Bold Visions of the Garden by Richard W.
Hartlage
Paperback - 160 pages (October 1, 2001)
Fulcrum Pub; ISBN: 1555913164 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.57 x 11.00 x
10.10
In
his stunning debut book, Bold Visions for the Garden, Richard W. Hartlage
encourages readers to embrace gardening as the best of all the creative
arts-an endeavor that includes color, form, texture, sound, sequence, and
place. Sympathetic to the limitations of time, space, and budget that most
gardeners face, Hartlage explains how planning and planting well, together
with the willingness to be daring, helps the gardener to achieve great drama
in the garden. For example, one doesn't need a big-budget garden sculpture
to make a statement. Instead, painting exterior walls cobalt can mirror the
sky, or an ochre color will provide welcoming warmth-a strategy that
requires only a willingness to be bold and to use a little elbow grease. Or,
think big-instead of planting small plants in a small space, plant giant
reed grass to tower overhead, making your visitors feel pleasantly dwarfed
by such fanfare. Like an artist sharing his secrets for painting a dramatic
scene on a small canvas, Hartlage offers gardeners tips on the use of
contrast, scale, and light. His inspiring insights and suggestions, together
with his beautiful photographs, will provide both beginning and seasoned
gardeners with the resolve and the tools they need to achieve new visions of
their own.
Bold Visions of the Garden