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Oxford College Gardens

Author : Tim Richardson
Publisher : White Lion Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0711239789
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book Oxford College Gardens written by Tim Richardson and published by White Lion Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bijou corners of Corpus Christi to the wide open lawns of Trinity, Oxford's gardens are full of surprises and hidden corners - not least the fellows' or masters' gardens, which are usually kept resolutely private. Take a tour of the stunning gardens of this prestigious British institution without leaving your armchair with this elegant, authoritative analysis full of glorious photographs which reveal their full interest and charm. The gardens of Oxford's thirty or so colleges are surprisingly varied in style, age and size, ranging from the ancient mound in the middle of New College to the fine modernist design which is St Catherine's. The eighteenth-century landscape school is represented in the magnificent acreage of Worcester, while the twentieth-century vogue for rock gardening is reflected at St John's. Founded in 1621, the university's Botanic Garden is the oldest botanic garden in Britain, holds one of the most diverse plant collections in the world, and has been a source of inspiration for writers from Lewis Carroll to Philip Pullman.

Cambridge College Gardens

Author : Tim Richardson
Publisher : White Lion Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0711238510
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book Cambridge College Gardens written by Tim Richardson and published by White Lion Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For students and alumni, their families, Cambridge locals and for lovers of private gardens, Tim Richardson's book on the most exquisite gardens in and around the university of Cambridge's colleges combines brilliant research and elegant prose with stunning photography by Clive Boursnell. Following on the heels of Oxford College Gardens, this book invites an armchair appreciation of the history, horticulture and atmosphere that these hallowed gardens provide. The gardens are as rich and varied as the colleges themselves, often set within stunning architecture, and include formal quadrangles, naturalistic planting, walled gardens, rooftop oases, productive plots and watermeadows as well as the private spaces enjoyed exclusively by the college masters, porters and fellows.

Thoughtful Gardening

Author : Robin Lane Fox
Publisher : Basic Books (AZ)
ISBN 13 : 0465021964
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book Thoughtful Gardening written by Robin Lane Fox and published by Basic Books (AZ). This book was released on 2010-11-09 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With wit and wisdom, an Oxford historian and Financial Times gardening columnist recounts his deep passion and appreciation for gardening.

The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon

Author : Stephanie Dalley
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199662266
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon written by Stephanie Dalley and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-05-23 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Identifies and locates one of the Ancient World wonders -- New description of a very early garden and the technology behind its water supply -- Identifies the early occurrence of the "Water-raising Screw" -- Links Assyrian texts and sculpture to later classical sources and explains legends surrounding the characters of Semiramis and Nebuchadnezzar -- Reassesses specific sculpture in the British Museum." --Publisher.

Oxford's College Gardens

Author : Eleanour Sinclair Rohde
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Oxford's College Gardens written by Eleanour Sinclair Rohde and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Oxford Gardens

Author : Mavis Batey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Oxford Gardens written by Mavis Batey and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Walled Gardens

Author : Cadence Kinsey
Publisher : British Academy Monographs
ISBN 13 : 9780197266823
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Walled Gardens written by Cadence Kinsey and published by British Academy Monographs. This book was released on 2021-10 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyses the relationship between art and the Internet from 2008 to 2016. As well as offering a critical account of the field, it also proposes a wider historical argument about what it means to live, work, and make art with the Internet in the twenty first century.

Head Gardeners

Author : Ambra Edwards
Publisher : Pimpernel Press
ISBN 13 : 9781910258323
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (583 download)

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Download or read book Head Gardeners written by Ambra Edwards and published by Pimpernel Press. This book was released on 2020-09-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paperback edition includes two new head gardeners, Fiona Dennis of Charleston Farmhouse, East Sussex and Stephen Griffith of Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens, Dorset, as well as updates on all the gardeners featured in the hardback edition: Ned Price, Fergus Garrett, Paul Pulford, Mick Evans, Beatrice Krehl, Troy Scott Smith, Lucille Savin, Alistair Clark, Carol Sales, Andrew Woodall, Michael Walker, Martin Ogle, Jim Buckland and Sarah Wain.

