Synopsis
Explores how gardens are perceived, designed, used, and valued, noting esthetic, political, economic, ecological, and spiritual considerations. The discussions and illustrations of formal, vernacular, and utilitarian gardens from a wide range of cultures and historical periods could be useful as inspiration for garden or landscape design. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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About the Author
Mark Francis, FASLA is Professor and former Chair of landscape architecture at the University of California, Davis. He is author of Urban Open Space, Village Homes,, Public Space, The California Landscape Garden, and Community Open Space.
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[ The Meaning of Gardens] is thought-provoking on almost every page. It will help us to understand the why of gardening. I think I know a little better now what Lawrence Johnston was up to at Hidcote, or Pierre Du Pont at Longwood, and what in fact I am up to when I take pruner in band and go out into the garden.
(Christopher Reed, Horticulture)Each of the thirty contributions has thoughtful and provocative things to say about gardens and gardening, as well as about society and nature and our place within them. Taken as a whole, they stretch the mind, push back the boundaries that delimit our perception of the garden, and challenge us to create landscapes that are right for today.
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