Pattern Garden The Essential Elements of Garden Making

Name: Pattern Garden The Essential Elements of Garden Making
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ISBN: 9780881927801

ISBN-10: 0881927805

ISBN-13: 9780881927801

Edition: 2007

Authors: Valerie Easton

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Anyone can create a welcoming, harmonious garden by following certain simple, time-tested rules or "patterns." Building on the ground-breaking "pattern language" of celebrated architect Christopher Alexander, Valerie Easton gives us the tools for creating our own highly satisfying garden spaces. Alexander identifies certain key patterns, or elements of urban and architectural design, that help us to understand why we feel comfortable in a space. In this volume, Easton identifies a similar group of patterns for garden design that will enable the reader to turn any home landscape--regardless of style, site, or climate--into a memorable and nurturing retreat. The key to Easton's pattern choice…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/15/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 216
Size: 9.75" wide x 11.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.838
Language: English



Introduction : why use patterns in the garden?



The essence of the garden : context, change, and pattern-making



Your unique site : weather, soil, topography, and views



The relationship of garden to house : patterns of scale



The garden journey : patterns for rooms, pathways, bridges, and gates



Enclosure and exposure : patterns for shelter and borders



Garden destinations : patterns for patios, sheds, and focal points



Our basic element : water patterns



Garden art : patterns for ornamentation and containers



Shaping the garden : material patterns



Iconic plants : pattern-making choices