A Garden Gallery: The Plants, Art, and Hardscape of Little and Lewis - Hardcover

Little, George; Lewis, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0881926728 ISBN 13: 9780881926729

Publisher: Timber Press, 2005

Synopsis

Celebrated internationally as artists and gardeners, Little and Lewis open the gates to their renowned Puget Sound garden and share their personal wisdom for what informs and inspires their wild fantasia of plants, hardscape, and art. Water features, oversized and broadleaved plants, expansive use of color, zone-pushing tropicals, architectural emphasis, and elements of classicism and mystery-all combine to create a magical space. The authors describe how you too can achieve this kind of retreat for reflection in your own backyard. From practical advice on how to make a slow-drip natural fountain, to building an inexpensive Tuscan-style wall, you will be encouraged to use your imagination and take risks. Stunning photographs will inspire you.

About this title

Book Description:

Celebrated internationally as artists and gardeners, George Little and David Lewis open the gates to their renowned garden retreat and share the personalities and enthusiasms that have shaped its wild fantasia of plants, hardscape, and art. Little and Lewis are long-time collaborators whose concrete sculptures and installations have been collected around the world. Their Puget Sound garden is the primary showcase for their artwork but also for the unique gardening qualities that epitomize their style. Water features, oversized and broadleaved plants, expansive use of color, zone-pushing tropicals, architectural emphasis, and elements of classicism and mystery --- all combine to create a deeply personal and magical space. In this long-awaited book, Little and Lewis describe how any gardener can achieve this kind of excitement and space for reflection in his or her backyard. From practical advice on how to make a slow-drip natural fountain, choose complementary colors, or build an inexpensive Tuscan-style wall to conceptual discussions on laying out borders and making use of water, Little and Lewis offer inspiration and encourage gardeners to use imagination and take risks. Stunning and unforgettable photographs by Barbara Denk provide a lush visual interpretation, while NPR's "Doyenne of Dirt," Ketzel Levine, describes the authors' important influence on the gardening community.

About the Author:

George Little has been a watercolorist and sculptor for more than thirty years and was an instructor at the Seattle Art Institute before co-founding Little and Lewis, Inc., in 1992. He and David Lewis now live on Bainbridge Island, in Washington State, working in a studio surrounded by their internationally known garden gallery. Their color-washed concrete sculptures and installations can be found in homes and gardens throughout the world, while thousands of enthusiasts visit their private garden each year.

David combined his studies in a career as an archaeological illustrator. He was based in Corinth, Greece, for several years before moving to the Pacific Northwest and co-sounding Little and Lewis, Inc., in 1992. He and George Little now live on Bainbridge Island, Washington, working in a studio surrounded by their internationally known gallery. Their color-washed concrete sculptures and installations can be found in homes and gardens throughout the world, while thousands of enthusiasts visit their private garden each year.

About this edition

• Publisher: Timber Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0881926728
• ISBN 13: 9780881926729
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176