn about epoxy putty and how to use it to create curved structures out of backer board or wire. A few of my favorite projects in this book: Snake-In-The-Grass, Gazing Face, and Reflecting Birdbath with View. Your garden will never be the same!

1 comments about The GARDENS OF CHINA.

1. Edwin Morris, a botanist and scholar of Chinese culture, has written this methodical book to explain the Chinese gardens in their varieties, outlay, floral content and localities. It is an easy to read book, interspered with historical stories and a personal touch, which relate this ancient horticultural art to the modern times. There are many pictures for the readers to understand Morris' explanations. Art, poetry and culture are discussed in this excellent book that delights not only the gardener seeking the aesthetic, but the scholar, seeking solace and harmony with nature. Morris has extensively visited the gardens in China, and was a consultant in the installation of the Chinese Garden, Suzhou style, in the Metropolitan Museum of New York.

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3 comments about Landscaping for Small Spaces (Gardening & Landscaping).

1. This book has excellent ideas for small spaces... However, "small" in the suburbs is not the same as "small" in urban areas... This isn't the book for you if you live in an urban area and are lookiong for ideas for "tiny" spaces...



2. Despite being less than a hundred pages, LANDSCAPING IN SMALL SPACES presents many good ideas and perspectives about bringing out the best of small gardens. I liked the viewpoint that even large properties can include small garden rooms. Anyone can benefit from this book.

   All of the photos carry their weight in illustrating a point. Many are inspirational & some of gardens so beautiful I wanted to see more of the landscape. I liked the "Four Views of One Garden" segment where four landscape architects from different parts of the country designed different gardens for the same nondescript, small backyard. The results were, as expected, very different and interesting in their own ways. And, there were good ideas in each design worth considering for my own garden.

   This book presents brief overviews of many concepts that contribute to "making the most of a limited area" to quote the subtitle. However, I wanted to know more about various techniques and found the brevity frustrating. But, all in all, this book is a good reference for tips on landscaping a small area.




3. I wish I'd had this book years ago. Not only does it have wonderful photos and ideas, it's a great instruction book for explaining how to deal with small garden areas and what your goals might be. It goes into detail on how to make the space appear larger, what tricks of the eye, plants and techniques should be used to create the effect you want.

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1 comments about Green Architecture & The Agrarian Garden.

1. In my 5th year of LAR school i fell in love with barbara solomon's technique and style of analyzing spaces. A+++

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No comments about Room 4.1.3: Innovations in Landscape Architecture (Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture).