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The Essential Garden Design Workbook

The Essential Garden Design Workbook

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Author: Rosemary Alexander
Publisher: Timber Press
Category: Book

List Price: £19.99
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Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 3 reviews
Sales Rank: 3831

Media: Turtleback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 292
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 7.9 x 1

ISBN: 0881926647
Dewey Decimal Number: 712.6
UPC: 008819266471
EAN: 9780881926644
ASIN: 0881926647

Publication Date: September 30, 2004
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: BRAND NEW - ***Delivery usually * 2 - 3 * working days - From Aphrohead of SOUTHPORT, Lancs, uk *** . Priority Airmail used Worldwide on International orders. Thanks from all at Aphrohead.

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A good and very practical garden design book   November 22, 2007
 13 out of 13 found this review helpful

This book covers all phases of garden design, from original research, obtaining the owner's requirements, site survey sketch, checklist and inventory, to conceptual diagrams, presentation plans, theme plan, preliminary garden layout plan and final planting plans.

It discusses space, light, proportion and scale, colour plates, ground plane, vertical plane, overhead plane, materials, texture, principles of planting design, planting styles, practical considerations, seasonal effects, and rendering techniques for various plans. It also has a plant list and plant hardiness zones at the end. This is one of few books that actually discuss the design aspect of gardens / landscaping. Very practical!

Copyright 2007 Gang Chen, author of "Planting Design Illustrated"



5 out of 5 stars The Essential Garden Design Workbook   April 24, 2005
 91 out of 93 found this review helpful

This is a book which I know intimately,especially the first edition which formed the basis of The English Gardening Schools Distance Learning course, in Garden Design.It is without doubt one of the best books of it's type, and ranks along side the Doyen of Garden Design Books John Brooks,frankly I cannot pay the Author,Rosemary Alexander any higher compliment, if you are a Student, or newly qualified Designer then this is a book which will be referred to on more than one occaison,and it's style and quirky line drawings only add to your entertainment& education ,buy it you will not be dissappointed.


5 out of 5 stars The Essential Garden Design Workbook   January 23, 2005
 96 out of 96 found this review helpful

After ploughing through endless variations on this theme it's good to find something that's user friendly and totally practical. The best feature is that the book follows the design process in a logical manner identifying principles and showing you how to apply them in a practical way; it also shows you what works in design terms and what doesn't plus some tricks to achieve more professional results with plan presentations. Another thing of interest is the quirky graphic style of illustration used to highlight non- plan points. Extremely useful throughout.