The Cottage Garden
£28.00
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Danish gardening celebrity Claus Dalby explores the history and development of cottage garden design style in this pictorial guide. Cottage gardens featured are found in Germany, Sweden, Denmark, England, and the United States, with accompanying text derived from Dalby’s personal visits to these gardens, along with his intimate interviews with the resident gardeners. The book also draws inspiration from the stories and landscapes of generations of famous cottage gardeners, including Gertrude Jekyll, Vita Sackville-West, William Robinson, Margery Fish, and Tasha Tudor. This is a charming book, showcasing cottage garden plants in real gardens, full of (700!) photos and inspiration you can use to create a cottage garden of your own, whether large or small.
Dimensions
28cm (11in) x 20cm (8in)
Features
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Danish gardening celebrity Claus Dalby explores the history and development of cottage garden design style in this pictorial guide. Cottage gardens featured are found in Germany, Sweden, Denmark, England, and the United States, with accompanying text derived from Dalby’s personal visits to these gardens, along with his intimate interviews with the resident gardeners. The book also draws inspiration from the stories and landscapes of generations of famous cottage gardeners, including Gertrude Jekyll, Vita Sackville-West, William Robinson, Margery Fish, and Tasha Tudor. This is a charming book, showcasing cottage garden plants in real gardens, full of (700!) photos and inspiration you can use to create a cottage garden of your own, whether large or small.
Insights
Claus Dalby has been called “the Scandinavian Martha Stewart.” He is a designer, florist, and Danish gardener who has amassed a huge fan base in Scandinavia, the US, and around the world. He is also a successful publisher, television personality, and designer of glass vases for Holmegaard. His signature style of gardening uses densely packed plants and changing seasonal displays, often in monochromatic colour palettes.
Details & Care
- Publisher: Quarto
- Hard cover
- Colour illustration
- Number of pages: 336 pages
- ISBN: 9780760379714
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