The thoughtful gardener / Jinny Blom.
Material type: TextPublisher: London : Jacqui Small LLP, 2017Description: 256 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781910254592 :
- 1910254592
- Title on dust jacket: Thoughtful gardener : an intelligent approach to garden design
- SB473 .B544 2017
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Non-Fiction | Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction (NEST) | Non-Fiction (NEST) | 712.2 BLO | 1 | Available | T00617360 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
'The most romantic, creative person in garden design I know.' Piet Oudolf
'Jinny's genius is to marry a beautiful vision to an extraordinary empathy with the landscape into which that vision will fit, resulting in a pastoral harmony second to none ' Victoria, Lady Getty
Prolific designer Jinny Blom embraces a wide variety of styles, from large garden spaces to formal walled gardens and contemporary installations . What defines her work is her skill with plants and her ability to create a garden that responds to the history of the site and the wider landscape . The gardens Jinny creates are as different as their owners and their locations.
In this book, Jinny shares her insight into the creative process she has developed while designing more than 250 gardens around the world . The Thoughtful Gardener contains modern takes on traditional forms , and is split into six sections: seeing, understanding, structuring, harmonising, rooting, and liberating.
All of Jinny's gardens share a commitment to beautiful craftsmanship and considered planting . Structure and detail are important, and receive close attention. The styles vary considerably - logical, calm, beautiful, romantic, naturalistic, formal, sometimes spare - but the principles remain firm. Jinny designs for the long term , with consideration for the environment; these gardens are built to last.
Reflecting Jinny's highly individual character, there is plenty of wit and quirkiness alongside the expert knowledge, and it will appeal to the widest audience of garden lovers. Thoughtful and beautiful, yet practical and informative, this book marries artistry with functionality.Seeing. Trusting your instincts -- Understanding. Respecting what you unearth ; Geology ; The plant matrix ; Studying old maps ; Case study : the anti-garden -- Structuring. The necessary corsets ; Orientation ; The fundamentals of planning a layout ; Protection ; Routes and views ; Structures ; Walls and boundaries ; Green structure ; Water : Case study : an ordered estate -- Harmonizing. Loving the tune ; Creating context ; Texture and colour ; Making things ; Art and sculpture ; Case study : raw and sensitive landscape -- Rooting. The gardener is the garden ; Soil ; Structuring and layering planting ; Trees ; Topiary ; Shrubs ; Climbing plants ; Rose gardens ; Flowers and subshrubs ; Grasses ; Ferns ; Bulbs, corms, and rhizomes ; Plant groupings ; The kitchen door ; Meadows ; Hedges ; Case study : planting in tune with history -- Liberating. When it is all over, it can begin ; Conservation ; The art of gardening ; The patient protector ; Beauty is essential ; Down to earth ; Case study : an emancipated landscape.
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