The Well-Furnished Garden

by Balston, Michael

First UK Edition

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London: Mitchell Beazley, 1986. Publishers original pictorial laminated cover with white lettering to spine. Dustwrapper: unclipped, now protected in Brodart. White endpapers, no inscriptions. 192pp including index, profusely illustrated with magnificent full colour and b/w photographs and line drawings, pages clean and bright in firm binding. This book reflects a revival of interest in the creative use of decorative elements in garden design. The author, a leading landscape gardener, offers hundreds of inspiring ideas, with the emphasis on integrating ornament with other garden features with more than 600 photographs and line drawings. Divided into four sections: Garden Traditions; the lessons of the past. Garden Structure and Ornament; a practical guide to space, scale, texture, colour, ground form and elevation, ground surface, changes in level, enclosures, water sculpture, movables, improvisation. Catalogue of Ornament; a visual index of decorative features in more that 450 photographs and drawings. Directory; a unique guide to suppliers.. First UK Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fine/Very Good/Fine. 4to.

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