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The Bold and Brilliant Garden is a stunningly beautiful book, crammed full of inspired ideas with glorious photography by Jon athan Buckley.Sarah Raven knows her plants and has a sure instinct for drama and daring. This is no-holds- barred gardening at its most exhilarating--few other gardeners would risk bright pink hyacinths amongst burnt orange wallflowers, punctuated by young rhubarb shoots, newly liberated from their forcing pots, in shades of pink and yellow; or suggest enhancing the effect of the almost black tulip Queen of the Night by scattering the gold and scarlet slashed Mickey Mouse amongst them. Her work as a flower grower and florist ensures that she has sought out the best varieties and many unusual colour variations.
One of the great strengths of this book is that although the brilliant flowers are undoubtedly the stars, the supporting cast is not neglected--foliage is used throughout as a backdrop, for structure and as a foil for the vivid colours of the flowers. Sarah Raven admits that her type of gardening is labour intensive, but at a time when too much gardening attempts to be "instant" it is refreshing to read a book which honestly states that effort is required to achieve stunning results. --Stephanie Donaldson --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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An antidote to pale pink and blue gardening. (Stephen Anderton Times )
A seriously researched and really useful guide. (Monty Don Observer )
With stunning photography by Jonathan Buckley, this beautiful book is a must=have for anyone who loves their garden (Period Ideas )
A seriously researched and really useful guide. (Monty Don Observer )
With stunning photography by Jonathan Buckley, this beautiful book is a must=have for anyone who loves their garden (Period Ideas )
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121 of 123 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having borrowed this book from my local library several months ago and renewed it so many times I feel guilty, I've come to realise that I simply must buy this book. Having read it cover to cover and gazed at the gorgeous pictures, I now dip into it in on a regular basis for reference and ideas. This book is full of suggestions for filling your garden with a riot of colour and dramatic foliage with sections on suggestions for damp, dry, sunny and shady areas with helpful planting plans. Not a book for those who like their gardens sedate and pastel coloured but for everyone else it really is a must have book. Honestly one of the best gardening book I have ever read.
66 of 67 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Too many garden books these days are blighted both by pockets of bad taste and by dreary colour schemes. You cannot accuse Sarah Raven of either of these. Her favoured flowers are stunning and her sense of colour does what all gardens should do-cheer you up. Her selection is quite tight, which prevents confusion-a great asset. In addition, the book is clearly set out, with simple guidance as to which plants are suitable for a)early and late flowering b)shady or sunny ground. Lastly, the photographs are superb so that, even if you are a novice (like me) the book is, quite simply, a beautiful read.
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This stunningly illustrated book will give you lots of ideas for unusual plant and colour combinations. There are also planting schemes and diagrams, advice for using different areas of the garden and getting the best out of your garden in every season. Get away from pastels and think orange, blue, purple! And if you aren't a gardener just get it for the sheer feel good factor of all the gorgeous pictures.
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Striking
Sarah Raven's colour schemes are certainly bold but her ability to combine colours and textures, combined with a fairly limited selection of plants, means that the effect is... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Marand
Excellent
I absolutely love this book and wish I had more on a similar vein. As an enthusiastic gardener, I've thoroughly enjoyed it as an inspiration for areas of the garden within my... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Chelsea
Brilliant book!
I can't put this book down. Sarah Raven knows her stuff. Just the pictures are wonderful as a coffee table book. Read more
Published 8 months ago by ChrisJ
A spectacular book !
This book written by Sarah Raven is an essential purchase for anyone with a love for contemporary gardening. Read more
Published 11 months ago by EGAA
a book of brilliance
the bold and beautiful garden by sarah raven is a most spectactular book to own. i found it by chance while browsing through my favourite site . . . amazon. Read more
Published 15 months ago by flower
Everything you expect
This book is everything I expected it to be. Beautiful photos, inspired descriptions of original planting combinations, and useful advice.
Published 18 months ago by AudreyNetherlands
thrilled with this book
I ordered this book and it came yesterday.
I was initially unsure whether to order it because I thought perhaps it would be too much substance with hardly any photos or too... Read more
I was initially unsure whether to order it because I thought perhaps it would be too much substance with hardly any photos or too... Read more
Published 23 months ago by hostelgirl
Bold and Brilliant - as the title suggests
This is a great book, and would inspire anybody, especially flower arrangers, to grow the brilliant 'colourways' in their own gardens - from seed to table arrangement; much more... Read more
Published on 31 Oct 2009 by E. A. Edmonds
Bold and Borrowed
a good gardening book but somewhat misleading, in the small print it tells you that the plants and arrangements are not actually in Sarah Ravens own garden. Read more
Published on 13 Jan 2007 by C. Gillies
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