The Layered Garden: Design Lessons for Year-Round Beauty from Brandywine Cottage Author: Visit Amazon's David L. Culp Page | Language: English | ISBN:
1604692367 | Format: PDF
The Layered Garden: Design Lessons for Year-Round Beauty from Brandywine Cottage Description
From Booklist
A spartan home sits on a modest piece of property tucked into the suburban sprawl of southeastern Pennsylvania. It is surrounded by an effusive explosion of plants of every shape and hue. Vibrant magenta alliums send their pom-poms skyrocketing over drifts of pale blue forget-me-nots. Hillsides overflow with cascading ferns and hostas, while a vegetable garden banked with perennials dominates the sunny foreground. Rainbow pots of herbs and annuals carry the eye on a radiant journey of discovery—an ancient stone trough here, a gnarled wooden trellis there. So imaginative is Culp’s genius and so resourceful his passion for plants and design that his layered garden offers more sensory delights per square foot than most gardens manage to achieve over acres. In no mere “how I did this” memoir, Culp, with help from award-winning garden writer Levine, offers solid advice on design technique and plant selection. Famed garden photographer Rob Cardillo’s swoon-inducing inages showcase Culp’s vision for maximizing a garden’s potential. A stunning chronicle of the way Culp and his garden evolved over the years. --Carol Haggas
Review
“So imaginative is Culp’s genius and so resourceful his passion for plants and design that his layered garden offers more sensory delights per square foot than most gardens manage to achieve over acres.”
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Booklist)
"Spellbinding writing and Cardillo’s breathtaking photos entice readers through Culp’s woodland garden. An essential title in the “how I did it” genre of garden writing."
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Library Journal)
"A gifted plantsman from Chester County shows us how he turned a neglected 1790 farmhouse on two acres of land into a living lesson on combining plants."
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The Patriot-News)
"I love the book… it teaches us how to design and maintain a complex, layered garden."
(Susan Harris
Garden Rant)
'This is one for your must read list...and it would make a wonderful gift for anyone who loves plants and gardens."
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A Charlotte Garden)
"A visual feast of inspiration combined with practical advice on how to put together a garden that shines throughout the year. A great winter read."
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The Detroit News)
"Culp shares the beauty of Brandywine and some of his garden-design secrets."
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McClatchy-Tribune News)
"Offers the perfect blend of inspiration and practical advice. Readers will come away with plenty of ideas and guidance to create their own layered, four-season gardens wherever they live.”
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The American Gardener)
"Offers the perfect blend of inspiration and practical advice. Readers will come away with plenty of ideas and guidance to create their own layered, four-season gardens wherever they live.”
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NorthernGardener.org)
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- Hardcover: 312 pages
- Publisher: Timber Press (October 16, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1604692367
- ISBN-13: 978-1604692365
- Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 7.4 x 1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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