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Winterland : create a beautiful garden for every season / Cathy Rees ; photographs by Lisa Looke.
"A practical, accessible, and lushly photographed guide to making your garden a place of beauty and inspiration during the winter months as well as throughout the year"-- Provided by publisher.
The dramatic stillness of the garden in winter presents abundant opportunities to deepen our connection with nature. Rees invites you to explore and create rich and compelling all-season environments, from positioning a distinctive tree to capture the first rays of a December sunrise to reconceiving the flow of an entire landscape -- adapted from back cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781616898724
- ISBN: 1616898720
- Physical Description: 191 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Hudson, New York : Princeton Architectural Press, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-189). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Forward / by Rodney Eason -- Introduction: Winter garden reflections -- Design: revealing garden structures -- Contrast: emphasizing polarities during the season of extremes -- Embellish: adorning the garden for year-round enjoyment -- Care: creating a big impact through small acts -- Share: making the most of your garden during the quiet season. Part I: Design: Revealing the Bones of the Garden -- Design Basics -- Access -- Plants: Shape, Form, and Scale -- Texture -- Layers -- Evergreens -- Hedges -- Edges -- Part II: Contrast: Emphasizing Polarities During the Season of Extremes -- Sun/Shadow -- Light/Dark -- Snow/Bareness -- Uniformity/Diversity -- Wildness/Tranquility -- Micro/Macro -- Part III: Embellish: Adorning the Garden for Year-Round Enjoyment -- Lighting -- Ornament -- Structures -- Stone -- Part IV: Care: Creating a Big Impact through Small Acts -- Maintenance -- Deer protection -- Pruning basics -- Special pruning techniques -- Part V: Share: Making the Most of Your Garden during the Quiet Season -- Bringing the outdoors in -- Getting outside in winter -- Gardening for the birds -- Creating habitat. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Winter gardening. Winter gardening > Maine. Winter garden plants. Plants in winter. Winter garden plants. Plants in winter. Winter gardening. Maine. |
| Genre: | Illustrated works. Handbooks and manuals. Handbooks and manuals. Illustrated works. |
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Public Library | 635.09741 REE (Text) | 000163986 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
Winterland : Create a Beautiful Garden for Every Season
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Author Notes
Winterland : Create a Beautiful Garden for Every Season
Cathy Rees is a cofounder of Native Gardens of Blue Hill in Maine and has been gardening and consulting on the native landscapes of coastal Maine for more than twenty-five years. Lisa Looke is a nature photographer who also manages the image library for Wild Seed Project in Portland, Maine.
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