The New Garden Paradise: Great Private Gardens of the World | 
 enlarge | Authors: Dominique Browning, The Editors Of House & Garden
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Category: Book
List Price: $65.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 151981
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 464
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7.5
Dimensions (in): 13.2 x 10.1 x 2
ISBN: 0393059391
Dewey Decimal Number: 712.6
EAN: 9780393059397
ASIN: 0393059391
Publication Date: October 11, 2005
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Condition: still in publisher's shrink wrap,brand new and unmarked shipped in padded mailer with free tracking
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Product Description
A celebration in words and breathtaking images of thirty-five landscapes created for private clients by today's preeminent designers.
This is a time of renewed originality in garden design. The last twenty years have seen a lucky confluence of money and talent lavished on gardening, and the results are surprising, enchanting, sometimes even controversial. The range of possibilities suggested by these thirty-five gardens is extraordinary: from Jacques Wirtz's undulating beech hedges that recede mysteriously into the mist to Penelope Hobhouse's latest interpretation of the traditional English garden, to Martha Schwartz's Texas creation of red, yellow, and pink painted garden rooms.
These hidden masterworks of modern gardening are unlocked for us by the authority, experience, and resources of House & Garden magazine. Every page is an invitation to explore landscapes that have never before been seen by the public—and may never be seen again. International in scope and lavish in its production, this book is the last word on the state of design in the garden world. 340 color photographs.
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 Huge book of spectacular private gardens from around the world January 5, 2008
This book is a collection of stunning photographs of private gardens from around the world that were created by top garden designers of our time. Although most of us can't afford to hire a world-class designer, these photos provide inspiration for our own creations and enjoyment just paging through the spectacular photos.
The book contains a variety of design styles (traditional, cottage, modern, natural, etc) and showcases gardens from locations including England, France, the Netherlands, Japan and the US as well as many others. Each garden has its own subchapter in the book with approximately ten or so pages of pictures and text describing the designer's style and philosophy and how this was used in the garden.
This is a huge, oversized book with over 400 pages capturing 35 gardens. It is a gorgeous book that serves as a great garden "dream book"!
Beautiful book - like a work of art December 30, 2007
My father is a landscaper and loves to travel to see gardens. I bought this as a Christmas gift and he loves the book.
 Beautiful But not Practical--for the Coffee Table November 23, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have just finished writing the ZEN OF WATERING YOUR GARDEN. Which some may consider a "coffee table book" but it is really a challenge to the reader to get out and garden. This book of private gardens is filled with beautiful grdens which i think are nice to look at but untenable for any gardener to achieve.
A tour around the best gardens in the world May 8, 2007
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
This book is huge and a most for garden reference. It's organized in seven chapters that will impress all kind of taste:
The New Classicism: Magical gardens from places such as NY, Spain, Germany...+
The New Traditionalism: Enchanting pictures from NY, IL, France, Japan...+
The New Naturalism: Beautiful gardens from NY, Idaho, France, Arizona, England.
The Plantsmen: Magnificent proposals from New England, California, The Netherlands...+
Personal Visions: NY, California, and Texas
The Cottage Garden Reinvented: Lovely gardens from England, France and Ireland.
The New Modernism: The best and trendiest gardens of California.
You'll be able to see some of the best gardens from places such as Arizona to Japan. Some of my favorites gardens where from England, The Netherlands and France.
The text is pleasant to read and full of details no only about the flowers portrayed but also to the architect and artist that created such beauty. The balance of text and picture is excellent. The quality of the pictures is excellent, full pages pictures trout the book. House and Gardens did a tremendous job and it's absolutely clear that the took at least ten times the number of pictures in the book since you'll only see the best angle and light possible for each picture.
The only con is the lacks of tropical gardens since most part of the book are focus on the northern hemisphere.
The New Garden Paradise: Great Private Gardens of the World May 7, 2007
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Wow! This book is incredible, a treat for the eyes and imagination!
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