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University of California Press
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English
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People have always grown food in urban spaces—on windowsills and sidewalks, and in backyards and neighborhood parks—but today, urban farmers are leading an environmental and social movement that transforms our national food system. To explore this agricultural renaissance, brothers David and Michael Hanson and urban farmer Edwin Marty document twelve successful urban farm programs, from an alternative school for girls in Detroit, to a...
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English
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"American Eden moves luminously through landscapes of history, literature, biography, and design theory. . . . fusing sharp-edged analysis and graceful American prose." —Kevin Starr, author of Golden Gate: The Life and Times of America's Greatest Bridge
"Informative and absolutely engrossing." —Ross King, author of Brunelleschi's Dome
Garden designer and historian Wade Graham offers a unique vision of the story of America
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Stewart, Tabori & Chang an imprint of Harry N Abrams
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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The Garden Conservancy is celebrating their 25th anniversary with this beautifully illustrated book that documents a selection of the outstanding public and private gardens they have worked with since their founding in 1989. The book showcases eight gardens the conservancy has helped preserve and 43 of the more than 3,000 private gardens across the country that have been opened to the public through its Open Days Program. The private gardens cover...
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Monacelli Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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Each garden has been specially photographed by noted landscape and garden photographer Curtice Taylor, and introduced with authoritative and engaging text from design historian Caroline Seebohm, encouraging readers to appreciate the landscapes that serve not only as windows on American history, but living, flourishing pleasure grounds for botanists, horticulturalists, and nature lovers throughout the United States.
10) American gardens
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Publisher
Prestel
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
For years, Britain's much-loved gardener Monty Don has been leading us down all kinds of garden paths to show us why green spaces are vital to our wellbeing and culture. Now, he travels across America with celebrated photographer Derry Moore to trace the fascinating histories of outdoor spaces which epitomize or redefine the American garden. In the book, which complements the BBC television series, they look at a variety of gardens and outdoor spaces...
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Images Publishing
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
This book focuses on 20 case studies of the most popular garden trends from around the United States, how they transformed a site, demonstrating how various challenges were involved and overcome to create beautiful gardens, and how the project(s) could have been done with more affordable options.
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Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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A Garden for All Seasons captures Marjorie Merriweather Post's garden landscape, set on twenty-five acres in Washington, D.C. Working with prominent landscape architects -- the duo Umberto Innocenti and Richard Webel, and Perry Wheeler -- Post envisioned a setting with a diverse and fascinating array of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants, offering something to see in every season... Inspiration galore can be found in newly commissioned photography,...
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Timber Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"McCullough is on a mission to debunk thinking that American gardens are simply picket-lined lawns or copy-cats of esteemed European and Japanese cousins. After road tripping from sea to shining sea, he has carefully curated a list that undoubtedly proves the point. American garden designers are creating distinctive gardens with an All-American flair. They embrace the industrial grit of the Midwest, the hospitable grace of the South, the indigenous...
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Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"In this thoroughly revised edition of "Gardens of the arts and crafts movement", landscape scholar Judith B. Tankard surveys the inspirations, characteristics, and development of garden design during the movement. Tankard presents a selection of houses and gardens of the era from Great Britain and the United States, with an emphasis on the diversity of designers who helped forge a truly distinct approach to garden design. A visual feast of nearly...
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Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
We are a democracy of gardeners yet, with few exceptions, the garden is presented as the province of the privileged. Garden writing tends to exclude the stories of the ethnic peoples who have shaped our landscape for centuries--the idea of the garden has been stripped of its cultural weight. Gardener and writing teacher Klindienst speaks directly to this gap in our understanding, exploring the deeper implications of what it means to cultivate a garden...
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Publisher
Gibbs Smith
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Garden Secrets of Bunny Mellon is for anyone who has enjoyed time spent in a garden, from aspiring garden makers to those who manage large estates. This collection is comprised of extracts from Bunny's own writings and garden notes, as well as photographs and drawings from her archive. Chapters are organized by Atmosphere (sky, horizon, shadows), Climate, Light, Space, Shape, Maintenance, and more―readers will feel as if Bunny Mellon has come...
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