Description

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Whether your garden is large or small, in the town or the country, you can create your own distinctive style, drawing inspiration from the past as well as looking to the future. This book offers very different and inspirational styles from around the world to encourage you to try something new in your own garden. Exploring garden designs from ancient to modern, it gives an overview of eleven different styles: introducing their history, analyzing their key elements, and giving practical tips and a plant list for each. Garden styles covered include classic, informal, cottage, Mediterranean and dry, exotic and sub-tropical, Japanese, Islamic, modern, water, and future.

About the Author

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Freda Cox is an artist and writer who specializes in plant and garden-related topics. She has contributed botanical paintings, illustrations, photographs, and articles to numerous publications and organized exhibitions. She is the former UK branch head of the Mediterranean Garden Society.