The Humane Gardener

Author : Nancy Lawson
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1616896175
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (168 download)

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Download or read book The Humane Gardener written by Nancy Lawson and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this eloquent plea for compassion and respect for all species, journalist and gardener Nancy Lawson describes why and how to welcome wildlife to our backyards. Through engaging anecdotes and inspired advice, profiles of home gardeners throughout the country, and interviews with scientists and horticulturalists, Lawson applies the broader lessons of ecology to our own outdoor spaces. Detailed chapters address planting for wildlife by choosing native species; providing habitats that shelter baby animals, as well as birds, bees, and butterflies; creating safe zones in the garden; cohabiting with creatures often regarded as pests; letting nature be your garden designer; and encouraging natural processes and evolution in the garden. The Humane Gardener fills a unique niche in describing simple principles for both attracting wildlife and peacefully resolving conflicts with all the creatures that share our world.

The Reredos of All Souls College Oxford

Author : Peregrine Horden
Publisher : Ad Ilissum
ISBN 13 : 9781912168224
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (682 download)

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Download or read book The Reredos of All Souls College Oxford written by Peregrine Horden and published by Ad Ilissum. This book was released on 2021-04-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pevsner calls it 'marvellous'. Yet the reredos of the fi fteenth-century chapel of All Souls College, Oxford, with its combination of medieval niches and statuary by George Gilbert Scott, has remained one of the unsung glories of both medieval perpendicular architecture and Victorian restoration. Informed by recent scientifi c investigation of its stonework and its surviving medieval polychromy, this volume traces for the fi rst time the entire history of the reredos in its architectural and religious context - from the phases of its medieval and early Tudor construction, through its covering up with a succession of baroque and neoclassical decorative schemes, to its uncovering andrestoration in the 1870s. The book provides a novel and revealing vantage point on the artistic, cultural and ecclesiological history of Britain across four centuries.

Desert Gardens of Steve Martino

Author : Caren Yglesias
Publisher : The Monacelli Press, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1580934919
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Desert Gardens of Steve Martino written by Caren Yglesias and published by The Monacelli Press, LLC. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This survey of twenty-one gardens by Steve Martino, whose work blends colorful, man-made elements with native plants to reflect the sun-drenched beauty of the desert, is sure to inspire gardeners, landscapers, and admirers of California and the Southwest. For more than thirty years, Steve Martino has been committed to the development and advancement of landscape architecture in the Southwest. His pioneering work with native plant material and the development of a desert-derived design aesthetic is widely recognized. A recurring theme of his work is the dramatic juxtaposition of man-made elements with ecological processes of the region. His love for the desert--the interplay of light and shadow, the colors, plants, and wildlife--inspires his work. As Martino explains, "Gardens consist of two worlds, the man-made and the natural one. I've described my design style as 'Weeds and Walls'--nature and man. I use native plants to make the transition from a building to the adjacent natural desert." Though Martino's work is deeply connected to the natural world, he also has a flair for the dramatic, which is apparent from his lively color selections, sculptural use of plants, and keen attention to lighting, shadows, and reflections. Boldly colored stucco walls frame compelling views of the desert and sky, expanding the outdoor living area while solving common site problems such as lack of privacy or shade. Interspersed are custom structures molded in translucent fiberglass in vivid hues--colorful arbors, outdoor showers, and internally lit benches.

The Secret Garden

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780194227797
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (277 download)

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Download or read book The Secret Garden written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Garden Design

Author : John Brookes
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN 13 : 9780751309812
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Garden Design written by John Brookes and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 2001 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Brookes is undoubtedly the doyen of modern garden designers. Since going into practice in the 1960s, he has taught, lectured and communicated to an ever wider public through his books. Garden Design, first published in 1991, quickly established itself as the designer's bible. Whether you want to redesign your existing garden or are creating a new garden from scratch, John Brookes takes you step-by-step through every stage in creating your own designs - from the easy-to-learn skills for measuring your garden and drawing up a plan, to judging scale, using pattern and siting plants. Using specially commissioned full-colour photographs, drawings and plans he shows you how to give your garden a coherent style by the appropriate choice of surfaces, enclosures and accessories, and demonstrates how to fully integrate plants successfully into your design.

