In The Harmonious Garden, Catherine Ziegler describes fail-safe design methods. Even novice gardeners can compose plant arrangements that successfully incorporate color, form, and texture. The first section presents 149 integrated compositions. Ziegler fully describes the plants in each arrangement: Latin name, quantity and size, environment, and USDA zones. Full-color photographs illustrate each composition, and the author discusses the key principles underlying each harmonious design. The second section offers more detailed information with suggestions for successful design combinations.
Catherine Ziegler grew up in London, England but has lived in Bedford, New York for much of her adult life. She received her Ph.D. in social and cultural anthropology from the New School for Social Research and teaches history and anthropology at Parsons: The New School for Design. She is a former instructor in landscape design at the New York Botanical Garden and is the author of The Harmonious Garden.