- Paperback: 168 pages
- Publisher: BBC Books; New edition edition (3 Jan 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0563534796
- ISBN-13: 978-0563534792
- Product Dimensions: 27.2 x 21.4 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,194,456 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Diarmuid Gavin came to popular attention as the gardening half of the design team in the television series Home Front, with Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen (Ginger to Gavin's Fred). Home Front in the Garden sees him on his own, showcasing his striking architectural garden fantasies. It would be safe to say that these tend to the extravagant end of the garden spectrum, a long way from the flower-filled paradises of Vita Sackville-West or Rosemary Verey. Gavin confesses to being inspired by, among other influences, the sets of old Star Trek episodes. This is postmodernist gardening with a vengeance. A long, narrow garden is transversely divided by a huge steel shark's fin; a serpentine hill, studded with lights, extends the length of another space, ending in a mound that conceals a cave; a glass cube room hovers above a pool surrounded by a rainforest garden of ferns and other flowerless exotics. Gavin provides a comprehensive outline of the principles underlying his approach and explores in some depth the properties of the materials, some of them new, some merely new to the garden, which allow him to express with such vividness the personalities and lifestyles of his patrons. Nor does he neglect plants. A number of detailed case-studies show his ideas and theories at work. This is powerfully inspirational gardening, though definitely not for the nervous. --Robin Davidson
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Garden design may seem demanding, difficult and exclusively for those with experience and a limitless budget, but Diarmuid Gavin thinks differently. The infant terrible of the garden design world. Diarmuid sets out to demystify the subject and push back the boundaries of garden style. Viewing the garden as another room for your house, Diarmuid shows how to create a garden to reflect your own personality. Chapters include: Choice and inspiration - combining what you require and what you desire and where to lock for inspiration; Materials and colour - shapes and structures for your 'room outside' and how to use colour in the garden; Project planning - planning ahead, working through the stages and where to turn for advice along the way; Plant essentials - preparing soil and considering position, light, water and wind Building lines - using fences and walls to enhance your design.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As a new gardner this book has given me so much information about things to do in the garden without having to rely on too much plant knowledge. if you want something different in your garden then this is the book for you.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you enjoyed the series, whether or not you could live with all the designs in your own garden, this book gives an excellent insight into Diarmuid's thought processes behind the overall schemes. There are interesting suggestions on how to create suitable designs including good ideas for types and uses of plants you may not have previously considered. There is a good balance between the description of the briefs, the thinking behind the designs, and the excellent photographs that do the gardens more justice than even the series managed. If you want to incorporate some unusual elements into your garden (even if not to Dairmuid's scale) this book certainly gives you much to think about.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I found the book (and the series) awe-inspiring. I just sat there with my mouth open - this is definately not Alan Titchmarsh in Ground Force. Fantastic coffee table book, but I relly can't see may people actually having the courage or persistance to pull off anything as stunning as these designs, but at least it will inspire you to go outside. But when you get outside - the reality of your garden is so far different from anything in this book, it is hard to make the leap. ....
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Lacking in inspiration
I was disappointed that this book only had photographs from a few of Diarmiud's schemes. I had expected it to contain a wider range of photographs from the TV series, and... Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2002
This book is simply stunning
Whether you want an all out architectural garden or something simpler, Diarmuid provides the inspiration and practical planting knowledge to help your imagination. Read more
Published on 30 April 2001
Definitely not for the traditionalist!
Well call me old Mrs. Unadventurous but I'm afraid I found most of the garden designs completely over the top. Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2001
Fantastic!!
What a fantastic book. The book that we all have been waiting for. While not knocking the old fashioned way of tending gardens with roses, borders and vegetable plots, Diarmuid... Read more
Published on 7 Jan 2001 by suewitherden@tallai.demon.co.uk
Fantastic!!
What a fantastic book. The book that we all have been waiting for. While not knocking the old fashioned way of tending gardens with roses, borders and vegetable plots, Diarmuid... Read more
Published on 7 Jan 2001 by suewitherden@tallai.demon.co.uk
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