American Garden

Author : Monty Don
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9783791386751

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American Gardens by Monty Don Pdf

Monty Don, Britain's treasured horticulturalist, and renowned photographer Derry Moore explore iconic and little-known gardens throughout America. For years, Britain's much-loved gardener Monty Don has been leading us down all kinds of garden paths to show us why green spaces are vital to our wellbeing and culture. Now, he travels across America with celebrated photographer Derry Moore to trace the fascinating histories of outdoor spaces which epitomize or redefine the American garden. In the book, which complements the BBC television series, they look at a variety of gardens and outdoor spaces at the center of American history including the slave garden at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello estate, Longwood Gardens in Delaware, and Middleton Place in South Carolina. Together, they visit verdant oases designed by modernist architects such as Richard Neutra. They delve into urban outdoor spaces, looking at New York City's Central Park, Lurie Garden at the southern end of Millennium Park in Chicago, and the Seattle Spheres. Derry Moore gives his unique perspective on gardens across the United States, including several not featured in the TV series. These include unpublished photographs of Bob Hope's Palm Springs home and garden of renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Featuring luscious photography and Don's engaging commentary, this book will leave you with a richer understanding of how America's most important gardens came to be designed.

Author : Judith B. Tankard
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780820352084

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Ellen Shipman and the American Garden by Judith B. Tankard Pdf

Describes Shipman's remarkable life and fifty of her major works, including the Stan Hywet Gardens in Akron, Ohio; Longue Vue Gardens in New Orleans; and Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University. Richly illustrated, this expanded edition reveals her ability to combine plants for dramatic impact and create spaces of the utmost intimacy.

Author : Julia S. Berrall
Publisher : Brandylane Publishers Inc
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781883911997

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Early American Garden Bouquets by Julia S. Berrall Pdf

A bouquet of gardening delights

Author : Joachim Wolschke-Bulmahn,Jack Becker
Publisher : Dumbarton Oaks
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0884022536

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American Garden Literature in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection (1785-1900) by Joachim Wolschke-Bulmahn,Jack Becker Pdf

An annotated listing of titles held at the Garden Library at Dumbarton Oaks, with an introduction discussing the evolution of American garden culture and landscape architecture in the course of the 19th century. Includes a chronological list of titles as well as an index and a good selection of bandw illustrations. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Richard Noble Westmacott
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : African American gardens
ISBN : 0870497626

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African-American Gardens and Yards in the Rural South by Richard Noble Westmacott Pdf

Slave family could assert some measure of independence and perhaps find some degree of spiritual refreshment. Since slavery, working the garden for the survival of the family has become less urgent, but now pleasure is taken from growing flowers and produce and in welcoming friends to the yard. Similarities in attitude between rural southern blacks and whites are reflected in the expression of such values as the importance of the agrarian lifestyle, self-reliance, and.

Author : Michael J. Caduto,Joseph Bruchac
Publisher : Fulcrum Publishing
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 155591148X

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Native American Gardening by Michael J. Caduto,Joseph Bruchac Pdf

Using tribal tales from across the country as inspiration, the authors provide practical information about seed preservation, planting and maintaining the garden, reaping and cooking the harvest.

Author : Michelle Obama
Publisher : Crown
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-29
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780307956026

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American Grown by Michelle Obama Pdf

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The former First Lady, author of Becoming, and producer and star of Waffles + Mochi tells the inspirational story of the White House Kitchen Garden and how gardens can transform our lives and the health of our communities. Early in her tenure as First Lady, despite being a novice gardener, Michelle Obama planted a kitchen garden on the White House’s South Lawn. To her delight, she watched as fresh vegetables, fruit, and herbs sprouted from the ground. Soon the White House Kitchen Garden inspired a new conversation all across the country about the food we feed our families and the impact it has on the nutrition and well-being of our children. In American Grown, Mrs. Obama invites you inside the White House Kitchen Garden, from the first planting to the satisfaction of the seasonal harvest. She reveals her early worries and struggles—would the new plants even grow?—and her joy as lettuce, corn, tomatoes, collards and kale, sweet potatoes and rhubarb flourished in the freshly tilled soil. She shares the stories of other gardens that have moved and inspired her on her journey across the nation. And she offers what she learned about planting your own backyard, school, or community garden. American Grown features: • a behind-the-scenes look at every season of the garden’s growth • unique recipes created by White House chefs • striking original photographs that bring the White House garden to life • a fascinating history of community gardens in the United States From a modern-day vegetable truck that brings fresh produce to underserved communities in Chicago, to Houston office workers who make the sidewalk bloom, to a New York City school that created a scented garden for the visually impaired, to a garden in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, that devotes its entire harvest to those less fortunate, American Grown isn’t just the story of a single garden. It’s a celebration of the bounty of our nation and a reminder of what we can all grow together.

