Conservatory Style Garden Rooms, Glasshouses, and Sunrooms

Name: Conservatory Style Garden Rooms, Glasshouses, and Sunrooms
Price: 101.25 USD
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ISBN: 9780789315212

ISBN-10: 0789315211

ISBN-13: 9780789315212

Edition: 2007

Authors: Jackum Brown, Jackum Brown

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Born out of the heritage of structures first imagined by and constructed for the British aristocracy, the contemporary conservatory represents the ultimate in traditional elegance married to informal comfort. With or without plants and flowers, they come in every conceivable size and shape-square, oblong, octagonal, or whatever your pleasure. The conservatory adds a treasured space to any home and makes a strong statement of individual style. The conservatories surveyed here play a rich architectural role through the use of classic detailing or sophisticated modern materials. Some are based on graceful Victorian antecedents while others are modernist sculptures of glass and steel. The…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Universe Publishing
Publication date: 2/20/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Size: 9.75" wide x 10.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.772
Language: English



Introduction


The history of the conservatory. How to set about building a conservatory or glasshouse


Choosing the right conservatory


Location


Historical styles


Types of structure


Materials


Plans and reality


Decorating styles


Different rooms


Flooring


Paint colours


Heating


Ventilation


Glass


Using plants


How to use plants


Mixed planting


Climbers


Trailers


Exotic plants


Desert plants


Fruit and vegetables


Overwintering


Architectural plants


The water garden


Low-maintenance planting


Choosing furniture


Living in the conservatory


Cooking in the conservatory


Dining in the conservatory


Finishing touches


Blinds and curtains


Lighting


Sculpture


Water features


Freestanding glasshouses


Styles, uses, and materials


Furniture


Planting


A-Z of suitable plants


Directory of suppliers


Index


Acknowledgments