Designs for American Gardens [A Guide with complete plans, growing information and hundreds of recommended plants] [One-half acre - Garden for an attached house - Garden rooms for a small house on a hill - Five small gardens near the sea - One to Two acres - A summer home by a bay with many gardens - An old cape code house with a cottage garden - A contemporary home with a waterfall - Three to five acres - Many garden rooms - A hillside planting with waterfall - A tranquil setting - Five to ten acres - A flower-lover's ,many gardens - A stately home& gardens - Gardens for a waterfront home - Ten acres and more - A remodeled house and gardens - Many gardens for a farmhouse - Some of my favorite planting - Trees - Shade-loving shrubs - Flower

1st ed., 1st printing ; xi, 164 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. ; ISBN: 9780131836662, 0131836668 OCLC 23733748 ; LC NO SB473 .I7 1991 ; Dewey 712 ; At head of title: Burpee ; Includes index ; green embossed cloth in color photographic dustjacket ; Alice Recknagel Ireys was an American landscape architect whose notable clients included the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the New York Botanical Garden, the Clark Botanic Garden, the Abigail Adams Smith Museum, and the Brooklyn Museum. Wikipedia ; "From an exceptional 50-year veteran of landscape architecture, here is a beautiful and practical guide to garden plans for a variety of properties. It offers detailed advice on planning the perfect garden, from choosing and combining varieties of plants to soil preparation and planting. 14 color plans; 110 color photographs." --Source: Publisher ; Contents: One-half acre - Garden for an attached house - Garden rooms for a small house on a hill - Five small gardens near the sea - One to Two acres - A summer home by a bay with many gardens - An old cape code house with a cottage garden - A contemporary home with a waterfall - Three to five acres - Many garden rooms - A hillside planting with waterfall - A tranquil setting - Five to ten acres - A flower-lover's ,many gardens - A stately home& gardens - Gardens for a waterfront home - Ten acres and more - A remodeled house and gardens - Many gardens for a farmhouse - Some of my favorite planting - Trees - Shade-loving shrubs - Flowers: my favorite flower combinations - month by month - Some final thoughts - Appendix - Index ; scuffs on back dustjacket, else FINE/VG.…