Balinese Gardens

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Bali is an island of unparalleled beauty. Lofty volcanic mountains tower over hillsides covered with forests, orchards and terraced rice fields. The coastal plains are a profusion of yet more rice fields and small vegetable gardens. But cultivation of the land is not restricted to farming: the island also boasts a wealth of gardens found in the grounds of temples, palaces, hotels and private houses, where abundant greenery and exotic tropical flowers are enhanced by ornamental sculpture, tranquil pools or sacred springs.
This lavishly illustrated book captures the landscape and gardens of Bali in more than 250 sumptuous color photographs taken by the renowned photographer Luca Invemizzi Tettoni. Landscape gardener and author William Warren introduces Bafi and examines the effect its landscapes have had upon notable visitors this century.
The remaining chapters of the first part of the book, written by specialists in Balinese ecology and culture, give an overview of the... Tovább

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Bali is an island of unparalleled beauty. Lofty volcanic mountains tower over hillsides covered with forests, orchards and terraced rice fields. The coastal plains are a profusion of yet more rice fields and small vegetable gardens. But cultivation of the land is not restricted to farming: the island also boasts a wealth of gardens found in the grounds of temples, palaces, hotels and private houses, where abundant greenery and exotic tropical flowers are enhanced by ornamental sculpture, tranquil pools or sacred springs.
This lavishly illustrated book captures the landscape and gardens of Bali in more than 250 sumptuous color photographs taken by the renowned photographer Luca Invemizzi Tettoni. Landscape gardener and author William Warren introduces Bafi and examines the effect its landscapes have had upon notable visitors this century.
The remaining chapters of the first part of the book, written by specialists in Balinese ecology and culture, give an overview of the island's geography, landscapes and plant life, and take the reader on a tour of traditional gardens found in Bali's villages, temples and palaces. In the second part of the book, William Warren explores the contemporary gardens of Bali's private homes, hotels and restaurants, examining the special features of each one, and revealing a wealth of plant life, design and decoration.
A vivid visual record of Bali's stunning landscapes and gardens, Balinese Gardens is a book not only for garden lovers and landscape designers, but all those entranced by the natural beauty of this remarkable island.
With 274 color illustrations
On the jacket: (Front) Landscape featuring a Balinese lantern set amid luxuriant plants. (Back) A natural spring flows through the gardens of Begawan Giri, near Ubud. Vissza