Shocking Beauty: Thomas Hobbs' Innovative Garden Vision - Couverture souple

Hobbs, Thomas

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0804845913 ISBN 13 : 9780804845915

Editeur : Periplus Editions, 2015

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In Shocking Beauty, visionary garden impresario Thomas Hobbs offers his original and trendsetting treatises on garden design. In inspiring essays such as "Portable drams", "Staging Incidents" and "Zonal Denial, Hobbs uses examples from exceptional gardens throughout North America and Europe to demonstrate how a garden freed from the bonds of conventional design can result in spaces of singular and startling allure. Hobbs suggests that nature is the best teacher for blending colour, texture and plant species to create "shocking beauty" in a garden. Shocking Beauty offers an in-depth gardening book with a twist-it enables you to discover what it takes to stop people in their tracks and realize how stunning nature can be. Illustrated with over 200 striking full-colour photographs, this thought-provoking book will inspire people who've never gardened before and invigorate the passions of those who already know the joy of gardening. Garden design topics include: Inspiration Zonal Denial Good Neighbours High Tension Colour: Cause & Effect Staging Incidents Portable Drama Home Visions

Biographie de l'auteur

Thomas Hobbs, internationally known impresario of garden and floral design, is proprietor of Southlands Nursery in Vancouver, Canada. His private garden has been featured in many prominent gardening magazines. A frequent media commentator on gardening matters, Hobbs has spoken before gardening groups and professional associations throughout North America.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Periplus Editions
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0804845913
• ISBN 13: 9780804845915
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible