Excerpt - page 24: "garden as "outside room" was con- ceived not the gracious horticultural space of the Edwardian garden, rather more along the Californian lines of usable space - and this present ... "
Excerpt - page 7: "Secondly you need an understanding of the design process - how the three-dimensional structure of a garden is created from a flat plan"
Excerpt - page 9: "path guides the eye through the garden as though the eye were riding on rails. Only later does the path guide the feet. Lawns or clearings can ... something to settle on. Paths must appear to lead somewhere, and the further the better. In gardendesign, the shortest distance between two points is not always the best ... "
Excerpt - page 16: " ... them 2 in. to 3 in. apart left plenty of room for creeping plants. And nothing makes a garden look aged and noble like creepers covering a pathway. I have planted ... "