Gardening with nature
By: James van Sweden [with Wolfgang Oehme].
Contributors: Oehme, Wolfgang, 1930-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Random House
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
Subjects: Natural gardens -- United States.; Natural landscaping -- United States.
Description: In Gardening with Nature, James van Sweden shows home gardeners and professionals how to conceive, design, build, and plant the romantic gardens for which he is renowned.

In Part 1, van Sweden describes formative influences and outlines his credo: bold, massed, asymmetrical plant groupings, reverence for site, low maintenance, and attention to all seasons. Part 2 explores design strategies and then embarks on a garden tour to show the rationale behind specific plant choices and design decisions.

Part 3, "Planting Your Garden Step-by Step," gives the nuts and bolts and hundreds of useful tips, and Part 4, "Favorite Plants," offers a short, illustrated glossary of plants photographed in garden settings.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 201) and index.