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An essential guide for anyone wishing to take an ethical and sustainable approach to gardening and garden design --Garden News
Extensively illustrated with sumptuous photographs by Nicola Browne --House and Garden
Natural Garden Style is a real success. Exquisite photography and a clean layout make this a perfect coffee table book --Gardens Illustrated
'… in such a rural setting, it feels right to develop a garden that feels uncontrived, with planting that builds on nature's backdrop … Kingsbury's book encapsulates the atmosphere I hope to achieve, and Nicola Browne's photographs convince me that I m following the right path.' --The Sunday Times
Natural Garden Style is a real success. Exquisite photography and a clean layout make this a perfect coffee table book --Gardens Illustrated
Extensively illustrated with sumptuous photographs by Nicola Browne --House and Garden
Natural Garden Style is a real success. Exquisite photography and a clean layout make this a perfect coffee table book --Gardens Illustrated
'… in such a rural setting, it feels right to develop a garden that feels uncontrived, with planting that builds on nature's backdrop … Kingsbury's book encapsulates the atmosphere I hope to achieve, and Nicola Browne's photographs convince me that I m following the right path.' --The Sunday Times
Natural Garden Style is a real success. Exquisite photography and a clean layout make this a perfect coffee table book --Gardens Illustrated
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In a world dominated more and more by urban development, nature is increasingly seen as an inspiration for gardeners. Sustainability and biodiversity, currently high on the world's agenda, are important aspects of natural-style gardening. In this beautiful new book, gardening expert Noël Kingsbury considers a variety of approaches to making gardens that celebrate nature. He discusses what is meant by the natural look , gives guidance on how to achieve it, and outlines the ideas and problems involved. Organized into thematic chapters, the authoritative text deals with all aspects of natural-style gardening, from prairies and meadows to water and sculpture.With stunning images by award-winning gardens photographer Nicola Browne, Natural Garden Style is essential for anyone wishing to take an ethical and sustainable approach to gardening and garden design.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book on a whim, as I was actually looking for reference books but I'm so glad that I did! It is a book more about how we should garden in a way to promote sustainability and restore balance back to the world. Don't get me wrong it's not just for 'green' gardeners as in its own right it provides lots of inspiration for planting combinations etc. It is however written very much in an essay style and in some respects is quite difficult to just dip in and out but well worth persevering as it has helped me to understand what type of garderner I would like to be and how to achieve it. Just looking at the front cover on here makes me want to read it again!
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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This is a great looking book for a start. I'm completely starting from scratch with my garden... this is full of ideas, plant combinations and good writing. I'm delighted and would recommend it to anyone who has a passion for natural planting combinations.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
....... at the fulsome praise this book has been given by previous reviewers. It certainly includes some good images or rather what might have been good images if they had been better printed. They are sadly let down by the publishers' decision to print them matt on soft paper. This means that they appear to be very slightly out of focus and are positively tiring to look at for any length of time (at least to my eyes). The decision must have driven the photographers to distraction and seriously undermines the book as a visual or even coffee table guide to naturalistic gardening.
Is it a planting guide for beginners? Unfortunately not, because the breadth of garden ecologies and design it covers means that individual plant choice has to be limited to the point it seems almost arbitrary. Book format triumphs over content. Anyone looking to inform themselves on how to approach naturalistic gardening would be far better off getting Noel Kingsbury's earlier book 'New Perennial Gardening' which I still regularly refer to after many years for its comprehensive plant guides and its informative approach to garden ecologies. It is a superior book in every sense.
In terms of the gardening areas covered by 'Natural Garden Style', it is very hard to find any decent book attempting to deal with such a broad span of planting and design challenge - sun, shade, water, embellishment. Keith Wiley's recent 'On the Wild Side: Experiments in New Naturalism' is by no means perfect but is a readable, honest and, at the very least, far better printed attempt.
The challenge of covering almost the full gamut of naturalistic gardening in one book is probably a bridge too far for any writer. It will be necessary for even a would-be gardener to buy several books to cover to such a huge task. And, realistically, in the longer term it will take a good many. I saw that Piet Oudolf's 'Designing with Plants' and 'Dream Plants for the Natural Garden' are recommended in Noel Kingsbury's section on Further Reading. Both deal with naturalistic planting in sun in great detail with a decent nod to shade along the way. Anyone looking for solid information on plant performance illuminated by inspirational if slightly opinionated eccentricity should seriously consider them as part of an alternative to a "one book fits all" solution. Any of Beth Chatto's books on shade gardening are beautifully written and well illustrated with good plant and planting information. For me, 'The Shade Garden: Shade-loving Plants for Year-round Interest ' is a constant sources of reference and stimulus.
Having such a high regard for 'New Perennial Gardening' I am disappointed to give what must seem a savage review of 'Natural Garden Style' but I am afraid it deserves it.
Is it a planting guide for beginners? Unfortunately not, because the breadth of garden ecologies and design it covers means that individual plant choice has to be limited to the point it seems almost arbitrary. Book format triumphs over content. Anyone looking to inform themselves on how to approach naturalistic gardening would be far better off getting Noel Kingsbury's earlier book 'New Perennial Gardening' which I still regularly refer to after many years for its comprehensive plant guides and its informative approach to garden ecologies. It is a superior book in every sense.
In terms of the gardening areas covered by 'Natural Garden Style', it is very hard to find any decent book attempting to deal with such a broad span of planting and design challenge - sun, shade, water, embellishment. Keith Wiley's recent 'On the Wild Side: Experiments in New Naturalism' is by no means perfect but is a readable, honest and, at the very least, far better printed attempt.
The challenge of covering almost the full gamut of naturalistic gardening in one book is probably a bridge too far for any writer. It will be necessary for even a would-be gardener to buy several books to cover to such a huge task. And, realistically, in the longer term it will take a good many. I saw that Piet Oudolf's 'Designing with Plants' and 'Dream Plants for the Natural Garden' are recommended in Noel Kingsbury's section on Further Reading. Both deal with naturalistic planting in sun in great detail with a decent nod to shade along the way. Anyone looking for solid information on plant performance illuminated by inspirational if slightly opinionated eccentricity should seriously consider them as part of an alternative to a "one book fits all" solution. Any of Beth Chatto's books on shade gardening are beautifully written and well illustrated with good plant and planting information. For me, 'The Shade Garden: Shade-loving Plants for Year-round Interest ' is a constant sources of reference and stimulus.
Having such a high regard for 'New Perennial Gardening' I am disappointed to give what must seem a savage review of 'Natural Garden Style' but I am afraid it deserves it.
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Natural Garden Style
From the cover to the pictures inside - and the words - this is an inspirational read and a must-have for anyone interested in working in their gardens with nature rather than... Read more
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A beautiful book
This is a beautiful book, inside and out! It is very inspiring and interesting to read and also has a cover design by Angie Lewin - what more could you want?
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