1,000 Garden Ideas: The Best of Everything in a Visual Sourcebook

By Stafford Cliff

Book Overview

THE BEST OF EVERYTHING A GARDENER COULD WISH FOR In more than forty years of travel, Stafford Cliff--designer and gardener--has gathered a planet's worth of inspiration on elements to enhance a garden. The result is 1000 Garden Ideas , a visual encyclopedia bursting with just about every garden idea ever invented by man or inspired by nature, artfully presented in more than 1000 photographs. Plantings may be the essence of the garden, whether it's a tiny patch in the backyard or acres of land extending for as far as the eye can see. But elements worthy of the planting can take a garden to unique and exciting new heights. With a designer's eye and a gardener's heart, Cliff has assembled an endless array of ideas, from all over the world, to make a garden more personal: fences and pools, paths and benches, statues and waterfalls, borders and bridges-- even birdhouses and follies. Within each category are hundreds of illustrated examples, ranging from traditional to contemporary; from simple to complex; from homey and rustic to downright Byzantine. It's all here, whatever your taste, your need, or your fantasy. And if you're breathless with so many choices, Stafford Cliff is there to help you arrive at the best decisions for your own particular space, through a series of questions: -Do you want privacy or maximum light? -Do you envision a contrast to the style of your home or neighborhood, or complete harmony? -Do you prefer peace and quiet, or the soothing sounds of rustling leaves, bubbling water, and bird song? There's glorious visual advice on plants and plantings: what kinds of containers to put them in; how to use them in your space; what to surround them with; and much more. In addition, an extensive list of suppliers makes it possible for you to turn inspiration into reality. If you're a seasoned gardener, or even if you're an aspiring one, this is a book for you, lush with ideas for the garden of your dreams.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579653480
• ISBN13: 9781579653484
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Artisan Publishers
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 3.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.5" x 12.1"

Customer Reviews

Visual sourcebook

Perhaps not the "best" of everything but definitely a visual source-book in a league of it's own. Packed with photographs and very little, text it's an encyclopaedic reference to a past of ideas, aspirations and and tastes. I had borrowed it from the library but just had to get my own copy, so, yes, I do recommend it.

pictures, pictures, pictures!

This book is pretty wonderful. It is loaded with pictures and you can definately get some ideas. This is not a how to book, there is very little to read at all. Great for a coffee table!

Great ideas

I love the quantity of photo's in the book. It's not a 'how-to-do' book. It is a book that provides you with a variety of options for a specific part of a garden. Enough to get our creative juices flowing.

Great Book!

I checked this book out from the library, and was thoroughly impressed! I have since put it on my wish list. Tons of ideas for every aspect of your garden--WOW!

A feast for the eyes!

If you're a creative artistic person who knows what they like but can't quite express it this is the book you've been waiting for. Over 1000 pictorial examples of garden ideas laid out in chapter form for you to take to the garden center and triumphantly exclaim, "I want to do this!" Great for planning your landscape and considering all the design possibilities you may never knew existed. Don't hesistate here, you won't be disappointed.