Private Paradise: Contemporary American Gardens
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (739 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1580933238 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In a publication that rightfully takes its place on the sturdy foundation of a century’s worth of garden surveys and design monographs, Private Paradise creates a compelling portrait of contemporary landscape design.. Charlotte Frieze presents forty-one cutting-edge gardens, all richly photographed and profusely illustrated, emphasizing design, climate, and horticulture. Overarching themes of Aqua, Arcadia, Bold Geometry, Color, Nightscapes, Oasis, Sanctuary, and Urban cogently frame chapters about the challenges presented by the land, the climate, and the client’s interests. Sweeping, voluptuous, and authoritative, Private Paradise instantly joins an elite collection of great and inspiring garden design books. Located throughout the United States, these gardens demonstrate the intersection between traditional elements of garden design and current concerns such as sustainability, drought tolerance, and use of native plants.Private Paradise features the work of the most talented landscape architects and garden designers working in the
The book is filled with great visual ingenuity.Ms. She’s the perfect cicerone for a journey through the best of garden design."—Los Angeles Times Magazine"The images in the book are appropriately lush (shot by such well-known photographers as Tim Street-Porter, Marion Brenner, and Billy Cunningham), but Friezeaccompanies the photos with brief but well-considered essays that look to place each designer's plan into a conceptual frame." —Garden Design"Private Paradise offers so many inspiring spaces where hard and soft, smooth and textured, and organic and architectural elements are juxtaposed to create beautiful compositions that strike a balance." &mdas
. Birnbaum is founder and president of the Cultural Landscape Foundation. Frieze is a contributing editor at Town & Country. A noted garden writer and frequent lecturer, Ms. Charlotte M. She is a registered landscape architect, a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects, and a member of the New York Botanical Garden Horticultural Committee. Frieze was the garden editor at House and Garden for more than nine years. He
Wonderful layout Exquisite choice of photos. Very interesting, different choices of locations. Most of all I enjoyed the succinct, helpful descriptions alongside each garden of such things as name of architect, name of photographer, climate, existing conditions, and special considerations. I will be sending this as a gift to many friends.. SBR said Five Stars. Beautiful book/. Vero R said Five Stars. perfect!