- Hardcover: 192 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster (May 1987)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0671634747
- ISBN-13: 978-0671634742
- Product Dimensions: 26.2 x 25.9 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,509,321 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The art of embellishing gardens with ornamental features is currently enjoying a revival. This illustrated source book provides advice on the use of various garden ornaments, from seats, sundials and statues to the incorporation of water, topiary, walls and paths.
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THE WELL-FURNISHED GARDEN reflects a revival of interest in the creative use of decorative elements in garden design. The author, a leading landscape gardener, offers hundreds of inspiring ideas, with the emphasis on integrating ornament with other garden features. More than 600 photographs and line drawings
GARDEN TRADITIONS: the lessons of the past.
GARDEN STRUCTURE AND ORNAMENT: a practical guide to space, scale, texture, colour, ground form and elevation, ground surface, changes in level, enclosures, water, sculpture, movables, improvisation.
CATALOGUE OF ORNAMENT: a visual index of decorative features in more than 450 photographs and drawings.
DIRECTORY: a unique guide to suppliers.
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: "This is a great stimulant to the imagination, taking us on a journey through history, relating traditional designs to effects achieved in today's gardens, emphasising the close relationship between planting and ornament This splendidly illustrated book should be imbibed and enjoyed at leisure."
COUNTRY LIFE: "The ambience of countless gardens sings out from the pages of this book Michael Balston, whom I regard as one of our most accomplished garden designers today, has used his trained eyes, or rather the camera's eye, to focus on all manner of embellishments that contribute to the character in gardens, mostly in Britain but worldwide."
NEW YORK TIMES: "The pictures are wonderful. The book is nicely arranged. Mr Balston is precise and literate. As a writer he gives the impression of a man who enjoys his work."
GARDEN TRADITIONS: the lessons of the past.
GARDEN STRUCTURE AND ORNAMENT: a practical guide to space, scale, texture, colour, ground form and elevation, ground surface, changes in level, enclosures, water, sculpture, movables, improvisation.
CATALOGUE OF ORNAMENT: a visual index of decorative features in more than 450 photographs and drawings.
DIRECTORY: a unique guide to suppliers.
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: "This is a great stimulant to the imagination, taking us on a journey through history, relating traditional designs to effects achieved in today's gardens, emphasising the close relationship between planting and ornament This splendidly illustrated book should be imbibed and enjoyed at leisure."
COUNTRY LIFE: "The ambience of countless gardens sings out from the pages of this book Michael Balston, whom I regard as one of our most accomplished garden designers today, has used his trained eyes, or rather the camera's eye, to focus on all manner of embellishments that contribute to the character in gardens, mostly in Britain but worldwide."
NEW YORK TIMES: "The pictures are wonderful. The book is nicely arranged. Mr Balston is precise and literate. As a writer he gives the impression of a man who enjoys his work."
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