The Water Garden by Leslie Geddes-Brown

The Water Garden by Leslie Geddes-Brown

Well-known author Leslie Geddes-Brown traces the history of the decorative use of water in the garden, from the tinkling fountains of ancient Persian enclosures to the most avant-garde creations by twenty-first-century designers. Thematic chapters present water gardens of all types, from Islamic and Oriental to romantic and formal, and from landscape gardens to town gardens. Each chapter begins with a brief introduction followed by three or four beautifully illustrated features on specific gardens around the globe. The book concludes with an international plant directory, a guide to water gardens open to the public and full contact details of all the contemporary designers featured, making this an essential, inspirational reference.

Incisive - attractive and well-balanced.. an appealing well-designed book ... entertainingly rich and opinionated - COUNTRY LIFE The text is like a lively and informative travel book - THE SUNDAY TIMES

Leslie Geddes-Brown is a leading gardens writer and former Deputy Editor of World of Interiors and Country Life magazines.

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ISBN 13	9781858944104
ISBN 10	1858944104
Title	The Water Garden
Author	Leslie Geddes Brown
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Merrell Publishers Ltd
Year published	2008-03-26
Number of pages	192
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