Garden Ornament
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Amid the naturally decorative bounty of flowers and shrubs, the right ornament in the right place can transform a garden. Generously illustrated throughout in full-color photographs, "Garden Ornament "is a sourcebook of inspiration and practical ideas. "Garden Ornament" covers everything a gardener needs to know to add magical finishing touches to the hard-earned work of digging and planting. Here are decorative ornaments (status, obelisks, sundials), and working ornaments (flowerpots, bee skeps, scarecrows). Detailed information on materials and their care, from classic cast stone to contemporary cast resin. Design menus for cultural effect and information on lighting a garden, on seasonal ornamentation and on exploring the irreverent.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0761112022
ISBN13:9780761112020
Release Date:April 1998
Publisher:Workman Publishing
Length:136 Pages
Weight:1.81 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 8.1" x 10.4"
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A picturesque and colorful overview of garden ornaments
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
At first glance, this looks like a coffee table book and so it could be. However, you will find this has a depth on the subject. In addition, you will want to read this while contemplating installing your own garden ornaments. In this book, you will find a large variety of ornaments for different styles for different purposes from different times in different gardens. You may want to rethink how to layout your garden or at least to enhance it. In our backyard garden, we actually have a metal armillary-sphere that is mounted on a tufa (tuff) stand as a focal point. It is quite impressive. Nevertheless, as this book points out even with something as simple as seashells can also be a part of if well placed in the garden. For some inexplicable reason my wife will not let me place one of them there naked Greek ladies in the front yard. Don't think that when you're finished reading this book you're on your own. In the back is a source guide with companies names and addresses where you can pick up the various ornaments or ask about them.
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