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OverviewThis ideal gift for gardeners features a photographic collection of beautiful, innovative, ecologically friendly gardens that will inspire and inform anyone with a green thumb, from backyard gardeners to accomplished landscape architects. Through eighteen distinctive projects set across urban, suburban, and rural spaces, Beyond the Garden explores how thoughtful design and awareness of local ecology can make gardens both beautiful and sustainable. Featuring interviews with designers in the United States and the United Kingdom, this survey presents the stories and lessons behind inspirational garden projects, including stormwater conservation in the high desert of New Mexico, native woodlands restoration in coastal Maine, and land stewardship in England's Hampshire county, this comprehensive survey of eco-conscious garden designs offers guiding principles to make your landscape ""greener"" and will spark curiosity about the natural systems just outside your front door. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dana DavidsenPublisher: Princeton Architectural Press Imprint: Princeton Architectural Press ISBN: 9781616899073ISBN 10: 1616899077 Pages: 345 Publication Date: 27 October 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews[A] rewarding 'glimpse into the creativity of some of today's most artful and innovative landscape designers.'...the most fascinating part of the book is seeing methods at work in so many different ecosystems. Armchair gardeners will eat this up. - Publishers Weekly """[A] rewarding 'glimpse into the creativity of some of today's most artful and innovative landscape designers.'...the most fascinating part of the book is seeing methods at work in so many different ecosystems. Armchair gardeners will eat this up."" - Publishers Weekly ""This book is an inspiration from innovative designers who focus on restoration of the land, conservation, and rewilding the landscape with use of native plants and green roofs."" - Library Journal" Author InformationDana Davidsen is a landscape designer and writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is a senior designer at Surfacedesign Inc. and holds a master of landscape architecture degree from the University of California, Berkeley. She has written for a variety of publications on topics ranging from the environment to politics. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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