Absolutely fascinating Informative, enlightening, and entertaining
This is one of the most comprehensive books on Planting Design.
It fills in the blanks in this field and introduces poetry,
painting, and symbolism into Planting Design. It covers in detail
the two major systems in Planting Design: Formal Planting Design
and Naturalistic Planting Design. It has numerous line drawings and
photos to illustrate the Planting Design concepts and principles.
Through in-depth discussions of historical precedents and practical
case studies, it uncovers the fundamental design principles and
concepts as well as underpinning philosophy for Planting Design. It
is an indispensable reference book for Landscape Architecture
students, designers, architects, urban planners, and ordinary
garden lovers.
What Others Are Saying About Planting Design Illustrated...
"I found this book to be absolutely fascinating. You will need
to concentrate while reading it but the effort will be well worth
your time."
-Bobbie Schwartz, Former President of APLD (Association of
Professional Landscape Designers) and Author of The Design Puzzle:
Putting the Pieces Together
"This is a book that you have to read, and it is more than well
worth your time. Gang Chen takes you well beyond what you'll learn
in other books about basic principles like color, texture, and
mass."
-Jane Berger, Editor & Publisher of gardendesignonline
"As a longtime consumer of gardening books, I am impressed with
Gang Chen's inclusion of new information on planting design theory
for Chinese and Japanese gardens. Many gardening books discuss the
beauty of Japanese gardens, and a few discuss the unique charms of
Chinese gardens, but this one explains how Japanese and Chinese
history, geography, and artistic traditions bear on the development
of each country's style. The material on traditional Western garden
planting is thorough and inspiring, too. Planting Design
Illustrated definitely rewards repeated reading and study; any
garden designer will read it with profit."
-Jan Whitner, Editor of the Washington Park Arboretum
Bulletin
"Enhanced with an annotated bibliography and informative
appendices, Planting Design Illustrated offers an especially
"reader friendly" and practical guide that makes it a very strongly
recommended addition to personal, professional, academic, and
community library Gardening & Landscaping reference collections
and supplemental reading lists."
-Midwest Book Review
"Where to start? Planting Design Illustrated is, above all,
fascinating and refreshing Not something the lay reader encounters
every day, the book presents an unlikely topic in an easily
digestible, easy to follow way. It is superbly organized, with a
comprehensive table of contents, bibliography, and appendices. The
writing, though expertly informative, maintains its accessibility
throughout and is a joy to read. The detailed and beautiful
illustrations expanding on the concepts presented were my favorite
portion. One of the finest books I've encountered in this contest
in the past five years."
-Writer's Digest 16th Annual International Self-Published Book
Awards Judge's commentary
"The work in my view has incredible application to planting
design generally and a system approach to what is a very difficult
subject to teach, at least in my experience. Also featured is very
beautiful philosophy of garden design principles bordering poetry.
It's my strong conviction that this work needs to see the light of
day by being published for the use of professionals, students &
garden enthusiasts."
-Donald C Brinkerhoff, FASLA, Chairman and CEO of Lifescapes
International, Inc.
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