Garden and climate
By: Chip Sullivan ; forword by Marc Treib.
Contributors: Treib, Marc.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
Subjects: Gardens -- Mediterranean Region -- Design.; Landscape architecture -- Mediterranean Region.; Mediterranean climate.
Description: "As you travel from storied garden to immortal woods, you'll see how designers of old used the elements of nature to create and modify the climate, soothe the spirit, delight the eye, and serve that timeless objective of all garden designers - the encouragement of desire and love. More than merely an enticing, beautifully illustrated tour of the greatest gardens of all time (with keen attention to features used to create microclimates and practical suggestions for adapting the wonders of old to the needs of the new), "Garden and Climate" synthesizes all the virtues of gardens - metaphysical journey, the benefits of passive design, and the idea of garden as art - into one inspiring whole, interweaving proportion, function, and comfort. You cannot read this book without wishing you were in a garden. And, if you are the creator of one garden or many gardens, this book will be the source of a lifetime of inspiration."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-258) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Foreword; title: Introduction; title: Acknowledgments; title: Book I: Earth; title: Postulate I: Earth Seats; title: Postulate II: Grottoes; title: Postulate III: Subterranean Rooms; title: Postulate IV: Cryptoportici; title: Postulate V: Boscoes; title: Postulate VI: Pineta; title: Garden Prototype I:; title: The Garden of Bacchus; title: Notes; title: Book II: Fire; title: Postulate I: Hot Seats; title: Postulate II: Warm Walks; title: Postulate II1: SunlitTerraces; title: Postulate IV: Warm Loggias; title: Postulate V: Courtyards; title: Postulate VI: Giardini Segreti (Secret Gardens); title: PostulateVII: Limonaias (Warm Rooms); title: Garden Prototype II:; title: The Garden of the Phoenix; title: Notes; title: Book III: Air; title: Postulate I: Cool Seats; title: Postulate II: Cool Walks; title: Postulate III: ShadyTunnels and Pruned Walks; title: Postulate IV: Arbors and Pergolas; title: Postulate V: Garden Pavilions and Summerhouses; title: Postulate VI: Interior Porches and Cool Rooms; title: Garden Prototype I11:; title: The Garden of Juno; title: Notes; title: Book IV: Water; title: Postulate I: Water Catchment Devices; title: and Irrigation Methods; title: Postulate II: Placid Water Devices; title: Postulate III: Active Water Devices; title: Postulate IV: Aerated Water Devices; title: Postulate V: Wet Walks; title: Postulate VI: Water Jokes; title: Garden Prototype IV:; title: The Garden of Neptune; title: Notes; title: Conclusion; title: Bibliography; title: Index; title: .