Gardens For All Seasons

Kramer, Jack

Published by Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1981

About this Item

Fine condition oversized forest green cloth boards with bright gold spine lettering contained in a fine condition price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes Preface; Acknowledgments; Bibliography and Index. Profusely illustrated with 77 plates in full color, 26 line drawings and map. "Never before has a book of this scope been published. Never before has a photographer been commissioned to travel around the United States capturing the beauty of various gardens at each season of the year. Every gardener wants a year-round garden, seasonally lovely from spring's earliest flowers through winter's more muted tones. Together with Max Eckert, who has photographed celebrity homes and gardens for many publications, Jack Kramer takes us around the country on a tour of exceptionally handsome gardens, both rutal and urban. The states are Massachussetts, New York, Illinois, Virginia, Georgia, Arizona, California (north and south), and Washington, thus representing the main climatic regions of the country. The gardens are as different as their localities. Two are vast estate gardens made up of smaller gardens, woodlands, and lakes; one is a small backyard garden; another, a green retreat perched on a rooftop. The maginficent photographs of each garden in all the seasons of the year, taken from the same vantage point, are augmented with detail shots that highlight special parts of the gardens. Jack Kramer is an expert horticulturist and author of many garden books. With words, photographs, and clear line drawings he demonstrates how to plan particular types of gardens, how to plant them and maintain them for maximum seasonal effect. There is a lusciously illustrated section on choosing flowers and orchestrating their colors throughout the year. There are lists of plants with information about their colors, heights, time of bloom, hardiness, to help the gardener select the right plant for the right place. Al in all, Gardens For All Seasons is an inspiration to the gardener, experienced as well as novice, and a unique guide to achieving the results all gardeners yearn for." - from the inner front jacket flap. Seller Inventory # 002162

Bibliographic Details

Title: Gardens For All Seasons

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, New York

Publication Date: 1981

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Eckert, Max (photography); Cazrlson, Carol (drawings)

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine