No comments about Futures by Design: The Practice of Ecological Planning (The New Catalyst Bioregional).

No comments about The Traveler's Guide to American Gardens.

No comments about Prisoners Of Twilight.

No comments about Architecture and Nature: Creating the American Landscape.

2 comments about The Gardens of Britain & Ireland.

1. I first viewed this book at my local library and after going over it, decided to purchase it for my own personal library. The book covers a wide expanse of gardens in Britain, Ireland and not mentioned in the title, Scotland. Book does not give in depth information about layouts of gardens and such, but does contain one or two pics of mentioned gardens and locations in write ups. The photographs are simply beautiful.
   The gardens in England are broken down into sectors, such as south-east England or North England for those who may be going to visit. Often, they contain pictures of the manor houses, cottages, castles or architectural elements in the gardens.The book also includes antedotal information about past occupants of houses, gardens or historical events surrounding the houses and gardens. For me, that added immensely to the overall enjoyment of the book. It's a winner.



2. This large and attractive book is a reference book on over 1,700 of the most beautiful gardens in the British Isles. The largest part of the book is the Guide, in which public-available gardens are discussed, complete with colorful pictures. Grouped by region, each of the gardens is given a quick introduction, a more in-depth description, and important information, including location, size and when open. After the Guide comes the Gazetteer, in which the author looks at many different gardens, including some still privately held and those belonging to cemeteries and hospitals.
   
   Overall, I found this to be a very enjoyable book. I really liked reading the descriptions of the gardens, and the interesting historical notes. The one thing that would have made this book better would have been more pictures. But, it is already a pretty hefty book, and I do realize that adding more pictures would have made it huge.
   
   But, that said this is a very interesting book, especially for anyone who plans on being able to visit these wonderful gardens themselves.

1 comments about The Garden Gate (Library of Garden Detail).

1. Because we have moved to a small Sierra town where we have a cottage garden as well as a quaint garden gate, rock walls and wire fence I found this book which is shy 100 pages to be visually appealing as well as helpful. The book is about 5X7 in size but the text and photographs are lucicous.

   The gate on page 60 is right out of one of my favorite books THE SECRET GARDEN. But the author begins her text by saying "Gates have many purposes-practical. romantic and ornamental.... And I think they also have a rich history. Personally I prefer the rock walled gardens of Ireland Scotland and England which often have quaint wooden gates.

No comments about Plants with Impact: Choosing and Using Eye-Catching Plants to Create Dramatic Effects in the Garden.

No comments about Jardins publics (Documents Payot).

No comments about Washington, design of the Federal City.

No comments about Landscape Art: World of Environmental Design (World of Environmental Design Series).