Encyclopedia of Garden Design and Structure: Ideas and Inspiration for Your Garden
The definitive guide to garden design with design tips and inspiring gardens from all over the world. (Connie KrochmalBellaOnline2006-03-25)Not only an interesting read, but one of those books that can be included in a coffee table collection. (Ken SmithLondon Free Press2006-07-22)Enough garden-design ideas to keep your head spinning from here to eternity... [Fell's] aim is to inspire readers to create their own landscape masterpiece. (George WeigelHarrisburg Patriot-News2006-03-02)An essential reference guide that's true to its title. (Lorraine FlaniganCanadian Gardening2006-04-00)Once you dip into this beautiful book with its lavish photos, you'll realize that spectacular gardens are rarely the result of chance... If you want a taste of everything in landscape design, this encyclopedia does it. (Marianne BinettiSeattle Post-Intelligencer2006-03-18)800 color photos... Insightful commentary on selecting the best design elements, planting, and maintaining year-round interest. (Science News2006-03-25)Even if you've designed several gardens over the years, you still need to brush up on technique and some basic principles of landscape and garden design.... This book is also good for beginners, who might be too intimidated to design their own garden. (Frank Ferragine, Citytv Breakfast Televion and CitStyle at Home2007-05-00)A lovely volume to look at... illustrates the possibilities of applying the designs of award-winning gardens to readers' own backyards. One book that truly lives up to its title, it belongs in any academic, public, or horticultural library. (Rachael GreenAmerican Reference Books Annual2007-01-00)Insightful commentary [and] a wealth of ideas and inspiration for the home gardener.... A source guide to almost every kind of garden imaginable.... The book is, in short, a ready reference of stimulating garden features from all over the world. (Backyard Solutions2007-05-00)A really good book for the neophyte who wants to know what all those confusing terms are... most of the photographs are just perfect... incredibly useful. (Marjorie HarrisGlobe and Mail2006-04-22)The landscape design ideas that you have been looking for... excellent examples in every category that are guaranteed to stimulate and inspire you. (Joel M. LernerWashington Post2006-10-20)A comprehensive tutorial on how to create more than 100 garden features... concise, alphabetized lessons. (Jennifer DavidHouse and Home Media2006-05-00)An inspiring tour... entries range from alleys and boardwalks through vistas and weather vanes. (Jo CalvertCanadian Living2006-06-00)A fun, pretty look at garden design... Get it because: More broad than deep, why you get here are solid-but-general descriptions. (Gardening Life2006-05-00)800 gorgeous photos as well as brief descriptions, ideas to expand your thinking about outdoor living... By the time you reach the end, the only question will be: Which part of the landscape to tackle first? (Judy LoweChristian Science Monitor2006-04-25)The great gardens here, both grand and not so, will have you rushing to revamp your green space. (Jenn HoulihanStyle at Home2006-08-01)[4/5 starred review] If you've read any garden book or bought a garden calendar, chances are you've seen Fell's brilliant photography. He writes here, too, but the words are just enhancements to the real content ... in this visual encyclopedia. (Mary Fran McQuadeBeach Metro Community News2006-11-28)An inspiring guide. (Steve WhysallVancouver Sun2006-12-08)Offers ideas and inspiration for incorporating various design elements in the landscape. ... Fell's great photographs are the highlight of the book. (HGTV.com2006-12-05)Wonderfully illustrated and beautifully illustrated... Fell says gardeners are like artists and the garden is their canvas. His latest work is a testament to those ideals. (Vena EatonToronto Sun2006-07-22)The author believes that people create gardens today for a reason... readers will find plenty of stimulation in this collection for creating their own little patch of paradise. (Carolyn LeitchGlobe and Mail2006-03-24)Explores celebrated public and private gardens featuring opulent architecture graced by ambitious plantings, but each example also illustrate the possibilities for even the most humble of prairie gardeners to apply to their own backyards. (Linda StilkowkiWinnipeg Free Press2006-03-07)Renowned garden designer Derek Fell has compiled more than 1,000 photographs to create a personal scrapbook of his favorite design features from around the world. Together with his insightful commentary, they provide a wealth of ideas and inspiration for the home gardener.... Hundreds of practical suggestions for garden planning, planting, and design, and achieving year-round interest...valuable tips on plant cultivation mingle with garden history and elegant description as Fell guides readers through famed gardens such as Monet's Clos Normand, Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, D.C., and Rome's Villa d'Este, plus private gardens like his own Cedaridge Farm. (I Can Garden.com2007-01-00)