Secret Gardens - Hardcover

Potter, Jennifer; Kingsbury, Noel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1850299625 ISBN 13: 9781850299622

Publisher: Conran Octopus, 1998

Synopsis

From the sacred groves of Ancient Greece, to the secluded outside rooms of Sissinghurst, this work is a history of secret gardens. A wide variety of secret gardens is explored, from intimate retreats to treehouses, caves and grottoes. Five case studies demonstrate how design principles can be turned into reality. Practical advice, from planting to the skilful use of water and ornaments, aim to help the reader realize the potential of their own garden. A comprehensive plant directory is included.

About this title

From Booklist:

Potter, an English novelist and garden writer, defines secret gardens as those that have the qualities of concealment (which usually means an enclosure), privacy, and mystery. Potter offers designs that feature brick archways, sunken gardens, a hidden lily pond, summer houses, arbors, a cast-iron bridge, a thatched teahouse, pavilions, huts, gazebos, bowers, and pergolas, and tunnels of camellias, dogwood, and rhododendron. She presents five case studies of real secret gardens, including a California garden on the Pacific Coast and one in the center of Paris. These intriguing retreats--woodland hideaways, caves and grottoes, Mediterranean and Japanese courtyards, elaborate tree houses, a private hillside, and a showy New York City rooftop--would require lots of space and money to create and maintain. But with its 135 lavish color photographs, this is an excellent book for browsing. George Cohen

About this edition

• Publisher: Conran Octopus
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1850299625
• ISBN 13: 9781850299622
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 156