Public Garden Management

Author : Donald Rakow
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470904593
Total Pages : 652 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Public Garden Management written by Donald Rakow and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-06-02 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete-and-ready reference for establishing, managing, and running a successful and sustainable, profitable public garden As unique museums with living collections of plants, public gardens offer visitors aesthetically beautiful landscapes combined with educational programming and scientific research that promote the value and understanding of plants. In the twenty-first century, public gardens are in the forefront of organizations and institutions committed to promoting the conservation of plants and their habitats, developing sustainable practices that support the environment, and providing green spaces where our increasingly stressed and urbanized citizens can reconnect with the natural world. It is critically important that such institutions have trained, knowledgeable staff members. Because of its comprehensive examination of public gardens, Public Garden Management is the ideal guide for staff members at public gardens, anyone considering a career in public gardens, groups starting a botanical garden or arboretum, and students discovering how these complex institutions work. Public Garden Management is an all-in-one professional reference and textbook that clearly shows how to develop, establish, manage, and maintain a sustainable—both economically and environmentally—public garden. Offering practical coverage of relevant topics, along with useful tools for reinforcing study, this insightful and forward-thinking guide is: Copublished by the American Public Gardens Association Written by a panel of leading experts in the field Filled with dozens of case studies that are real-world illustrations of the principles explored in the text Illustrated throughout with line drawings, figures, and photographs that assist in conveying critical information Students and professionals will benefit greatly from the management principles outlined in this book, helping them establish and maintain new and existing public gardens that engage, inspire, and connect with their communities.

A Philosophy of Gardens

Author : David E. Cooper
Publisher : Clarendon Press
ISBN 13 : 0191516139
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)

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Download or read book A Philosophy of Gardens written by David E. Cooper and published by Clarendon Press. This book was released on 2006-02-02 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do gardens matter so much and mean so much to people? That is the intriguing question to which David Cooper seeks an answer in this book. Given the enthusiasm for gardens in human civilization ancient and modern, Eastern and Western, it is surprising that the question has been so long neglected by modern philosophy. Now at last there is a philosophy of gardens. Not only is this a fascinating subject in its own right, it also provides a reminder that the subject-matter of aesthetics is broader than the fine arts; that ethics is not just about moral issues but about 'the good life'; and that environmental philosophy should not focus only on 'wilderness' to the exclusion of the humanly shaped environment. David Cooper identifies garden appreciation as a special human phenomenon distinct from both from the appreciation of art and the appreciation of nature. He explores the importance of various 'garden-practices' and shows how not only gardening itself, but activities to which the garden especially lends itself, including social and meditative activities, contribute to the good life. And he distinguishes the many kinds of meanings that gardens may have, from representation of nature to emotional expression, from historical significance to symbolization of a spiritual relationship to the world. Building on the familiar observation that, among human beings' creations, the garden is peculiarly dependent on the co-operation of nature, Cooper argues that the garden matters as an epiphany of an intimate co-dependence between human creative activity in the world and the 'mystery' that allows there to be a world for them at all. A Philosophy of Gardens will open up this subject to students and scholars of aesthetics, ethics, and cultural and environmental studies, and to anyone with a reflective interest in things horticultural.

Oxford Gardens. Based Upon Daubeny's Popular Guide to the Physick Garden of Oxford

Author : Robert Theodore Gunther
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Oxford Gardens. Based Upon Daubeny's Popular Guide to the Physick Garden of Oxford written by Robert Theodore Gunther and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The New Oxford Book of Food Plants

Author : John Vaughan
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191609498
Total Pages : 806 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)

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Download or read book The New Oxford Book of Food Plants written by John Vaughan and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2009-08-27 with total page 806 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Book of Food Plants is a beautifully illustrated compendium of facts about the plants we grow in our gardens and use in our cooking. Gorgeous botanical illustrations are accompanied by accessible yet authoritative descriptions of each plant, along with fascinating historical details and nutritive values. This is a new edition of a classic book — fully updated with the latest nutritional research, as well as beautiful new plates and descriptions of many exotic edible plants that have only recently found their way into our markets and onto our kitchen tables — it is a must-have for anyone who loves good food, cooking, and gardening.