Bold Dry Garden: Lessons from the Ruth Bancroft Garden

Johanna Silver, Marion Brenner,

ISBN 10: 1604696702 / ISBN 13: 9781604696707

Published by Timber Press (OR) October 2016, 2016

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Celebrate and recreate the beauty of The Ruth Bancroft Garden! Ruth Bancroft is a dry gardening pioneer. Her lifelong love of plants led to the creation of one of the most acclaimed public gardens, The Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek, California. 'The Bold Dry Garden' offers unparalleled access to the garden and the extraordinary woman responsible for it. In its stunningly photographed pages, you ll discover the history of the garden and the design principles and plant palette that make it unique. Packed with growing and maintenance tips, profiles of signature plants for a dry garden, and innovative design techniques, 'The Bold Dry Garden' has everything you need to create a garden that is lush, waterwise, and welcoming. ' In the stunning pages of 'The Bold Dry Garden' you ll discover the history of the acclaimed garden along with the design principles and plant palette to create your ownlush, low-water landscapes.' BEAUTIFUL COPY!!!

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bold Dry Garden: Lessons from the Ruth Bancroft Garden
• Publisher: Timber Press (OR) October 2016
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1604696702
• ISBN 13: 9781604696707
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Clearance - Landscape

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Synopsis

“For those of you—and your numbers are growing—gardening in drought-stricken parts of the country, The Bold Dry Garden will quench your thirst for inspiration.” —New York Times Book Review

Ruth Bancroft is a dry gardening pioneer. Her lifelong love of plants led to the creation of one of the most acclaimed public gardens, The Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek, California. The Bold Dry Garden offers unparalleled access to the garden and the extraordinary woman responsible for it. In its stunningly photographed pages, you’ll discover the history of the garden and the design principles and plant palette that make it unique. Packed with growing and maintenance tips, profiles of signature plants for a dry garden, and innovative design techniques, The Bold Dry Garden has everything you need to create a garden that is lush, waterwise, and welcoming. 

About the Author

Johanna is a James Beard Award-winning author who writes mostly about plants and people. Johanna is a contributing editor at Better Homes & Gardens, and her work has been featured in Martha Stewart Living, The San Francisco Chronicle, and Eating Well. Previously, Johanna spent ten years at Sunset Magazine, beginning with a shovel in her hands and culminating as head of the garden department. In 2016, she oversaw the creation of new editorial test gardens as part of the brand's historic move from Menlo Park to Oakland and Sonoma.