Gardens Are for People, Third Edition

by Grace Hall, Thomas D. Church, Michael Laurie, et al.

Book Overview

This classic of landscape architecture has been required reading for the residential garden design professional, student, and generalist since its publication in 1955. Gardens Are for People contains the essence of Thomas Church's design philosophy and much practical advice. Amply illustrated by site plans and photographs of some of the 2,000 gardens Church designed during the course of his career, the third edition has a new Preface as well...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520201205
• ISBN13: 9780520201200
• Release Date: June 1995
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.3" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

A classic

I loved to read this book. After reading it you can clearly see how much Thomas Church influenced the modern designers. I really enojoyed reading the needs of the clients for their garden and then how Church solved and designed great gardens based on the clients'needs. A Classic.

My grandfather was Thomas Church

This is a revised version of the hardback printed in the 50's. It was revised by his long time assistant Grace Hall whom he trusted and adored. It has a more indepth look at his own home which still looks the same to this day. The original hardback version can be found if we like you.