The Essential Garden Design Workbook: Completely Revised and Expanded

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Timber Press, Aug 8, 2017 - Gardening - 392 pages
A bestselling classic completely revised and updated

The third edition of The Essential Garden Design Workbook is fully updated with new color photograph and illustrations, garden plans, and growing information for the top fifty plants no designer should be without. You’ll also find updated information on designing with computer-aided design (CAD), details on sustainability ad biodiversity, and important advice on working with contractors.
 

Contents

Acknowledgments
10
PreDesign Phase
13
Design Phase
83
PostDesign Phase
351
Further Reading
377
Photo and Illustration Credits
380
Index
381
About the Authors
391
Copyright
392
Copyright

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About the author (2017)

Founder and principal of The English Gardening School at the Chelsea Physic Garden, London, Rosemary Alexander writes and lectures worldwide on garden design. She was awarded the Veitch Memorial Medal by the Royal Horticultural Society and lived as a tenant of the National Trust property in Kent. Her current Hampshire garden has been featured in most major gardening magazines.

Rachel Myers is a garden designer based in Oxfordshire. She has designed gardens in France, Belgium, and Colombia. At the English Gardening School, Myers lectures on both garden design and practical horticulture diploma courses. Her work has been featured in numerous books and magazines, including The Book of Garden Plans, The Book of Small Garden Plans, and Gardens Illustrated.

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