Gardening with Shape, Line, and Texture: A Plant Design Sourcebook by Linden Hawthorne

Gardening with Shape, Line, and Texture: A Plant Design Sourcebook by Linden Hawthorne

Gardening with Shape, Line and Texture bridges the gap between garden design books and plant reference encyclopedias. Leading landscaper Linden Hawthorne looks at plants from a designer's perspective (where color is often a secondary consideration) and emphasizes the important roles of plant shape.

Part One reviews fine art principles and shows how they can be successfully applied to plant compositions by grouping plants into three heights: ground to knee, knee to navel, and navel to crown. She identifies different plant shapes--buns, mounds, tiers, fountains, uprights--and shows how the use of them contributes to the success of the finished design. Part Two is a plant sourcebook with plants listed alphabetically within their key plant shape categories.

This innovative plant reference delivers plant information in a form that neatly dovetails with the garden design process and will inspire gardeners to look beyond color and begin to appreciate the whole plant.

Linden Hawthorne began her career as a biology teacher before switching to horticulture and earning a Higher National Diploma in Horticulture. She has contributed to several Dorling Kindersley encyclopedias and collaborated with Chris Brickell to standardize the cultivation section of the A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants' newest edition. She is currently assisting Sir Richard Storey (Chairman of Hillier's Arboretum) with the rehabilitation of a huge estate in northeastern England as a consultant.

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ISBN 13	9780881928884
ISBN 10	0881928887
Title	Gardening with Shape, Line, and Texture: A Plant Design Sourcebook
Author	Linden Hawthorne
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Timber Press
Year published	2009-10-01
Number of pages	280
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.