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A city renowned for the preservation of its vast collection of Georgian and other antebellum architecture, Charleston is equally famous for the intriguing private gardens that make it one of the greenest cities in the nation. From within hidden sites and from behind ancient city walls, the nearly two dozen exquisite gardens Louisa Pringle Cameron profiles in this book leave little doubt that Charleston has earned its moniker as 'a city set in a garden.' Although all are situated in Charleston...

Contrived, colourful and cultured, the Tudor garden was a paradise on earth, given over to pleasurable pastimes and aesthetic effect. Artificiality was the fashion of the age, with clipped and twining plants vying for space with brightly painted woodwork and patterned beds.Renaissance discoveries reared their heads in royal gardens, where gilded and painted heraldic figures mingled with fantastical sundials and glittering fountains. Walls kept out the wild world beyond, while mounts afforded gli...

First published in 1850, and expanded in 1858 into the second edition now reprinted in facsimile, this comprehensive text "with reference to both design and execution" covers in fine detail the objectives, rules and implementation of garden design "from a quarter of an acre to one hundred acres in extent." The book became an important influence on the high-Victorian mixed style. It set out for the first time a complete guide to laying out a property and integrating the house into the landscape....

Throughout his fifty-year career as a landscape architect, A. E. Bye (1919-2001) approached his work with the sensibility of an artist and the precision of a scientist. He designed landscapes to intensify their intrinsic qualities, using abstract forms that defined relationships among natural elements to explore the dynamic processes underlying each site. He has been described as a landscape architect "whose public and private garden designs strove for a naturalism so artful [it seemed] he knew...

Packed with all-new material from the editors of "Better Homes and Gardens" books, this complete landscaping guide has everything you need to know transform your yard. Over 700 stunning photographs and 100 complete step-by-step projects show you how to improve grading, plant successfully, build a deck, and much more. Along with an all-new plant encyclopaedia with 95 plant photographs, it's everything you need to know to improve your view.

"Losing the Plot" is about scaling down - retirement gardening - for those making the move to a smaller garden or wanting to enjoy their present garden to the full, rather than struggling to maintain it. It's aim is to make life easier by giving advice on adapting a garden for the less able and planning for low maintenance. There is a chapter on making the most of your garden that gives invaluable tips on making the garden a place to relax, but still leaving scope for some pleasurable work, whil...

First published in 1984, this is a guide to understanding the ways in which the different facets of the English landscape have been created. It aims to give insights into places which might previously have been taken for granted. The author describes the meanings of field patterns, woodlands, fortifications, villages, churches, industrial relics, deserted settlements and the different regional building styles that can be found throughout the country. He also highlights the areas where our herita...