书目

P. Allen Smith's Colors for the Garden Creating

内容简介

Inthislandmarkguidetotransformingyourgardensettingsintolivingworksofart，bestsellingauthorandcelebrityhomegardendesignerP.AllenSmithdrawsonhistalentsasbothmastergardenerandartisttooffersimplewaystocreategardensthatburstwithcolor.InP.AllenSmith’sColorsfortheGarden，Allenrevealsthebasictechniquesheusestofashionthekindofjaw-droppingcreationsthathavemadehimoneofthecountry’smostsought-aftergardendesigners.Exploringtheconceptofcreatingartwithflowersandfoliage，Allenmakesiteasytopaintyour“gardencanvas”withaperfectpaletteofplantsineveryshadeandhuetoachieveavarietyofmagnificenteffects.Here，hesimplifiestheprocessofselectingandcreatingcompellingblendsofcolorstocomplementhomeandpersonalstyle，beitbrightandenergizingormoresubduedandsoothing.Inthefirstsectionofthebook，Allenoffersfivecolorconfidence-buildingwaystoselectagardenpalettethatreflectsyourtasteandstyle;hebeginsbywalkingyouthroughtheprocessofconnectingcolorsbothinsideandout，sothattheinteriorandexteriorofyourhomeandthepermanentfeaturesinyourgardenbecomethecanvasuponwhichyoubegintoapplyyourcolorchoices.Allen’sapproachestablishesacolorbondbetweenyourhomeandgardenthatblendsthemintoacohesiveunitwhileenhancingthebeautyofboth.Inthenextsection，Allensupplieseasyyetevocativelessonsonhowto“paint”yourchoiceofcolorsontoyourlandscape，fromcreatingagardencanvastoapplyingbold“brushstrokes”ofcolor，shading，andtexturetothegardensetting.Finally，marryingthepracticaltothecreative，Allenprovidesacomplete，user-friendlyplantdirectory—acolor-codedresourceguidethathelpsyouchoosetherightplantsbasedontheircolortheme，growingzone，andlightrequirements.Bothinspirationalandeminentlypractical，P.AllenSmith’sColorsfortheGardenisanindispensablereferenceforgardenersofallskilllevels，andawelcomeadditiontothebestsellingP.AllenSmithGardenHomeseries.“Mysincerehopeisthattheideasandimagesfoundonthesepageswillinspireandencourageyoutotryyourhandatpaintingalandscapefullofyourfavoritecolors.Onceyou’vehadtheexperience，I’msureyouwillfindthere’snothinglikethethirilloflivinginyourownworkofart.”—FromtheIntroduction

作者简介

P.AllenSmith,acertifiedFellowoftheRoyalHorticulturalSociety,isoneofthebest-knowngardendesignersintheUnitedStatestoday.HostoftheweeklysyndicatedtelevisionshowP.AllenSmithGardens,thepublictelevisionshowP.AllenSmith’sGardenHome,andgardeningreportsonTheWeatherChannel,healsomakesregularappearancesonnationalmorningnewsprograms.Aneffectiveandpopularspokespersonforthejoyofgardening,Allenistherecipientofnumerousnationalgardeningcommunicationawards.Visithimatpallensmith.com.,,

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