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9780711226388 English 0711226385 Gardening writer Ursula Buchan has combined forces with garden photographer Andrew Lawson to explore the English garden and capture its richness and diversity. Focusing on gardens that are open to visitors, she explains the historical trends and the work of garden makers of the past that have shaped the English gardens we see today. With a wealth of outstanding examples, illustrated with 350 photographs, she describes many garden styles formality, the landscape tradition, the Arts and Crafts style, the cottage garden and recent phenomena such as New Naturalism. Color, water, ornament and foreign influences are among the themes she considers, as well as such defining characteristics as the very English urge to grow flowers and the nation's love of roses.", Illustrious gardening writer Ursula Buchan has combined forces with therince of garden photographers, Andrew Lawson, to explore the English gardennd capture its extraordinary richness and diversity. Focusing on gardenshat are open to visitors, she explains the historical trends and the work ofarden makers of the past that have shaped the English gardens we see today.ith a wealth of outstanding examples, illustrated with 350 photographs, sheescribes many garden styles - formality, the landscape tradition, the Artsnd Crafts style, the cottage garden and recent phenomena such as Newaturalism. Colour, water, ornament and foreign influences are among thehemes she considers, as well as such defining characteristics as the verynglish urge to grow flowers and the nation's love of roses., No one is more familiar with Britain's gardens than Andrew Lawson, prince of garden photographers. Now he has joined with leading garden writer Ursula Buchan to present a superbly illustrated survey of the 40 best gardens in England and Wales, from elegant Levens in Cumbria to the subtropical paradise of Tresco Abbey. There are also descriptions of idiosyncratic smaller gardens.
9780711226388 English 0711226385 Gardening writer Ursula Buchan has combined forces with garden photographer Andrew Lawson to explore the English garden and capture its richness and diversity. Focusing on gardens that are open to visitors, she explains the historical trends and the work of garden makers of the past that have shaped the English gardens we see today. With a wealth of outstanding examples, illustrated with 350 photographs, she describes many garden styles formality, the landscape tradition, the Arts and Crafts style, the cottage garden and recent phenomena such as New Naturalism. Color, water, ornament and foreign influences are among the themes she considers, as well as such defining characteristics as the very English urge to grow flowers and the nation's love of roses.", Illustrious gardening writer Ursula Buchan has combined forces with therince of garden photographers, Andrew Lawson, to explore the English gardennd capture its extraordinary richness and diversity. Focusing on gardenshat are open to visitors, she explains the historical trends and the work ofarden makers of the past that have shaped the English gardens we see today.ith a wealth of outstanding examples, illustrated with 350 photographs, sheescribes many garden styles - formality, the landscape tradition, the Artsnd Crafts style, the cottage garden and recent phenomena such as Newaturalism. Colour, water, ornament and foreign influences are among thehemes she considers, as well as such defining characteristics as the verynglish urge to grow flowers and the nation's love of roses., No one is more familiar with Britain's gardens than Andrew Lawson, prince of garden photographers. Now he has joined with leading garden writer Ursula Buchan to present a superbly illustrated survey of the 40 best gardens in England and Wales, from elegant Levens in Cumbria to the subtropical paradise of Tresco Abbey. There are also descriptions of idiosyncratic smaller gardens.