John Brookes' Garden Design Book. Cloth binding - 1991

In the original dustsheet. Green cloth binding with silver title on the spine. In this expanded & updated version of his classic book John Brookes addresses the latest trends in garden design as well as surveying new materials and techniques. He also shows you how to use the computer as a design tool and features new or extended sections on key styles such as Minimalist Mediterranean Urban and Japanese and Oriental. What does not change in this new edition is John Brookes' inspirational approach to design. Drawing on his world-famous garden design course and his lecture tours that have taken him from Key Gardens and Europe to the USA, Australia, South Africa, South America, and Japan he combines clever and stylish design options with detailed information and practical advice. Garden Design has become the essential coursebook for thousands of students as well as a favourite sourcebook of ideas for countless garden owners worldwide - amateurs and professionals alike. Reviews: This book is an all-in-one - from a garden designer' guide to a coffee table book. John Brookes achieves this balance by having charming pictures, sketches with small blocks of text, and detailed descriptions for when you want to know more. What I love most is that he provides various alternatives for the same gardens, which helps better understand his design choices. I've had it for less than a week and it has helped me refine the plans for our garden. Some of the captions may be too fine reading for some, but otherwise really good! This book may be old and expensive considering it retailed at under thirty pounds originally, and my copy was not in "new" condition as stated, but the book's content is extremely informative and still relevant to today's garden planning and design. It is logical and therefor easy to read. Anyone who is interested in garden design should be thrilled to own a copy of this book. The author, John Brookes has often been described as the world's most influential garden designer both because of gardens he has created for clients and his books on garden design have been multi-million sellers ever since his ground-breaking classic 'Room Outside' was published in 1969. He is Chairman of the Society of Garden Designers, has made several appearances on BBC's Gardeners World and runs the Clock House School of Garden Design in the UK in addition to his world-renowned lecturing and workshop tours. John Brookes lives in Denmans, Southern England.