Garden Design + Elements
HIDDEN GEOMETRY OF FLOWERS: LIVING RHYTHMS, FORM AND NUMBER
Written by Critchlow, Keith
Can we imagine a world without flowers? Flowers are beautiful, offering us delight in their color, fragrance and form, as well as their medicinal benefits. Flowers also speak to us in the language of the plant form itself, as cultural symbols in different societies, and at the highest levels of inspiration.
HANS DIETER SCHAAL. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
If there is a plateau that continuously unites Hans Dieter Schaal's numerous artistic fields of activity then it is surely that of landscape architecture. Landscape motifs are as convincingly present in his stage sets as they are in his installations, his exhibition architectures, his texts, and, naturally, also his park and garden designs.
GROW YOUR OWN
Written by Crain, Liz
The benefits of marijuana are undeniable--medicinally, sure, but also for stress, for creativity, and for relaxation. And as any homebrewer, winemaker, or backyard gardener can tell you, there's a particular joy in doing it yourself.
NEW NORDIC GARDENS: OE
Written by Zetterman, Annika
Few people have difficulty conjuring images of modern Scandinavian design, whose influence over the past century has extended around the world. More difficult for many is imagining the vast landscapes of the Nordic countries, which range from the quiet flatlands of Denmark to the dramatic mountains and fjords of Norway.
WATER DESIGN: ENVIRONMENT AND HISTORIES
Written by Jain-Neubauer, Jutta
- This book will explore the aesthetic, historical, social, and economic settings of India's waterscapes A lesser known and researched form of Indian architecture is that of its water monuments - a term that covers sacred temple tanks, stepwells, artificially built ponds, lakes and reservoirs, residential pools and rock-cut cisterns, canals and sluices, and ritual platforms on rivers or lakes (gha
LANDSCAPES IN LANDSCAPES
Written by Kingsbury, Noel
Beautiful full-color illustrations of 25 gardens by one of today's most prolific landscape designers will inspire home gardeners and professionals alike to implement Oudolf's unique approach to planting - selecting perennials for form and texture as much as color, and appreciating them throughout the four seasons.
GUIDE TO BUILDING NATURAL SWIMMING POOLS
Written by Littlewood, Michael
This book is specifically designed for those interested in creating natural swimming pools. It covers all stages, from understanding the system, management, excavation, lining, walling, plumbing, electrical, planting, structures, and last but not least, the maintenance, to ensure a successful project.
VERTICAL GARDENS
Written by Broto, Carles
GUIDELINES: A thorough technical introduction provides guidance to architects and designers exploring vertical gardens, an innovative and ever more popular response to increasing urbanization.
SUNKEN GARDENS: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO PLANTING FRESHWATER AQUARIUMS
Written by Randall, Karen A
The essential guide to creating your own underwater world. Sunken Gardens is packed with everything you need to plan, design, and maintain a planted freshwater aquarium. Karen Randall shares her years of expertise and makes this enchanting hobby accessible to everyone.
HANDFUL OF HERBS: INSPIRING IDEAS FOR GARDENING, COOKING AND DECORATING YOUR HOME WITH HERBS
Written by Hammick, Rose
A gloriously illustrated celebration of herbs in all their beauty and variety, featuring chapters on the top 20 'Super Herbs', Growing Herbs, Living with Herbs, Cooking with Herbs and a A-Z of Herbs. A gloriously illustrated celebration of herbs in all their beauty and variety, featuring chapters on the top 20 'Super Herbs', Growing Herbs, Living with Herbs, Cooking with Herbs and a