Bold Romantic Gardens

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THE NEW WORLD LANDSCAPES OF OEHME AND VAN SWEDEN
BOLD ROMANTIC GARDENS
Preface by John Ormsbee Simonds, FASLA Foreword by Dr. H. Marc Cathey, Director, U.S. National Arboretum
This is the classic book adventurous gardeners and professional designers keep asking for. First published in 1990, BOLD ROMANTIC GARDENS chronicles the defining works of two landscape architects in the vanguard of American design, Wolfgang Oehme and James van Sweden.
In this spectacular volume, Oehme and van Sweden set ^ forth the creative principles and techniques behind their four-season gardens—both private and public—where horticul-1 ture and architecture are fully joined in dynamic design.
I Rewlutioriary leaders of the "new American garden style,"
fi ^(^!fs^'^s Oehme and fames A. mn Sweden are inspired by a
( natural, untamed spontaneity. Their gardens harmonize with
^ the natural environment.
! —The American Horticultural Society
You will discover how to create a free-spirited garden r that... Tovább

Fülszöveg

THE NEW WORLD LANDSCAPES OF OEHME AND VAN SWEDEN
BOLD ROMANTIC GARDENS
Preface by John Ormsbee Simonds, FASLA Foreword by Dr. H. Marc Cathey, Director, U.S. National Arboretum
This is the classic book adventurous gardeners and professional designers keep asking for. First published in 1990, BOLD ROMANTIC GARDENS chronicles the defining works of two landscape architects in the vanguard of American design, Wolfgang Oehme and James van Sweden.
In this spectacular volume, Oehme and van Sweden set ^ forth the creative principles and techniques behind their four-season gardens—both private and public—where horticul-1 ture and architecture are fully joined in dynamic design.
I Rewlutioriary leaders of the "new American garden style,"
fi ^(^!fs^'^s Oehme and fames A. mn Sweden are inspired by a
( natural, untamed spontaneity. Their gardens harmonize with
^ the natural environment.
! —The American Horticultural Society
You will discover how to create a free-spirited garden r that is always fascinating, evolving through all the seasons— without complex, expensive maintenance. Learn how to make architecture fit the landscape, how to design for difficult slopes, how to carve out intimate spaces and make bold impressions.
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The gardens of Oehme and van Sweden have brought a new
wave of naturalism to the gardens and gardeners of America.
—Dr. H. Marc Cathey
Everyone can learn from Oehme and van Sweden's professional approach and practical experience as revealed in this penetrating book.
Few readers will turn the last page of this handsome volume without an eager resolve to apply the creative ideas of these two landscape architects and their associates. In contemporary American garden design they are leading the way. —John Ormsbee Simonds, FASLA Vissza