Talk About Contemporary Gardens

Acompleteintroductiontocontemporarygardens,fromnewinnovations,practices,andmaterials,tothenotabledesignersandtheirsignaturecreations,toaglossaryofkeyterms.Thisvolumeintroducesthemostimportanttrendsandissuesingardeningtoday;defineswhatconstitutesacontemporarygarden;andexaminesthelatestinnovations,practices,andapproachesthathavecontributedtoitsdevelopment.TalkAboutContemporaryGardensmakesiteasyfornovicegardenerstoidentifydifferentgardeningstylesandplacetheminhistoricalcontext,fromthewastelandredevelopmentsofSimoneKroll,tocontemporaryJapaneselandscapingthatembodiesthespiritofZen,tothenaturalfeathergardensofSylvieandPatrickQuibel.Sincetheartoflandscapingistiedtonatureandtheelements,achapterontherelationshipbetweengardeningandtheseasonslooksatthelifecyclesofplants,theimportanceoflight,rain,andtheseasons,andhowgardensbehavewhenthesungoesdown.Thebookdemonstratestherelationshipbetweenlandscapegardeningandcontemporaryart,architecture,design,andurbanism,examiningtherichinfluencesthattiethemalltogether.FromBrancusissculpture-filledspaces,toGaudisnaturalcurvesandbuildings,thetextandillustrationshighlighthowthesepracticesinformeachotherinthemodernworld.Entirelypinkgardens,thesweetperfumeofArabianjasmine,thetangoflemonsandthegentletinklingoffountainsintheImaginarygarden:thisbookoffersreadersasensoryjourneytosomeoftheworldsmostexoticgardens.Alistofinternationalgardenstovisit,biographiesofthirtygreatlandscapersandtheirsignaturegardens,alistofkeywords,andaglossarycompletethevolume.