GARDENS ARE FOR PEOPLE SECOND EDITION, BY THOMAS D CHURCH 1983

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GARDENS ARE FOR PEOPLE SECOND EDITION, BY THOMAS D CHURCH , GRACE HALL , MICHAEL LAURIE. 1955, 1983. SECOND EDITION. HUGE HARDCOVER BOOK WITH DUSTJACKET. MEASURES 9X11". 248 PAGES. HUNDREDS OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN B&W AND GLOSSY COLOR.

"CONTAINS THE BEST COLLECTION OF FOUR COLOR GARDEN STUDIES. THIS MAJOR REVISION OF A CLASSIC IS SIMPLE ENOUGH FOR AMATEUR GARDENERS, YET EXTREMELY USEFUL FOR PROFESSIONAL LANDSCAPERS, ARCHITECTS AND STUDENTS OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE." "THOMAS D CHURCH, ONE OF THE FOREMOST LANDSCAPE DESIGNERS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, BELIEVE IN THE CONCEPT OF A GARDEN AS A LOGICAL EXTENSION OF A HOUSE, AN "OUTDOOR ROOM" , AND FELT THAT A GARDEN AND A HOUSE SHOULD COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER, WITH ONE EXTENDING NATURALLY INTO THE OTHER" THE BOOK INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS BY MORLEY BAER, OTTO LANG, MICHAEL LAURIE, RONALD PARTRIDGE, MAYNARD L PARKER , PHILIP FEIN, AND OTHERS.

CONTENTS: INTRO TO GARDEN DESIGN, SITE AND DESIGN, DESIGN PRINCIPLES, GARDEN ARCHITECTURE, PALETTE MATERIALS OF THE GARDEN, SWIMMING IN THE GARDEN, A GARDEN TOUR, TOWN AND COUNTRY GARDNES, THE AUTHOR'S GARDEN