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Nature, Gardens & Animals
The book of garden design
Charles Thonger and Harry Roberts
104 pages~2 hr 4 min read21 chapters$4.99
A garden is a picture you plant and then walk through. Charles Thonger sets out the principles of design, from choosing a site to laying walks and lawns, planting formally or wild, and giving water its place. A clear, practical guide to shaping the ground into beauty. Draw the garden you want before you lift a single spade.
Every copy includes a printable PDF edition, a beautifully typeset book you can print, mark up in the margins, and keep on your shelf. Yours the moment you own it.
Inside this book
21 chapters
- 1THE BOOK OF GARDEN DESIGN
- 2PREFACE.
- 3CONTENTS
- 4LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- 5CHAPTER I OF GARDENS AND GARDEN DESIGNERS
- 6CHAPTER II GENERAL PRINCIPLES
- 7CHAPTER III THE SELECTION OF A SITE
- 8CHAPTER IV WALKS AND LAWNS
- 9CHAPTER V FORMAL AND LANDSCAPE PLANTING
- 10CHAPTER VI KITCHEN-GARDEN AND ORCHARD
- 11CHAPTER VII THE TREATMENT OF WATER
- 12CHAPTER VIII HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS
- 13Hardy Border Plants with White Flowers
- 14Plants with Yellow Flowers
- 15Plants with Blue Flowers
- 16Plants with Flowers in Shades of Red.
- 17CHAPTER IX PLANTS FOR ALPINE, AQUATIC, AND BOG GARDENS
- 18Plants for the Bog Garden
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