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Handbook for Garden Designers (Handbook for...)

Handbook for Garden Designers (Handbook for...)
By Rosemary Alexander

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All gardeners will welcome this brand new edition of a practical, popular, and hard-working guide to the art and science of garden design. Updated with magnificent new photography, information on making the most of digital images at presentations, and a wealth of new ideas, it leads keen amateurs and budding professionals through the complete process of making a garden from scratch. From carrying out the initial survey to drawing up plans, from presenting to client to implementing the final design, everything is here. See how much can be done with simple, inexpensive equipment; use computer graphics to design garden structures; and take advantage of databanks with plant information to achieve exactly the desired effect each season of the year.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #606179 in Books
  • Published on: 2008-10-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 128 pages

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About the Author
Rosemary Alexander FRSA is Principal of the English Gardening School at the Chelsea Physic Garden in London, where she teaches design and graphics. She also lectures at the New York Botanic Garden. Trained as a landscape architect, she has worked on a wide range of gardens in Europe, the Middle East and the USA and has an international reputation as a garden designer. Karena Batstone trained in garden design at the English Gardening School and has a successful practice in London, transforming city gardens and roof terraces.

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Inspired me to change careers and become a garden designer5
I bought this book after meeting Rosemary Alexander at The English Gardening School. Explains each stage of design process, clearly written and even as an amateur I picked up some good tips. Now studying by distance learning!

A Handbook for garden Designers4
The information is quite useful for students and those new to garden design. The information is fairly easy to follow

a handbook for garden designers4
I found that this book is a GOOD Reference book for college and also for work