Garden Ornaments

Garden Ornaments

Author: Martha Baker

Publisher: Clarkson Potter Publishers

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780609602645

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A simple bench or a charming birdbath, a graceful trellis or a weathered fountain--the right ornament in the right place can transform any garden into a lush, private Eden. Whether you have a classic suburban backyard, a small country garden, or a high-rise terrace with a city view,Garden Ornamentsshows you how to select and position the perfect furniture and ornaments for any garden. Renowned gardener Martha Baker looks at a variety of beautiful gardens, accompanied by detail shots of furniture and ornaments, and supplies inventive but practical design tips and how-to projects, such as building a trellis or antiquing an urn. Each chapter focuses on a popular garden style--Classical, Waterside, Urban, Romantic, Rustic, Gallery, or Whimsical--and spotlights key pieces that help create these wonderful spaces. Opening up a new world of design options, Martha Baker guides you in choosing the right furniture and ornaments for your own garden--from such simple objects as urns, folding bistro chairs, or candle lanterns to more exuberant gestures like a steel topiary, a wrought-iron chandelier, or a trellis strung with lights. And to further aid you in selecting the perfect pieces, an extensive resource section not only lists garden centers, stores, and outlets, but also showcases the best garden ornaments available--bringing your own Eden closer to home. With hundreds of gorgeous photographs by Martha's husband, Chuck Baker, and a wealth of useful information and how-to advice,Garden Ornamentsis a boundless source of inspiration, sure to delight and instruct any gardener.


Garden Ornament

Garden Ornament

Author: George Plumptre

Publisher: Thames & Hudson

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9780500280799

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This text traces the use of ornamental features throughout the history of the Western garden, and explores the variety that are still being sold in salerooms. It presents some tried and tested principles of design that can still be applied to the typical modern garden.


Antique Garden Ornament

Antique Garden Ornament

Author: Barbara Israel

Publisher:

Published: 1999-10

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13:

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A collector's guide to some 300 individual decorative objects from American gardens from 1740 to 1940. 400 photos, 100 in full color. 12 line drawings.


Making Concrete Garden Ornaments

Making Concrete Garden Ornaments

Author: Sherri Warner Hunter

Publisher: Lark Books

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 9781579903183

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A celebrated teacher has gathered the tried-and-true techniques used by sculptors and folk artists, and tailored them for low-tech surroundings. Work with molds; form over armatures; model or carve with concrete; and treat concrete surfaces with mosaics, embedded objects, incising, and coloring. For dazzling outdoor embellishments, craft a birdbath, a Little Lady Fountain, and more. Twenty-five projects in all.


Antique Garden Ornament

Antique Garden Ornament

Author: John Patrick Stuart Davis

Publisher: ACC Distribution

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13:

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The history of garden ornament from the seventeenth century is covered in great detail with separate sections on lead, stone, bronze, marble and cast iron. The working techniques of the modellers and manufactories are discussed in detail as well as some of the gardens in which the finest examples may be found. This is a comprehensive work of original research.


English Garden

English Garden

Author: Ursula Buchan

Publisher: Frances Lincoln

Published: 2017-10-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780711239166

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Visit some of the best English gardens without moving from your armchair with this best-selling classic which features over 350 colour photographs. Gardening writer Ursula Buchan has combined forces with garden photographer Andrew Lawson to explore the English garden and capture its richness and diversity, explaining the historical trends and the work of garden makers of the past that have shaped the English gardens we see today. Exploring many garden styles including formality, the landscape tradition, the Arts and Crafts style, the cottage garden and recent phenomena such as New Naturalism, the book discusses themes such as colour, water, ornament and foreign influences, as well as such defining characteristics as the very English urge to grow flowers and the nation's love of roses.


Decorate Your Garden

Decorate Your Garden

Author: Mary Keen

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9781840910636

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This work takes a fresh look at decorating your garden and presents in pictures and captions an array of ideas that are achieveable, affordable and rewarding and worthwhile. It covers the traditional ground, but shows how a gardener on a limited budget can create beautiful and unique features on their gardens, without resorting to cheap reproductions of classical statues.


The English Country House Garden

The English Country House Garden

Author: George Plumptre

Publisher: White Lion Publishing

Published: 2018-10-02

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 0711239762

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'This book will inspire and delight … the stories of these gardens so compellingly captured by George Plumptre make the reader stop and tarry awhile, marvelling at the energy, the vision and the passion of the people who created gardens such as Hidcote, Sissinghurst and Great Dixter.' (The English Garden) 'A feast of horticulture and Englishness.' (House & Garden) 'Tells the tale of the English Country House Gardens over the past 500 years expertly and informatively.' (Countryside Magazine) 'Sure to become a classic.' (Garden Design Journal) Gardening Book of the Year 2014 (Daily Telegraph) Revised and updated edition. There is something special about the English country house garden: from its quiet verdant lawns to its high yew hedges, this is a style much-desired and copied around the world. The English country house is most often conceived as a private, intimate place, a getaway from working life. A pergola, a sundial, a croquet lawn, a herbaceous border of soft planting; here is a space to wander and relax, to share secrets, and above all to enjoy afternoon tea. But even the most peaceful of gardens also take passion and hard work to create. This new book takes a fresh look at the English country house garden, starting with the owners and the stories behind the making of the gardens. Glorious photographs capture the gardens at their finest moments through the seasons, and a sparkling and erudite text presents twenty-five gardens - some grand, some personal, some celebrated, some never-before-photographed - to explore why this garden style has been so very enduring and influential. From the Victorian grandeur of Tyntesfield and Cragside, to the Arts & Crafts simplicity of Rodmarton Manor and Charleston; from Scampston, in the same family since the 17th century, to new gardens by Dan Pearson and Tom Stuart-Smith; and with favourites such as Hidcote and Great Dixter alongside new discoveries, this book will be a delicious treat for garden-lovers.