Planting with Colour by Penelope Hobhouse
In this book, the authors reveal how they exploit colour to full effect in garden planting. Moving right through the spectrum, they show how each colour can be used to evoke a specific mood or association, from the drama of red to the cool restfulness of blue, from the Eastern spice market of an orange border to the bleached Mediterranean effect of a pastel and silver scheme. Using the borders at Hadspen as case studies, they show how to design with colour, emphasizing the importance of combining shapes and textures of plants to give a scheme structure and rhythm. Seasonal comparisons are made using photographs of the borders taken from the same spot at different times of the year. Notes on cultivating key plants are included at the back of the book.
Nori and Sandra Pope come originally from Vancouver Island in Canada, where they ran a nursery and designed gardens, but moved to England in 1987 after they fell in love with Hadspen, observing in it the potential for creating an amazing colour garden. Hadspen now receives over 15,000 visitors each year from all over the globe, and has featured in many magazines as well as on television in Britain and abroad.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781840912548 |
| ISBN 10 | 1840912545 |
| Title | Planting with Colour |
| Author | Penelope Hobhouse |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2002-04-15 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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