Author : Raffaella Fabiani Giannetto
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-08
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780813939148

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Foreign Trends in American Gardens by Raffaella Fabiani Giannetto Pdf

Foreign Trends in American Gardens addresses the influence of foreign, designed landscapes on the development of their American counterparts. Including essays from an array of significant scholars in landscape studies, this collection examines topics ranging from the importation of Western and Eastern styles of design and theoretical literature to the adaptation of specific plant types. As the variety of topics and influences discussed demonstrates, the essence of American gardens defies simple definition. Examining the translation, imitation, adaptation, and naturalization of stylistic trends and horticultural specimens into American gardens, the book also dwells on the juxtaposition of the foreign and the native. The volume’s contributors consider the experiences both of immigrants, who contributed through their writing, planting, and design efforts to enhance the character of regional gardens, and of Americans, who traveled abroad and brought back with them a passion for naturalizing exotics for scientific as well as aesthetic reasons. The complexity of American gardens—their combination of the historic and the modern, and of foreign cultures and local values—is also their most distinctive characteristic.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Gardening
ISBN : MSU:31293030181170

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American Gardening by Anonim Pdf

Author : Louise Bush-Brown,James Bush-Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1340 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1952
Category : Gardening
ISBN : CORNELL:31924002809998

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America's Garden Book by Louise Bush-Brown,James Bush-Brown Pdf

Author : Michael A. Dirr
Publisher : Varsity PressInc
Page : 921 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2005-01-30
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0942375041

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Hydrangeas for American Gardens by Michael A. Dirr Pdf

This photographic companion to Michael Dirr's groundbreaking book offers 921 beautiful photographs of virtually every type of hydrangea. Including the most up-to-date nomenclature for all species and cultivars pictured, the software includes unique sign-making features perfect for nursery use. The high-resolution photographs are printable in five sizes and can be grouped together for personal lists or note-taking. Identification quizzes allow any user to master hydrangea naming.

Author : John Greenlee
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781604691320

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The American Meadow Garden by John Greenlee Pdf

If there's one lesson every homeowner must learn, it's this: The traditional lawn is a huge, time consuming, synthetic-chemical sucking mistake. The time has come to look for new ways to create friendly, livable spaces around our homes. In The American Meadow Garden, ornamental grass expert John Greenlee creates a new model for homeowners and gardeners. For Greenlee, a meadow isn't a random assortment of messy, anonymous grasses. Rather, it is a shimmering mini-ecosystem, in which regionally appropriate grasses combine with colorful perennials to form a rich tapestry that is friendly to all life — with minimal input of water, time, and other scarce resources. Kids and pets can play in complete safety, and birds and butterflies flock there. A prairie style planting is a place you want to be. With decades of experience as a nurseryman and designer, John Greenlee is the perfect guide. He details all the practicalities of site preparation, plant selection, and maintenance; particularly valuable are his explanations of how ornamental grasses perform in different climates and areas. Gorgeous photography by Saxon Holt visually illustrates the message with stunning examples of meadow gardens from across the country. We've reached a stage where we can no longer follow past practices unthinkingly, particularly when those practices are wasteful and harmful to the environment. It's time to get rid of the old-fashioned lawn and embrace a sane and healthy future: the American meadow garden.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1900
Category : Gardening
ISBN : UOM:39015086698282

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American Gardening by Anonim Pdf

Author : María Eugenia & Díaz
Publisher : Universidad de Salamanca
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 8478008519

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Critical essays on the mith of the american Adam by María Eugenia & Díaz Pdf

Author : Colleen J. Sheehy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000525526

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The Flamingo in the Garden by Colleen J. Sheehy Pdf

First published in 1996 Documents a wide range of American yard art and distills from it insights into attitudes and values about places, homes, neighborhoods, communities, mediating relationships between culture and nature, negotiate consumer culture, and reusing and individualizing mass- produced things.