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Author
Publisher
The Monacelli Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
This survey of twenty-one gardens by Steve Martino, whose work blends colorful, man-made elements with native plants to reflect the sun-drenched beauty of the desert, is sure to inspire gardeners, landscapers, and admirers of California and the Southwest. For more than thirty years, Steve Martino has been committed to the development and advancement of landscape architecture in the Southwest. His pioneering work with native plant material and the...
5) Landscape ideas you can use: how to choose structures, surfaces & plants that transform your yard
Author
Publisher
Creative Pub. International
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Beautiful landscapes can be found in every corner of the country, but they didn't design themselves. Large or small, rural or urban, every outdoor space is an opportunity to showcase your yard with a little pizzazz. That's where this book comes in--much more than a pretty book of dreamy landscapes, you'll find common sense combines with the creative know-how to envision and embrace new landscape ideas and techniques for your specific home environment....
Author
Publisher
Library Of America
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Gathering almost 100 original letters, newspaper dispatches, travel sketches, essays, editorials, design proposals, official reports, reflections on aesthetics, and autobiographical reminiscences, this deluxe Library of America volume is profusely illustrated with a 32-page color portfolio of Olmsted?s design sketches, architectural plans, and contemporary photographs. It also includes detailed explanatory notes and a chronology of Olmsted?s life...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
It offers three whirlwind tours of America's architectural treasures: the ten homes, ten parks, and ten towns that changed our country. Explore American houses through the ages, enjoy a lively history of landscape architecture and our most beloved parks, and discover the story of how we have planned our cities over time.
In an episode called 10 Homes that Changed America, we explore American housing through the ages; including a 600 year old Native...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
As water becomes more and more scarce, the challenge is to boost water productivity and efficiency while protecting the natural environment. This program presents an overview of job opportunities in water management such as flood control, reservoir management, levee design and repair, designing and operating dams and sewer systems, river management and restoration, monitoring fish populations, protecting habitats and endangered species, maintaining...
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition, First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
"A dual portrait of America's first great architect, Henry Hobson Richardson, and her finest landscape designer, Frederick Law Olmsted--and their immense impact on America"--
Author
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
This ideal gift for gardeners features a photographic collection of beautiful, innovative, ecologically friendly gardens that will inspire and inform anyone with a green thumb, from backyard gardeners to accomplished landscape architects. Through twenty distinctive projects set across urban, suburban, and rural spaces, Beyond the Garden explores how thoughtful design and awareness of local ecology can make gardens both beautiful and sustainable. Featuring...
Author
Publisher
National Trust
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
One of the most remarkable men of the 18th century, Lancelot 'Capability' Brown was known to many as 'The Omnipotent Magician' who could transform unpromising countryside into beautiful parks that seemed to be only the work of nature. His list of clients included half the House of Lords, six Prime Ministers and even royalty. Although his fame has dimmed, we still enjoy many of his works today at National Trust properties such as Croome Park, Petworth,...
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