A very nice copy without flaw. 7.5 X 10" 222 pages. Veteran gardener Michael K. Lascelle has compiled his own 23 years of experience with the expert advice of 40 professional landscape designers, architects, horticulturists, and contractors. This is a working volume, one that gardeners of average means can use for information relevant to their landscapes. It is also a unique window on garden design as it exists in British Columbia today and it showcases the talented horticulturists of the province. Yet it is relevant in any temperate garden - be it the Pacific Northwest, England, continental Europe, New Zealand, or even the eastern seaboard of the United States. Colour and Black/White photographs and drawings. .

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Bibliographic Details

Title

A PLACE IN THE RAIN Designing the West Coast Garden

Publisher

Whitecap Books, Vancouver

Publication Date

2004

Language

English

ISBN 10

1552855198

ISBN 13

9781552855195

Binding

Soft cover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Fine

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Synopsis

This design workbook will help both novice and seasoned gardeners in the Pacific Northwest -- before they even begin -- plan or renovate their landscape. It provides gardeners of average means with useful information and valuable tips on how to plan landscapes properly, including:

Assessing the garden site
How to use the landscape to best advantage
Creating a realistic design that reflects personal taste.

A Place in the Rain illustrates and explains design aesthetics, installation techniques, long-term maintenance considerations and organic options.

Topics include:

Bulletproof plants for the 'Gardening Impaired'
Trees in the urban landscape
Designing with spring bulbs and bedding
Designing with winter garden plants
Irrigation made simple and installing a healthy lawn
Using structures and lighting
Container gardening and gardening in large spaces
Water gardening and gardening with native plants
Pesticide-free gardening and edible landscaping.

A Place in the Rain is a unique window on Pacific Northwest garden design and showcases the talented horticulturists of the region.

About the Author

Michael Lascelle has over twenty-three years experience as an estate gardener, landscape foreman, garden designer and nursery manager.

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