Product Description

Like Gardening with Water, the first book in the series, this volume is "filled with valuable information and sound advice" (House Beautiful). Van Sweden shows how to design and plant bold romantic gardens for which he is renowned, teaching readers everything from how to create a meadow to how to block unwanted urban and suburban views. 225 photos, 175 in color. 75 line drawings. Lecture tour.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #683093 in Books
• Published on: 1997-11-04
• Released on: 1997-11-04
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 201 pages

Customer Reviews

Well organized and written, a must for gardeners
This is a well organized and written book, with beautiful photography, listing all the plant material and drawings gardening lovers could follow. Thus a "must" for all avid gardeners.

My top choice!
I borrowed a dozen books on naturalistic planting from a friend of mine that is REALLY into gardening. All of the books had beautiful photographs and some were interesting to read but only "Gardening With Nature" told me how to design a natural garden for my house. I'm so impressed I'm going to fork over my own money to buy it!

Nice ideas if you own a park
Although the landscapes in this book are beautiful, most of the properties shown were massive, complete with beautiful natural views surrounding them. It was fun to look at the pictures, but realistically, most people aren't dealing with the situations shown here. One terrace garden was shown, but it was small and unremarkable. All the properties shown are on the east coast, so the plant choices are not particularly useful for folks who live west of the Mississippi. It's an interesting way to spend a few minutes looking at the pictures, but I wouldn't recommend it for anyone to use in planning a garden.