Evening Gardens
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Book Overview
While typical gardens are planned for the heat of the day, it is the quiet, relaxed evening hours when most of us have the leisure to sit down and enjoy the rewards of our planting, weeding and watering efforts. Unfortunately, the beauty of the conventional garden is all but obscured by darkness. This book helps you create a garden (or add touches to an existing garden) that comes to life when the sun goes down. Covers more than 150 plant species. Sections include: walls, fences, paths; night-blooming flowers; fragrant plants; plants with silver foliage; ornamental and perennial grasses; how to light an evening garden; and much more. Over 100 full-color photos.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1881527131
ISBN13:9781881527138
Release Date:January 1993
Publisher:Houghton Mifflin
Length:176 Pages
Weight:1.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 8.6" x 11.0"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Turn your evenings into a magical experience.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
This inspiring book will change the way you look at your garden after dark. It is an excellent book for those starting out down the gardening path, or those looking to expand a garden or collection of gardens. Clearly explaining the how to's and why's of planting an evening garden, Ms Barash invites and encourages you to plant a magical evening garden of your own.
a terrific resource for the unusual garden
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
If you want a different kind of garden, this is the book for you. While the focus is on evening gardens, information is given that would be useful for shade gardening or gardens that place more emphasis on color, shape and texture than usual.Chapters include: textured bark, flowers aglow at sunset, bright flowers, white flowers, night bloomers, silver foliage and fragrant plants. There are also sections on lighting and sample garden layouts.Each plant description is several paragraphs long, usually containing a brief history of the plant, sometimes distinctions drawn between species, useful care instructions and often a photograph. There is a good index and a 6-page resources section which gives very good information on where to buy lights, seeds, plants and bulbs, and suggestions for further reading.A very useful book indeed.
New outlook on gardening
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
I'll be honest...a devoted gardener I am not. But this book has given me a new viewpoint toward the art of landscaping. Basing her theory on the assumption that working folks simply don't have the opportunity to see their planting artworks during the day, the author makes us look at the evening garden instead. I certainly walked away from this book with a whole different outlook, specifically lighting, colour, placement, and sculpture. Most importantly, this book gave me the confidence to go out and try something new. Let the rest of the world hire landscapers to have look-a-like gardens. I shall focus on the gloaming.
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