Setting the Scene A Masterclass in Garden Design

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Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2018-07-01
Publisher(s): Pimpernel Press
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Summary

Chelsea Gold Medalist George Carter shows us how successful gardens are designed and made. He takes us through the process in meticulous detail, leading us from the initial site plan to the glory of the finished garden, and illustrating each chapter with photographs and plans from his own portfolio, including Albemarle House in Charlottesville, Virginia; a cottage in Pennsylvania; farmhouses in Mirmande in south-eastern France; Los Moritos in Trujillo; The Garden of Surprises in Burghley, Lincolnshire; Penshurst Place, Kent; Holkham Hall, Norfolk; the Royal Hospital, Chelsea; his own garden at Silverstone Farm, Norfolk; and the garden of the Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace.

Author Biography

George Carter has designed gardens in France and Spain, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maine, as well as all over Britain, and has won eight Chelsea Gold Medals. His previous books include Gardening with Herbs and Projects for Small Gardens. Marianne Majerus is a regular contributor to many gardening magazines. In 2010 the British Garden Media Guild named her International Garden Photographer of the Year, in 2011 Garden Photographer of the Year, and in 2013 Features Photographer of the Year.

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