The Water Garden: Styles, Designs, and Visions - Softcover

Plumptre, George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500282005 ISBN 13: 9780500282007

Publisher: Thames & Hudson, 2003

Synopsis

Throughout history, water has been a versatile and vital resource for the garden. It was the essential element in the earliest gardens of the and Near East. And today water provides settings and opportunities for an exciting combination of plants and architectural ornament.

About this title

About the Author:

George Plumptre's many works include Royal Gardens, The Collins Book of British Gardens, and The Latest Country Gardens. Hugh Palmer, a leading photographer of gardens and architecture, has contributed to many of the volumes in the Most Beautiful Villages series.

Review:

This inspirational book, with specially commissioned photography by Hugh Palmer, illustrates and discusses grand and small water gardens throughout the world, from the formal Islamic masterpieces of Granada and Kashmir to the tranquil gardens of Kyoto in Japan. All the principal schools of garden design in America and Europe are also included. The ingenuity of the Italian garden, with its brilliant aquatic engineering and variety of water features--chutes, staircases, fountains, and grottoes--is captured in stunning views, as are the grand vistas of Versailles and other gardens in the French style, the ''natural'' look of English landscaping, the smaller-scale pleasures of stream and pond gardens, and the profusion of tropical gardens. Presentday instances include Geoffrey Jellicoe's finest gardens and designs by Roberto Burle Marx. Details and close-ups are included throughout, as are examples of the remarkable variety of water features that have embellished gardens throughout the ages. An important section on the small garden and listings of major water gardens worldwide complete the book. The Water Garden is not only a work to stimulate the modern gardener but also a sumptuous tribute to a great tradition that unites some of the most lavish and beautiful gardens ever devised.

''So you think you'd like a backyard pond....Well, take a peek at this book to see how to do it right...plans and inspiration galore.''

''Details some of the most beautiful water gardens in the world.''

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0500282005
• ISBN 13: 9780500282007
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208