Landprints
Subtitle: the garden designs of Bernard Trainor
By: by Susan Heeger ; photography by Jason Liske and Marion Brenner
Contributors: Liske, Jason; Brenner, Marion
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781616891305
Subjects: Design; Gardens; Landscape design
Other titles: Garden designs of Bernard Trainor
Description: "Australian-born landscape designer Bernard Trainor has made it his life's work to capture the wild soul of his adopted home of Northern California. Neither a naturalist nor an architect, Trainor uses the tools of both to create stunning large-scale gardens that unfold over many acres. Across airy hilltops, craggy seasides, and other one-of-a-kind tracts, Trainor applies simple, understated frames to rugged natural panoramas, the better to bring them into focus. His understated yet powerful landscapes draw inspiration from local plants, regional history, and the contours of the site. Designed to engage all of the senses, the sound of water, the smell of sage, Trainor's gardens create sensory memories that foster a deep connection to the land. Landprints showcases ten of his most ambitious and inspiring gardens through gorgeous photography and detailed project descriptions. The projects are all located in California: Carmel, Lagunitas, Salinas, Carmel Valley, Big Sur, Los Altos Hills, Santa Lucia Preserve, Monterey, and Oakland Hills."--
Table of contents: title: Rivermouth: a coastal dune, 2006; title: Fynbos: embracing essentials, 2003; title: Falcon Ridge: capturing water, borrowing woodland, 2007; title: Boule and olives: California Mediterranean, 2006; title: Wind and sea: Pacific edge, 2009; title: Oak trail: the spirit of trees, 2001; title: Foothill: wrapping a ranch house, 2002; title: Hall's Ridge: connecting the dots on a mountaintop, phase 1, 2011; phase 2, ongoing; title: Gypsy: from hill to infinity, 2008; title: Tehama: rocky ridgetop, 2006.