Great Garden Design by Ian Hodgson
Showcasing the best garden designs of the last 10 years from 50 top designers and members of the Society of Garden Designers, this is the go-to guide to outdoor space design. Whether you manage a small or medium sized garden, a roof terrace, balcony or courtyard space, this book offers design solutions for every situation, every area, all tastes and budgets, and any size of garden. Drawing on the talents of celebrated designers such as Tom Stuart Smith, Luciano Giubbilei, Charlotte Rowe, Ian Kitson, John Brookes, Cleve West, Dan Pearson and Andy Sturgeon, the book also showcases the work of lesser-known designers whose innovating designs deserve wider recognition. This stunning book makes the complex process of garden design simpler by offering ample choices of contemporary design for you to explore what’s possible, what’s practical and what’s affordable. Comprising garden rooms, ornamental details, styles and planting ideas, this book will appeal to every garden owner.“Whether you manage a large, medium or small garden, a window-box or a small patio area, Great Garden Design will guide you through a range of garden styles, from formal and cottage to urban and minimalist, providing you with a wide spectrum of design choices to suit all tastes and budgetsPlanting schemes, style guidance, practical insight and expert knowledge shout out from every page.”
“This beautifully designed book covers every aspect of garden design and has many inspiring ideas.”
“Packed with visual planting guides to get your garden off to a great start and hundreds of photographs guaranteed to inspire, accompanied with expert advice and practical tips, every garden can look great regardless of size, taste or budget.”
“Whether you manage a large, medium or small garden, a window-box or a small patio area, Great Garden Design will guide you through a range of garden styles, from formal and cottage to urban and minimalist, providing you with a wide spectrum of design choices to suit all tastes and budgets. Planting schemes, style guidance, practical insight and expert knowledge shout out from every page.”
“This beautifully designed book covers every aspect of garden design and has many inspiring ideas.”
“Packed with visual planting guides to get your garden off to a great start and hundreds of photographs guaranteed to inspire, accompanied with expert advice and practical tips, every garden can look great regardless of size, taste or budget.”
Ian Hodgson has more than 30 years’ experience as an editor and award-winning writer, author and show and plant trial judge. A former editor of The Garden magazine (published by the Royal Horticultural Society) he is currently Editor at Large for Garden News and Garden Answers magazines. After training at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew he qualified as a landscape architect. Ian lives and gardens in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. His first book with Frances Lincoln was Great Garden Design, published in association with the Society of Garden Designers. New Wild Garden won the Peter Seabrook Practical Book of the Year award at the prestigious Garden Media Guild Awards in 2016.
John Brookes has often been described as the world’s most influential garden designer both because of gardens he has created for clients and his books on garden design have been multi-million sellers ever since his ground-breaking classic ‘Room Outside’ was published in 1969. He is Chairman of the Society of Garden Designers, has made several appearances on BBC’s Gardener’s World and runs the Clock House School of Garden Design in the UK in addition to his world-renowned lecturing and workshop tours. John Brookes lives in Denmans, Southern England.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780711235731 |
| ISBN 10 | 0711235732 |
| Title | Great Garden Design |
| Author | Ian Hodgson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2015-03-05 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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