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Using vertical space, 5 Mar 2004
The writer’s aim is to make you think of your garden as “a three dimensional space, filled with color, texture, and a dynamic form which you can walk through, look at and feel.” She encourages the reader to consider the vertical dimension of a garden using both plants and man-made features.Most of the book focusses on man-made structures and their use in different garden styles from formal to romantic, and urban, and they also include the potager garden. The most useful aspect of the book is the detailed instructions for making vertical elements such as an obelisk and a gazebo. The photographs throughout are gorgeous, although they tend to feature gardens far larger, lusher and more ornate than most of us aspire to. The section on plants points out the importance of understanding each plant’s means of attachment before selecting it for a specific site. Some have tendrils, for example, which will twine around wood or wire. Some need sturdier supports and some plants will sucker onto a wall. Choose wisely! There is not much new in this book , but the photography is beautiful and the instructions might help you add a new vertical structure without great expense.
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