Australian Planting Design identifies and explores all aspects of developing better planting designs on any scale; raising awareness of the essential elements and encouraging readers to look with fresh eyes; to create anew.This new edition guides the reader through all the stages of designing a new garden and helps to visualise the garden through an understanding of space; light; earth form; structures and vegetation. It discusses the choosing of plants; their form and shape; balancing plant types; fire and vegetation; design and form. The final section of the book looks at the dynamic garden and the importance of designing for change.Australian Planting Design focuses on how Australian plants may be used in gardens; whatever their size; function or site. It shows the way to use our plants to form a variety of satisfying; interesting and purposeful areas for both people and nature.As the availability of a much wider range of Australian plants grows; so too does our understanding of their qualities and habits. Our changing ecological attitudes and broader understanding of local habitats have brought the Australian landscape into sharper focus and we have gained a new appreciation of its value for design expression. We are beginning to develop an urban landscape that belongs to the land; and garden designs that are more suitable to the environment of tomorrow.At last we have Australian plants for Australian places.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Phenomenal bookBy charla e. boltonPhenomenal book which provides a Ph.D level discussion of the images and history of the period. but also gives you information where each image can be found. where the image was published. and who the photographer was. The book paper quality and image reproduction is excellent. It is encyclopedic in its coverage. I for one found an image of my father. whose ex pat parents settled in Mexico City in 1900. as he had taken shelter during the bombing of Mexico City. I dont know what other books in the field offer but you cant go wrong with this one.3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Qualified authors standard workBy Phil_lipsThis is standard excellence and thoroughness by John Mraz who knows his subject. but continues to mis-identify photographs of Sumner W. Matteson as the work of Hugo Brehme.
