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A Handbook for Garden Designers (Paperback)

by Rosemary Alexander (Author), Karena Batstone (Author, Illustrator)
3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 136 pages
  • Publisher: Cassell Illustrated; New edition edition (7 Mar 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0706374762
  • ISBN-13: 978-0706374766
  • Product Dimensions: 25.6 x 21 x 0.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 256,924 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This is a practical guide to all aspects of garden design. The techniques for producing accurate and professional-looking plans are clearly explained with tips on how to achieve clear and attractive graphics. It is suitable for those considering a career in garden design as well as keen amateurs.
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38 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent guide to design as a business., 4 Mar 1999
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This is an excellent book for the learner designer who wishes to present a professional approach to his/her clients. It takes one from the essential tools of the trade through to the site survey. How to's on drawing up the plan and developing the design. Presentation of plans to clients is critical and this is covered as is enhancing of the plans to visually help the client grasp the overall effect you are wishing to create. This is definately an essential guide for the newcomer to the profession of landscape design.
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37 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Too commercial for someone designing their own garden., 15 Jan 2003
This book is aimed at the professional but I certainly wdn't pay anyone who had to use it. The advice it gives is good as far as it goes, but it is far too basic. On the other hand it isn't (in my opinion) suitable for the private person wanting to design their own garden because so much of it is aimed at impressing the client and winning the business.

I find Robin Williams' The Garden Planner far more useful, but then I'm just planning our own garden.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A gentle approach, 7 Jan 2001
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The publication is in print only 6 years, but if you didn't look for the date, you would have thought this is a fifties classic... Old-fashioned, though gentle, the book might be useful for complete novices, who obviously possess more than reading skills...

Nevertheless, It takes a lot to be able to stand outdoors, in a to-be garden space, armed with a book, and start making marks! It takes inspiration, dedication and extensive skill, talent, knowledge and experience. What this volume does not offer is inspiration - that, of course, was not the brief. One must combine this reading with some 'Caffeine'-type publications to be able to make the leap...

The majority is in monochrome, and although retro, it actually helps focusing on the tasks. This book, no doubt, is a useful tool at the Chelsea Physic Garden School of Garden Design, where the authors teach.

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