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Nature into art : the gardens of Wave Hill / Thomas Christopher ; photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: 296 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781604698510
  • 1604698519
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction : Wave Hill history and principles of design -- The flower garden -- The gold border -- The monocot and aquatic gardens -- The shade border -- The wild garden -- The Alpine House and troughs -- The herb and dry gardens -- Annual plantings -- The elliptical garden -- The Conservatory -- The edges of everything -- Wave Hill through the seasons.
Summary: Wave Hill, a world-renowned public garden in the Bronx, boasts a classic horticultural craftsmanship unrivaled among other public gardens in the United States. But it also embraces a design spirit that is daring and innovative. Every year brings changes to Wave Hill: new combinations of colors, textures, and forms, along with creative themes and constant experimentation. Nature into Art celebrates the unsurpassed beauty of Wave Hill. It deeply explores different areas of the grounds--the flower garden, shade border, wild garden, conservatory, and more--and provides helpful information on the plants, techniques, and design choices that define this iconic space. Filled with evocative photography, Nature into Art will enchant and inspire you to practice the Wave Hill way of gardening.--Book jacket.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

"Like Wave Hill itself, these pages make an indelible impression--wildly intimate, possibility-laden, provocative--leaving me wide awake and hungry for a visit." --Margaret Roach, author of A Way to Garden



Wave Hill, a world-renowned public garden in the Bronx, boasts a classic horticultural craftsmanship unrivaled among other public gardens in the United States. But it also embraces a design spirit that is daring and innovative. Every year brings changes to Wave Hill: new combinations of colors, textures, and forms, along with creative themes and constant experimentation. Nature into Art brings this splendid, sensory experience home by honoring the unsurpassed beauty of Wave Hill. It explores the different areas of the garden--the flower garden, the shade border, the wild garden, the conservatory, and more--and gives gardeners helpful information on the plants, techniques, and design choices that define this iconic space. Filled with stunning, ethereal photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo, Nature into Art will enchant and inspire you to practice the Wave Hill way of gardening.

Color maps on endpapers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : Wave Hill history and principles of design -- The flower garden -- The gold border -- The monocot and aquatic gardens -- The shade border -- The wild garden -- The Alpine House and troughs -- The herb and dry gardens -- Annual plantings -- The elliptical garden -- The Conservatory -- The edges of everything -- Wave Hill through the seasons.

Wave Hill, a world-renowned public garden in the Bronx, boasts a classic horticultural craftsmanship unrivaled among other public gardens in the United States. But it also embraces a design spirit that is daring and innovative. Every year brings changes to Wave Hill: new combinations of colors, textures, and forms, along with creative themes and constant experimentation. Nature into Art celebrates the unsurpassed beauty of Wave Hill. It deeply explores different areas of the grounds--the flower garden, shade border, wild garden, conservatory, and more--and provides helpful information on the plants, techniques, and design choices that define this iconic space. Filled with evocative photography, Nature into Art will enchant and inspire you to practice the Wave Hill way of gardening.--Book jacket.

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